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Alternative Energy Sources
//(Many renewable)//

1) Biofuels - Ethanol: produced by partial combustion/ Fischer-Tropsch and sugar fermentation - Biodiesels (fatty acids): produced by chemically reacting lipids (like veggie oil) with an alcohol producing a fatty acid ester. 2) Wind 3) Solar - Solar thermal: use of solar radiation to generate steam for a turbine to generate electricity. - Photovoltaics: directly converting photons into electricty - fuels from the sun 4) Storing electricty: batteries

Oil is an exhaustive resource, sooner or later the world will run out, long-term plans is vital to reducing oil demand through improvements in fuel efficient vehicles and greater efforts in developing alternative fuels such as bio-fuels, liquids derived from coal, hydrogen-powered fuel-cells and electric hybrids. Alternative energy is a great thing and will hopefully grow and improve in the near future.

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