A recent well done interactive graphic by NPR shows the sources of power and areas of transmission lines within the US energy grid at present, and also the renewables proposed for the future.
With a push for California to generate one-third of its energy from renewable sources (solar, wind, geothermal) by 2020, applications for new solar [...]
Categories: Renewable Energy
Tags: desert, energy, Feinstein, Geothermal, Mojave, obama, power, renewable, renewable energ, Solar, wind
This is a guest post by Danielle Brycz from Verde Lifestyles, an online eco-friendly home décor store.
When I think of green technology for the home, my mind jumps to energy saving devices and appliances. But there’s so much more!
Most of the products we use have eco-friendly alternatives. Take your daily routine. You wake up, hit [...]
Categories: Making a Difference Uncategorized Tags: eco-friendly, energy, green, LED, Natural, plastic, rechargeable, renewable, Solar, solar panel, sustainable, Technology
South Carolina and Clemson University are now to be a force of change in wind energy production. See the following article for more details about the Department of Energy’s grant to develop new wind technologies and jobs.
http://www.independentmail.com/news/2009/nov/23/big-grant-puts-clemson-wind-turbine-business/
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Categories: General enviromental Tags: clean, earth friendly, eco, eco-americana, eco-friendly, energy, enviromental, federal grant, green energy, renewable, South Carolina, wind
This is my favorite time of year: cool mornings and leaves turning warm shades of ochre, red and rust. It is also time for my favorite holiday, when all the spooky and creepy things are afoot. This year I vowed to have an eco-friendly Halloween party. I looked into what was on the market for [...]
Categories: General enviromental Tags: cool green stuff, earth friendly, eco-americana, eco-friendly, erikm, greenophile, health issues, local, organic, reclaimed, recycle, recycled, Recycling, renewable
Volvo announced plans to test Dimethyl ether (DME), a cleaner burning fuel sourced from renewable materials, in some of their trucks.
DME isn’t new, but its impact on the environment is impressive. This colorless, clean-burning gas has the potential to be 95 percent carbon neutral, with zero particulate emissions According to Wikipedia, as a fuel source DME shows promise for diesel, [...]
Categories: Exciting New Developments Uncategorized Tags: carbon neutral, Emissions, energy, environment, green, renewable
I read an article on Green Energy News about a new wind energy prototype. It looks like one if the old storm warning horns and is turbine free. Read more about the “Windpipe” here. -http://www.green-energy-news.com/arch/nrgs2009/20090064.html
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Categories: General Tags: clean, eco, eco-friendly, energy, erikm, green, green energy, prototype, renewable, wind, windpipe
The U.S. EPA has recognized San Jose-Santa Clara among the top 20 partners across the country in their Green Power Partnership for generating the most green electricity onsite.
The San Jose-Santa Clara Pollution Control Plant – one of 8 California organizations to be recognized by the EPA - generates 56 percent green power from biogas.
Green power - from renewable resources such as solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, [...]
Categories: Exciting New Developments Renewable Energy Tags: electricity, environmental, EPA, green, greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, renewable, Sustainability
Not all biofuels are alike.
New Generation Biofuels, a renewable fuels provider, offers commercial customers a biofuel with minimal CO2 emissions and more than 40% lower nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions than either diesel or biodiesel.
New Generations’ biofuel comes from a variety of feedstock – vegetable oil, animal fat and/or algae. With water and some proprietary ingredients [...]
Categories: Renewable Energy Tags: algae, alternative energy, biodegradable, Biodiesel, biofuel, Carbon Footprint, co2, Emissions, renewable, Solar, sustainable
One of my earliest posts focused on innovative ways of creating energy.
Waste-to-Energy is one of the most energy efficient ways to do this. WTE plants convert municipal trash into steam and electricity, providing one of the most renewable environmentally beneficial energy options in the world, generating clean, renewable energy for local communities.
Now U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, is proposing new legislation to create [...]
Categories: Exciting New Developments Tags: clean energy, energy, environmental, environmentally, greenhouse gas emissions, landfill, renewable, Renewable Energy
Universities are exploring different energy solutions. Common algae is being synthesized to create oil for biofuel. According to the National Algae Association, algae’s “a promising source of renewable oil that can be used for a variety of fuels (biofuel, hydrogen, jet fuel, bio gasoline).”
According to Pure Energy Systems’ Wiki, neutral algae biofuel is non-toxic, biodegrades quickly” [...]
Categories: Exciting New Technologies Revealed Tags: algae, biodegradable, biofuel, biomass, energy, green, renewable, syngas, wastewater
