Wind Power Renewable Energy *
The facts about residential wind power Wind power advantages The disadvantages of wind power Dispelling 5 wind power myths The main renewable energy resources that you know about are sunlight (solar energy) and wind energy and perhaps to a lesser extent tidal energy systems and geothermal energy systems. All of these are in some way or another connected to the sun, which is the ultimate life giver on this planet. The Earth-Atmosphere system is in Read more about Wind Power Renewable Energy * →
Solar Energy
What is Solar Power? Pros and cons of solar energy How Costly is a Solar Power System Top 5 Reasons to Use Solar Power Does solar power have a future? Solar Energy News What is Solar Power? The sun is the focal point of our solar system, and provides heat and light to all the planets revolving around it in the form of radiation. The infra red heat rays of the sun are incident on Read more about Solar Energy →
Pros and Cons of Solar Energy
As all other energy sources solar energy also has its own pros and cons. The various pros of solar energy are as given below: • Pollution free – The most important advantage is that it does not produce any harmful gases or effluents during power production. This is important in current context of growing importance of ozone layer depletion and global warming etc. • Renewable source of energy – solar energy is the harnessing of energy received… Read more about Pros and Cons of Solar Energy →
Green Business Ideas
1) Build wind / solar power systems for people Make solar power and wind power at home. You can offer this service to other people, and help them reduce their electricity bill. The earth4energy guide teaches you how to make a power producing solar panels and reduce your electricity bill. Here’s the guide. 2) Weatherize Homes and Businesses You Can Make $1000 a week providing a very helpful and necessary service by weatherizing people’s homes. Read more about Green Business Ideas →
Nuclear Power
Controversy Over Nuclear Power as a Renewable Energy Source In 1983, physicist Bernard Cohen proposed that uranium is effectively inexhaustible, and could therefore be considered a renewable source of energy. He claimed that fast breeder reactors, fueled by uranium extracted from seawater, could supply energy at least as long as the sun’s expected remaining lifespan of five billion years. Nuclear energy has also been referred to as “renewable” by the politicians George W. Bush, Charlie… Read more about Nuclear Power →
Diversification Plus
Diversification The U.S. electric power industry now relies on large, central power stations, including coal, natural gas, nuclear, and hydropower plants that together generate more than 95% of the nation’s electricity. Over the next few decades uses of renewable energy could help to diversify the nation’s bulk power supply. Already, appropriate renewable resources (which excludes large hydropower) produce 12% of northern California’s electricity. Although most of today’s electricity comes from large, central-station power plants, new Read more about Diversification Plus →
Green Energy Trends
Trends With Renewable Energy The renewable market will boom when cost efficiency attains parity with other competing energy sources. The following trends are a few examples by which the renewables market is being helped to attain critical mass so that it becomes competitive enough vs fossil fuels: Other than market forces, renewable industry often needs government sponsorship to help generate enough momentum in the market. Many countries and states have implemented incentives — like government… Read more about Green Energy Trends →
Green Energy Market
Renewable energy Renewable energy can be particularly suitable for developing countries. In rural and remote areas, transmission and distribution of energy generated from fossil fuels can be difficult and expensive. Producing renewable energy locally can offer a viable alternative. Renewable energy projects in many developing countries have demonstrated that renewable energy can directly contribute to poverty alleviation by providing the energy needed for creating businesses and employment. Renewable energy technologies can also make indirect contributions… Read more about Green Energy Market →
Geothermal Energy
What is GeoThermal Energy What is Good and Bad about Geothermal Energy? Watch a video on the Geothermal process Geothermal Energy-Is it costly? Using geothermal energy for your home Does geothermal energy have a future? Geothermal energy is energy obtained by tapping the heat of the earth itself, usually from kilometers deep into the Earth’s crust. It is expensive to build a power station but operating costs are low resulting in low energy costs for… Read more about Geothermal Energy →
What Is Biomass?
Using Biomass At Home The Pros and Cons of using Biomass Video on Biomass Technologies Is Bioethanol all it’s cracked up to be? 4 Reasons why you should use biodiesel Fuel from Cooking Oil, Are you Serious? What is Biomass? Human beings began the use of biomass for energy when our ancestors have learned about fire and how to use it particularly in cooking food. Biomass is any natural thing that has been grown or… Read more about What Is Biomass? →