Archive for the ‘Renewable Energy Sources’ Category
Sunday, July 27th, 2008
One good thing has emerged from the world's recent bout with high energy prices: it seems that alternative energy is becoming a more affordable option. As investors seek higher profits from the energy sector, faster growing segments like solar are becoming more interesting. We've even seen the announcement ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
California has always had a high demand for energy, especially in the summertime. With demand for electricity always on the rise, OptiSolar is laying the ground work for a $1 billion dollar 550 Megawatt Photovoltaic solar farm in San Luis Obispo County, California.
The Topaz Solar Farm in the Carrisa ...
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Sunday, June 1st, 2008
This is the last post in our renewable energy sources. This time we take a look at Solar energy. Solar energy has long been an intriguing idea for man, seeing as how the Sun is the center of our galaxy, and is a source of immense, and seemingly ...
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Today we're taking a look at yet another renewable energy source, one that surrounds us constantly. That is wind power. Wind power is on the rise in popularity, as evidenced by an announcement by T. Boone Pickens that he was building a 4,000 megawatt wind farm in the ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Now we've reached Part Three of our series on renewable energy sources. It's time to take a look at Geothermal energy production.
Geothermal energy is a strong alternative renewable energy source for a number of reasons.
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Hydropower is a commonly used renewable energy source. In fact, hydropower is so common that 20% of the electricity in the world and 10% of the electricity in the United States comes from this source. Canada is the largest producer of hydropower in the world and the United ...
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
As fossil fuels become more scarce, the spotlight shifts for many people to renewable energy sources. In this article we'll take a look at the major renewable energy sources, and examine any drawbacks they might have.
There are five renewable energy sources:
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