There is a lot of energy that we can harness if we only seek to research and develop the technologies needed to do so.有很多的能源，如果我們能夠利用我們只尋求研究和開發的技術需要做。 We can get away from the fossil fuels and the old electrical grids by turning to alternatives to these energy sources.我們可以擺脫對化石燃料和舊電網通過轉向替代這些能源來源。

One of these alternative energy resources is wind power.其中一個替代能源資源是風力發電。 Wind turbines continue to be developed that are progressively more energy efficient and less costly.風力渦輪機繼續開發出更具能源效率，逐步減少昂貴。 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.風力發電場已湧現了許多國家，他們甚至有愈演愈烈之戰略地位隨著時間的推移，使它們不影響鳥類作為前風力渦輪機一樣。

Another alternative energy resource is the one that is most well known: solar energy.另一種替代能源資源是一個最有名的是：太陽能。 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.這涉及製造太陽能電池的收集和集中的能量發出了直接由太陽，它轉化成電力，或在某些情況下，熱水。 As with wind energy, solar energy creates absolutely zero pollution.正如風能，太陽能創造絕對零污染。

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資者具有巨大的能量發電的潛力。 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.在法國的一台發電機已運作多年，現在被認為是一個偉大的成功，愛爾蘭和蘇格蘭正在運行的實驗設備。

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.水力發電已經伴隨我們一段時間，並在那裡成立，它是一個強大的電力和清潔發電機比一個網格。 However, there are certain limitations to the availability of the right places to set up a large dam.但是，有某些限制的可用性適當的地方設立一個大水壩。 Many run-of-the-river, or small and localized, hydroelectric generators have been set up in recent times due to this limitation.許多運行的設施，河流或小型和本地化，水電發電機已設立了近代，由於此限制。

Geothermal energy is extremely abundant, since it lies directly beneath our feet, just a few miles below the earth's surface.地熱能是極其豐富的，因為它是直接在我們腳下，只有幾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.這種能量是通過加熱水的行動，通過對地球極其熱熔融核心。 The water turns to steam, which can be harnessed and used to drive turbine engines which in turn generate electricity.水轉變成蒸汽，它可以被利用，用來驅動渦輪引擎，從而產生電力。 Great amounts of research and development should be put into geothermal energy tapping.數額巨大的研究和發展應該是投入地熱能源開採。

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.廢氣能量，這實質上是甲烷，通常能扭轉污染的關係，創造能量廢物在於轉儲和一些空氣污染物。 This gas is used in fuel cells and can be used in standard gasoline generators.這種氣體是用於燃料電池，可用於標準的汽油發電機。

Ethanol is a gasoline substitute and is created from such things as wheat, sugarcane, grapes, strawberries, corn, and even wood chips and wood cellulose.乙醇是一種汽油的替代品，並創建從這樣的事情，小麥，甘蔗，葡萄，草莓，玉米，甚至木屑和木材纖維素。 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.有這種燃料的爭論就永遠成為其真正的經濟或實用除非在非常局限的範圍內，但其萃取技術和admixturing不斷完善。

Biodiesel energy is created out of the oils contained in plants.生物柴油的能量創造出來的油中含有植物。 So far, the commercial stores of biodiesel have been created using soybean, rapeseed, and sunflower oils.到目前為止，商業店鋪已創建的生物柴油使用大豆，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.在撰寫本文的時候，通常是生產生物柴油由志同道合的個人或企業，誰想要實驗與替代能源，但商業利益的公司正在增加。 It burns much cleaner than oil-based diesel.它燃燒比石油更清潔的柴油。

Atomic energy is created in atomic energy plants using the process of nuclear fission.原子能創建原子能源植物利用核裂變的過程。 This energy is extremely efficient and can generate huge amounts of power.這種能量是非常有效的，能產生大量的電力。 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.有人擔心一些人做什麼用相對少量的廢品原子能放出，因為它有放射性，需要數百年衰變到無害。