July 21, 2010 / energy
Wind turbine pioneers
We must go almost 30 years in the past to see first wind turbines rising in North America. The first turbines were built in Tehachapi in early 1980s and were 13 to 18 meters tall and were producing on
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July 19, 2010 / energy
Solar plane smashes records
Just a few days after the first manned solar flight an unmanned solar aircraft set up the world record for continuous flight. Solar plane called Zephyr, designed and developed by UK defense technology
July 7, 2010 / energy
Solar powered plane takes off for 24-hour flight
A manned solar-powered airplane took off in the early hours of Wednesday morning for a 24-hour trip that will include its first nighttime flight. After being postponed last week, the flight began
July 3, 2010 / energy
Another solar project – CSP
When most people think of energy generated by the sun, they think of solar panels on rooftops. But one of the most promising solar projects to deliver large amounts of solar power is concentrated so
June 15, 2010 / energy, global warming
Recent study reveals facts and myths about global warming
According to a latest study conducted busts a myth that coal burning for electricity is better for Earth than wood. The results reveal that wood burning power plants produce much more amount of gree
June 12, 2010 / energy
Greenhouse gas impacts of using biomass
Forested regions around the world are pursuing biomass as a renewable energy source but a study finds that the carbon footprint from burning biomass can be worse for global warming than coal. The M
June 12, 2010 / energy
New technology could turn ground heat into cheap alternative to fossil fuels
Researchers and entrepreneurs in Slovenia and Serbia are developing a heat pump technology that would make ground-source heat a cost-effective alternative to fossil fuels - a feat that could cut CO2
June 9, 2010 / energy
Gadgets harvest renewable energy
Experiments are under way to harvest free energy through motion and the environment, which could lead to devices such as mobile phones that can be recharged without electricity. One Laptop Per Child
June 7, 2010 / energy
Exxon explores algae biofuels as alternative energy
Although oil, coal and natural gas are expected to represent about 80 percent of global energy supply mix through 2030, nuclear and renewable energy such as wind, solar, geothermal and biofuels will
May 28, 2010 / energy
Are bio-fuels still relevant?
Around the globe, many nations have already set bio-fuel targets: in the U.S., the Energy Security and Independence Act requires that 36 billion gallons of renewable fuels be blended into gasoline by
April 21, 2010 / energy
How solar panel installation pays for itself
Solar panel installation was once thought a high-tech home improvement that was more futuristic than realistic. The savings you could make on your utilities bills probably wouldn’t have been enough
April 18, 2010 / energy
University research into alternative energy
Decades of tree and biomass research jointly conducted by Florida Statue University and Shell Energy have resulted in the planting of the largest single “Energy Crop Plantation” in the entire Unit
