Alternative Energy HQ solar power for homes, wind energy, and bio fuel issues

With energy bills skyrocketing, both businesses and homeowners are seeing solar power as a workable alternative. You can easily add this type of renewable energy to your system by purchasing a DIY solar power kit. However, there are five important things with which you should be familiar before you make such a purchase. Solar Power Dimensions To determine whether or …

New research shows that the cost of installing and owning solar panels will fall even faster than expected, BBC News reported. Some 90 percent of existing solar panels last for 30 years, instead of the predicted 20 years — which brings down the lifetime cost, according to the independent EU Energy Institute. In fact, the panels are such a good …

NYPA has announced a major step forward on its Great Lakes Offshore Wind Project. On December 1, President Richard Kessel released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the development of utility scale (120 MW to 500 MW) wind generating projects in New York State waters of Lake Erie and/or Lake Ontario. The release of the RFP followed several months of …

When you rely on your printer for regular document or image printouts, you know it can be costly to keep buying ink cartridges. Getting the print quality you expect from branded ink cartridges can be possible with lower costs. One way to do this is to find a local supplier who can give discounts or offer promos on their products. …

The typical family income has dropped considerably which has made saving money on gas and electricity a major priority. Most of us are also concerned about our environment and want to be more “earth” conscience by finding ways to make solar power and wind energy and use only renewable energy resources. To begin to save on utility bills you need …

Watch this video showing the giant 134 foot wind turban blades being masde and transported. If you’re driving anywhere between Iowa and upstate New York this week, honk if you like wind! One of the giant blades — nearly half a football field in length — that powers GE’s 1.5-megawatt line of wind turbines is making a cross-country journey on …

GWS Technologies, Inc. an alternative energy company developing and marketing solar and wind-powered renewable energy products and solutions, announced today that it would begin distribution of the Solaranda™ Solar Shade Structure. “The Solaranda is innovative, creative, and just the solution to give the solar industry a boost,” said GWS Technologies Vice President Michael Coskun. “The Solaranda appeals to a large …

Today was not a solar power day though as the rain was coming down when the city inspector arrived. It made it a little tricky climbing on to the roof in the rain but they did get it done and checked out without anyone slipping or sliding on the roof.

In this article we will discuss some themes related to different types of constructions used to produce solar power. We will begin from the grid-tied systems. A utility-interactive solar power system makes electricity, which is put directly to the grid. The word grid-tied means, that the system is tied, verbatim, to the grid. This system will accumulate the energy even …

For last several decades the world climate has been changing faster and faster. For last fifty years average temperature of surface in the world has increased more than on 0.7 degrees Celsius. This caused such phenomena as, for instance, decreasing of Arctic Ice` amounts on 2.7% every decade. In the end of 20th century, beginning of 21st, the highest temperatures …

What a great day it was last week when the crew from Solar City called me to come check out the completed installation of our solar power system on our home. The First Solar panels had all gone in, the electrical had all been run, the inverter installed, and everything tested out.

One of the most popular Hybrid cars on the market today is the Toyota Prius. It is both compact and economical, with a starting price of just $22,400. The price puts the Prius within the realms of possibility for the everyday, although environmentally-conscious, individual. The third generation of Toyota Prius, the 2010 model, has EPA ratings of 51 mpg in …

We are getting a 2.4KW system installed by Solar City on their SolarLease plan. This has enabled us to get this system put in for a very small down payment up front and then monthly lease payments on the system. When you average out our power usage we should come out about even in terms of our monthly payment. Instead of paying money to PG&E for our electrical usage we will be paying for the solar lease. Plus when we are not home and the system is creating more solar power than we are using it will go back into the grid and we get credit for that power generation from PG&E.

But along comes a company to my attention of late that seems to be proving that wrong. Clear Edge Power is advertising a fuel cells power system for home and business use now, not next year or beyond.

What is Net Metering? Coming from Nth Degree Solar Energy from Grand Junction Colorado, I get asked a lot about net metering, and how it operates, so here are some concepts to ponder about net metering and solar power generation. When you use electrical power, it spins your electric meter forward. You pay on this meter based on how many …

The installation of our Solar City solar power system for our home has moved forward nicely. One of the things we had to have done was a bit of upgrading to the rafters in our attic so that our roof can be structurally sound and support the panels effectively.

Want a screaming fast motorcycle that is green too? Does that sound like a contradiction? Well not anymore. Thanks to the entrepreneur behind the world’s first zero-emissions motorcycle race is back with a limited-edition competition-caliber electric superbike we’ll see on the track next year. The Mavizen TTX02 unveiled Tuesday in Las Vegas marries top-shelf components and racy styling with a …

The installation of our Solar City solar power system for our home has moved forward nicely. One of the things we had to have done was a bit of upgrading to the rafters in our attic so that our roof can be structurally sound and support the panels effectively. We have a low slope roof and thus our attic is …