Essay outline

Name: Yesua Jeon                                                                                    

Individual Research title: The most dependable and realistically possible alternative energy source

What question do I want to ask? Which alternative energy resource can we rely upon the most? Which energy resource can we actually use in the place of coal, when we run out of coal? Which energy is most practical – apart from being the most green, because the issue is about if we have enough energy since we cannot do anything without energy and we anyway pollute the world through many other ways.

Where will I find the information to answer my questions? Websites of big alternative energy source industries, environmentalist websites, governmental websites, personal blogs (they seem to have a lot to say, but of course keeping in mind the bias), news articles, UN (maybe?), online magazines like national geographic, etc.

How will I analyse the information? Since it’s a worldwide issue, approach the topic from different points of view, considering all the bias, and draw a conclusion from majority and research the facts and stats. Be tolerant. Also, compare all the information and check for each one’s reliability.

How will I identify and evaluate possible scenarios? Look at the information and with the information I gathered draw to a conclusion.

Possible scenarios: From what I have learned so far, I think solar energy is the best. Even though it might be the most expensive in manufacturing and installing, after the installation it’s pretty much free according to Srikar’s presentation and it doesn’t cause any sort of pollution. It just absorbs the sunlight and converts it into energy quietly and effectively. Also sun is pretty common in places where it is, which is in most of the places, so I don’t think we need to worry about the amount of sunlight and its abundance. It doesn’t even take up any space. We can put it on roof tops and store the energy. Other resources create too much fuss.