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What is Green Energy?

Green or Alternative energy refers to the use of power that is not only more efficient than fossil fuel but that is friendly to the environment. Green energy is generally defined as energy sources that dont pollute and are renewable. There are several categories of green energy. They are anaerobic digestion, wind power, geothermal power, hydropower on a small scale, biomass power, solar power and wave power. Waste incineration can even be a source of green energy.
 

Many countries now offer household and commercial consumers to opt for total use of green energy. They do this one of two ways. Consumers can buy their electricity from a company that only uses renewable green energy technology, or they can buy from their general supplies such as the local utility company who then buys from green energy resources only as much of a supply as consumers pay for.The latter is generally a more cost - efficient way of supplying a home or office with green energy, as the supplier can reap the economic benefits of a mass purchase. Green energy generally costs more per kilowatt hour than standard fossil fuel energy.
 

Consumers can also purchase green energy certificates, which are alternately referred to as green tags or green certificates. These are available in both Europe and the United States, and are the most convenient method for the average consumer to support green energy. More than 35 million European households and one million American households now buy these green energy certificates. While green energy is a great step in the direction of keeping our environment healthy and our air as pollutant free as possible, it must be noted that no matter what the energy, it will negatively impact the environment to some extent. Every energy source, green or otherwise, requires energy. The production of this energy will create pollution during its manufacture. Green energys impact is minimal, however.

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  Geothermal

  Geothermal power is cost effective, reliable, sustainable, and environmentally friendly. Geothermal energy uses trapped underground heat to make hot water or steam. The steam is then used to turn steam turbines which generate electricity. One of the few drawbacks of geothermal is it can only be located in areas near tectonic plate boundaries.

  
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  Hydropower

  The energy of water is abundant, Approximately 75 percent of all renewable energy is from Hydropower according to the Energy Information Administration EIA. Hydropower is generated by using the mechanical energy of flowing water to turn a generator to produce electricity. Hydropower can also come from wave and tidal flows in the worlds oceans.

  
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  DIY Store

  Green Energy Environment strives to offer the latest in Do-It-Yourself energy products and how to manuals. We have many of the top products on the market and we have narrowed down your choices to the top of the line. DIY provides you a resouce to building your own green energy products. Check out our DIY Store for the new products to start living a green life.

  

Biomass

Biomass is a versatile form of renewable energy. Biomass is produced by energy plants burning biomass fuel to heat water into steam, which is then used to turn generators and create electricity. Biomass fuel can be anything from wood to dry natural gas from landfill trash. Some dairy states are even converting cow manure into biomass fuel. Biomass can be grown from plants

Solar Energy

Photovoltaic or Solar cells are made from silicon and absorb the sun's radiation. The Process involves the displacement and movement of electrons to absorb the sun's radiation and create electricity, Solar systems can also use large scale mirrors to heat water, or produce high temperature steam which is then used to turn generators.

Wind Energy

Wind turbines convert the kinetic motion of the wind into mechanical energy, The mechanical energy is then used to generate electricity. California and Texas are the largest producers of wind energy, But wind energy is quickly spreading across the united states due to the unique incentives for farmers to build wind turbine farms similar to that of corn subsidies.