It’s an exciting time to be in the world of alternative energies, when tech coming online all the time that has the potential to rewrite our entire energy sector.

The growth of renewables has broken ahead of the outdated methods, and all eyes are watching the industry.

While it may seem counterintuitive, for every dollar spent today combating climate change by, say, planting trees in communities, we generate more than $5 in savings in cleaner air and lower energy costs.

Where should the money go toward renewable energies? The answer is lots of places.

Whats best for capturing wind in one part of the ocean might not work in another land-locked country, where motion-controlled solar arrays that track the sun are better investment.

The renewable industry has been called a “Wild West” because it addresses a problem that changes with every condition, location and technology.

It’s an experiment in bringing clean energy to an area that can operate independently of the main power grid, enduring continuous electricity even during power outages.

One of the creative solutions to power problems is happening in midtown Atlanta: in the summer of 2021, Georgia Tech began testing a 1.4-megawatt microgrid in Tech Square.

It can be easy to be pessimistic about the future of the plant, but looking beyond the headlines, you can see innovations coming online that could b standard bearers of a cleaner future.

As more devices- from farming equipment to refrigerators and, yes, even toilets- get connected to the internet, the demand for micro batteries that power the devices that power our lives will increase.

Global supplies of renewable electricity are growing faster than expected and could expand by 50 percent in the next five years, powered by a resurgence in solar energy.

The International Energy Agency has found that solar, wind and hydropower projects are rolling out at their fastest rate in four years.

Overall, renewable electricity is expected to grow by 1,200GW in the next five years, the equivalent of the total electricity capacity of the US.

How big could the future of renewable energy be? Does "encase the sun with solar panels" sound big enough...?"

Experts are predicting renewables will outpace oil in the next decade.

The next few decades are bound to be disruptive as we uproot entrenched fossil fuel energy structures and replace them with cleaner and cleaner options.

In fact, the shaky reliability of fossil fuels- the controversies over fracking natural gas and the dangers of coal mining- could fuel the further growth of renewables around the world.

Humans can't lead equitable lives without a more renewable, non-destructive and equalized distribution of how to best capture and store energy.

Access to energy will become a human rights issue. All of the 5A's directly impact what it means to the future of being a human, and we believe that one of those fundamental human rights is access to energy.

Keep climbing, keep going, and work through it. You've got this! -beamteam