Economical, large - scale energy storage would also even out variability in certain
other alternative energy sources such as wind power (for which tractor - trailer - size sodium sulfur batteries are currently being tested).
Biofuels use more land area, generate more greenhouse gas emissions, and have a greater impact on the environment than
other alternative energy sources such as photovoltaic solar energy, solar thermal energy, or wind power.
Not exact matches
Look for safe and affordable
alternative energy sources for lighting and
other needs (
such as heat in cold weather)
In the U.S., the commitment to
such alternatives remains precarious — the budget for biofuel and hydrogen research has risen, but funding for
other renewable
energy sources has declined.
The rise of some
sources of
alternative energy such as renewables, storage,
energy efficiency, and demand response, and decline in
others — specifically nuclear — will continue to impact regional gas and electricity prices throughout the rest of 2017.
But, there are also, of course,
other options, there's
energy efficiency, there are
alternative sources of supply,
such as solar and wind, and there are even switches to
other sources of fuel,
such as natural gas.
While there have been some relatively minor pushes for
alternative energy production and reduction in pollution from
other sources (
such as cars and
other vehicles), there has been no action on coal plant pollution for decades.
Because all of the costs have not been accounted for, coal projects like Eskom have been unfairly favored, which means that there has never been a real consideration of
alternatives,
such as wind, solar and
other alternative energy sources.»