All Entries in the "Green Power" Category
German Companies Looking To Africa For Solar Power
Twenty of Germany’s blue chip companies are pooling their resources to take advantage of the African desert’s sun. They plan on supplying the whole of Europe with power using solar energy and they plan to get it done with in a decade. This is the biggest solar project ever imagined and is known as “Desertec”. [...]
Federal Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency
Many people would like to be more energy efficient and go green with their home energy use and appliances. Solar panels and solar powered water heaters are a great way of going green but at this point can be costly. Here is the new program to accumulate federal tax credits by greening up your home and saving money on your utilities.[...]
Adding Green Features To Your Home Will Increase Your Equity
In today’s economy, holding on to your home’s equity is a task that is not easily done. However there are some green projects you can do around your home that will increase your equity and make your home desirable to others. So, if you are selling your home and not getting many results, greening up [...]
T. Boone Pickens Plan For Natural Gas Vehicles (NGVs)
Billionaire oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens has a plan to reduce U.S. reliance on imported oil. His plan is to build fields of windmills across the Great Plains to generate electricity so that cleaner burning natural gas, which currently costs about $1.50 a gallon, and is used to power many electric plants, can be freed [...]
Green Power
There are many different sources of Green Power: Geothermal, Solar, Wind, Hydro, Biofuels, Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicles, Hydrogen Generators and many other ways to go green, as far as your power usage is concerned. By using Green Power, we help the environment and save money at the same time.
There are new ways to use green power for [...]
Green Savings: Living Off The Grid
Going Green does not have to be a costly experience. There are ways to live off the grid and still have Green Savings. Initial costs of getting set up to run your home or vehicle can be kind of costly, however in the long run you will have plenty of Green Savings.
There are people who live off the grid [...]
Wind Power: Maglev Wind Turbine
Wind Power is a renewable energy source that has real world applications. The energy produced by wind has been taken advantage of for close to 6,000 years. Most windmills, even to the present day, were used to grind corn and for water retrieval. The new windmill is capable of cranking out enough power to supply [...]
New Green Way To Heat Your Home
An inventor in Newfoundland has invented a new green way to heat your home called the Cansolair Heating Panel. Basically what he does first is drill the bottom and top out of soda cans. He then sticks them all together and installs them in rows in a solar box. This channels the heat into the [...]
Geothermal Power Plants: A Sustainable Green Energy
Geothermal Power Plants have been installed all over the world and are an inexhaustible or sustainable source of energy. The way they work is this: Holes are drilled to the core of the earth. Pipes are installed and heat comes up through the pipes.
The largest Geothermal Power Plant is located in California in a place called [...]
Sustainable Living In Devon England.
A group of people in Devon, England have gone back to nature and are using a few solar panels. The people are practicing permaculture which maximizes soil use and reduces ecological damage.[...]
