In what is hopefully the start of a new trend, several Southern California cities have decided not to renew long-term contracts for coal-fired electricity, choosing instead to turn to cleaner sources of electricity. City officials told Utah-based Intermountain Power Agency they wouldn’t be renewing their contracts for coal-fired power, which expire in 2027, and would [...]
First Factory Built Solar Charging Station
International Green Energy Expo Korea 2010 was chosen as the venue where SunPods SP-300 was first displayed. This is the first factory built-to-order solar-powered integrated electric-vehicle charging station – ready for powering up immediately. This ready-to-use solar power platform from SunPods is called EV Plug-N-Go. Perfect launch pad: Deagu, South Korea, played host to [...]Posted [...]
USPS Goes Green
In strict adherence to guidelines released by the Department of Energy, the United States Postal Service gets on a fast track to reach the goal for energy reduction. Green roofs, green buildings and an optimally efficient management system of energy consumption form part of the energy-reduction strategy. Power Guzzlers: Use of air conditioning is one [...]
Redding, CA Elementary School Kicks Off Solar-Powered Year
Another of SPP’s installations, this one in Ventura County. Photo: SPP The young students sauntering into Grant Elementary School in Redding, CA this year may not notice much difference from last year. They’ll line up at the same doors and drinking fountains, play tag on the same playground and learn under the same light fixtures. [...]
New Eco-friendly Home With a Feasible $100K Price Tag
The East Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pa. has something to be proud about, and this time it’s not the historical appeal of the Liberty Bell. Postgreen, a real estate development company focusing on modern and eco-friendly development in Philadelphia’s urban neighborhoods, recently completed an undertaking called the “100K Project,” two houses that prove that green [...]
Graphene: Solar Cells of the Future?
A southern California University team has come up with what could be the alternative new breed of economical and flexible solar cells. For some decades now, organic photovoltaic cells (OPV) have been acclaimed as the new solar cell prototypes and extolled for their light weight, flexible substrates, low cost and easy manufacturability. Research [...]Posted in: [...]
Wind Energy Instruments getting Bigger & Better
Renewable energy production and demand growth is gaining momentum in many ways across the world. There is a booming demand of wind power today and all wind energy equipment manufacturers are gearing up to meet the demand and take advantage of it. Wind power capacity growth will be reaching 447GW in the next five [...]Posted [...]
Seeing Red: Palm Oil Biodiesel
In the enthusiasm for renewable energy and taking care of our environment, it is easy to assume that making fuel from plants (biofuel) must be by definition “green” and renewable. However when it comes to energy issues, easy assumptions can be dangerous assumptions. In previous years some politicians and advocates in Europe have made these [...]
Brief Analysis of Climate Change Report
Here’s my brief analysis of and comments on the recent IPCC working group report on Mitigation of Climate Change released from Bangkok, Thailand as it relates to alternative energy. Energy Efficient & Net Zero Energy Buildings Energy efficiency and renewable energy are rightly held to be a key ways to reduce carbon emissions. Buildings, both [...]
DIY Residential Solar Power ? Alternative Energy Systems for Off Grid Living!
DIY Residential Solar Power ? Alternative Energy Systems for Off Grid Living! DIY residential solar power energy is replaceable and never gets used as it taps on the UV wavelengths of daylight. The method of capturing and changing the UV wavelengths into energy doesn’t emit by products into the ozone and thus is an highly [...]
