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    The document discusses the pros and cons of solar and wind energy as sustainable energy sources. It summarizes that solar energy is very effective for homeowners as solar panels can be installed almost anywhere and consumers can generate 94% of their electricity needs from solar. However, solar power only accounts for about 10% of total renewable energy production globally. Wind energy works best in rural areas and accounts for about 25% of total renewable energy production. While wind turbines can produce large amounts of energy, they do pose dangers to flying animals. The document concludes that solar panels are better for densely populated cities, while wind turbines are more suitable for energy production in rural areas due to space constraints.

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    The document discusses the pros and cons of solar and wind energy as sustainable energy sources. It summarizes that solar energy is very effective for homeowners as solar panels can be installed almost anywhere and consumers can generate 94% of their electricity needs from solar. However, solar power only accounts for about 10% of total renewable energy production globally. Wind energy works best in rural areas and accounts for about 25% of total renewable energy production. While wind turbines can produce large amounts of energy, they do pose dangers to flying animals. The document concludes that solar panels are better for densely populated cities, while wind turbines are more suitable for energy production in rural areas due to space constraints.

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    Ortiz 1

    Jocelyn Ortiz

    P. Gardner

    Hairy Milk Bags

    5 November 2020

    Sustainable Energy

    Electricity has been used around the world for many years. Electricity is used in many

    forms, from our chargers, to microwaves, to lamps, etc. Most energy comes from nonrenewable

    sources such as fossil fuels, natural gas and oils. In the past few decades renewable energy

    alternatives have been created to supply sustainable electricity. There are many renewable

    energy sources such as nuclear, hydro, wind and solar energy. Solar and wind have become the

    two most popular within the United States and have been researched immensely. But within the

    sustainable energy realm there are many arguments whether they are effective. With these most

    common sustainable energy sources, wind and solar, it leads to the question: are wind turbines a

    more productive way of producing sustainable energy as opposed to solar panels?

    Solar energy is very effective for homeowners. Solar panels produce energy throughout

    the day and can be installed almost anywhere, including roofs and even the ground. Consumers

    with solar panels even make around 94% of all their electricity needs with solar panels. Overall

    one 10th of renewable energy produced in 2019 came from solar power. (Aggarwall). This

    means that it’s possible to have efficient solar power for at least 10% which we would need 90%

    of other energy supply. Preferably sustainable. In a video, made by Fullychargedshow in 2017, it

    focuses on a city in Dubai which runs on 100% sustainable energy. Their largest sustainable

    energy producer is solar panels. The author states, “We emit on average 7 metric tons of CO2 per

    person per year, here we are at approximately 3.1% metric tons of CO2 per person per year.”
    Ortiz 2

    (FullyChargedShow) That means the city produces around 4 metric tons of CO2 emissions less

    than the average large city per year per person. The city relies on sustainable energy and has

    around 3,500 habitants. The main points it was trying to get across was that it’s possible for

    sustainable energy to be utilized for large scale use. The author mentioned that many other cities

    can become fully sustainable if they put the effort in. Economically this type of living is more

    economically cheaper and efficient. For example, it lowered costs for the residents who live

    there. Because of the rise in technology any country can take steps forward to make communities

    environmentally friendly and more sustainable. More communities would have to shift to solar

    energy to make an impact in reducing CO2 emisiones. Solar energy is extremely sustainable for

    homeowners, on a larger scale it has been demonstrated to be possible, but globally it could face

    some challenges.

    Wind energy works best in more rural areas. Some data reported is that overall about

    one-quarter of renewable energy produced in 2019 came from wind. Also wind power is

    beneficial in winter areas and produces wind power all day, where our solar panels stop

    throughout the night. Although wind turbines produce larger quantities of energy, they have their

    cons too. Wind turbines have blades that are sharp and can hurt animals that are able to fly (see

    Fig 1.)
    Ortiz 3

    (Fig 1.) Lynch, Mark. "Eric Isn't a Big Fan of Wind Farms." ​CartoonStock​, edited by Svetoslav

    Simov, 31 May 2013, www.cartoonstock.com/directory/w/wind_energy.asp. Accessed 20 Oct.

    2020. Cartoon.

    This political cartoon focuses on the dangers that wind turbines cause towards animals. Wind

    turbines move at fast speeds which creates a higher risk for animals around them. Which is not

    so helpful for the environment because of the damage it can cause animals. Then that would

    defeat the purpose of helping the environment. The advantages of wind turbines are often

    dismissed by solar energy institutions due to the noise they make and killing of animals. But,

    looking at fossil fuels and CO2 emissions from nonrenewable sources on the other hand, they

    have caused much more harm to animals than wind turbines have overall.

    Another argument people share is that the noise from wind turbines are too loud, but actually the

    turbines are no louder than a microwave. Wind turbines also emit less C02 in the atmosphere

    compared to solar panels and they consume less energy. According to the author who fears he’d

    win turbines, “one wind turbine can produce the same amount of electricity as 48,704 solar
    Ortiz 4

    panels.” (Redlitz) Wind turbine’s drawbacks are not as serious as they seem and cause less harm

    than fossil fuels. Wind turbines are able to produce massive amounts of electricity for the homes

    around them, except it would be more logical for them to be placed in rural areas since there’s

    not enough room in cities.

    I believe that solar panels are more effective for homeowners whereas wind turbines

    work better in rural areas. Before I did my extensive research I assumed that solar panels would

    be able to produce enough sustainable energy for everyone. But after doing extensive research I

    found out that not only are there more sustainable energy options, but using only one source of

    sustainable energy is not enough to produce the massive amount of energy that we consume. I

    even found that using nuclear energy would help create sustainability around more areas around

    the world. Sustainable energy should be the ultimate goal but having only solar or only wind

    energy would be unrealistic.

    Solar energy has been able to produce a tenth of sustainable energy and wind turbines

    have been able to produce one quarter. Both have been shown to be reliable and effective.

    Although many arguments have been made against wind power, data shows that it’s more safe

    and benefits the economy more compared to non-renewable sources. Wind turbines produce

    large quantities of energy in windy areas and solar panels are flexible when it comes to installing

    them. They are also great for highly dense cities where apartments and buildings are all over and

    there’s not room for wind turbines. That’s why the solution is that using wind turbines are more

    beneficial in rural areas whereas solar panels are better for densely populated cities.
    Ortiz 5

    Aggarwal, Vikram. “Solar vs. Wind Energy: What's Better in 2020?: EnergySage.” Solar News,

    EnergySage, 28 July 2020, news.energysage.com/solar-vs-wind-energy-right-home/. Accessed 17

    Oct. 2020.

    Lynch, Mark. "Eric Isn't a Big Fan of Wind Farms." ​CartoonStock,​ edited by Svetoslav Simov, 31

    May 2013, www.cartoonstock.com/directory/w/wind_energy.asp. Accessed 20

    Oct. 2020. Cartoon.

    Fullychargedshow. “Sustainable City | Fully charged” YouTube, 17 Mar. 2017,

    https://youtu.be/WCKz8ykyI2E.

    Redlitz, Heidi. "Wind vs. Solar — Which Power Source Is Better?" Green Future, 5 May 2016,

    greenfuture.io/solar/wind-vs-solar-energy/. Accessed 28 Oct. 2020.

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