In October 2008, I talked about Ethiopia installing wind turbines to help their developing nation start to use green energy. Now, their neighbor to the south, Kenya is doing the same. When I had talked about Ethiopia installing large, commercial grade wind turbines it was the French who were helping with the efforts. In Kenya […]
Continue ReadingCap and Trade legislation proposed by President Obama and currently being hashed out by Congress isn’t just for power plants and large industrial companies. There are provisions in the new bill that will affect the new home building industry as well as current homes. Reuters news agency quotes part of this new bill, “Upon enactment […]
Continue ReadingIf you’d like to get plugged into a new social media website for the new Chevy Volt PHEV, then GM has just put up such as site called Chevrolet Voltage. The website is brand new so there is not a lot of content yet, especially in the blog, but this is about to change. The […]
Continue ReadingIt’s not often that I blog twice in one day, but something came across my desk that has my neurons all excited now. The Gaiam Hot Pot Simple Solar Cooker will be featured Wednesday this week on Good Morning America. Yes, it’s true that solar cookers have been around for a while. In fact, you […]
Continue ReadingWith water shortages affecting many states this summer and beyond, residents and legislatures are looking for ways to conserve. One way to conserve is the use of gray water. Gray water is not supposed to be drinkable but it can be used for other activities. For instance shower water could be used also in toilets […]
Continue ReadingCombining social responsibility with solar energy the Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) has just completed the largest photovoltaic installation at a clinic in Africa. The new 10kw photovoltaic system provides 90-percent of the electricity needed at the Village Health Works (VHW) clinic in Kigutu, Burundi. Ersol Solar Energy AG (Ersol) donated 98 panels of 130 […]
Continue ReadingThe Washington Post has published an article called “Can Wind Farms Change the Weather” which at first caused a certain ambivalence in me between ‘who cares’ and is this a doomsday scenario? Well, if you are a person who doesn’t like the sight, smell, sound or even mention of wind turbines, then you may latch […]
Continue ReadingTrikke is no trick. It puts fun in people power. In the past I’ve written about other people powered vehicles such as the velomobile and even the electric assisted bicycle. And to some this may not be new news especially if you’ve seen some of these Trikke vehicles on the boardwalks near the beaches in […]
Continue ReadingIBM, yes, the computer company is fed up with the lagging green economy. That is why they have decided to build the boldest battery yet that will put lithium ion to shame. The next generation battery by IBM is said to be able to store 10X the power that today’s top lithium ions can handle. […]
Continue ReadingWhen it comes to renewable energy solar has to be the star, so to speak, followed by wind and then it’s a toss of between geothermal and hydro power. But, even within hydro power, the most often overlooked area is small hydro which is capable of rapid expansion if the financing is there. Business partners, […]
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