What are renewable energy? Are renewable energies indespensible? Can renewable energy be over-exploited?.

Let's take the answers to this questions one after the other.

What are renewable energy? This are energy sources that have the capacity and capability to be able to replenish themselves in a short period of time. This renewable energy includes the following sources such 

• wind energy, 

• solar energy, 

• geothermal energy, 

• biomass energy, 

• hydro energy and 

• tidal energy.

The importance of this renewable energy cannot be understated. In a bid to go green and save our planet from further degradation, renewable energy has served as the perfect alternative to coals, petroleum and other major forms of non-renewable energies sources the older generation invested in. It has also prove to be more useful as it provides unlimited energy unlike non-renewable energy. But how unlimited are renewable energy? Are there no limiting factors to renewable energy?

  Are renewable energy indespensible? No. Like every other elements on the planet that depend on mother nature, if roots of where this renewable energies are taken away, this can be an hindrance to this energy sources, thereby limiting their productivity. Some as also hindered by location and season. For example, usage of solar energy in the Antarctica is very limited as this region experiences very little sun. This are all natural hindrances. Some have also been hindered due to man's activities. This brings us to our last but not the least question.

Can renewable energy be over-exploited? If yes, how can renewable energy be exploited?. Mankind consumption natural sources conitnues to increase daily. From a place of shelter, to food to eat, to clothes to wear and even up to tools needed to complete our various daily activities, there has become no limit to our much we demand from nature, and sadly, we seem to be giving back nothing to nature in return. And worst of all, we seem to rather be creating more problems. And some of this problems we have created, has become an hindrance towards this renewable's energy capability to replenish itself. Some of this problems include the following

• Climate change,

• Global warming,

• Deforestation,

• Desertification,

• Flooding, and so on.

This problems listed above, has not only reduced the productivity of renewable energy, but also caused even more damage to us,to mankind.

So why renewable energy can be able to replenish itself; we should alsowatch our own activities as humans,so as no to make this energy sources become non-renewable.


Article written and published by Warrence Oghenevwegba [c].