For years, Australia has been a nation in the grips of a rethink of how it produces and manages its energy sector. One of the most common talking points has been how Australia can become more green in its energy development programs. With so much access to solar energy, for example, why is more not • Read More »
Archives: Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy Sources for the Home
July 23, 2020 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Renewable Energy.Fitting renewable energy technology to your home could save you money and allow you to reduce your carbon footprint significantly. For any of the following forms of renewable energy that we discuss, you may be able to take advantage of the Feed-in Tariffs scheme. The FIT scheme can provide you with financial support if you • Read More »
Apple Aims for $300m Clean Energy Project in China
August 8, 2018 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Renewable Energy.As one of the most powerful nations on the planet, China has a huge say in the way that the things are done on the global scene. However, for years China has had one major problem: its manufacturing and industrial boom has led to an environmental catastrophe. The nation is suffering from massive problems, from • Read More »
Renewable Energy Blockchain may be Blockbuster for Managing Power Flow
November 24, 2017 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Renewable Energy.While renewable energy has become popular and more relevant in today’s energy grid, it is not always available when needed. However, one major transmitter of power has removed the technology to help them better incorporate renewable energy into their power grid. Tennet, a European firm, announced that it was going to the be the first • Read More »
How the Renewables Industry Attracts Investors
December 2, 2016 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Renewable Energy.Sourced from Pixabay For renewable energy projects to take place, people have to be willing to pay for them. Attracting investors is essential for any country to grow their use of green energy. With many investors still wanting to put their money into fossil fuels, convincing them to look at renewables isn’t easy. Even those • Read More »
Green Googling – Renewable Energy and the Internet Giant
June 19, 2013 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Renewable Energy.By Guest Blogger Dan McCarthy Hollywood seemed to think that moviegoers would flock to see Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson in the 2013 comedy The Internship, although the film has thus far “underperformed” at the box office, to use the technical term, or is a “gigantic flop” to use the less technical term. The film • Read More »
Will Renewable Energy Be a Boon for Indian Reservations?
November 11, 2009 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Renewable Energy.This might be a silly question to ask about whether or not renewable energy might just be a boon for Native American reservations. But, here is what made me think of such an idea in the first place. There is a 130-turbine wind farm that has been planned to be built off Cape Cod. Many resident • Read More »
Renewable Energy Could Create Methane as Storage But Should It
June 6, 2009 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Renewable Energy.Reuters is reporting that methane could be the solutions for storage of extra electricity produce by wind and solar power. Scientists have discovered a microbe, Methanobacterium palustre, that can convert electricity directly into methane as long as you add a little hydrogen to the mix. The problem is that methane is also a greenhouse gas • Read More »
3Tier is Remapping Wind and Solar the World Over
December 5, 2008 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Renewable Energy.A company called 3Tier, around since 1999 is remapping the world’s wind and solar resources. While it may seem obvious to some, one of the most important aspects of installing a wind or solar farm is picking the right location. Just as in residential or commercial real estate, it’s all about location, location, location, so • Read More »
St. Patrick’s Day and Wind Turbines
March 17, 2008 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Renewable Energy.There’s a festival going on today that is celebrating a double dose of green. Not only is the St. Patrick’s Day festival in Holland celebrating leprechauns, the luck of the Irish and green beer, but they are also celebrating green energy as well. Sure, there will be a parade with the traditional floats, a grand • Read More »