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Posts Tagged ‘renewable energy’
Climate Change, Science & Technology, Jul 3rd, 2012,
The share of power supplied by renewable energy in the UK has gone up by 30% from last year. The first quarter of 2012 showed that power generated by wind, sea, solar, other hydro electricity and bioenergy provided 11% of Britain’s energy, compared to the first quarter of 2011′s 7.7%. In 2009 it was just 3%. The UK has pledged that by 2020 it will produce 15% of its power from ‘clean’ energy sources. Other big changes in energy production were seen in the areas of gas, coal and nuclear – and it’s not all good news. From the…
Tags: gas, renewable energy, UK, wind
Green Cars, Green living, Science & Technology, Jun 4th, 2012,
Relying on the sun for energy is a bit more dependable than other energy sources. The sun will always be burning and using its energy can help to save the environment. Many people around the world have begun installing solar panels on their homes to harness this energy and help to provide a more environmentally friendly way of powering their homes. If you are considering solar panels, here are 8 things that you should carefully consider: Purchase – You will need to purchase solar panels to install. There are a number of places where you can find good, dependable solar…
Tags: buying solar power, enerfina, Green living, renewable energy, solar electricity, solar panels, solar power
Green living, Science & Technology, Oct 5th, 2011,
There are many types of alternative energy sources that you can use to help save money, and you will find that working with wind energy can be one of the best and most efficient ways to help you cut back on your expenses. You are able to obtain unlimited amounts of energy once your wind turbine is set up, and you will find that you can save a good deal of money thanks to the energy that you can generate through your wind power generator. There are many ways that you can cut your bills with wind energy, and these…
Tags: renewable energy, save money with wind energy, wind energy
Nature, Politics, Jun 14th, 2011,
With over 37 million inhabitants, California is by far the most populated state in the US. Despite its enormous physical area of 160,000 miles (414,000 square km) California still has 6 times the population density of its northern neighbor, Oregon. Oregon is lush, diverse and wild, with mountains, rugged coastline, forests and desert. Long known as a state with strong environmental policies, Oregon is increasingly becoming a large supplier of renewable energy to California. An area that spans parts of Oregon and Washington State is soon to become home the largest wind farm in the world. Who will buy all…
Tags: Bonneville Power Administration, BPA, California, hydro, northwest, Oregon, renewable energy, salmon, turbines, wind, wind farm
Climate Change, Green living, Science & Technology, Nov 15th, 2010,
Recently Facebook launched their Green on Facebook page in an effort to green up their image after the big dirty coal data center debacle of earlier this year. According to their Facebook page, the Green on Facebook is run by Facebook and will highlight our efforts to be a green and sustainable global citizen. Together with 56.000 others, I became a fan op the page, and as many others I’m sure I’m pretty disappointed with the content of it. The wall is filled with links to various articles about different environmental topics, but very little information is available about Facebook’s…
Tags: carbon emissions, Climate change, CO2 emissions, coal, datacenter, Facebook, global warming, Green on Facebook, Greenpeace, renewable energy
Green living, Science & Technology, Nov 10th, 2010,
In The Netherlands, the project “Vibrations, fizzling source of energy” (Trillingen, bruisende bron van energie) was awarded a price by the innovation program Mooi Nederland (which loosely translates as Pretty Holland). A group of engineers are putting the hands together with the University of Twente to start a groundbreaking trial of renewable energy production on a Dutch highway. If successful, the project will be the first of it’s kind: commuters will produce renewable energy on an ongoing basis just by driving over the road. To make energy producing roads, piezo-electric material is used in the asphalt on the roads. The…
Tags: energy producing asphalt, energy producing roads, piezo, piezo electric, renewable energy, The Netherlands
Green living, Science & Technology, Nov 4th, 2010,
Ecotricity, the UK’s leading green energy company, today launches the first high performance electric sports car designed and built entirely in the UK. The car, called the “Nemesis”, is faster than a V12 Ferrari, doing 0-100 mph (160km) in 8.5 seconds. The electric sports car can reach 170mph (273km) per hour). Apart from being an electric sports car, which makes the Nemesis already pretty unique, the car will also be powered entirely by 100% green electricity made by Ecotricity’s UK network of 51 windmills. It runs for 100 to 150 miles (160 to 240km) between charges depending on driving style…
Tags: Ecotricity, electric sports car, renewable energy, U.K.
Climate Change, Politics, Science & Technology, Weird Stuff, Oct 6th, 2010,
Remember the article a few months ago about the Globama Campaign? If not, the campaign was an idea to get the White House to go solar; more specifically, solar company Sungevity offered to install a rooftop solar panel system on the President’s infamous home for free. It would seem all that campaigning and petitioning finally paid off because the White House is officially announcing plans to go solar! I’m not sure if they took Sungevity’s offer specifically, but what I do know is the solar panels will be installed above the White House’s living quarters, by spring 2011. The panels…
Tags: 350.org, Globama, renewable energy, solar panels, three times, White House goes solar
Green living, Science & Technology, Weird Stuff, Jul 24th, 2010,
Last month, there was a Solar Decathlon in Europe. It all started in 2007, when the US Government and the Government of Spain’s Ministry of Housing signed an agreement to organize a sustainable solar architecture competition in Europe. The US actually started having Solar Decathlon competitions in 2002. This year’s Europe competition included 19 top universities around the world and was held in Madrid, in June. The main purpose of the competition was to advance “the knowledge and dissemination of industrialized, solar, and sustainable housing”. There are also 4 objectives that apply to the Decathlon: 1. To raise participating students’…
Tags: 19 universities, competition, contest, energy efficiency, Europe, Madrid, renewable energy, solar decathlon, Spain, sustainable design
Climate Change, Green living, Politics, Science & Technology, Jul 4th, 2010,
While oil spill news continues to look bleak, the solar industry is on the rise. Yesterday, US President Barack Obama announced the awarding of about $2 billion to two solar energy companies that agreed to build new solar power plants in the US. This means more renewable energy and thousands of new jobs will soon be available. The companies that earned the reward are Abengoa Solar and Abound Solar Manufacturing. Abengoa plans to build one of the largest solar plants in the world, in Arizona. The plant will be able to power up to 70,000 homes. As for Abound Solar…
Tags: $2 billion, Abengoa Solar, Abound Solar Manufacturing, announcement, Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Obama, renewable energy, solar energy, solar panels, solar plants
Climate Change, Green living, Politics, Jun 19th, 2010,
When it comes to Egypt, most news reports tend to be about the latest archaeological findings. This report is not about that. This great desert nation will finally have its first solar energy plant by the end of the year. The plant will be one of only 4 plants with a 140-megawatt capacity in the entire world. As with many other nations jumping on the green bandwagon, this effort is part of Egypt’s plan to reach their target goal of having 20% of their total energy needs come from renewable sources by the end of 2020. The announcement comes a…
Tags: 140-megawatt capacity, announcement, Climate change, Egypt, first, renewable energy, solar energy plant, solar power
Climate Change, Green living, Nature, Politics, Science & Technology, Wildlife & Flora, Jun 18th, 2010,
Sweden is sure making some interesting headlines this week when it comes to energy sources. First, there was the issue of the Greenpeace protest at a nuclear power plant. Now, however, I’m happy to report somewhat better news. This Scandinavian nation plans to build Europe’s largest wind park, which will contain 1,101 wind turbines. The Markbygden farm will cover an area more than 310 miles (500 square km) in size (or 5 times the size of Paris). How did they manage to swing such a project? It turns out most of the land is practically uninhibited. The project is headed…
Tags: Enercon, Europe, grazing, largest wind farm, Markbygden, project, reindeer, renewable energy, Sami people, Samis, Svevind, Sweden, upset, wind energy, wind farm, wind park
Climate Change, Science & Technology, Weird Stuff, Jun 10th, 2010,
Right now, the Berlin Air Show (ILA) is happening through June 13th. A world first even is expected to happen at the show: the revealing of an aircraft that uses 100% algae-based fuel, by EADS (European Aeronautic Defense and Space). The craft being used for the grand unveiling is a Diamond D42 four-seater—the first diesel-powered plane to fly non-stop across the North Atlantic in 12.5 hours. Algae has already been tested as a renewable energy source in a number of other ways and it’s also known for its CO2 absorbing properties, but this is the first time it will ever…
Tags: aircraft, algae, Berlin Air Show, biofuel, EADS, Green, ILA, premiere, renewable energy, world first
Green living, Science & Technology, Jun 1st, 2010,
The US is planning to build its first freshwater offshore wind farm and the location of choice is Lake Erie. Many of you may think: “Aren’t they already planning to build an offshore wind farm near Cape Cod?”—well, yes, they are and technically that one would have been the first. However, the Lake Erie Energy Development Corp recently signed a deal to buy 5 of GE’s 4-megawatt offshore wind turbines; while the Cape Cod project is expected to be much larger (468-megawatt) and will most likely take longer to complete. These turbines will be used for an offshore wind farm…
Tags: Cape Code, electricity, first, freshwater offshore wind farm, GE, Lake Erie, Lake Erie Energy Development Corp, Ohio, power, renewable energy, US, wind turbine
Green living, Science & Technology, Weird Stuff, May 20th, 2010,
The wheel has been regarded as one of the best inventions of all time; it’s simple and yet it has so many uses. Over the years, people have wondered how to improve on such a design; some have even attempted to and while it’s always nice to make an effort, they haven’t always succeeded. However, there is one recent design that puts a whole new twist on the wheel shape. The only setback is it doesn’t move, but once you hear everything else about it, the lack of motion will hardly be a disappointment. Architecture professor, Steven Ma, has created…
Tags: 100% recycled, awesome, bench, Bio-Aluminum, Bio-Glass, circular, ec-O.bench, green design, lighting system, plants, renewable energy, solar power, Steven Ma, urban green space, water collecting and filtering, wheel
Politics, Science & Technology, May 3rd, 2010,
Even though they can’t seem to get a climate bill finished for the life of them, the US government has a chance to go green—for free! Sungevity is making quite a nice offer to President Obama: a rooftop solar panel system for the White House, for free. The deal would include a 17.85 kW system with 102 panels, installation and warranty. All of that won’t cost anyone—including us poor taxpayers—a single penny. The only costs that would come with it would be upkeep and maintenance. Had Sungevity decided to charge for their generous donation, it would have cost over $100,000….
Tags: free, Globama, President Obama, renewable energy, solar panel system, solar power, Sungevity, Washington D.C., white house
Climate Change, Green living, Politics, Science & Technology, Apr 28th, 2010,
Indonesia is making a rather bold move in the realm of renewable energy. How bold? They’ve recently launched a plan to tap volcano power for geothermal energy purposes. Considering their vast island chain (an archipelago of 17,000 islands) holds hundreds of volcanoes and at least 40% of the world’s geothermal energy potential, this kind of move really makes perfect sense. However, they’ve only been able to tap a small portion of that power and the cost of it all is an issue they are still contending with. Currently, Indonesia relies on the dirty power of coal. This is mainly because…
Tags: coal, geothermal energy, greenhouse gas emissions, Indonesia, project, renewable energy, volcanic power, volcanoes
Climate Change, Politics, Apr 23rd, 2010,
Finland announced plans to step up and meet EU requirements on cutting greenhouse gas emissions this week. The EU requirement is to raise the share of renewable energy to 38% of energy consumption by 2020. In order to meet this goal, Finland must raise renewable energy production by 38 terawatt hours. How do they plan to reach this goal? Well, on top of using their current nuclear power system, Finland also plans on adding wood-based and wind energy systems, plus increasing the use of biofuels and heat pumps. Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, stated: “This addition of renewable energy is equivalent…
Tags: Climate change, emission cuts, EU requirements, Finland, global warming, greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy
Science & Technology, Apr 11th, 2010,
Imagine if someone found a way to bring more renewable energy to the grid. Imagine if it would increase grid reliability. Imagine if all that power came from garbage trucks, postal trucks, and school buses. PJM Interconnection is working on making all that imagination a reality. PJM is a regional electricity transmission organization (RTO) that provides electricity to 13 states and Washington D.C. They have developed a plan to convert fleets of garbage trucks, postal trucks, and school buses into all-electric vehicles. By doing this, they believe the vehicles could store grid energy in their batteries during off-peak hours. Right…
Tags: electric vehicles, electricity, EVs, garbage trucks, PJM Interconnection, postal trucks, renewable energy, renewable power, RTOS, school buses, Solar, the grid, us postal service, USPS, wind
Green living, Science & Technology, Apr 6th, 2010,
US residents have been rather upset about the new health reform lately and understandably so. However, there is at least one positive piece of health related news to report: The largest nonprofit HMO in the US is going solar. Kaiser Permanente is based in Oakland, California, and has nearly 200,000 employees and physicians, plus over 400 offices and medical centers. The solar panels will be installed on 15 of their hospitals, offices and other facilities throughout California by 2011. They will be installed by San Francisco based solar power company, Recurrent Energy. This isn’t the first solar power installation for…
Tags: Health, Kaiser Permanente, largest nonprofit HMO in the US, medical, Recurrent Energy, renewable energy, solar panel installation, solar power
