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Need To Understand Alternative Energy Resources?
Today’s news is filled to references to the ever smaller oil reserves. It seems that as the world population becomes more hungry for energy to power it’s hoped for better lifestyle. It is also apparent that the main source of energy for this lifestyle, oil, is going to be much more expensive to use. More: continued here
Read More »The Benefits Of Solar Power
Natural power from the sun has been with us for thousands of years. The earliest civilizations relied on it as a sole means of light and heating. Today the world has the technology to harness the sun’s rays and transform them into solar energy that can either be stored or put to immediate use. Furthermore, sunlight is readily available and …
Read More »First U.S. Solar Thermal Power Manufacturing Plant Lands in Nevada
High-capacity plant to double worldwide output, create green collar jobs LAS VEGAS—Dec. 13, 2007—Ausra Inc., the developer of utility-scale solar thermal power, announced today it is building the first U.S. manufacturing plant for solar thermal power systems in Las Vegas. The 130,000-square-foot, highly automated manufacturing and distribution center will produce the reflectors, towers, absorber tubes, and other key components of …
Read More »Google’s Goal: Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal
Creates renewable energy R&D group and supports breakthrough technologies Mountain View, Calif. (November 27, 2007) – Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced a new strategic initiative to develop electricity from renewable energy sources that will be cheaper than electricity produced from coal. The newly created initiative, known as RE
Read More »What is Alternative Energy?
[tag]Alternative energy [/tag]is sweeping the nation, and the world, as today’s biggest environmental topic. Alternative energy topics no longer revolve around nuclear energy for electricity, but also include the use of products such as Ethanol in cars. It is important to learn what alternative energy is, how it works, and the different types to stay on top of environmental legislations …
Read More »Bio-Diesel Fuel of the Future
What is[tag] Bio-diesel[/tag]? Well, Bio-diesel is the future. Because it is so clean burning and easy to use, bio-diesel is the fastest growing and most cost efficient fuel being created today. Bio-diesel is a form of Bio-fuel made by ripping apart the fat molecule to release three free fatty acid esters, and a sugar called glycerol. Bio-diesel is produced from …
Read More »The Importance Of Alternative Energy Sources
One of the biggest challenges the human race faces today is finding and using alternative energy sources. The push for means of generating electricity has been around for over 100 years, but when oil and coal-fired generators produced power inexpensively, the world put the search for alternative energy sources on the back burner for a number of years. More: continued …
Read More »Learning The Benefits Of Solar Power Energy
Solar Power is fast becoming the buzz word in the world of energy especially with the rise in oil and gas costs. The issue of solar power energy is one of great importance, especially in the day and age of today where the environment is in such despair. More: continued here
Read More »Ausra secures Series A funding to build and operate utility-scale solar thermal electric power plants
Khosla Ventures and Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers back technology and utility veterans in making renewable energy price competitive with fossil fuels AlwaysOn GoingGreen Conference, DAVIS, Calif.—Sept. 10, 2007—Ausra Inc., the developer of utility-scale [tag]solar thermal power[/tag] technology, has secured more than $40 million in funding from Silicon Valley venture capital firms Khosla Ventures and Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers …
Read More »Solar Energy Information For The Home Owner
Throughout generations from the dawn of mankind the sun has been given a status of a father. A father so generous that he doesn’t hold back anything when it comes to giving his children anything and everything he’s got. A father, who has guided and shown the path to future and helped in the time of need; Today we ask …
Read More »Greenest Host Announces Launch of Zero-Emission Web Hosting Services
Clean Technology Startup Offers 100% Green Solar-Powered Web Hosting for Business and Consumers AlwaysOn GoingGreen 2007 SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Greenest Host, a pioneer of green powered Internet services, today announced worldwide availability of its 100% solar powered web hosting plans. Like most web hosting companies, Greenest Host offers a suite of services that allow users to host websites, register domains, host …
Read More »NRDC say plug-in hybrid cars are good idea
[tag]Hybrid cars[/tag] sales world wide continue to rise as more and more people are getting behind the idea of owning a car that saves gas. Toyota has sold over a million of their hybrid cars, moslty the Prius model. Toyota Motor Sales Inc., announced the one-millionth hybrid sale today by parent company, Toyota Motor Corporation. Of the one million hybrid …
Read More »Green Goes Google – Launch of Hybrid Car Initiative and Unveils Solar Installation
Google.org to fund more than $10 million to accelerate plug-in hybrid and vehicle-to-grid technology MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (June 18, 2007) — Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), today announced the RechargeIT initiative (http://www.rechargeit.org) that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and oil dependence by accelerating the adoption of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (“plug-ins”). As part of this …
Read More »Natural Gas – green or not?
Found an interesting post on a Oil and Gas industry blog today discussing the merits of [tag-tec]natural gas [/tag-tec]and whether it is “green” or not. Here is a quote from that blog: Natural gas has recently made it into the spotlight, and for good reason: it’s clean burning. And in this post-industrialist era, that’s more than important. Green energy is …
Read More »Hydro Cars – hydrogen fuel
It is said that Hydrogen cars are the way of the future. Today, the world is crippled by its need for oil, and its dependency on the Middle East for those fuels. Cars that use Hydrogen for fuel use either a fuel cell based technology or an internal combustion engine. The History of Hydrogen Fuel Celled Cars. Swiss Christian Friedrich …
Read More »Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles *PHEVs) are not a dream anymore – hybrid
The topic ‘global warming’ may be unpleasant for some people. However taking action to stop air polluting could be a pleasant thing to do for anyone. What can you and I do to help? A few years ago, General Motors started making the electric vehicle. It was called the (EV1). The reader knows well what I am talking about. They …
Read More »Just What Is The Future of Alternative Energy for Cars? – alternative energy
During the old hot rodding days,oil was king. It was also only about 25 cents a gallon, and everyone thought there was an endless supply. Then we were hit with the oil shock of the seventies, and we realized that there was not an endless supply of oil (only of lines at the gas tanks) and we had to change …
Read More »A Golden Chance At a PINK Ticket — Owens Corning and Aquila Team Up to Spread the Word About Energy Efficiency – energy
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 1, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) (PRIMEZONE) — Charlie’s golden ticket may have provided him with an unlimited supply of chocolate, but did it pay his home energy bill? Owens Corning (NYSE:OC), maker of PINK insulation, is helping to solve the problem of home energy costs for five lucky Aquila (NYSE:ILA) customers through the PINK Ticket Giveaway. Owens …
Read More »Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Unveils Energy Independence Strategy to Save Consumers $10 Billion Over 10 Years, Reduce Reliance on Foreign Fuels – energy
HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Citing the urgent need to cut energy costs, move toward energy independence and stimulate the economy, Governor Rendell today released his Energy Independence Strategy. The plan will push Pennsylvania into the top tier of states taking steps to cut consumer energy costs, and significantly expand the alternative fuel, clean energy and conservation sectors. ‘This …
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