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Well whether you love it or hate it ethanol has made plenty of waves this past year. It is certainly not the ultimate solution to our energy woes but it does have its place in the mix. Here is a round up of recent news and info from the world of ethanol production. As always your comments are welcomed on …

Photovoltaic Solar Project Generates Renewable, Clean Electricity First Solar, Inc. and NRG Energy, Inc. today announced the start of commercial operation for the largest photovoltaic (PV) solar project in California. First Solar developed and built the 21-megawatt (MW) power plant in Blythe, Calif., which was acquired last month by NRG through its wholly owned subsidiary NRG Solar. Electricity generated by …

On Thursday, a construction crew from Jonas Energy in Lake County, aided by a crane, installed a 45-foot Skystream 3.7 wind turbine on Anaba's vineyard and tasting room property, located at 60 Bonneau Road in Sonoma, at the intersection of Highways 116 and 121. According to Sweazey, the turbine is expected to generate 40 to 75 percent of the electricity needed to power Anaba's tasting room, offices, irrigation system and cased goods storage facility.

We took advantage of the Solar City lease option to secure a solar energy system for our home in California. The program launched in 2008 but when the economy went south the financing for the lease program took a hit and it caused big delays which were no fault of Solar City. So it has been some months since we …

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In his first 100 days, President Obama has taken bold moves to create a comprehensive resource renewable energy policy to help America reduce its dependency on foreign sources of power, while also responsibly reducing our carbon footprint on the planet. In addition to allocating money for an updated energy grid, wind farms, solar farms, green buildings and fuel cell research, …

How did I accomplish that? Well instead of driving my 20 MPG car to work as per normal I rode my brand new Diggler electric scooter to work, zipping along on surface streets and arriving at work in about ten minutes longer than driving my car, all the while getting a fresh air look at the world on my ride.

When buying solar supplies, keep in mind there are two main types of solar energy. Solar thermal energy can collect the sun’s warmth through water or an anti-freeze mixture. Solar photovoltaic energy converts the sun’s radiation to usable electricity. Solar thermal energy is commonly used in hot water tanks and pool heating, whereas photovoltaic systems are most commonly used for …

Wind is one of the most perfect, if not cleanest, unfailing energy sources accessible to us. What almost somebodies don’t know is it is too the fastest acquiring energy sector. Windearth 4 energy scam is an substitute variant of solar power. Other control surfaces on the World react other than to being made by sunshine, special in involves to heat. …

My long march to getting solar energy installed on my house in California continues it slog towards the final day when it gets turned on and we jump for joy. It all started last Fall when SolarCity was heavily promoting its new program for leasing a solar energy system. I was not in the position to buy a system for my house so the idea of leasing the system and putting down a modest down payment ($1000) and being able to basically pay the same amount each month for the lease and my electric bill as I am currently paying for the electricity straight from the utility had some real merit to me.

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and U.S. Senator Harry Reid today announced a series of initiatives, including proposed “Solar Energy Study Areas,” that would expedite the development of solar energy on public lands in the western United States. The Bureau of Land Management believes that the selected areas, which have high solar energy potential and are located near existing transmission lines and other infrastructure, have low levels of conflict with natural resources.

Solar water heating systems are an effective way of conserving energy and reducing your energy bill. Contrary to popular belief, this is not a new technology. Solar water heating systems have been used commercially for over a century now, with the first commercial water heater (the Climax Solar-Water Heater) going on sale in 1891 in the United States. By the …

The New Fuels Alliance (NFA), one of the nation’s leading advocates for advanced biofuels, is warning that California’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions from gasoline may actually increase greenhouse gas emissions and worsen the state’s dependence on dirty fossil fuels.

Ed Ring Even if California only ends up with 25% renewable electricity within the next decade or two, there is going to be a staggering amount of investment pouring into wind and solar power, and with intermittent sources of energy, massive storage infrastructure is just as necessary as the generating infrastructure. In our analysis of Prop. 7, California’s Proposition 7, …

Here is a quick compendium of what is going on in the solar panels arena of late. Much is going on to develop new solar technologies that are more efficient, cheaper, and lighter weight. (Just imagine when they can cover the roof of every warehouse building and shopping center!) Solar Promoters Push Recycling as Path to ‘Double Green’ – Green …

Yet, there are serious questions about geothermal energy development. It has been named the ‘poor cousin’ of renewable energy: likely because it is mining a finite resource and there is the little issue of causing earthquakes . Geothermal energy provides significant benefits in terms of improved air quality, increased diversity in electric energy sources, local and state revenues, and employment. …

So yesterday we featured some news and video abut the upcoming Aptera electric car which is a real head turner on the road in that it departs from conventional car design to the point of being almost completely unique. It bears further review. So today we feature a wrap up of various videos on the Aptera development. Aptera Electric Car …

Want to see more of the Aptera Electric Car? Well Zap Root just did one of their shows about it. We have reported on this new thoroughly modern electric car before but it i snow coming close to production status so you can get your hands on one too. Isn’t their host just so perky. How does she do that? …

Do you know how solar energy works actually? Some people do not care too much on how solar energy works and it may happen on you too. Nevertheless, it will be very useful to know how solar energy works for humans. Solar power is probably the cleanest and most viable form of renewable energy. The advantages of solar energy beats …

Another state has signed on with Better Place to create an electric-car network. Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle announced yesterday that Hawaii is partnering up to fuel Hawaii’s drive to lead the nation in renewable energy use, and create jobs locally. “Attracting investments into the state is a major component of our Five-Point Action Plan to help stimulate the economy,” said …