On Friday, June 26, 2009 the U. S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, which some are calling the “Cap and Trade Bill.”
So, what this means is that there will be a cap on how much pollution such as coal-fired power plants and other industrial complexes can [...]
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About 10 days ago I talked about smart metering in Indiana and other places (like my home in Southern California) where the electric companies are stepping up to bat and installing the necessary infrastructure so that they and homeowners can take more control of electricity use.
Now, besides the electric companies there are other big players [...]
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The Carnegie Institution and California State University have identified New York City as a prime location for high flying wind turbine kites. The turbine kites would fly between 20,000 ft and 50,000 ft above the ground, harnessing the winds’ power to create electricity.
The reason that the kites need to fly is that the jet stream [...]
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A scientist named Jared Potter has created a couple of prototypes for deep drilling for geothermal energy. Right now, companies are using diamond drill bits for grinding through granite and other compact rocks in order to tap into geothermal energy far below the Earth’s surface.
The first prototype is called a Flame Jet Drill and it [...]
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Duke Energy Corporation will be rolling out smart meters to consumers in a new initiative. This new initiative also includes rolling out solar panels, wind turbines and solar thermal water heaters to some homes.
The installation of the smart meters will affect around 800,000 homes in Indiana. Duke Energy is also moving forward with smart meter [...]
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