THE FUEL OF THE FUTURE

No one denies that we are rapidly running out of fossil fuels and in dire need of viable alternatives. Below you will find some innovative solutions to our energy problem. Which one(s) do you think is (are) the most practical? Do your research, make a choice and compare the alternatives to prove that yours is the best choice.

Refer to my second blog, The Essay Archive, for sample essays: https://theessayarchive.blogspot.com.tr/  

Reading material to make notes on

·         The city where the internet warms homes http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20171013-where-data-centres-store-info---and-heat-homes?ocid=global_future_rss&ocid=global_bbccom_email_15102017_future

·         ‘Fatbergs’, faeces and other waste we flush could be a fuel http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20171005-human-waste-could-be-the-fuel-of-the-future

·         The village transformed by solar power http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20171009-rural-rwanda-is-home-to-a-pioneering-new-solar-power-idea

·         Wind 101: the basics of wind energy https://www.awea.org/wind-power-101

·         Algal biofuels https://energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/algal-biofuels (Click on the link at the bottom)

Videos to watch and take notes from

·         How Poop Will Power The World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RhHuW2gglw

·         'fatbergs', faeces and other waste we flush could be a fuel   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHRld3WJ2Ms

·         The benefits of floating solar power http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20171013-the-benefits-of-floating-solar-power?ocid=global_future_rss&ocid=global_bbccom_email_15102017_future

·         How wind can power mass transit http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170929-how-wind-can-power-the-worlds-mass-transit

·         Fuels without fossils https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_trent_energy_from_floating_algae_pods