HERE’S THE BAD NEWS. Engines waste gasoline! Up to 80% of the high-priced gas that you pump doesn’t get you anywhere because it goes UNBURNED to the catalytic converter. That means you are getting 0 MPG (zero, zilch, nada) from most of the over-priced gasoline you pump into your tank. WHY DO COMBUSTION ENGINES WASTE SO MUCH GAS? That’s what …
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The Solar Battery Charger
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 …
Read More »Today’s Interesting Energy Finds
Light Pollution: Energy Wasted by Public Lighting | Five Percent … – Is such lighting the biggest source of energy use, or even energy waste? No. … 4 Comments ». You can learn more about light pollution and its insidious … Solar energy direct from satellites – The green machine moves in mysterious ways these days, wind power, wave power …
Read More »Consumer Reports On Hybrid Cars
Contradicting consumer reports on hybrid cars Hybrids are hot nowadays. Hybrid car uses 2 engines; one uses the traditional fuel, while the other uses the energy from a rechargeable battery. There are also myriad of hybrid cars, to choose from. What then is our guarantee that we are protected from too much hype, instead of an honest advertising? One simplest …
Read More »WIND ENERGY INDUSTRY INSTALLS 1,400 MW IN 3RD QUARTER OF WHAT WILL BE ANOTHER RECORD YEAR
Evolution of Financial Crisis, Policies of New Administration Will Shape Wind Power Outlook for 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. wind energy industry installed 1,389 megawatts (MW) this quarter, bringing to 4,204 MW the total of wind power projects completed in what is expected to be another record year, the American Wind Energy Association announced today in its 3rd quarter …
Read More »BETTER PLACE PARTNERS WITH AGL AND MACQUARIE TO BUILD ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE IN AUSTRALIA
Will Raise up to $1 Billion AUD to Fund Initial Network Build Out Melbourne, Australia (Oct 22, 2008) — Better Place today announced agreements with AGL Energy and financial advisor Macquarie Capital Group to raise $1 billion (AUD) and begin deploying an electric vehicle (EV) network powered by renewable energy. The Better Place model for sustainable mobility will help Australia …
Read More »Make Your Own Electricity From Wind And Solar Power
The energy crunch is a real worldwide crisis as fossil fuel supplies decrease and populations increase. Utility costs are going up in pace with the increasing demand for electricity. It’s no wonder that the alternative energy arena is a quickly growing market with millions of dollars invested every year. And of these great clean renewable energy sources, solar wind power …
Read More »Electric Vehicle Kits: Build Your Own Electric Car
Kerry Ng asked: With rising fuel costs, more and more people and are looking for alternatives. One such alternative that is gaining popularity, especially with the do-it yourself types, are the electric vehicle kits. Anyone familiar with automobiles can now use these kits to convert traditional gas powered vehicles to one powered by electric current. However, converting a traditional Gas …
Read More »Going Solar – First Step – Signing Papers
OK so we announced that we were going solar or at least partial solar for our power generation on our house using the new SolarLease program by Solar City. They had made it very easy to analyze and determine what kind of system we could install and how much it would save us in terms monthly payments and ROI over …
Read More »Solar Power For Home Use – Making Solar Power For Home Use
Generating solar power for home use is one way that concerned homeowners can reduce their carbon footprint – and save money. There is a constant supply of solar energy, renewed every day, and generating solar power for home use helps to reduce the environmental damage from fossil fuel use. Many people are interested in generating solar power at home, but …
Read More »Alternative Fuel Vehicles And Biodiesel
Alisha Dhamani asked: If it’s a diesel, it’s an alt fuel vehicle by default. Biodiesel blends can be used in any diesel engine; however, it’s important to use the blends in accordance with the manufacturers specs. With more and more clean diesels coming on line, keep your eyes peeled for those ULSD pumps too. With fueling stations in all 50 …
Read More »Solar Energy – the Supreme Substitute Energy At the Moment
Lots of people actually already have basic understanding about solar energy. Discussing about solar energy will be near to talk about how the sun can supply substitute energy. In reality, many people have used the sun’s power to heat air and water for various energy resources. Furthermore, many people shift to solar energy since it’s the cleanest and most viable …
Read More »EnergÃa solar casera
Decidiendo si o no utilizar la energÃa solar casera Si usted está pensando en la adición de la energÃa solar casera o la instalación de la energÃa solar casera en un nuevo hogar, este artÃculo es aquà ayudar a dirigirle con lo que usted necesita saber. Hay muchas cosas a considerar antes de que usted pueda saber si o la …
Read More »Algae Biodiesel the Fuel of the Future
Ron Subs asked: Most American consumers have been hit hard by soaring gas prices, and many people from individuals to research firms are searching for an alternative fuel source that is renewable, economical, and environmentally friendly. Biodiesel made from crops such as corn and soybeans is one such alternative that most people are aware of, but another option, algae biodiesel, …
Read More »We Are Going Solar! Step by step
So we have advocated for solar for years but in all honesty we did not have the money to build and pay for a larger solar panel system on our house. We have used and worked with small solar panels to charge batteries and the like but the whole concept of replacing some or all of our electric draw from …
Read More »Make Your Own Windmill – Reduce Your Electricity Bill!
Earth4Energy is a guide that explains how to reduce the cost of your electricity and switch to an environmental way of using energy. We, all hear the talk about the Presidential Candidates promise to concentrate on producing energy. Of course,there are different alternative energy options, which include biofuel, electricity windmill, solar energy and renewable energy. No matter, which one you …
Read More »Make Money With An Energy Deregulation Business And Lower Your Texas Electric Bill
One of the fastest growing companies in the United States is Dallas, Texas based Ambit Energy. Ambit entered the deregulated electricity market in Texas in 2006. Ambit started service in New York with electricity and natural gas service in 2007. In 2008, natural gas service was launched in Illinois. In early 2009, Ambit energy will expand natural gas service into …
Read More »Making Biodiesel: Why is it your Best Option?
M. Markella asked: You have a lot of options if you want to use alternative bio-fuels to run a diesel engine. You can use only vegetable oils by making some modifications to your diesel engine, or you can use a mix of vegetable oils and other original diesel fuels like petroleum or kerosene. But the best by far option, is …
Read More »Bailout Bill Includes Solar Tax Credits
Solar tax credits extended Well we can argue till the cows come home about whether the financial crisis bailout bill is going to work or if it is good for America but one thing is for sure the solar power industry is doing a dance today. Included in the bill that passed the Senate the other day and went before …
Read More »Use Green Energy To Help Save Natural Resources
We are facing a global energy crisis that is continuing to get worse every day. The problem is multi-faceted. On one hand, we are depleting our supply of non-renewable resources. These resources cannot be replaced and when they are gone, we will have to rely on other sources of energy. Because of simple supply and demand economics, as the supply …
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