Technology

Nuclear power, solar energy, wind engines, coal-burning power plants, photovoltaic plants, geothermal energy, biomass, natural gas, bio gas, water power - which of these technologies will serve as our main resource of power and how can we produce energy in in the future?
The discussion about future energy recovery technologies is most of all an ideologic argument when it comes to nuclear power. Atomic energy, the supposed „clean energy“ is favored by many people because of its little greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time the opposition has great concerns: radioactive contamination of the environment, high risk of accidents and security concerns are more important than a positive energy efficiency. Are renewable technologies already well enough developed to entirely substitute nuclear power?
The fourth report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change of 2007 maintains that we only have time until 2030 to keep the expected rise in temperature, caused by CO2 emissions, low. Maybe the opportunity has even already passed, given that it will take too much time to develop and introduce new technologies. Is the pressure on electric power companies big enough and how can we strenghen research and investments in alternative energies? What might the energy mix for the future look like? What are the disadvantages of renewable energies? The near future will show which sources of energy are usable and which technologies will stand the test. How could our energy recovery look like in 2050? Share your thoughts with us!