Event Title
Session 2C Renewable Human Energy
Start Date
21-4-2021 1:35 PM
End Date
21-4-2021 1:44 PM
Description
As we all know, fossil fuels are harmful and finite. What if there was a way to have virtually infinite renewable energy? What if there was a way to harness some of the energy we, as humans, exert in our daily life? My idea is, in a way, similar to the crank flashlights. With my idea, we could convert gyms across the nation and globe into ones that store the energy used to move and power them. This form of energy would not only be renewable, but significantly les sharmful to the environment than that of fossil fuels. “In general renewable forms of energy areconsidered 'green' because they cause little depletion of the Earth’s resources, have beneficial environmental impacts, and cause negligible emissions during power generation” (Herzog,Lipman, & Kammen, p.21). If we are able to harness some of the energy we exert each day, we could have a reliable, renewable, green source of energy.
Publication Title
Conference Proceedings for The 3rd Global Virtual Conference of the Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education
Recommended Citation
Prier, Michael and Williams, Chad, "Session 2C Renewable Human Energy" (2021). The Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education. 46.
https://doi.org/10.37099/mtu.dc.yeah-conference/april2021/all-events/46
Session 2C Renewable Human Energy
As we all know, fossil fuels are harmful and finite. What if there was a way to have virtually infinite renewable energy? What if there was a way to harness some of the energy we, as humans, exert in our daily life? My idea is, in a way, similar to the crank flashlights. With my idea, we could convert gyms across the nation and globe into ones that store the energy used to move and power them. This form of energy would not only be renewable, but significantly les sharmful to the environment than that of fossil fuels. “In general renewable forms of energy areconsidered 'green' because they cause little depletion of the Earth’s resources, have beneficial environmental impacts, and cause negligible emissions during power generation” (Herzog,Lipman, & Kammen, p.21). If we are able to harness some of the energy we exert each day, we could have a reliable, renewable, green source of energy.
Comments
Presented at the 3rd International Conference of the YEAH
SDG Theme: SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy, SDG11 - Sustainable Cities & Communities, SDG 13 - Climate Action