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Alternative Energy Challenges and SolutionsThe following are a list of alternative energy challenges and solutions. Click on a heading to read the full description of the challenge, add a solution or comment, and rate the challenge importance. Submit a new alternative energy challenge by clicking on the Add a Challenge button. The most popular alternative energy challenge are listed first. Voting on a challenge may move it up or down on the list. 22 52
  solar powered water desalinationSolutions (7) Comments (3)Mainly in third world (but not only) it is vital to rely on locally-constructed solar water desalination units and to install them in the remote communities, providing local households with improved ... 6 26
Algae not being used as a biofuelSolutions (1) Comments (3)Algae is 30% to 60% oil. An acre of Algae , growing in salt water, will yield 20,000 gallons of fuel in a year. 12 27
Disposal of Nuclear WasteSolutions (6) Comments (3)All nuclear power plants ultimately will produce radioactive waste. We must find a way to dispose or "harness" this waste. The current "solution" of placing/burying it in the ground, is not a real s... 11 23
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Cheap, Efficient Energy ProductionSolutions (2) Comments (1)The world currently depends on fossil fuels far too much. It is contributing to a major shift in our world climate. We need to find a better, limitless supply of power that can be obtained cheaply, ... 2 7
Proliferation of nuclear weapons and technologyProliferation, in the sense of spread of independent ownership of nuclear weapons to more nations than those which currently possess them, is detrimental to international peace and security. The risks...6 10
Ethanol as a biofuelComments (4)Ethanol is a problem as a biofuel because it doesn't generate much heat,requires too much energy to produce, and the infrastructure is not set up for its use. 2 5
Long-term shortage of petroleum and petroleum productsSolutions (2) Comments (1)The world consumes 23 billion barrels of oil a year, but the oil industry finds only 7 million new barrels per year 6 3
Alternative Energy is Here, but Communities Aren't Ready for It.Solutions (4) Comments (1)We have clean energy solutions available for mobilization -- yet in many of today's cities and towns, revamping building heating and cooling systems, reorganizing streetscapes, and the like require mo... |
Architects of a New Dawn - Solutions
