Renewable vs. conventional energy: which wins the race to sustainable development?

3rd Annual Applied Science and Engineering Conference

工业技术;自然科学

Al-Obaidi, A.S.M.^1 ; Nguyenhuynh, T.^1

School of Engineering, Taylor's University, Taylor's Lakeside Campus, No.1 Jalan Taylor's, Selangor DE, Subang Jaya

47500, Malaysia^1

关键词: Current situation;    Electricity generation;    Electricity generators;    Energy industry;    Energy technologies;    Green technology;    Integration of renewable energies;    Past and present;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/434/1/012310/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/434/1/012310

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Fossil fuel is no longer a reliable source to meet an increasing energy demand and guarantee a sustainable world in the future. This is because of its known environmental effects linked to climate change, global warming, and severe pollution. The current situation of harnessing energy requires to adjust for the integration of renewable energy into transportation and electricity generation for sustainable development. Throughout the literature, two main trends in energy technology are recognized. One is continuing to use petroleum-based fuel, but with less and wise fuel consumption, increased efficiency of the engines of vehicles and electricity generators, and decarbonizing carbon in the exhaust. Second is technology development in green energy from renewable sources such as sun, wind, and hydropower to reduce in construction and production costs and lessen their environmental effects. This paper firstly presents an overview on green technology in the past and present. Secondly it discusses the adoption of green technology into the current conventional energy industry, challenges and approaches and thirdly how to increase its competitiveness with fossil fuel for the future.