Your Questions About Renewable Energy
Laura asks…
Why can’t the Federal Govt increase subsidies to renewable energy companies instead of passing Cap and Trade?
All they have to do is increase their subsidies and incentives to companies in the renewable energy industry, create an easy to entry barrier with full Govt support, these Co.s will then invest the money in R&D and very soon there will be the advent of a new breakthrough in technology which will be cheaper than the current energy sources we have today.
This, in place of taxing CO2 and every molecule out there with out including H2O and O2.
admin answers:
The cost of developing renewable technology at the moment if far greater than developing the current technology of coal, oil and gas. Because of these high cost the returns for developing renewable energy are not there yet. There are some renewable energy companies but the energy market is dominated by oil and gas companies.
Giving the firms subsidies will not solve the problem because the firms will still not get the return they want and it would be very costly for the government. We don’t know how long it would take to develop a reliable renewable energy technology that could replace oil, coal and gas.
Necessity is the mother of invention and we do not require large and expensive R&D projects in renewable technology yet. When it becomes economically viable they will all be jumping to renewable energy. In the not to distant future energy companies will find it more difficult in securing energy resources and it will be these companies that will invest money and develop renewable energy that can be sustainable.
Betty asks…
What branch of science includes renewable energy?
Does anyone know which branch of science includes renewable energy sources? ex. chemistry?
admin answers:
Depends what type of renewable energy you are talking about.
Are you interested in biofuel, hydrogen fusion, solar, wind, wave generators?
Chemistry engineering would probably be the best way to go if you are undecided. Because most processes involve conversion into electricity, electrical engineering probably would be good too. Mechanical engineers can get into optimizing wind turbines and such, but I think there’s more potential in chemistry and things on the atomic level.
Environmental engineers can help reduce the environment impact of harnessing energy.
Summary: ENGINEERING!!
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