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Google is everywhere , on your laptop , on your phone, and soon even on your outlet ( seriously it’s not a joke )
The Internet giant Google has asked the U.S. authorities for a permission to become a electricity merchant. This activity would reduce its costs, its carbon emanations but also perhaps to develop synergies.

According to a document filed with the U.S. Commission of Energy Regulation (FERC), the group, through its subsidiary Energy Google has applied to take a merchant status and “related rates” and an authorization to buy and sell on the energy markets.
Google says that if it had made its application to FERC is to have more flexibility in its supply of energy for its own activities, including its data centers.
A merchant Status will indeed increase, its ability to amortize its energy costs and to incorporate renewable energy in its energy portfolio.
Google’s efforts to locate its facilities near a major sources of energy such as hydroelectric dams, show the importance of their energy needs.
Google also was committed to reducing its CO2 emissions to achieve carbon neutrality and has reached it .
The group also announced that it will invest in green energy. It has launched also an electronic gauge, PowerMeter, a free software intended for individuals and companies to control their energy consumption.

Oil

This is the main energy that we use (36%). It is also the basis of plastics. It has a high energy density, but pollutes and produces greenhouse gases. the largest oil producers are countries like Saudi Arabia , Russia, the united states and Iran .

Coal

Coal represents 24% of global energy consumption. It produces greenhouse gasesand greatly pollutes the environment.

Natural Gas

It constitutes 23% of global consumption. It pollutes too , but releases less greenhouse gases than other fossil fuels.

The use of fossil fuels such as natural gas , coal or oil , produces a huge amount of greenhouse gases, which results in the rising of sea levels which is not only due to melting ice, but also the expansion of the upper layers of the ocean. We can also observe many climate changes: droughts, floods, desertification
since about 200 years our technological technical progress were closely linked to the abundance of those sources of energy , but now things are about the change , and if we don’t find a solution to this soon ,our stability is severely threatened .
so the question is what are the energies that we may rely on in the future , I’ve made a little search and here are the main energies that researchers believe we are going to start using use in near future :

nuclear power

The life of a nuclear power plant is 40 to 60 years, and during these years it produces enough energy for a very reasonable cost. it does not create any greenhouse effect, but, instead, leaves radioactive waste for thousands of years.

Geothermal

It uses the heat of the Earth (from the nucleus), it has no bad effects because this energy produces no waste.

Solar

It is a very expensive system with a fairly average performance. the other problem is that too much energy in needed to build solar panels.

Biomass

It is energy from plants. The combustion releases CO2, but the biomass is not participating in the greenhouse effect . The problem lies in its lack of effectiveness.

Aeolian

The Aeolian is a renewable energy and through wind generators it’s possible to produce electricity in any windy region , but of course it needs a special infrastructure that costs a lot of money.