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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Obama’s Introduction of Clean Energy Slower than Expected

Recently (15th of June) related to BP oil spill, Obama did not address the issue of American’s addition to fossil fuels he rather emphasised on political damage control. We can say that Obama’s mythology or rather misinformation about America becoming a clean energy nation via solar, biomass and wind energy might take more than decades [...]

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Oil Will Never Cease to Exists But Its Significance Will Fall

There are many debates on whether oil will be depleted in 50 or 150 years. However, some experts are predicting the contrary. They foretell that oil will last forever or at least for much longer than 150 to 200 years. The earth does today contain approximately 100 trillion gallons of crude oil. This is an [...]

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Renewable Energy v.s Fossil Fuel

There is an increasing enthusiasm in the expanding needs of global energy from traditional and alternative energy sources. In reality, there are very few new methods available to harness energy. Solar, wind or water power are all traditional sources but in a rapid progress. Interestingly, the shared passion everyone has for the development of clean [...]

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Overview of Renewable Energy Systems

People are increasingly envisaging renewable sources of energy. In the developed world, it is necessary to invest in renewable energy, to enjoy a high standard of living. This is applicable to both business and households. People view alternative sources of energy as an important energy source. The benefits of using renewable energy are numerous. It [...]

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How Long will Oil Last?

Oil has been the ruling sources of world energy since the 50s. The relatively affordable supply of oil has been the backbone of the revolutionary economic growth experienced in the western world. It is predicted that the demand for oil will rise in the future. However, will expansion in production be able to accommodate such [...]

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Solar Energy Myth Buster #2 – We Must Sacrifice Various Conveniences With Solar

There are so many false statements being made about solar power and renewable energy that it is time to set some facts straight. One of the truths of solar power is that utilizing solar power systems does not mean you will have to give up on certain conveniences. The Truth Is Not Inconvenient The established [...]

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Myth Busting – Manufacturing Photovoltaic Solar Panels Damages The Environment

There are numerous falsehoods and general half truths circulating about solar energy that can be damaging to what may be the future of our energy needs. These myths need to be busted before they can do any further damage or so we are not led down a cheery garden path when it comes to renewable [...]

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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 Plane Flies Over Swiss Countryside – Very Slowly

Team from Switzerland looks to promote renewable energy sources rather than oil.   -   Powered flight just took a major leap in a new direction with the flight of a solar powered plane that has a wingspan of a 747 and the thrust of a small motorboat. It took off for the blue yonder Wednesday for [...]

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