I was reading an article recently about mountaintop removal (MTR) coal mining and got to thinking: How many square miles have been cleared in Kentucky for MTR? And, if we covered that space with photovoltaic (PV) solar panels, how much electricity in kilowatt-hours (kWh) would be produced? Would it be enough to match the electricity consumed in Kentucky each year? Link: Putting Damaged Land To Good Use … [Read more...]
A Smart Start at Intersolar North America
July 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
For an industry with as much momentum as solar, it’s still a healthy reminder that only 1 percent of America’s electricity supply comes from the sun. Right now, solar is mostly a peak generation provider Continue reading here: A Smart Start at Intersolar North America … [Read more...]
Producing Electricity From the Sun – Historical Advances
May 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
When politicians start talking about renewable energy, you know we have problems. Solar energy is a significant renewable energy and here is an overview of how the technology has developed. Historical Advances in Producing Electricity From the Sun Solar electricity is simply energy produced by harnessing the sun. It comes in many forms including electricity production through panels, home heating through passive systems and mobile packets for powering devices like laptops and RVs to … [Read more...]
A grass roots community helping each other design and build wind turbines in their back yards
May 20, 2009 By
If you live in Colorado and want to put in a wind powered generator coloradowindpower.com is a must visit resource. The site is a grass roots community helping each other design and build wind turbines in their back yards. So if you feel in the mood for a green power project and want to join Colorado wind power movement than jump right in. … [Read more...]
New Energy Sources
March 26, 2009 By
I found this the other day while browsing YouTube. If this generator can do what they say it can then our world will be jump stated into a truly green plant. Not only do the inventor claim this will power you house with free energy you'll also be providing energy back to the grid. Their project that the free power generating uni will be available in about a year for around $5,000 dollars. I truly hope these guys have done what they claim and their not using faulty testing equipment. If true we … [Read more...]
