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Make your own biodiesel – part 2

Make your own biodiesel – part 2 2. Straight vegetable oil Anybody can make biodiesel. It's easy, you can make it in your kitchen -- and it's BETTER than the petro-diesel fuel the big oil companies sell you. Your diesel motor will run better and la... Read >

Make your own biodiesel – part 1

Make your own biodiesel – part 1 Three choices Anybody can make biodiesel. It's easy, you can make it in your kitchen -- and it's BETTER than the petro-diesel fuel the big oil companies sell you. Your diesel motor will run better and last longer on ... Read >

Testing solar cells

Testing solar cells Solar cells are tested by the manufacturer with artificial light under what is called AM1 conditions. AM stands for air mass. Air mass is the amount of air the photons have to travel through before they reach the surface of the eart... Read >

Wind Energy Conversion

Wind Energy Conversion The development in wind turbine systems has been steady for the last 25 years and four to five generations of wind turbines exist. The main components of a wind turbine system, including the turbine rotor, gearbox, generator, tra... Read >

What Is Geothermal Heat Pumps?

What Is Geothermal Heat Pumps? If you’re planning to build a new house, office building, or school, or replace your heating and cooling system, you may want to consider a geothermal heat pump (GHP) system. GHP systems are also known as GeoExchangeSM, gr... Read >

How Solar Yard Lights Work?

How Solar Yard Lights Work? If you have a yard and have ever thought about lighting it at night, then you have probably heard about solar yard lights. They are still pretty expensive, but their advantage is that you don't have to run any wiring for the... Read >

14 Ways To Save on Your Monthly Electric Bill

14 Ways To Save on Your Monthly Electric Bill About half of your electric bill is a direct reflection of the weather. With spring comes milder temperatures, which usually means lower power bills. But this doesn’t mean it is time to stop thinking about ... Read >

Measures to Save Electricity Quickly

Measures to Save Electricity Quickly There are two ways to save electricity quickly. First, efficiency improvements can be made to the energy-using equipment such that consumers receive the same services but with less electricity consumed. (These are s... Read >

Emerging economies: rapidly growing PV markets

Emerging economies: rapidly growing PV markets This roadmap envisions a rapid growth of PV power throughout the world in OECD countries as well as in Asia, and at a later stage in Latin America and Africa. Major economies like China and India have beco... Read >

Introduction To Solar PV Technology

Introduction To Solar PV Technology There is a pressing need to accelerate the development of advanced clean energy technologies in order to address the global challenges of energy security, climate change and sustainable development. This challenge wa... Read >

Living “Off Grid” – Part 1

Living “Off Grid" – Part 1 Living “off grid" means you are not connected to a utility company power line, the electrical grid. You must produce your own electrical power to meet your needs. This can be a challenging and rewarding experience! The ave... Read >

SOLAR THERMAL POWER – THE BASICS

SOLAR THERMAL POWER – THE BASICS POWER FROM THE SUN The principles of solar thermal power conversion have been known for more than a century; its commercial scale-up and exploitation, however, has only taken place since the mid 1980s. With these fi... Read >

What Are The Types Of Renewable Energy?

What Are The Types Of Renewable Energy? What is Renewable Energy? Renewable energy uses energy sources that are continually replenished by nature—the sun, the wind, water, the Earth’s heat, and plants. Renewable energy technologies turn these fuels... Read >

The Complete Guide For Green Power – Part 2

The Complete Guide For Green Power – Part 2 Economic Development and National Security • Stimulate economies. Manufacturing, installing, and operating renewable resources in the United States requires a clean energy workforce. By purchasing green powe... Read >

The Complete Guide For Green Power – Part 1

The Complete Guide For Green Power – Part 1 Green Power Defined The term green power is used in a number of different ways. In the broadest sense, green power refers to environmentally preferable energy and energy tech¬nologies, both electric and therm... Read >