News about Solar, Wind and alternative green power technologies

An Environmental-Friendly Way to Charge Electric Car Batteries

In accordance to the April 2010 issue of ScienceDaily electromobility only makes sense if the car batteries are charged by making use of electricity that has been produced from renewable sources. However the supply of green electricity is not sufficient all the time. What can help in such situation is an intelligent charging station that [...]

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Britain Can Eliminate Greenhouse Emission over the next 20 Years through Offshore Wind, Insulation & Electrification

The British government is willing to decrease greenhouse emission with 30 percent by year 2020 and as much as 80 percent by year 2050. However, a more effective strategy could be implemented. According to “Centre of Alternative Technology (CAT)” it is possible to become a zero-carbon economy by year 2030 through 10 steps. 1. Fewer [...]

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Myth Buster # 4 – Utility Line Workers Put At Risk Due To Grid-Tied Photovoltaics

Skepticism abounds where solar energy is concerned and such cynicism leads to a many untruths and unreliable information. One fable that exists despite its being dispelled often is the one concerning the safety of utility workers. It concerns how that safety is at risk when they are called upon to operate in contact with grid [...]

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Utility Sized Solar Power Facilities Ramping Up Across The United States

The US Government’s Department Of The Interior is concentrating efforts to develop renewable power programs built on public land regulated by the Bureau of Land Management. One particular plan has them focusing on the use of enormous tracts of arid desert land to construct utility scale solar power plants. Just the sound of the name [...]

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Solar Power Generation Is A Natural Fit For Our Future Power Needs

Solar power is just an incredible way to power our world. If we could find methods of tapping into the sun’s energy for ALL our power requirements, the world would be a much safer and cleaner place. We know the sun is a powerful source of renewable power but only one hour of the sun’s [...]

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Leasing Solar Panels A Great Alternative, Says Celebrity TV Contractor

Mike Holmes, star of Holmes on Homes on HGTV, thinks homeowners with sun drenched roofs should lease solar panels on the space, mutually future proofing their technology as well as supplying any extra energy to benefit the grid. Holmes talks about his own property just outside of Toronto, Canada where he has some extra land [...]

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Mechanism of Wind Turbines

Wind turbine is a technology that converts moving air into electricity. Energy is practically harnessed from the motion of air. Understanding the inside of a Wind turbine Generating electricity from wind is relatively simple. All effective wind turbines have often 3 blades that are aerodynamically architectured to easily create a rotating movement as air blows. [...]

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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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Many States Could Meet Their Renewable Power Objectives With Their Own Resources

There are thirty six states, which have renewable energy objectives, or renewable power mandates that could satisfy these by simply utilizing renewable energy located within that state. This is according to a report released by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. That same report states that twenty three states could become self reliant in electrical current [...]

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Huge New York Area Ocean Wind Development Much Closer To Reality

New York based politicos and energy authorities are going forward with an ambitious offshore wind development that might be the biggest in the nation, located just thirteen miles off shore of the Borough of Queens. The Long Island – New York City Official Wind Collaborative, a faction made up of utilities and government organizations stated [...]

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