Train For the Future -- Renewable, Sustainable Energy

Feb. 7, 2012 - PRLog -- The increasing cost of energy is on everybody’s mind. It is felt in numerous ways, from higher food costs to rising home heating bills. However, the cost of energy isn’t the only concern of the day. Availability and access are also considerations, with some pointing to increased global demand spurring competition for finite resources and others noting energy access problems in impoverished nations. Renewable, sustainable energy is the future, and training for that future is smart professionally, as well as on a humanitarian level.

Already alternative energy technologies are seeing growth as more people see the value of generating their own energy through solar, wind, and other options. The demand for professionals in the alternative energy related fields has led to a greater interest and investment in renewable energy training throughout the nation and the world.

The world changes, and like in the early days of industrialism, it is the people who have the foresight and vision to see the shift in direction that are best able to ride that crest to success. Just like those who once saw the future in terms of cheap petroleum energy, those who see the future in terms of sustainable energy will be in a position to reap success and shape the world.

Leaving aside the professional importance of recognizing the future of alternative energies, there is a significant humanitarian aspect, as well. Right here in the United States, there are serious energy access problems. The cost of getting electricity in some southwestern regions, like western Texas, is so prohibitively high that people have en masse turned to solar energy and wind power. It is not alternative energy to them; it is the only viable option within their reach. These technologies allow them a quality of life that most Americans take for granted, and have for decades.

So, too, is the case in impoverished nations. Solar cooking, with simple and inexpensive solar ovens, changes lives in areas where traditional cooking fuels are scarce or expensive. Affordable and renewable solar energy and wind power facilitate many life-transforming possibilities, from education to cottage businesses that lift people from poverty. Classes, workshops, and assorted other training opportunities throughout the world, delivered via targeted outreach programs, are making a real difference. Renewable, sustainable energy technologies and information are getting into the hands of the people who need it the most.

Training for the future is a smart move, whether a person is seeking professional security and success or is motivated by philanthropic philosophies. Affordable and sustainable energy alternatives are more than cost-effective energy solutions. They hold within them the potential to change lives for the better, to lift people up out of poverty, and improve the quality of life on a global level. Like the old adage says about the difference in result of giving a person a fish and teaching them how to catch the fish themselves, placing the power to produce energy in the hands of the people is a powerful step towards a brighter, better future.