News about Solar, Wind and alternative green power technologies

The American Coal Addiction Can Cease: It Doesn’t Need a Herculean Effort To Happen

People consider coal to be an indispensable source of energy. The worse is that Americans are predicting coal to play a critical role in the future’s energy supply. The coal equation can easily be eliminated from our energy supply. However, there need to be a will to do so. Here is a brief overview how [...]

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Norway Renewable Energy: In The Transport Sector

The transportation sector accounts for roughly 37 percent of the world’s carbon emission. The annual consumption of an estimated 57 TWh of fuel comes from fossil fuels that are utilized in combusted engines. The innovative new electric engines are on less polluting than the combusted engines. They are more energy efficient and can support a [...]

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Renewable Energy: Storage Solutions Suggested In Norway

The major constrains with renewable energy sources is its inconsistent or irregular supply. For example, solar energy supply is subject to seasonal changes, the absence of sunshine during the night and cloudy days. It is not feasible to produce solar energy during the night and wind energy cannot be generated if there is no wind. [...]

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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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Some Amazing Facts About Solar Power

Chances are you have heard some interesting facts about renewable solar power. The tough part comes in trying to make a determination between the actual facts and what are often just opinions. My hope is that I can pass on to readers some of the more impressive true facts regarding solar power. There are some [...]

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Putting Solar Energy To Work In Your Own Residence

Not only is solar power an excellent means of saving money on utility rates, installing a solar energy system in your home is great for the environment. You will be doing your bit to help “green up” the neighborhood. You will also be the envy of all your neighbors! This short write up will explain [...]

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Concentrated Solar Electric Energy

By now, we all know the definition of solar electric power – generating electric power from the energy of the sun. It could take the form of direct to photovoltaic or PV, or perhaps it could be the indirect route. An example of the indirect method is concentrating solar power, for instance, when the sun’s [...]

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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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Make Maximum Use of Solar Energy; Use Molten Salt for Night Generation

There are many conductors of heat; molten salt is one, which can store the heat that the sun provides during the day. This energy can thereafter be used in the night to provide electricity. In the vicinity of Granada, in Spain around 28,000 metric tons of salt, is present in the pipelines along a power [...]

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