By Guest Blogger Liz Nelson Contrary to the beliefs of many, the decrease in oil prices is not having as much of an impact as they thought when it comes to developments for solar power. In fact, the innovations and developments continue to progress in spite of the decrease in oil prices. Among these developments […]
Continue ReadingBy Guest Blogger Ken Myers The United States General Services Administration (GSA) released a statement last week calling for all green technology companies and innovators to submit a request for information under the Green Proving Ground initiative. This allows green technology companies to use the government entity as a test run for determining the efficiency […]
Continue ReadingThin film solar cells also known as thin-film photovoltaic cells are solar cells that are made up of one or more layer of photovoltaic material such as silicone, graphene or another substrate. These types of solar cells are not really a new idea. They have been around since the inception of solar calculators. Of course […]
Continue ReadingThe other day I had a chance to catch up with Brenden Sherratt, the marketing manager for a green car comparison website called RideNerd.com and ask him a few questions. The basis of RideNerd is what happens when several IT guys get together and help consumers to find the greenest cars possible. Q & A […]
Continue ReadingBy Guest Blogger Steve Richards Understanding Solar Power Energy is of different kinds; hydral, kinetic and solar being some of them. Solar energy is the kind of energy received from the sun, and when sunlight is converted into electricity, we call it solar power. There are two basic processes by which sunlight can be directly […]
Continue ReadingModern homes or homes built in the couple of decades or so are much more energy efficient. Rooms and strategic places of a new house are likely to be insulated and homeowners would have quite a few energy efficient fixtures. Older homes neither have proper insulation nor are there any energy efficient fixtures. It is […]
Continue ReadingBy Guest Blogger Rachel MacDonald Electric vehicle technology has moved forward in leaps and bounds in recent years, due to a high consumer interest in cutting fuel costs. Although electric cars were associated with clunky design and a functional rather than pleasurable driving experience in the past, this has all changed. Sleek models like the […]
Continue ReadingBy Guest Blogger Dan McCarthy Hollywood seemed to think that moviegoers would flock to see Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson in the 2013 comedy The Internship, although the film has thus far “underperformed” at the box office, to use the technical term, or is a “gigantic flop” to use the less technical term. The film […]
Continue ReadingGeothermal plants are going to get a new addition to the family of energy assistants. This is because Siemens Energy is releasing a steam turbine that is going to extremely useful to the current state of how these plants are offered powered. This turbine will assist the power range up to 120 megawatts. A New […]
Continue ReadingBy Guest Blogger Jeremie Brenton You may think that modern technologies created energy efficient solutions for houses and buildings. It does not appear to be the case in modern world. People buy and use a lot of gadgets at home and at work, thus increasing the levels of energy use. It is not surprising that […]
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