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Gallery of Energy
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This tidal turbine power plant harnesses the natural energy of the ebb and flow of the tides.
Photo credit: Skittledog.
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This solar tower power plant can provide electricity for around 180,000 homes.
Photograph by Markel Redondo.
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Mirrors direct the Sun’s warmth to a tower that superheats water, driving an engine that creates electricity.
Photo credit: Sandia Labs.
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Solar power collection dishes collect and concentrate the Sun’s heat to produce electrical energy.Photo credit: Sandia Labs. -
Solar panels produce electricity from sunlight in Utah.
Photo credit: ricketyus.
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A wind farm off the Danish coast converts wind power to electricity.
Photo credit: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe.
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Solar panels produce energy from the Sun without releasing carbon dioxide.
Photo credit: UN Photo/Sean Sprague.
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This tidal power station produces electricity without releasing greenhouse gases.
Photograph by Kevin McManus.
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Burning one gallon of gas produces 20 pounds of carbon dioxide.
Photo credit: www.TheEnvironmentalBlog.org.
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These bricks, made of peat dug out of the ground, will be burned to create energy, but will also release carbon dioxide.
Photo credit: UN Photo/Derek Lovejoy.
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An oil refinery in Salt Lake City burns off waste gases, releasing carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
Photograph by R. B. Reed.
