There is a lot of energy that we can harness if we only seek to research and develop the technologies needed to do so.有大量的能量，我们可以利用，如果我们只寻求研究和开发需要做这样的技术。 We can get away from the fossil fuels and the old electrical grids by turning to alternatives to these energy sources.我们可以摆脱对化石燃料和通过转向这些能源替代旧电网。

One of these alternative energy resources is wind power.这些替代能源之一，是风力发电。 Wind turbines continue to be developed that are progressively more energy efficient and less costly.风力涡轮机继续开发出更具能源效率，逐步减少昂贵。 Wind farms have been springing up in many nations, and they have even become more strategically placed over time so that they are not jeopardizing birds as former wind turbines did.风力发电场已涌现了许多国家，他们甚至有愈演愈烈之战略地位随着时间的推移，使它们不影响鸟类的风力涡轮机前一样。

Another alternative energy resource is the one that is most well known: solar energy.另一种替代能源资源是一个最有名的是：太阳能。 This involves the manufacturing of solar cells which gather and focus the energy given off directly by the sun, and translate it into electricity or, in some cases, hot water.这涉及收集和集中，其中由太阳发出了直接生产太阳能电池的能量，并将其转化为电能，或在某些情况下，热水。 As with wind energy, solar energy creates absolutely zero pollution.正如风能，太阳能创造绝对零污染。

Ocean wave energy is seen by governments and investors as having enormous energy generating potential.海洋波浪能是看到政府和投资者具有巨大的能量发电的潜力。 A generator in France has been in operation for many years now and is considered to be a great success, and the Irish and Scots are running experimental facilities.一个在法国的发电机已实施多年，现在被认为是一个伟大的成功，爱尔兰和苏格兰正在运行的实验设备。

Hydroelectric power has been with us for a while and where it is set up, it is a powerful generator of electricity and cleaner than a grid.水力发电已经伴随我们一段时间，并在那里成立，它是一个强大的电力发电机和比格干净。 However, there are certain limitations to the availability of the right places to set up a large dam.但是，也有一定的限制到适当的地方提供设立一个大水坝。 Many run-of-the-river, or small and localized, hydroelectric generators have been set up in recent times due to this limitation.许多运行的设施，河流或小型和本地化，水电发电机组已成立，由于近来此限制。

Geothermal energy is extremely abundant, since it lies directly beneath our feet, just a few miles below the earth's surface.地热能是极其丰富的，因为它是直接在我们脚下只有几英里以下的地球表面。 This energy is produced by the heating of water through the actions of earth's fantastically hot molten core.这种能量是由水加热，通过对地球极其热熔融核心的行动。 The water turns to steam, which can be harnessed and used to drive turbine engines which in turn generate electricity.水转变成蒸汽，它可以被利用，用来驱动涡轮引擎，从而产生电力。 Great amounts of research and development should be put into geothermal energy tapping.研究和发展的大数额应该投入地热能源的开采。

Waste gas energies, which are essentially methane, reverse the usual energy-pollution relationship by creating energy from waste that lies in the dumps and from some air pollutants.废气能量，这实质上是甲烷，通过创建反向从废物在于转储和一些常见的空气污染物能源能源污染的关系。 This gas is used in fuel cells and can be used in standard gasoline generators.这种气体是用于燃料电池，可以在标准的汽油发电机使用。

Ethanol is a gasoline substitute and is created from such things as wheat, sugarcane, grapes, strawberries, corn, and even wood chips and wood cellulose.乙醇是一种汽油的替代品，并从这样的事情，小麦，甘蔗，葡萄，草莓，玉米创造的，甚至木屑和木材纤维素。 There is controversy over this fuel with regards to its ever becoming truly economical or practical except in very localized areas, but technologies for its extraction and admixturing are continuously being refined.目前在这个方面与燃料的争论日益成为其真正的经济或实用除非在非常局限的范围内，但其提取和admixturing技术不断完善。

Biodiesel energy is created out of the oils contained in plants.生物柴油是创造出来的能量在植物中的油。 So far, the commercial stores of biodiesel have been created using soybean, rapeseed, and sunflower oils.到目前为止，生物柴油的商业店铺已创建使用大豆，油菜籽，向日葵油。 At the time of this writing, biodiesel is typically produced by entrepreneurial minded individuals or those who want to experiment with alternative energy, but commercial interest from companies is on the rise.在写这篇文章时，通常是生产生物柴油由志同道合的个人或企业，谁想要与替代能源的尝试，但是从公司的商业利益在增加。 It burns much cleaner than oil-based diesel.它燃烧比石油柴油的清洁。

Atomic energy is created in atomic energy plants using the process of nuclear fission.原子能创建原子能源植物利用核裂变的过程。 This energy is extremely efficient and can generate huge amounts of power.这种能量是非常有效的，能产生大量的电力。 There is concern from some people about what to do with the relatively small amount of waste product atomic energy gives off, since it is radioactive and takes hundreds of years to decay into harmlessness.这是由什么做的废品与原子能相对较少，一些人担心放出，因为它是具有放射性和成无害化需要数百年衰变。