The problemEnergy is an integral part of our daily lives. While organisms get energy to move from food, non-living appliances such as telephones, lights, cars etc. they obtain their energy from other renewable and non-renewable sources. Most of the energy consumed comes from non-renewable energy sources: fossil fuels (oil, gas and coal) and nuclear energy. In recent decades, the issue of a potential “energy crisis” has emerged. Since people nowadays use large amounts of fossil fuels, they will run out in the near future. Of the three fossil fuels, oil and gas are the most used. It is predicted that, without taking into account new reserves that may become accessible with the advancement of technology, oil and gas reserves on earth will be depleted in 40 and 70 years respectively. This shortage of fossil fuels will cause a crisis because our society is extremely dependent on fossil fuels: 85% of our energy comes from burning them. However, fossil fuels could be replaced by other energy sources, but many are skeptical about the feasibility of this initiative. The reason behind this belief is not an energy shortage on Earth. Rather, the problem is that the amount of energy that can be captured in usable form cannot keep up with our demand. In addition to this, global energy consumption is increasing due to rapid population growth. Earth's population has more than doubled in the last 50 years. Furthermore, the advancement of technology has led to its more widespread use in our daily lives, so a lot of energy is consumed in this way. Finally, conflicts could limit access to areas with abundant fossil fuel reserves. The impending shortage of fossil fuels has led people to consider using other energy sources that could completely go away from paper. rebuilt, they are inexpensive to maintain (Gibilisco 208). However, wind power is still limited as it is still relatively expensive to build, despite cost reductions due to technological advances. It costs about three times more than conventional fossil fuels per unit of energy. Additionally, because most areas with sufficient winds to power wind farms are far from major cities, the electricity they generate must be transported a long way, which is also expensive. On top of that, the wind is intermittent and therefore cannot consistently generate electricity. This intermittency makes wind energy less cost-efficient. It also means that wind power cannot be relied upon to provide a constant source of power, so it must be coupled with an energy storage system or standby generator (Ghandakly), which increases the cost of using the power wind power..
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