Arkansas relies heavily on nonrenewable fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas for our energy may become too expensive or too environmentally damaging to retrieve and use to meet the state’s energy needs. Renewable fuel sources such as solar, wind, hydro and biomass may not be readily available, economical or environmentally benign in Arkansas either. The commission may study these and other alternative energy sources and their short- and long-term impacts for Arkansas. Bio power, Bio power, or biomass power, is the use of biomass to generate electricity. Bio power system technologies include direct-firing, cofiring, gasification, pyrolysis, and anaerobic digestion. For more information on bio power, visit the Arkansas Energy Office and …show more content…
Solar A variety of technologies convert sunlight to usable energy for homes and businesses including solar water heating, passive solar design for space heating and cooling, and solar photovoltaics for electricity. For more information on solar energy in Arkansas, visit the Arkansas Energy Office and National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Wind, Wind turbines convert kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical power or electricity. For more information on wind energy, visit the Arkansas Energy Office, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and U.S. Department of Energy Wind & Water Power Program. Hydro, Hydro turbines convert the kinetic energy of flowing water into electricity or mechanical power, which is then fed into the electrical grid or sometimes used to power equipment directly. For more information on hydro energy in Arkansas. Arkansas top renewable energy is hydroelectric energy. The reason that this is the highest energy is because there is a long river that goes through Arkansas and the powerplants get built on the river so it is easy to access and make energy. The next top energy that is very close to Arkansas top energy is