Ela Borowiec Energy Makes The World Go Round

Energy is all around us. Energy is everything that we eat and use. Our bodies need energy, as do fridges, ovens, or TVs. People get most of their energy from the food they eat and the water they drink. Everyday objects also need energy. What are our energy sourcesenergy sources [energy source]energy sources?

Today, most of the energy we produce comes from natural resources like fossil fuelsfossil fuels [fossil fuel]fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are coalcoalcoal, oiloiloil, and natural gas. We usually burnburnburn them in order to get energy. Unfortunately, when we burn fossil fuels, dangerous gases get into the air and pollutepollutepollute it. There is also nuclear energynuclear energynuclear energy, which is produced at nuclear power plantsnuclear power plants [nuclear power plant]nuclear power plants. We call these kinds of energy non‑renewablenon‑renewablenon‑renewable, because one day we may run out ofrun out ofrun out of the resources that produce it.

Because natural resources will not last forever, scientists started looking for alternative ways to produce energy. That is why solar energysolar energysolar energy, wind energy, wave energywave energywave energy, or biomass energybiomass energybiomass energy are getting more and more popular. There are wind farms in the countryside, solar panelssolar panels [solar panel]solar panels on the roofs of houses, or wave turbineswave turbines [wave turbine]wave turbines in the oceans. These kinds of energy are renewablerenewablerenewable and friendly for the environment.

Scientists also have new ideas for energy sources. One of these ideas is to install big solar panels in space and create giant solar farms. They would be closer to the Sun, and in that way, they could get much more solar energy than on Earth. The only problem today is the price of such an innovation. It is still too expensive. Another idea is connected withconnected withconnected with human bodies and advanced technologiesadvanced technologies [advanced technology]advanced technologies. Scientists are working on special devicesdevices [device] devices which will use energy that our bodies create when we walk or run. In that way, we could charge our smartphones while walking or riding a bike. There is also a great idea connected with algaealgae [alga]algae. Scientists found out that we could use algae instead ofinstead ofinstead of oil in the future. They may become a great source of energy because they don’t need farms to grow, and we can use them in many ways.

Whatever the future brings, we definitely need to support new energy sources. If we want to live in a world with clear air, we need to start making the right choices. Let’s not forget that it is energy that makes the world go round. 

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