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Recondition Your Old Battery
It’s not difficult to recondition your old battery, although it takes some skill to perfect the process. While the techniques needed to revive a battery are simple, you don’t need to be a rocket scientist to get the job done. Source Article: Recondition Your Old Battery Rating 3.00 out of 5 [?]
Concentrating Solar Power for Stronger Energy
When people talk about solar power, they usually are referring to the photovoltaic type. But there’s another type of solar power and it’s starting to gain some ground over its photovoltaic power. This is concentrated solar power, or CSP solar energy, which is the solar energy that’s generated when one concentrates sunlight onto a small [...]
Solar Panels in Space to Light Up the Earth
PG&E announced that they will be placing solar panels in space and beam the energy down to Earth. by 2016. The west coast energy giant is committed to bring renewable energy to its customers, and has embraced a wide array of technology, such as geothermal, wind, biomass, tidal, wave and solar. The company is now [...]
Thoughts about NERC Report on Renewable Energy
North American Electric Reliability Corp. stated that the planned expansion of solar and wind power by the Obama administration will definitely challenge the existing power grid. The company is not asking for a slowdown in the employment of renewable energy, but continued by saying that improvement in technology can help them reach the projected goal. [...]
Tennessee Valley Authority to Generate More Solar and Wind Power
Tennessee Valley Authority, or TVA, is leading by example. Its officials agreed to buy 2,000 megawatts of power from clean alternative energy sources, such as wind and solar generators. This is in connection with their Energy Right Program. The program aims to encourage, communicate and support the smart and effective use of electricity in [...]
NJ Renews Nuclear Contract, Promises More Alternative Production in the Future
Nuclear power will stay as New Jersey’s main power source, with the state renewing its contract with Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station. This news came as state officials announced it will be pushing for the use of clean power sources, such as solar and wind. It appears that the Garden State will not be going [...]
Living Off the Grid
When one speaks about clean alternative energy, and the prospect of living off the grid, many people instantly feel that they would have to give up most of their modern amenities in order to live in such a fashion. Many more people actually think this is an endeavor solely for granola-loving hippies, whose modest ways [...]
Houses Go Green with Rebates and Tax Credits
Saving the Earth goes hand in hand with saving money. Utility companies issue rebates for homeowners who install solar or wind turbine systems in their homes. Plus, if they have excess power produced from their solar power system, they can sell it back to the electric utility companies. Going green should be the priority of [...]
Earth Day 2009
In an official Earth Day proclamation today, President Obama has stressed that increasing our use of renewable energy is key to America’s prosperity, and has announced plans to lease out federal waters for alternative energy projects such as wind and ocean currents. To quote: The choice we face is not between saving our environment and [...]
Photovoltaic Cells
As the world advances, new technologies arise – or, in some cases, older technologies are exhumed and improved upon. Although most people are under the impression that the field of photovoltaics is a new subject, based on recent invention, this is not actually the case. But first of all lets take a look at what [...]
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