News about Solar, Wind and alternative green power technologies

Roadways (Asphalt) can be Used To Harness Solar Energy

A recent experiment was conducted by Professor K. Wayne Lee and a URI student. Andrew Correia (student) evaluated the amount of solar energy that is derived from a patch of asphalt. The roadways have always been a determinant of city temperature. Heat radiation on asphalt is often a major reason why the temperature is elevated [...]

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Power Grids Of The Future Won’t Waste Energy

During energy transmission lots of electricity is lost. For wind energy, generated in the North Sea or regional wind, solar, and bio-gas power plants to reach consumers, there is a long transmission line required. In this journey, lots of energy is lost. Nevertheless, new electronic components are providing a solution. Electricity flows very similarly to [...]

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Storage Technology: An Energy Management Device For Home Use

Clean Power Solution has introduced an energy management device. The technology helps to store energy to be used on the place instead of pushing excess production of clean energy to UK’s National Grid. It is called the EMMA device. It is a technology that regulates the electricity that can be produced through photovoltaic panels as [...]

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Green Cars in Progress as Companies like Mazda Invest in Research And Development

Reuters reported that Mazda Motor Corp, is investing a large portion of funds in R&D for the creation of hybrid cars. According to the Nikkei daily, their fiscal expenditure on environmentally friendly vehicles is expected to increase from 20 percent in 2010 to above 40 percent by 2015. The company has put aside 100 billion [...]

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Duracell Releasing Energy Efficient Wireless Chargers

The new myGrid drop-and-go charger saves up to 15 percent on energy costs. It is an innovative wireless charging pad device developed by Duracell to help private and business users to charge mobile devices. The Duracell myGrid drop-and-go charging device is a wireless charger able to handle up to four mobile devices at a go. [...]

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Making the most of energy efficiency and alternative energy

Conventional energy sources like gas and oil will stay indispensable in order to meet the global demand in the anticipated future. However, taking into consideration the limited nature of these resources and their undesirable effect on the environment, there is presently a pressing and mounting need to reflect on the possibilities of how man can [...]

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A More Effective Way to Produce Solar-Grade Silicon

A Norwegian manufacturer, Elkem Solar, has through research and development been able to establish a more effective way to produce conventional silicon production. The company based in Kristiansand has achieved some of its set goals: 1. The Cost of silicon production has been decreased considerably in respect to typical production approaches. 2. The energy consumption [...]

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Myth Buster 5 – Solar Panels Use The Sun’s Heat To Generate Power

Whenever there is a new technology available that can universally alter our way of life there is bound to be some misinformation that enters mainstream media and sticks as truth. One of these myths is that solar power is generated using heat from the sun. This is not true so let us have a look [...]

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Solar Power For Your Home Is Much More Simple Than You Thought

Nothing better than a homespun solution to life’s problems. This is true when it comes to our environment and the damage we continue to inflict on it. There are things we can do to aid in reducing the amount of green house gas emitted and individually we can make a difference. At home, it is [...]

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Unique Financial Inducement Promotes Solar Power Use In Homes

In the city of San Francisco, going green has become a lifestyle and is rapidly turning the city into a world leader in renewable power – principally due to solar power technology. There have been some shifts in political will and forethought has been given to policy changes and how they can endorse a migration [...]

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