So How Exactly Does Solar Powered Energy Create Electrical energy

The sun produces immense amounts of energy which are transmitted right down to the earth’s surface. As soon as the sun’s light reach the earth’s surface the concentration of the heat directly coming from the sunlight is not as hot due to some of the heat energy is actually rerouted before it actually gets to the earth’s atmosphere. When the …

Read More »

How Could A Solar Panel Help You

The sun creates immense amounts of energy which are transmitted down to the earth’s surface. As soon as the sun’s light reach the earth’s surface the intensity of the heat directly from the sun’s rays is not as hot basically because some of the heating happens to be rerouted before it reaches the earth’s atmosphere. When the sun is hot …

Read More »

How Could Solar Powered Energy Benefit You

The sun’s light generates immense amounts of heat that are transmitted right down to the earth’s surface. When the sun’s rays reach the earth’s surface the power of the heat directly coming from the sun’s rays is not as hot due to some of the heat is actually rerouted right before it actually reaches the earth’s atmosphere. When the direct …

Read More »

10 Regular Products That Are More Environmental Friendly than Their So-called Green Counterparts

Today’s guest post: The global warming or climate change enthusiasts have created a huge focus on saving the planet by promoting environmentally friendly products. Savvy consumers should be careful not to fall for this marketing gimmick called greenwashing. Many of the products we already use are friendlier to the environment than their so-called green counterparts. Pay close attention to the …

Read More »

REPORT: TVA FACES “INSURMOUNTABLE” OBSTACLES TO COMPLETING STALLED BELLEFONTE REACTOR IN ALABAMA

Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Releases Expert Engineer’s Report Highlighting Major Roadblocks to Finishing Long-Abandoned Critically Compromised Reactor Project KNOXVILLE,TN.///August 9, 2011///Efforts by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to resume construction at the long-shuttered, nearly 40-year-old Bellefonte nuclear reactor Unit 1 in Jackson County, Alabama, are unlikely to be successful due to seven major problems, including water damage to the …

Read More »

Is Going Solar Now More Affordable?

GOING SOLAR PROGRAM Thanks To The New American Vision Solar™ Power Purchase Agreement Solar panels create a ‘green’, pollution-free source for heat, light and electricity. The technology has been around for a while, in fact, because satellites utilize solar panels, we already rely on solar power for many of the gadgets we use everyday from cell phones to GPS systems …

Read More »

California to Continue to Lead Nation in Solar Power Installations

With a series of intensive solar projects under way, as much as 7.5GW in PV capacity could be added to the local power grid by 2015, more than half the state’s announced goal of achieving 12GW from all renewable sources—and with five more years to spare before the targeted 2020 deadline. What this shows is the likelihood of PV accounting in the future for a great portion of clean energy in California, Sheppard noted.

Read More »

Wind Power Myths

windturbinesinc asked: Originally a presentation found at: www.slideshare.net Read more about it at: windturbinesllc.blogspot.com knol.google.com Connect with us! twitter.com www.facebook.com

Read More »

Agua Caliente Solar Project

Department of Energy Finalizes a $967 Million Loan Guarantee to Support the Agua Caliente Solar Project Arizona Project Expected to Generate Approximately 400 Solar Related Jobs Washington D.C. – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that the Department of Energy finalized a $967 million loan guarantee to Agua Caliente Solar, LLC. The loan guarantee will support the construction of …

Read More »

Removing the Rare Element Shackles from Solar Energy

By Daryl J. Ehrmantraut Our future energy requirements depend on reaching the ‘holy grail’ of electricity generation – Finding a cheaper alternative to coal and other fossil fuels. The availability of an alternative energy source would also contribute significantly to energy self-sufficiency in North America. Every hour more energy from the sun hits the earth than the world’s entire population …

Read More »

What About Cooling From the Sun?

Photograph by Tim Wimborne, Reuters This story is part of a special series that explores energy issues. For more, visit The Great Energy Challenge. For years, the energy world has puzzled over how to harness the sun to make rooms cool. That may sound counterintuitive to those who think primarily of the uncomfortable heat beating down on roofs and windows …

Read More »

How to Minimize Your Carbon Footprint When Moving

Moving can be a stressful time for anyone. Whether you have planned your move for weeks (or even months), or are moving with little to no notice, it is always difficult to pack your entire life into boxes and transport it to your next abode. For those who are environmentally-responsible, minimizing your carbon footprint – the effect that your activities …

Read More »

Solar Power Coated Plastic? It’s Here!

Currently under development for eventual commercial deployment in the estimated 85 million commercial buildings and homes in America, SolarWindow(TM) is the subject of ten new patent filings and is the world's first-of-its-kind technology capable of generating electricity on see-through glass windows.

Read More »

New Catalyst For Ethanol Made From Biomass

Researchers potentially find a renewable path to fuel additives, rubber and solvents The right balance of zinc and zirconium oxides in this catalyst (purple block) converts ethanol to isobutene with low amounts of unwanted byproducts such as acetone and ethylene. RICHLAND, Wash. – Researchers in the Pacific Northwest have developed a new catalyst material that could replace chemicals currently derived …

Read More »

Destination Clean Energy: Denver International Airport Dedicates

Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG) and Denver International Airport (DIA) today announced the completion of a 4.4-megawatt, ground-mounted solar power system. Constellation Energy built, owns and maintains the solar installation, and DIA will purchase the electricity produced by the system over a 20-year period. It is the third large-scale solar project for DIA, bringing the airport’s total amount of hosted solar power to more than 8 megawatts – the most solar generation at a commercial airport in the United States.

Read More »

Can You Live Off Grid?

A large amount of people are starting to realize it’s feasible to continue enjoying all the modern amenities they became used to while also experiencing the independence of off grid living. Off grid living means exactly that – living off the grid. You can enjoy freedom from power lines, electrical bills and the sky-rocketing rates being charged by resources corporations …

Read More »

Clean Energy Nation

By Congressman Jerry McNerney Ph.D., Co-author of Clean Energy Nation: Freeing America from the Tyranny of Fossil Fuels I make it a point to meet with as many people as possible to learn from the experiences of others and stay connected. It’s important to represent my constituents effectively. In the last year, the tone of the conversations has changed. People …

Read More »

Help Save Thousands in Electricity Costs Using Energy By Tesla

This could not become a case of “Too good to be true”, if you consider the paradox that if anything is good and is cheap it seems to promptly get sent to a silent grave. This is often easily seen in the field of alternative medicine, so I have no idea why it would be any different with alternative energy. …

Read More »