A look at the implementation of alternative methods to address energy expenditure, from saltwater extraction to obtaining potable water as a natural water resource in the economic and social sphere
Keywords:
Fossil Fuels, Renewable Energy, Reverse Osmosis, Natural Resources, Sustainability
Abstract
When they refer to the issue of transformation or obtaining energy, we think autonomously of the burning of fossil fuels, generally coal, oil, etc., although they are vital source for life,
they are not the best for the environment, and have become necessary towards a technological advance at a global level, thanks to the quality of their results, but being a limited source of resources, it is now mandatory, think about how other alternative methods can be used to help the environment and also meet the demand for energy expenditure worldwide. To do this, we analyze the factors involved in obtaining minerals, and the consequences that this entails, in the same way it is observed that even though there is currently a diversity of non-conventional energies, they are not used to satisfy this demand. It seems ironic that in order to generate energy from ocean water sources it is necessary to make use of non-renewable energies, and even large quantities of fresh water, which, in short, are wasted, for the same purpose. Some of the results obtained show that the transition to make the change from polluting energies to clean energies, not only depend on the little progress that is made, if it does not imply something beyond, decisions of governments, economic issues, and even social problems, since they are not the most accepted methods by society for their implementation.
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Published
2022-05-30
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Torres Sánchez , M. (2022). A look at the implementation of alternative methods to address energy expenditure, from saltwater extraction to obtaining potable water as a natural water resource in the economic and social sphere. Sustainability, Technology and Humanism, 13(1), 10. https://doi.org/10.25213/2216-1872.146
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