Tag Archives: Alaska

homemade geothermal cooling system Imagine an HVAC and water heating system which will save to on a building’s energy prices while minimizing CO and carbon emissions Imagine a system that’s additional reliable is to times a lot of economical provides very cheap life cycle cost and a high degree of design flexibility Where will you discover such a system You …

jatropha cons Gary Patterson asked No company and or industry today are immune from the escalating cost of crude oil In an effort to address this growing concern companies are seeking alternative cost-effective ways to make every drop of fuel count Although biodiesel is not a new type of fuel its use has not been widely considered up until now …

Even as Congress failed to take major action on climate and energy legislation in 2010, states across the United States achieved major new strides in energy efficiency, according to the 2010 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard from the nonprofit and independent American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Announces Five Top Energy-Efficiency Award Winning Programs in Colorado, Hawaii, Maryland, and New York State

fuel cell home power Fuel cells and fuel cell technology has been a big buzz now for the last couple years with lots of talk and plans for cars that run on them and so on But it has seemed to be very much a thing of the future and not of today in terms of consumer use of fuel …

Matthew Keegan asked: The growth of the ethanol industry has been a slow process, one where the automakers are way ahead of the game, building cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs which can run on either straight gasoline or a mixture of gas and ethanol, flex fuel vehicles (FFV) that now number in the millions. Lagging far behind are the number …

local energy production With the crisis in oil and natural gas prices the continued violence in the Middle East and the environmental concerns brought front and center by hurricanes Katrina and Rita alternative fuels have managed to become a topic of conversation in the mainstream media Unfortunately not all proposals make sense environmentally The energy crisis has given the nuclear …

Geothermal power generation capability worldwide rose from 7,972.seven MW in 2000 to 8,933 MW in 2005, with eight,035 MW running. This is about 0.2% of the total world installed power generating capacity. The geothermal heat pump (GHP), additionally referred to as the Ground-Supply Heat Pump (GSHP) or generically as geoexchange, is the fastest growing geothermal application today. GSHP may be …

The Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, announced today that a core group of airlines has signed groundbreaking memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with two different producers – AltAir Fuels LLC and Rentech, Inc. – for a future supply of alternative aviation fuel.

by Anna StoneThe Solar Battery Charger Solar battery chargers have been around for decades, but their popularity has increased a lot in just the last two years. This is partially because of advancements in technology, and partially because of our increased awareness of the need to shift to cleaner renewable energy sources. Advancements in technology have reduced the sizes and …

The almost daily rising cost of diesel fuel has spurred the utility company in Kodiak Alaska to order up more wind turbines to provide electricity to its customers. They already have some wind power in their system but it now makes sesne to proactively add more with energy costs skyrocketing for municipal utilities. From AP: Kodiak utility to add 3rd …

John McCain’s Energy Policy – Campaign 2008 John McCain Commerical John McCain talks about Ethanol * FactCheck: Oil independence will take 25 years, not 5 years. (Dec 2007) * Climate change is real; nuclear power is solution. (Oct 2007) * Public pressure on oil industry to invest in alternatives. (Oct 2007) * FactCheck: nuclear plants do emit no GHGs, but …

Barack Obama’s Energy Policy – Campaign 2008 * Energy ANWR: The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a protected area in northern Alaska that contains substantial supplies of oil and gas. Conservatives favor drilling ANWR to extract the oil, while liberals favor maintaining its protected status. * Deregulation Crisis: California suffered ‘rolling blackouts’ in 2001 due to insufficient energy supplies. California …

This article details the importance of the Alaskan Pipeline. The oil fields of Alaska remain a mostly untapped resource that the United States looks to for fuel in the future. The U.S. has been depending on Alaska for 17% of its domestic crude for about 3 decades now, due to its large supplies that have been found thus far and …

The feds are at it again. Instead of focusing on alternative energy source with a full tilt attitude they are still sneaking around trying to drill for oil in the north of Alaska. Check out this story I have been to the north slope of Alaska and I have walked on the land and seen it up close. It is …

With the increasing concern about environmental issues such as pollution and global warming, as well as the unbelievable rise in the price of gasoline, it is no wonder that[tag]hybrid[/tag] vehicles are gaining popularity. Hybrid cars have been relatively common for years, with hybrid Sport Utility Vehicles in close competition, but what about hybrid trucks? We don't see those too often. Automotive manufacturing giant General Motors, however, believes that will change.

With the crisis in oil and natural gas prices, the continued violence in the Middle East, and the environmental concerns brought front and center by hurricanes Katrina and Rita, alternative fuels have managed to become a topic of conversation in the mainstream media. Unfortunately, not all proposals make sense environmentally. The energy crisis has given the nuclear industry a major …