News about Solar, Wind and alternative green power technologies

Is Solar Power Worth The Investment At Today’s Costs To Lower Your Electric Bill?

These days many people would be interested in powering their homes in some way other than being dependent on the National Electric Utilities – or the national power grid, upon whom we are all reliant. With all the talk about renewable energy and conservation of power, fossil fuel damaging the earth etc., creating our own [...]

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Where Are The Best Locations For Wind Farm Installations?

Installing a wind turbine farm requires a great deal of advanced set up. Placing a wind turbine in an area that experiences a fair amount of wind is only part of the overall installation process. Wind facility operators must not only find a location where wind is plentiful but also wind speed is part of [...]

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Energy Problems Big In Texas – Plenty Of Wind Power – No Means To Transfer It

Texas is a large state with an even larger problem to deal with. It is experiencing a burgeoning wind power industry with enormous capacity, relatively speaking. The problem is their transmission lines are unable to transfer any more than half of it. This dilemma has challenged any significant realization from the Texas green Smart Grid [...]

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Panasonic Jumps Into Cleantech In A Large Way – One Billion Dollars By 2012

The world’s leading manufacturer of plasma television sets, Panasonic, is about to experience their own companywide green shift. They have decided to invest one billion dollars into clean technology as they begin to concentrate on their core market, equipping homes and businesses with energy conscious products and solar power. Panasonic joins the ranks of several [...]

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SolarReserve Gets Shaking With Salt Storage Concept In Nevada Desert

A specific issue concerning solar power is that it is inconsistent due to irregular sunshine and the simple fact that old Sol stays hidden in the evening. That said some solar companies are resorting to liquefied salt to deal with the problem. Recently SolarReserve, a new venture based in Santa Monica, California announced a plan [...]

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Australia’s New Solar Chimney Power Plant Is As Innovative As It Is Immense

A novel form of solar power generation has been evaluated and approved for production in Australia. The solar power station is a technical marvel and based on technology expertise from Germany. The amazing thing about the new solar technology is the minimalism and ease of its engineering; it also uses rudimentary guidelines of physics to [...]

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Study Concludes There Is No Human Health Risk Associated With Wind Turbines

The controversy about health issues and wind turbine proximity has taken another step toward getting resolved. A new study has been completed that was financed by the industry itself has concluded there is nothing to link human health threats to wind turbines. This flies in the face of those people who reside near these near [...]

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EarthSure Pioneers Power Coversion Unit That Harvests Artificial And Solar Light

US renewable energy Corporation EarthSure Just released an innovative power transformation structure that has the capacity to transform synthetic as well as solar transmitted light into electric current. Their new DynamicDuo unit utilizes lenses and also fiber optic technology to harvest synthetic light or solar rays, transmitting the energy to concealed solar photovoltaic panels where [...]

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Peak Oil Might Be More Than A Yarn As Saudi Arabia Studies Renewable Energy

Maybe there is something to the Peak Oil controversy after all since it was announced that Saudi Arabia, a nation that manages a full one quarter of the planet’s oil reserves, is examining renewable energy. This information was made available courtesy of Lady Barbara Judge, the UK atomic Energy Authority chairperson. Judge was coming home [...]

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Solar Power Creates A Brighter Future For America

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., referred to the American economy as a system that is maintained by “energy from hell”, during his lecture in September at the Memorial Coliseum. There is a definite relationship between the decline in the United States economy, their foreign policy agenda, and their dependence on coal and oil. We are now [...]

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