2007-01-21 07:03:24 · 7 answers · asked by erickaathaaPYT 1 in Environment
Solar, wind, hydroelectric, ocean wave, tidal, biomass, geothermal, thermohaline, nuclear
If you mean alternative SOURCES of coal, oil, and natural gas, read answer below as one answer. Oil and energy companies are constantly developing new and old sites worldwide.
2007-01-21 07:07:59 · answer #1 · answered by Scythian1950 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The greater scare fossil fuels grow to be, the better the fee. the better the fee, the greater fascinating replace products (like option fuels) will grow to be. we will not in simple terms "run out of gas" sooner or later. the fee gets bigger and better over the years. this might instantaneous human beings to alter habit and it will create surprising incentive to go from a fossil-fueled based economic equipment to option fashions at the same time with nuclear. the only significant possibility is that stepped forward international locations will "prop up" the present hydrocarbon economies and stall the form of latest option energies and technologies. As evidenced by using the strikes concerning sectors like agriculture, it is often a risk. the coolest thing approximately loose marketplace is that agencies are already questioning approximately it.
2016-12-12 16:51:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For power generation, wind, nuclear, decarbonized fuels (hydrogen produced mostly from natural gas with carbon sequestration), and hydroelectric.
For home heating, nothing really, possibly decarbonized natural gas some time in the future. For transportation, ethanol, biodiesel, and hydrogen (much longer term) from decarbonized natural gas.
2007-01-21 07:37:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well lets see, coal is burned to produce electricity mostly, so nuclear power is a much cleaner alternative.
oil is used to make lubricants and fuels, and there are non-petroleum based synthetic lubricants, and biofuels to replace that.
and methane produced from decaying organic matter can replace natural gas.
2007-01-21 07:28:49 · answer #4 · answered by qncyguy21 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sources of hydrocarbons or other energy forms?
The world's largest deposit of hydrocarbons are the Alberta Tar Sands in Canada - at least, second to Saudi Arabia in known deposits, but there is possibly a lot more...
2007-01-21 07:08:06 · answer #5 · answered by waynebudd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Biodiesel (or other synth-feuls), if you're looking at burnables. Wind, solar, human-powered, hydro-electric and geothermal (and nuclear) are other sources of energy.
2007-01-21 07:14:46 · answer #6 · answered by xwdguy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nuclear,Bio Fuel and Solar power.
2007-01-21 07:09:32 · answer #7 · answered by Jeff M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋