Tag: energy

Recently, I’ve been on the lookout for cool renewable energy infographics that tell the story in really clear, concise, and powerful terms.  Here’s another one I’ve come across, this one on our carbon footprint. Terrific job, guys!

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Even though fossil fuels are used to generate power in most homes in Australia, environment friendly people still prefer clean, renewable sources of energy like sun. Be it home or business, the demand of solar energy is gripping very fast. …

From Guest Blogger Treacaus: Commercial Solar – An Economical Investment Read More »

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There used to be time when people had no option other than using the incandescent lamps for lighting purposes. Although they gave brilliant illumination effects but were bit expensive and incurred huge power costs.  But now time has changed and …

From a Guest Blogger: Amazing Illumination with Energy Saving Light Bulbs Read More »

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Here’s an article that illustrates a principle I often discuss here: the lack of proper incentives and regulation to get the power utilities to embrace energy efficiency.  As a society, we need to use less energy, but that will only …

Energy Efficiency Sounds So Good, But Where Are the Incentives To Make It Happen? Read More »

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Here’s a presentation for those who want to know more about the breakthrough in biofuels I wrote about earlier today, and who understand things like: “Pyruvate decarboxylase catalyzes the non-oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate to produce acetaldehyde.”  Personally, I function better …

More on Biofuels Breakthrough Read More »

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I had a pleasant surprise yesterday, when an old friend from my wife’s horse-breeding business (in fact, the very first person who ever bought a horse from us) unexpectedly contacted me on 2GreenEnergy.  He’s an affluent Jamaican who was looking …

Looking for a Renewable Energy Solution on Jamaica Read More »

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As the green lifestyle becomes more popular, it should come as no surprise that more programs and incentives are being offered to help people convert. An Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM) is a lesser known service that can be a real …

From Guest Blogger Michael Ciocca: Energy Efficient Mortgages for a Green Home Read More »

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According to a study from Duke University, half of Americans firmly believe in climate change. Another 34% believe that climate change is very likely. However, just because most of the American population acknowledges the existence of climate change doesn’t mean …

From Guest Blogger Jesse Galt: Is Climate Change Being Taken Seriously? Read More »

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Denmark is held up as one of the great success stories when it comes to wind power – and it is. Half of Denmark’s electricity consumption will be generated by wind power in just seven years time. But Denmark has other …

Denmark: The Power of Feed-in Tariffs Read More »

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Harnessing the sun’s energy has been around in one form or the other since the mid 1800’s when it was first referred to as solar photovoltaic technology. Now, almost two centuries later, solar energy is the most predominant alternative power …

From Guest Blogger Adam Groff — Where Is Solar Energy Most Popular? Read More »

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