Wind Power Use Increasing
According to Reuters (as published in Scientific American), the U.S. will see half a trillion dollars of investment in wind power by 2030 to take the renewable source up to 20% of U.S. electricity generation.
This would be a lofty rise from wind’s use for less than one percent of U.S. power today, but many advocates at the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) annual conference this week were bullish as the United States develops green energy alternatives.
Lukefahr said over the next 15 years wind power is the least costly and easiest to develop alternative to coal and natural gas. Beyond that, Lukefahr said he could not be sure what will be in store for alternative energy. By then, nuclear power may have finally undergone its long-awaited U.S. renaissance and alternatives that use natural gas and coal like carbon capture and storage may be affordable and viable enough for wide scale use, he said.
Nathan was thinking green at 9:18 AM on June 6, 2007
Comments are sorta kinda broken right now. We're working on it but to save energy can only work in daytime when solar system is at peak performance.
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