http://www.communitysmarts.com Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:38:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wind Power Renewable Energy * The facts about residential wind power Is there a future for 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 ... http://www.communitysmarts.com/wind-power/ 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 ... http://www.communitysmarts.com/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 ... http://www.communitysmarts.com/pros-and-cons-of-solar-energy/ 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 ... http://www.communitysmarts.com/green-business-ideas/ 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 ... http://www.communitysmarts.com/nuclear-power/ 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 ... http://www.communitysmarts.com/diversification-plus/ 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 ... http://www.communitysmarts.com/green-energy-trends/ 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 ... http://www.communitysmarts.com/green-energy-market/ 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 ... http://www.communitysmarts.com/geothermal-energy/ 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 ... http://www.communitysmarts.com/bio-fuels/