Knol Today is a firm believer of small things that can help the world a more sustainable place to live.

In fact, all of my network of sites, anchored by Noobpreneur Entrepreneurial Blog, are 100% green energy powered. The network carbon footprints are neutralised by purchasing wind energy.

In concordance to the small steps Knol Today has begun, the Google energy team has launched a proposal that mainly contain the analysis on how we could greatly reduce fossil fuel use by 2030 (the proposal is announced on October 1, 2008.

A knol by Jeffery Greenblatt on clean energy proposal by Google offers the summarised version of the proposal.

Jeffery explained that the proposal will allow significant reduction in energy use, based on Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) current baseline:

• Fossil fuel-based electricity generation by 88%
• Vehicle oil consumption by 38%
• Dependence on imported oil (currently 10 million barrels per day) by 33%
• Electricity-sector CO2 emissions by 95%
• Personal vehicle sector CO2 emissions by 38%
• US CO2 emissions overall by 48% (40% from today’s CO2 emission level)

The proposal contains the wealth of information and action plans to reach the milestones, which include replacing all coal and oil electricity generation, and about half of that from natural gas, with renewable electricity.

what’s Google role in this clean energy proposal?

Google is committed to implementing innovative and responsible environmental practices in every aspect of our business. To date, we’ve taken concrete steps to bolster the efficiency of our data centers and reduce the carbon footprint of our building and office operations. And we’re always looking for ways to create innovative products that help our users “go green.” Our philanthropic arm, Google.org, has made $50 million in renewable energy grants and investments to develop breakthrough technologies such as solar thermal, enhanced geothermal, and advanced wind. In 2007 we launched our Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal (RE

To learn more on the Clean Energy 2030 proposal, please visit Jeffery’s knol.

Roger Browne, the writer of a knol about green electricity implementation, indicates that depending entirely on renewable energy is possible.

The main idea is to mix and match types of renewable energy generator, as well as setting up a system that allow us to aggregate the renewable energy sources and apply it to address the main issues of energy: pricing and availability.

One example of implementation that Roger explained is the use of solar cell, combined with the use of wind generators, as well as water-generated electricity.

Regarding pricing, Roger explained that a ‘float’ system can be applied, where price is low where energy supply is abundant, and vice versa.

In my opinion, although possible, implementing such ‘power balancing’ and ‘float’ system is a major headache, not even considering the cross-continent physical implementations. But, just like the Netherlands’ dams a reality today, fully-dependence on green energy has its possibilities.

If you are interested in going green and renewable energy alternatives, I encourage you to visit Roger Browne’s knol.