Biodiesel is a renewable fuel for diesel engines derived from vegetable oils or animal fats. It is made from renewable sources, burns with less emissions than regular diesel and is biodegradable. Because we no longer need to mine fossil fuels this source ticks all the right environmental boxes. Luckily for us, choosing biodiesel also ticks all the right financial boxes, …
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OriginOil Announces New Research Agreement with U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory
OriginOil will work with DOE’s Office of Biomass Programs to create standards for algal biomass Los Angeles, CA – December 8, 2011 – OriginOil, Inc. www.originoil.com (OTC/BB: OOIL), the developer of a breakthrough technology to extract oil from algae and an emerging leader in the global algae oil services industry, today announced the funding of a new research agreement with …
Read More »Plug-in Hybrid Car. Is it in your Future?
Floyd Dorrance asked: When you think about “hybrid car”, what do you think of first? Which aspects of “hybrid car” are important, which are essential, and which ones can you take or leave? You be the judge. Because of the constant increase in fuel prices, many people are now considering getting rid of their gas guzzling conventional car and are …
Read More »The Benefits of Electric Cars
Daniel Collins asked: The increasing concern about the state of the environment has seen gas-guzzling automobiles become a target of much dispute. It’s no secret that the carbon-emissions being pumped into the environment every second by diesel-driven cars is having a major detrimental effect, which is why solutions like electric cars are becoming more popular. Electric cars offer transport driven …
Read More »The 100 Year History Of The Hybrid Car
T J Madigan asked: The history of hybrid cars is immersed in controversy. Not so much for the product itself, but for the technology it uses. Is it old like the conception of wheel itself, or is it a recent idea, as recent as the embryonic stem cell technology? First of all, a hybrid car is a vehicle that uses …
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wood chip chp There are many ways to convert biomass fuel into a useable source of fuel one way is biomass gasification Gasification is thermal process where heating the biomass in a low oxygen ecosystem generates a gas mixture called syngas or synthesis gas This gas is manufactured up of mainly hydrogen and carbon monoxide Depending on the efficiency of …
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how many homes will one turbine power The power to supply electricity is measured in watts The output of a wind turbine is directly dependent on the turbine’s size and the wind’s speed via the rotor Ranging from watts to five megawatts MW wind turbines are currently being manufactured with varied power ratings Wind speed is the most necessary component …
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energy conservation tips in schools Considering the fact that schools are used at least hours per week they can produce a significant energy draw With the large rooms high ceilings and big buildings there are huge energy bills for every school around the country By implementing energy saving measures a school can reduce their energy costs by thousands of dollars …
Read More »Electric Car Conversions – Basic Arguments
Dan Lanpher asked: Now that the price of oil is unreasonably high, people are starting to really look into alternative fuels, myself included. Alternative methods of electricity generation such as wind, solar, tidal and wave energy are all well and good and can do a great job generating electricity for fixed resources. But what about a good mobile source of …
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wind powered turban Watch this video showing the giant foot wind turban blades being masde and transported If you re driving anywhere between Iowa and upstate New York this week honk if you like wind One of the giant blades nearly half a football field in length that powers GE s -megawatt line of wind turbines is making a cross-country …
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pellet mill second hand Today pellet manufacture is becoming more widespread This obviously includes large scale construction faculties yet it also includes small scale production as well as even pellet mills operated at peoples homes Small portable pellet mills are becoming more common Many people are interested in a small portable pellet mill to make not only their own energy …
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2 One of the biggest household expenses is the electricity bills The amount you pay for power is next to the bank home mortgage Many home owners are looking into using solar energy to supplement their home energy needs A complete system installed by a professional contractor can be quite expensive Be prepared to invest upwards of for a home …
Read More »Southern California Edison Throws Switch on Seven New Neighborhood Solar Stations
Utility Sees Transformation of Solar Photovoltaic Power Market Seven new solar power plants capable of providing electricity for 8,125 average homes are now online for Southern California Edison (SCE) customers, the utility announced today. The newest solar photovoltaic installations, located in Ontario and Redlands, Calif., have a combined peak generating capacity of 12.5 million watts (AC). The new plants bring …
Read More »A Few Factors Why Some People Would Rather Oil Boilers More Than Others
Many folks prefer to heat their houses with oil boilers rather than other fuel methods and for many reasons. Quite a few feel that they are considerably better than gas boilers, because of where they live, or the high costs of line put into their house. Additionally to the decreased costs, oil heaters are considerably more eco friendly. They use …
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Daniel Roshard asked In a world where people rely heavily on diesel-powered engines to perform many functions for both agriculture and other known industries it no longer comes as a surprise if there is a limited supply of derivatives of diesel fuels with traces of petroleum Besides the over exhaustion of reserves of petroleum fuels improbability in petroleum sources and …
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moto diesel tomsepe asked DieMoto breaks the world land speed record see more here www youtube com This is the BioDiesel Motorcycle Built by Michael Sturtz and the DieMoto Crew at the Crucible in West Oakland CA October This video shows the very first test run on the road Find out more here www thecrucible orgWater Gas economic benefits of …
Read More »Various Kinds Of Home Heating System Boilers
Whether or not you are working with oil boilers or gas boilers as a fuel source, there are a lot of different types of boilers for heating your house. The engineering behind these has come a lengthy way from the older cumbersome designs that used to take up half the area in your basement, and now are they not only …
Read More »Different Types Of Home Heating Boilers
Regardless of whether you are dealing with oil boilers or gas boilers as a fuel source, there are quite a few different types of boilers for heating your home. The engineering behind these has come a long way from the more aged cumbersome designs that used to take up half the space in your basement, and now are they not …
Read More »Electric Car Conversion Kit For Honda and Others
Nick Earl asked: If you are thinking about using electric car conversion for your Honda or any other type of car, then you really can boil it down to two different options that you have. Basically you can either pay a premium for the commercial installation of a hybrid electrical system in your car, or you can do it for …
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philippine solar power association It makes a practical sense to think of investing in alternative sources of energy for home use in these times of energy crises Besides helping the administrations to make their wars against energy crises sharp but also helps save power for the rest of the world Installing an alternate energy solution at home is no less …
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