Wind Turbine Power:

Wind power is certainly up there amongst the ‘heavy hitters’ of alternative energy sources, and in recent years has gained massive popularity with the press and the European union – partly no doubt owing to the hyperactive lobbyists !

Although wind power is recognized as a ‘clean’ energy source, it is debatable as to whether or not it is ‘green’. To explain; the whole process of manufacturing and installing these windmills is counter-productive when you consider the environmental damage that the whole process does, mostly to pristine areas of natural beauty such as moors and hilltops.

Each windmill for instance takes around 300 cube (approx. 900 tons) of concrete to anchor it against the very thing that it is produced to harvest – the wind. The damage to the eco system that this amount of concrete does is inestimable, not to mention the road system that has to be put in place to service these behemoths.

You also have all the chemicals and cellulose that go into making the windmills themselves, especially the blades. This all makes for – in my opinion a very ‘un-green’ product.

Solar Energy:

Solar energy is again one of the more popular sources of energy, especially for the individual household. It is possible for the panels to be added in almost any situation, and once in place they need very little maintenance in order to ‘produce the goods’. The expense however, really outweighs any saving that the householder may make from the actual product. It is calculated that it takes around 15 years to get your initial investment back from solar panels, by which time of course they will most likely need replaced.

Are solar panels ‘green’ well it may seem so, but again this is not really the case. For us in the Western world all would seem good regarding the green credentials, however as the small villages in the developing countries/economies such as China and India, and they will regale you with stories of whole villages being unable to farm the land because of the toxic by-products created by Solar panel production. 

Geo-Thermal Energy:

This is arguably one of the best cost-effective alternative sources of energy, when it comes to saving on heating your domestic water. This in effect reduces your other electric bills as the water is warmed by the ambient temperature of the earth itself. This is around 55 F or 12 centigrade at around Geo-Thermal energy:

a depth of 3 mtrs. This means that the energy normally used to get the water heated to domestic use (about 60c) is far less than normal, as the most energy is used to bring water up from cold to around 25c. Geo thermal energy is reckoned to save between 30-70% on the heating bills of the average household.

The main downside seems again to be the cost of installation, and the fact that even the vertical system of dropping rather than laying pipe, requires some land for it to be installed.

Magnetic energy motor.

Out of them all, this is the energy source that perhaps causes the most controversy, owing to the claims that it can in effect produce free energy as proposed by the inventor Nikola Tesla.

There is no doubt that the Magnet motor or indeed the Magnetic motor, has caused a bit of a stir In recent times. With the emphasis in these days of austerity measures, everyone is looking around for alternative energy sources that will be cheaper than the ones they currently use, and will help them get back in control of their finances. Inventions such as Howard Johnsons ‘Hojo Magnetic Motor’ claim that you can light up your whole house with just a few dollars (maybe two hundred to be more precise).

What makes the magnet motor very attractive to many is the fact that it can be built by most people with a very basic knowledge of DIY or electrical skills. This makes it possible for anyone with the will, to go ahead and produce very cheap power, thus reducing their dependence on the electrical energy giants.

Summary:

This is of course only a brief look at some of the alternative energy systems on the market today, the Magnet motor being the one that has inspired this article. When the individual sources are all taken into account, it is hard to see why the Magnetic motor concept has not taken a deeper hold of the alternative energy market.

With solar the main downside seems to be its reliance upon the weather (sunshine), and also it’s Green credentials.

With Wind power, the main drawback seems to be the environmental damage caused and the fact that it again needs the weather (wind) before it can produce the electrical power.

Geo-thermal power needs quite a large initial investment for the installation, and it also needs some suitable land in order to install it on site.

The Magnet motor however is hard to criticize as it is cheap to build and install. It is not reliant on the weather. It does not need an area of land to install, as it can be built in your back kitchen if so desired. It does not produce any harmful gases or indeed run on gas.

In my opinion the Magnet Motor must be one of the cleanest and most effective sources of energy on the planet today.