Nov 05 2008
The Future: Distributed Energy Production and Storage
Production of energy is currently the realm of large corporations, which have centralized facilities that, typically, burn fossil fuels. The obvious side effect, is that while burning fossil fuels creates energy, it also creates carbon dioxide. Approximately 85% of our worldwide energy comes from the burning of fossil fuels. About 6% comes from nuclear, and the rest is “renewable” energy, with the largest slice of the pie coming from hydroelectric.

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