The Biggest Changes in Renewable Energy
Blake Zimmerman shares some of the biggest changes in renewable energy
The approach to renewable energy is evolving in the 21st-century as millennials and members of Gen Z show their trust in new technologies. The dominance of fossil fuels has been high since the 1970s, but the comfort of the younger generations with renewable forms of energy is changing the way they are viewed. The energy crisis of the 1970s prompted a shift towards renewables that is beginning to reach the mainstream in the 2020s.
Education is a crucial part of the evolution of the renewable energy market. For Baby Boomers and members of Generation X, the renewable energy market was a controversial subject. Brought up in the era of fossil fuels, the older generations had a deep mistrust of the new technologies. The generations emerging in the last two decades have grown up with solar panels and wind turbines, meaning they support renewable energy. The use of solar panels at school buildings means younger people have grown up with these technologies as part of their everyday lives.
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