Alternative Energy - A Guide
by Esther Hoover Our planet is blessed with a variety of alternative energy resources - many just waiting to be used. Most people immediately think of solar energy which utilises photovoltaic cells to capture energy ... ) alternative energy source for the time being. The great arrays of triple-bladed windmills are being placed [more...]
Date: 2008-10-03 15:01:18
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Want to Live Off Grid? Alternative Energy Sources are Available
by Jackie Lee There used to be some disagreement over the reality of global warming, no longer ... avoiding the issue and time to start finding alternatives to fossil fuel energy. Alternative energy sources are absolutely available and can easily be harnessed to produce clean energy and help manage [more...]
Date: 2009-03-24 09:48:43
Americans Support Wide Array of Proposed Energy Policies, but Not Yet Ready to Make Tradeoffs
RISMEDIA, April 6, 2009-Despite partisan debate, the American people find common ground on their support for a number of measures to address the ... to drop and stay low, we don’t need to be worried about finding alternative sources of energy,” and 53% “ ... for energy efficiency, reduce gasoline usage and support alternative energy have widespread support [more...]
Date: 2009-04-05 18:03:12
Alternative Energy - Reference
Alternative Energy - Reference Posted By Esther Hoover on @ 5: ... it in many different ways. Solar power which is driven by photovoltaic cells ... of “wind farms” which is the placement of great arrays of triple-bladed windmills all over the place [more...]
Date: 2008-09-23 10:11:56
Meltdown 101: The economy and alternative energy
This summer, alternative energy was looking like it was poised for a phenomenal 2009 ... -year extension of tax credits for solar power. It eliminated a $2,000 tax break limit for residential ... cut back on expansion plans and look to Asia to produce solar panels. Q: Why are ethanol [more...]
Date: 2008-11-13 00:02:09
Save Big Money Using Wind Power
As fuel prices continue to rise, so do our utility expenses. The cost to maintain the necessity called electricity is escalating by the hour, and more and more people are looking for suitable alternatives to conventional energy . Renewable energy stands out as the most suitable alternative , [more...]
Date: 2009-03-23 19:06:26
Solar Power For Houses - Is Homemade System The Way To Go?
In this age and time, more and more people are on the lookout for methods to harness alternative renewable energies to reduce their carbon footprint ... electricity. In recent times there’s a growing requirement for green sources of energy. However ... - these alternatives are based on replenish-able energy. Solar electricity technology as an example [more...]
Date: 2009-04-08 00:45:01
Solar Electricity For Homes - Is Do-It-Yourself The Way To Go?
In this age and time, more folks are looking for paths to harness alternative renewable energies to reduce their carbon footprint ... - these alternatives are based on replenish-able energy. Solar electricity technology for example is a superb ... for such an expense to cover itself. A professional installation of a solar electricity system can cost [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 00:45:04
An urban legend to comfort America: crash programs will solve Peak Oil
This is the second post in a series examining “urban legends” about energy that comfort Americans. These comforting myths about unconventional and alternative energy sources provide excuses ... about our available energy resources, consumption patterns, and alternatives. Nor has the available information [more...]
Date: 2008-09-05 12:00:17
CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS TO CREATE 1,200 JOBS IN B.C.
The provincial government will invest over $32.6 million to help commercialize British Columbia’s clean, alternative energy technologies, ... Gordon Campbell announced today. “British Columbia’s alternative energy and biofuel sectors ... across the province; building a home-grown clean energy sector that will market proven innovations [more...]
Date: 2009-04-03 22:51:36
DIY Solar Energy - A Reliable Source Of Alternative Energy.
The energy obtained from the sun is a fantastic reality that we can enjoy thanks to advanced technology ... such as photovoltaic panels, pumps, and fans to turn solar power into useful energy. Thousands ... on an appropriate place. The best options are roofs and backyards where the solar power equipment will be able [more...]
Date: 2009-04-06 12:29:00
New Jersey Customer-Sited Renewable Energy Rebates
New Jersey is commited to alternative energy development. Below is an outline of the updated rebate program ... for all technologies) Ownership of Renewable Energy Credits: Remains with project owner Funding Source ... . Should you want to know more about structuring your investment in alternative energy, contact [more...]
Date: 2009-03-29 02:34:58
Ocean Just Might Be Good For Something Other Than Dumping Waste, Bodies
Dania Beach, FL - Just fifteen miles off Florida’s coast, ... The Secretary of Energy proposed other alternative energy sources including “thermodynamic energy”, “ ... , possibility providing a new, plentiful and uninterrupted source of clean energy.“Woohoo!” shouted [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 11:12:14
A word about Alternative Energy
by Jenny Robinson There are many different forms in which alternative energy is available. Solar power is always the obvious choice using photovoltaic cells and whereas these were ... and this can be done through the development of “wind farms” which is the placement of great arrays [more...]
Date: 2009-02-23 08:15:38
Banking on Energy
Chris Cook has a post at The Oil Drum on his proposal for an energy backed alternative currency - Banking on Energy ... in massive investment in new renewable energy infrastructure and energy efficiency savings ... . At a high-level conference in Tehran in January I made a proposal in respect of an “Energy [more...]
Date: 2009-04-06 10:25:00
Want to Live Off Grid? Alternative Energy Sources are Available
Want to Live Off Grid? Alternative Energy Sources areAvailableby Jackie LeeThere used to be some disagreement over the reality ofglobal warming, ... that produces solar power. The sun's raysare converted into electricity through solar cells, solarthermal panels, parabolic mirrors and other medium. Let's look at thermal energy. This is the energy [more...]
Date: 2009-03-13 21:48:00
Chu Works to Get the Green Cash Flowing
After environmentalists and mainstream politicians alike succeeded in dedicating a good chunk of President Obama's stimulus package to green energy, ... hands, with heavy emphases on alternative energy, efficiency, and infrastructure modernization. DoE ... Obama's new energy secretary has been working on ways to make that happen more efficiently [more...]
Date: 2009-02-24 17:23:36
Evergreen Growing Year-Round - Analyst Blog
Evergreen Solar to Grow Forever-Green Portfolios We continue to like the Evergreen Solar, Inc. ( ESLR ) ... are not yet widely achieved within the alternative energy industry, and therefore render comparable ... the high-growth alternative energy industry to eventually deliver solid financial results -- given [more...]
Date: 2009-03-24 14:57:16
A word about Alternative Energy
by Jenny Robinson Fortunately for the plant, there are many forms of alternative energy. Solar power is always the obvious choice using photovoltaic cells and whereas these were ... farms” are developed by placing great arrays of triple-bladed windmills all over the place to capture [more...]
Date: 2009-02-23 08:30:34
If cars could fly? Creativity in the quest for energy efficiency
What do the Empire State Building , Scottish seaweed , and Merino wool have in common? They are all being used to improve energy efficiency. According to Alternative Energy News , these disparate entities are among many that are being looked at from an energy efficiency perspective, with an eye to either reducing their carbon [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 20:49:09
Energy Learning Curve Survey Finds Americans Support Wide Array of Proposed Energy Policies, But Are Not Yet Ready to Make Tradeoffs
At least 10 major energy proposals that would provide incentives for energy efficiency, ... and stay low, we don’t need to be worried about finding alternative sources of energy ,” and fully 53% “ ... reduce gasoline usage and support alternative energy have the support of more than two-thirds [more...]
Date: 2009-04-05 12:30:00
At Clinton Powwow, McCain, Obama Echo Each Other on Energy
Did the joint statement on the financial crisis by senators John McCain and Barack Obama set the template for their line on energy policy as well? ... mentioning “drilling”—while Sen. Obama focused more on alternative energy and conservation. ON ENERGY ... has transcripts of both candidates’ remarks. Both candidates had remarkably similar takes on energ [more...]
Date: 2008-09-25 10:42:00
Gimme a (SUV Tax) Break
Far be it from me to criticize anyone in government. (Yeah. Right.) ... in alternative energy vehicles. Rahm Emanuel also said the automakers have an outdated health care ... into bankruptcy. …”They never invested in both alternative energy cars. They got dependent on big gas [more...]
Date: 2009-03-03 20:59:51
A word about Alternative Energy
by Jenny Robinson Fortunately for the plant, there are many forms of alternative energy. Solar power is always the obvious choice using photovoltaic cells and whereas these were ... of great arrays of triple-bladed windmills all over the place. Making use of energy and having [more...]
Date: 2009-02-26 11:22:29
The storage challenge
In many respects, electric vehicles (EVs) are a classic example of a pivotal technological breakthrough in need of a few key breakthroughs of its own. EV's have the potential to transform renewable energy sources into very real alternatives ... of the renewable energy world. A flexible, widely applicable form of energy storage could very well [more...]
Date: 2009-04-03 08:28:00
Most Efficient Solar PV Plant of 2008 Won’t Hold Title for Long
A solar photovoltaic station tucked away high in a high Colorado mountain valley will finish 2008 as the nation’s most productive utility-scale solar ... Dorado Energy Solar facility in southern Nevada.» Read more on alternative energy» See peer reviews of Renewable Energy Options at Green HomeThough Alamosa will slip to number two in terms of total [more...]
Date: 2009-01-29 20:58:19
Burton Runaway Argyle Ss Polo Shirt Rock Salt Menaposs
I can wait a week to get back on that wagon. You never know when you’ll need the buying power to purchase a home, a car, ... material and you will do well. Alternative energy companies will use the mechanism of capitalism to create energy through alternate sources. [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 19:38:42
Why You Should Create Solar Panels For Your Home
Today there are a growing number of people who are turning to alternative sources for energy. These energy include such things as water and daylight ... that more and more houses are becoming provided with a solar panel which runs just about each facet of the home. It’ ... of folk are choosing to build solar panel for their houses. It’s comparatively [more...]
Date: 2009-04-06 00:15:05
Biogas plan gets another public airing
Alternative energy plans are a hot topic of discussion, but a local company would be happier if the talk about its project was a little more positive ... s new Green Energy Act may render any council input moot, as it would in essence remove local jurisdiction over such projects, attempting to streamline the process and have more alternative energy [more...]
Date: 2009-04-03 17:37:30
Harnessing the Wind
At IDT Energy we hope to educate people about alternative sources of energy production ... types of renewable energy that are in use today.One new source of energy, which isn’t really new at all, is wind energy. We are all familiar with windmills which have been used for centuries to grind [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 10:07:27
Cost Works Against Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources in Time of Recession
Windmills and solar panel arrays have become symbols of America’s growing interest in alternative energy ... of tackling climate change — will almost certainly raise electricity prices, experts say. And increasing ... to consumers. And wind and solar power are generally more expensive than the fossil fuels [more...]
Date: 2009-03-30 12:05:00
Looking For Alternative Forms of Energy
Record high prices at American gas pumps and continued global strife in the Middle East, Russia, Nigeria, ... that we are in need of developing many new avenues of alternative energy. In short, we need to reduce ... just the stuff that is cheap to remove from the earth) are running out. Energy consultants and analysts [more...]
Date: 2009-03-27 15:21:48
Solar Power Energy For Cheap Alternative Energy
by Jim Sun As we become more environmentally aware we look for new ways to reduce the world’s dependency on fossil fuel ... , and the parabolic-trough system. Solar panel installation costs can vary greatly. For example, you may ... . Hopefully, new technology advancements will soon make solar power systems commonplace world-wide [more...]
Date: 2008-11-03 16:44:03
Drumbeat: April 4, 2009
Refineries will have to cut production, says Merrill Refineries will have to substantially under utilise their capacity in 2009 as demand for ... crude. GOP alternative budget includes energy steps US House Republicans included an "all of the above" energy strategy in their alternative federal budget, according to the Natural Resources [more...]
Date: 2009-04-04 14:37:07
Volcano Breaks Eruption Moratorium
Nuku’ Alofa, Tonga - Scientists sailed to inspect an undersea volcano that has been erupting for days near Tonga shooting smoke, ... -committee on energy. “You want alternative energy, boy, you got it. The thermal energy produced by a volcano [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 11:12:07
Solar Power Energy For Cheap Alternative Energy
by Richard Collin As we seek ways to reduce our dependency on fossil fuel, with new technological advances and greater environmental awareness, ... tower system or dish engine system for collecting solar energy. Solar panel installation costs ... solar power plants and systems will hopefully become commonplace throughout the world [more...]
Date: 2008-11-04 17:45:08
News you might have missed: 23 March 2009
Skipped the papers and newsfeeds over the weekend? Never mind: Greenbang is here to keep you up to date on the latest cleantech news and development: ... Committee of MPs is calling for a universal system of carbon labelling for products; Solyndra Inc., a California solar company, will receive the US Department of Energy’s first alternative-energy [more...]
Date: 2009-03-23 16:21:56
4-3-09 Daily Small Cap Market News and Stock Highlights from SmallCapVoice.com
Submitted by SmallCapVoice.com Stocks are lower after unemployment report shows 663K job losses last month Wall Street is edging lower ... % on trading volume of 15,879 shares. GWS Technologies, Inc., an alternative energy company developing renewable energy solutions, announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership and joint [more...]
Date: 2009-04-03 15:44:13
TX Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams for US Senate
TX Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams for US Senate Posted by Robbie Cooper on December 16th, 2008 | Trackback [ ... of alternative energy technologies and promote greater energy efficiency and conservation. Education ... energy. I have served at every level of government: in three cabinet departments under two presidential [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 19:33:21
Why You Should Install Solar Power Panels For Your Residence
Today there are an increasing number of people who are turning to alternative sources for energy ... with a solar panel which runs almost each facet of the home. It’s more efficient that traditional energy ... for electricity. One such alternative for electricity and power generation is solar power. It’s not only [more...]
Date: 2009-04-01 06:16:43
Alternative Energy That Works!
Makes more sense than most alternative energy projects. Remember the first rule of leftist engineering: If everyone believes hard enough that a technology will work, then it will work. [more...]
Date: 2009-03-25 04:40:07
Les Gelb: McCain's Approach "Doesn’t fit reality anymore"
Today, the National Security Network held a conference call previewing Friday's Presidential debate on foreign policy ... about energy conservation and energy alternative at an international level. We are in two wars ... of foreign policy in the political forum. Audio can be found here, and below are some quotes [more...]
Date: 2008-09-22 18:54:56
Cost works against alternative and renewable energy sources in time of recession
Windmills and solar panel arrays have become symbols of America's growing interest in alternative energy. Yet as Congress begins debating new rules to restrict carbon dioxide emissions and promote electricity produced from renewable sources, an underlying question is how much more Americans [more...]
Date: 2009-03-28 17:47:22
SOTU Watch: Energy Claims
The President might make various remarks relating to energy tonight ... and alternative energy in saving the economy, not to mention the planet. Here are a few notes ... . To summarize: • “Green jobs” come at the expense of traditional energy jobs. At the moment [more...]
Date: 2009-02-24 21:27:32
Bright Automotive
Bright Automotive News Posts Stealthy Bright Automotive gives hints about electric car launch - Cleantech Group Anderson, Ind ... Efficient Vehicle Team and Human …. Indianapolis Officials Hope to Attract European Energy Companies - Inside INdiana Business (press release) Alternative Energy companies located in or near [more...]
Date: 2009-03-31 00:10:14
Alternative Energy and Biogas in Nepal: Some Information
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } ... Energy Exhibition in Nepal, I remembered that I have written a lot about this matter in the past ... success story about using alternative energy. In fact, Nepal has more success “ in terms of number [more...]
Date: 2009-02-20 17:44:15
Solar Yard Lights: Eco-Friendly and Energy Saving
by Ryan McCall Alternative energy sources such as solar lighting are not only environmentally friendly, ... in that installing devices that use solar power is quick and easy. Find a site that gets a lot of sunlight ... the day, solar energy is collected in batteries, requiring no additional wiring. This compares [more...]
Date: 2009-04-06 15:00:05
Sweet for President!
OK, OK... Athlete of the Year. Worried because you're strung out on CNN and now the election is over? ... a morning workout with a nap. Bicyles, wetsuits, running shoes and energy gels will all be tax ... ). My alternative energy plan is simple: everyone needs to eat more carbs. My healthcare plan entitled HTFU [more...]
Date: 2008-11-06 11:19:00
After Four Years, Energy Department Makes First ‘Green’ Loan
From our colleagues at Green Inc.:The Department of Energy has tentatively awarded its first alternative-energy loan guarantee, ... will go to Solyndra Inc., which said it would use the money to expand its production of photovoltaic systems ... , manufacturing and installation jobs. Once the panels are installed and producing power, the company [more...]
Date: 2009-03-20 22:37:57
April Environment Month: Environmental Issues
April is the month. I feel like I’ve said that way too many times ... spills. What can solve these problems? It’s up to us to find out. 5) Energy & Alternative Fuels : The energy aspect of things. We’re focusing now, as a society, on finding ways to find greener [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 06:24:07
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