2006-12-16 01:48:58 · 13 answers · asked by adams girl 2 in Environment
Depending on application, there will be a patchwork of systems needed to fill ALL of oil's current roles. Solar, wind, geothermal, grassahol, wavepower, nuclear fission and fusion, and possibly even zero point energy will all play their part.
BTW, hydrogen is not an energy source, it is an energy transfer medium. Two different things entirely.
2006-12-16 01:58:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The problem is with mobile fuel sources. Nuclear can supply electricity and the electricity can be used to make hydrogen for fuel cells. I also run a vehicle on bio-diesel but to suggest that alcohol or veggy oil based fuels are an alternative is dreaming. Our agricultural production is needed for food.
2006-12-16 02:05:39 · answer #2 · answered by Gary K 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Vegetable oil - Neil Young and Willie Nelson are both using vegetable diesel engines. And after that, the electric car is probably going to have to take over, because the internal combustion engine still puts out greenhouse gases, just much less toxic if using veggie oil as a fuel.
2006-12-16 01:53:02 · answer #3 · answered by Paul H 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We shouldn't be thinking of replacing oil. The fact is we use too much, we consume too much. The answer is to use less! But there is no real replacement for oil. Oil has incredible properties and that is why it's so central to our economies.
2006-12-16 06:00:17 · answer #4 · answered by Stef 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why should we replace it? Mother nature will continue to produce gas,oil,and coal like it has for millions of years. Where do u think our original fossil fuels came from? CO2 is the beginning of reprocessing our air with plants with a process called photosynthesis . That is also the beginning of our fossil fuel recycle process.
2006-12-16 03:20:21 · answer #5 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has got to be liquid hydrogen. There are problems in technology yet. But if we succeed, then there would be no dependence on oil, which is getting exhausted anyway.
2006-12-16 01:53:27 · answer #6 · answered by openpsychy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Listen to this:
When cars were first invented these were the three ideas that they had and that actually worked:
Gas
Steam
Vegetable Oil
2006-12-16 04:07:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
renewable energy resources
Solar
Wind and water to drive turbines
Geothermal
Rubbish - By burning them and and heat water to turn turbines which in turn generate electricity
The most popular and efficient replacement would be nuclear energy
2006-12-16 02:01:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a lot of alternate energies, biomass, solar, wind, seas, etc.
2006-12-16 01:57:47 · answer #9 · answered by jaime r 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Don't know, but very interesting question
2006-12-16 02:00:01 · answer #10 · answered by jollygoodies 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋