So, as I’m cruising around the Internet researching alternative energy news stories today, I stumbled across one odd solar-powered device in the headlines after another. Some of these photovoltaic devices are rough prototypes delivered by school kids while others are odd solar powered devices that may be used in developing nations. Summer camp kids at […]
Continue ReadingWell, not long after T. Boone Pickens announced his plan to put up wind turbines from the Texas panhandle all the way to the Canadian border, did Rockport, Missouri announce that it is now the first 100-percent wind powered city in America. Of course, it helps that Rockport only has 1,300 residents and only four […]
Continue ReadingThe Mini Electric Car manufactured by BMW will be heading to the U. S. in 2009 according to the company. With gas prices soaring, the SUV and truck market have been souring by 10-percent. But, sales of the Mini vehicles is up by one-third this year. The electric version of this Mini-Me of cars is expected […]
Continue ReadingWith so much of the drive-by do nothing media critical of HHO generators for cars it’s refreshing to see a radio talk show host that is not only open-minded but knowledgeable as well. When one merely mentions run your car on water technology, you can loudly hear minds closing, see eyes rolling and feel the […]
Continue ReadingTwo days ago I talked about residential solar panels being installed standard in a master-planned community in Colorado. While most homeowners see solar panels as optional equipment for the home, in this 100-percent sustainable community they are part of the standard green lifestyle. Now the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed more breakthrough solar […]
Continue ReadingI’ve already talked about how residential solar panels are getting cheaper in California. But, imagine now not only a new home that already has solar panels installed, but the whole neighborhood. This is what is taking place in Colorado between Denver and Boulder with the Geos master-planned eco-community. Residential solar panels on all of the […]
Continue ReadingWith all the talk about solar, wind, geothermal and other forms of renewable energy, one less talked about subject is human power. Now, it’s no secret that humans have been lending a leg for centuries to power all sorts of devices from ships to mills to bicycles. In the past, I’ve talked about MIT students […]
Continue ReadingSopogy, Incorporated has broken ground on the Big Island of Hawaii on the Keahole Solar Power renewable energy farm. This solar farm will be the first of its kind to use Sopogy’s large-scale MicroCSP solar concentrating system. The Sopogy MicroCSP solar collector uses optics and reflectors (sans smoke and mirrors) to create heat that turns […]
Continue ReadingMaking biodiesel at home is becoming mainstreamed since the price of regular diesel fuel in some parts of the country (such as California) has toppled the $5 per gallon mark. Many environmentalists, frugal types and those who like to experiment have been making biodiesel at home in the past, but now they have competition. For […]
Continue ReadingIn both January and June, 2008 I had talked about commercial geothermal energy in Illinois powering a university dorm and hospital respectively. In both of the Illinois cases, geothermal energy will be used to heat and cool the facilities. But, now a company called Raser Technologies will be building New Mexico’s first geothermal power plant […]
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