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When a domestic customer is thinking of taking up environmentally supportive technology in the form of Solar Energy Panels, they might well want to know how they can distinguish between the many businesses offering Solar Energy Panels packages. There is at present a certification system called the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS), which is an industry recognised qualification for Solar Energy …

Art K Krause asked: I have had an interest in alternate sources of energy. I have investigated solar power and wind power but both are very expensive and look ugly on my house. I have asked my neighbors what they would think of my building a virtual wind farm to power my home and the answers were not enthusiastic to …

With the continuing push for reducing CO2 emissions and renewable energy sources, the preferable direction for householders to go for is that of Solar Energy Panels. The production of energy from Solar Energy Panels is electricity, produced in photovoltaic cells by the outcome of sunlight, and converted to use in the home to power any mains electrical machine. The prices …

Guest blog by Cara Miale March 23, 2011 As if we don’t have enough phobias already, now there is range anxiety, a malady brought on by the electric car. But it’s okay; there is a cure, or rather an app for that. Studies indicate that many electric car drivers – and those considering joining the ranks – suffer the fear …

Today’s guest post is a good one that deals with how your company and HR department can implement green practices to everyday business standards. This is something that can be simple to do and yet have far ranging impact if we all set it up in the way we do daily business. A large multitude of human resource management departments …

The horrific Japanese disaster and nuclear power plant failures have many of us around the world worried about fallout. Personally the more the TV commentators tells us there is nothing to worry about the more I worry because they are just regurgitating what they are fed by authorities. Let us see what really happens. So to that point we should …

Sandra Maria Stammberger asked: Gas prices are on the rise and the Jones’s don’t know where to turn. Unfortunately employers don’t pay more to compensate for the escalating cost of fuel. This leaves families struggling to figure out the means to deal with the extra cost of travel. Less families are going on vacations, visiting relatives and taking unnecessary trips …

A perfect storm of science, media fascination, and government has propelled a new word into the lexicon of English speakers around the globe. We all know it and we all have been affected by its implications regardless of how much we may actually know about the issue. That word is “green”; the color that’s been marketed to invoke feelings of …

Davion Wong asked: A homemade wind power generator is able to capture and convert wind into energy that can be used to fuel one’s home or place of business. When people think of such a device, they usually think of a mill or turbine, which takes wind energy and converts it into electricity. As the prices of oil continue to …

parry asked: Many people are now getting frustrated with their usual gas-guzzling conventional car because of the constant increase in fuel prices. Because of this, more and more people are looking for alternative modes of travel. Some people with cars are now leaving it on the garage and walks from home to work almost everyday to conserve fuel and some …

Jim Crow asked: They have appeared on TV, talked about on the radio and splashed over the cover pages of magazines. What exactly are electric cars and what do we know about them? Well, there are some facts that you may want to acquaint yourself with about this new type of cars that run on batteries instead of gasoline. First, …

INNOVATIVE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP BEGINS “SOLAR FOR ALL CALIFORNIA” INSTALLATION TRAINING PROGRAM “Solar for California” pilot program to provide no cost solar power for low-income multi-family residents Main Street Power Company, Inc., a national solar finance company, today begins the citizen training component of the no cost solar energy pilot program it is implementing in partnership with MS Solar Solutions Corp., …

There are essentially just two main kinds of solar panel. The simpler type which just generate Solar Energy in the form of hot water, and the higher technology type which harvest useful amounts of electricity. Both types of system can prove to be cost effective if they are effectively installed, and when one takes advantage of state grants which are …

Comprised of more than 7,300 solar panels at 15 IUSD sites, the solar deployments are expected to generate more than 2.9 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity per year, and more than 51 million kWh over 20 years. IUSD will use all of the energy produced to offset their demand from the grid.

Tony S Gee asked: It’s beginning to look like we’ll be seeing an increasing number of electricity powered vehicles on our roads as motor manufacturers introduce ever more appealing electric cars. The last three years have seen a dramatic fall in sales of gas-guzzling SUVs in the United States as consumers vote with their wallets and go for more energy …

Tim Partha asked: Electric cars and their advantages versus their disadvantages are an ever-increasing debate. In a country that is so dependent upon petroleum products and convenience it is hard to convince people that there are alternatives to the way we use transportation. For instance do we really to travel at 75 to 80 miles per hour? If you owned …

Products bearing the Energy Star label offer many beneits to customers and the environment. Energy Star claims that in 2009, it helped US people save approximately $17 bn. on household bills and sufficient energy to offset the greenhouse gas emissions that 30 million cars would generate. Here are beneits of Energy Star-qualiied appliances. Benefits of Energy Star-Certified Appliances Less Water …

I am appalled at the state of the public discourse on oil and gasoline prices. Between the newspapers and the talking heads, there is an increasing cacophony that the government should do something, just about anything, to halt the increase in oil and gasoline prices. From the lefties:  Release stocks from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve!  Stop Big Oil from gouging …

Anton Rowd asked: Every loyal customer to Toyota and the people behind the company itself are looking forward to 2008. Why? Because that is the slated release for the much-awaited Toyota hybrid sports car dubbed the Volta. Toyota has always been known to set itself apart from all other car manufacturers, releasing some of the most outrageous designs that seem …

Products carrying the Energy Star label offer many beneits to customers and the environment. Energy Star claims that in 2009, it helped Americans save approximately $17 bln on utility charges and enough energy to counterbalance the CO2 emissions that 30,000,000 autos would generate. Here are beneits of Energy Star-qualiied appliances. Benefits of Energy Star-Certified Appliances Less Water Wasted matched against …