For quite some time, people have used green technology in their homes and offices. Whether it is because of their low-cost nature, cleanliness, or stability, there is an increasing demand for green energy sources. Luckily, manufacturers continue to come up with great technologies that make the use of green technology practical and economically viable.

Currently, there several technologies that relate to green energy. Many more continue to come up each day. Here are five of them:

Urine

Believe it or not, urine is one of the latest developments towards renewable energy. According to researchers at University of Ohio, urine can act as an affordable source of hydrogen. Though hydrogen is one of the cleanest energies available, its production has been quite expensive and few people have been willing to make huge commitments and it has always been seen as a rather impractical source of energy.

Ocean Energy

Energy is harnessed from the ocean buy using the waves as a source of energy to turn the turbines of a generator. This technology although not widespread, is useful because it has very little environmental impact. Unlike hydroelectric generators which will require interference with the flow of rivers and so on, turbines driven by ocean waves do interfere with the marine environment.

Tree Energy

Another source of the latest technology when it comes to renewable energy source is the tree energy. Research has indicated that there is usually a PH difference between the ground and the inner trunk of the tree. This PH difference can be used to generate some small amount of electricity. Obviously, not much energy from this source is expected to be used in homes soon. However, action is underway to use the electricity generated by these trees to be used to power wireless sensors which will in turn be used to monitor the conditions of the forest.

In conclusion, solar power is not the only viable source of green energy. As time goes by, newer and more efficient sources of green energies will be discovered as the tradition and slightly more expensive sources or technologies are discarded.

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