Obama once again showing support for renewables

What a coincidence! President Obama once again showing strong support for renewable energy development and that happens to coincide with the upcoming elections. Though this time in order to also get a green light from fossil fuel supporters he also praised shale gas as one of the country's top energy sources. Basically hi energy strategy is "I'm open for everything, please elect me once again."

Variety of renewable energy options is big advantage

One of the main advantages of renewable energy over fossil fuels is also variety of different renewable energy sources. With more renewable energy options such as solar, wind, geothermal, wave and tidal power, biomass and biofuels each country has many different options to increase the amount of clean energy in its energy mix.

Why more renewable energy? Not just because renewable energy is good for environment and can slow changing climate but also because it reduces the need for foreign fuel import and creates new jobs.

Solar sector will move forward in 2012

Solar energy sector should expect good things to come its way in 2012, even despite the so much talked about Solyndra bankrupty. This is because solar energy industry is the fastest job generator in nation, and therefore one of the few bright spots in overall very dark economy.

The last thing US government needs right now is yet another industry going down the drain and this is exactly what will happen if government fails to show continuous support to solar power in 2012.

Is solar energy the best renewable energy option?

To most people solar energy seems like the best possible renewable energy option because Sun is the most abundant form of energy available on our planet. The major problem with solar energy is the fact that solar power technologies are still very expensive, even despite the recent decline in prices. Solar energy is also an intermittent source of energy because sunlight isn't available all the time, and is therefore in need of some cheap energy storage solution.

World will eventually fully go solar, and solar energy will rule the world in years to come, if not for anything else then because fossil fuels will eventually be depleted.
The Sun should shine for approximately 5 more billion years, more than enough time to harness solar energy on much wider scale :)

Don't worry, solar energy will still rule the world

If some company, not matter how big this company is, goes to bankruptcy this doesn't necessarily mean that everything in this sector is doomed for failure. Particularly not if we are talking about the solar energy industry, the only sector that is showing growth, and the one that is able to resist the overall economic slowdown.

Our Sun is the most abundant source of energy available in our planet, solar panels are becoming cheaper, and science is making them more efficient. Above everything solar energy has the biggest popularity of all other renewable energy sources so everything is there for future success.

The solar revolution has just started. There is much much more to come in years to follow. Let it shine :)

Go for renewables, forget about oil

Instead of focusing on how to ensure rapid renewable energy development world looks more worried about the fact that oil reserves are running out, in fact major oil companies are already planning massive oil exploration in Arctic.

Of course, the environmental price of this hunger for more oil will be enormous but this will mean very little to oil companies in their search for high profits.

The billions of dollars used for oil exploration of Arctic area would be more wisely used for developing new renewable energy technologies but politicians care very little about this. After all, oil lobbies are the ones controlling the global politics.

Renewable energy will decide the fight against climate change

Will our fight against climate change be successful or not? Well, the answer to this question mostly depends whether world makes quick transition to renewable energy. The sooner we make transition to renewable energy the better because otherwise carbon dioxide emissions will continue to grow and this will lead climate change to run out of control.

Renewable energy is growing fast but still represents only a small portion of world total energy use. Solar and wind energy sectors are developing really fast but are still far behind coal, oil and natural gas and this situation will likely remain the same for at least next two decades if not more.

Renewable energy technologies still need to mature and become more cost-competitive with fossil fuels. The science is working really hard to ensure equity between renewables and fossil fuels in terms of efficiency and costs, and although there is still a large gap between these two renewable energy is looking better and better with each new year.

Hopefully, there'll be enough time left to tackle climate change once these technologies become fully developed.