Biofuels is a growing industry in the wake of a global warming epidemic. While consumption of biofuels have risen 16-fold since 2000, and wind has risen eight-fold, hydroelectric power continues to dominate the alternative energy industry. Holding at 31% of the alternative energy market, hydroelectric power has maintained its stance in the past few years.
Renewable energy accounts for 8% of the U.S.’s energy production; wood makes up 25%, biofuels 23%, wind 11%, waste 6%, and geothermal 3%. The Energy Department reports that technology is the reason for the growth of wind power, which rose from 6 billion kilowatt hours in 2000, to nearly 95 billion kilowatt hours in 2010. Earlier this month, a Continental Airlines flight made history as the nation’s first biofuel-powered revenue generating passenger flight. Alaska Airlines followed suit and launched a round of 75 biofuel-powered flights.
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