With the global warming crisis, governments and businesses across the world are turning to alternative sources of energy to cut down on their carbon footprint. Solar power is an attractive option to many, due to its ready availability and the potential to generate a steady source of power. The only inhibiting factor is the one […]
Continue ReadingSince tomorrow is Earth Day 2014, I thought it only fitting to write a short history of this special day. What’s the purpose of celebrating Earth Day on April 22 every year? How did it start? These are questions you might be interested in if you are a keen observer of the environment. This celebration […]
Continue ReadingTechnology such as computers, tablets and smart phones come with batteries that require charging. Due to their sophisticated functions such as phone calls, Internet access, photography and many others, the devices consume power fast and furious and require frequent charging. The last thing you want to see when using your iPad is a low battery […]
Continue ReadingEven though China thinks that their scientists are ahead of the rest of the world when it comes to developing solar energy, recent reports have proven otherwise. There is actually an expert team of scientists working hard at the University of New South Wales (NSW) located in Sydney, Australia that recently was able to gain […]
Continue ReadingBy Guest Blogger Wilson Yeo Biodiesel is fast emerging as a viable option in powering vehicles as reducing the impact of anthropogenic activities on the environment takes center stage. Together with bioethanol and biogas, biodiesel form part of the biomass fuels that could form one of the array of replacements for fossil fuels as en […]
Continue ReadingBy 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 […]
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