This topic discusses generating energy, conserving energy, using energy, and similar topics. It covers several sources of clean energy, including solar power, wind power, geothermal power, and wave power. And it also includes non-renewable energy sources like coal and petroleum.
Halloween is usually known for orange and black colors, but there are some ways to make this holiday green. Traditional celebrations can cause a lot of damage to the environment, although this fall celebration can easily be made much more environmentally friendly with a few simple changes. Many children look forward to Halloween because of […]
The Vermillion 380 offshore platform, owned by Mariner Energy, has exploded. This disaster is occurring while there is still oil throughout the Gulf of Mexico because of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The Vermillion 380 platform gets its name from Vermillion Bay, Louisiana which is north of the platform. Although this platform was about 90 […]
Norway’s oil company, Statoil, is drilling wells in the far north, in the Barents Sea. This offshore drilling project includes many safeguards because of Norway’s relatively strong environmental regulations. According to the University of Alaska, some of the features of this project include reinjecting carbon dioxide into the field, as well as drill cuttings. The […]
Abound Solar is setting up manufacturing facilities with loan guarantees provided by the federal government. The Recovery Act provides funding for construction to several firms which produce solar cells on a large scale. According to the governor of Colorado, the manufacturing plant locations are in Lakewood, Colorado as well as Tipton, Indiana. The Tipton site […]
Carbon capture using solar power can now potentially remove excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, using a process, STEP, which the scientist Dr. Stuart Licht describes in the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. This journal isn’t available to the public but supporting information is available under open access. Lithium is not the only material which […]
Buildings consume large amounts of heat every year to ensure that their internal temperature stays at a comfortable level. Air conditioning cools down rooms, while heaters increase the temperature. Ice and water based systems are well known to provide cooling effects and many building designs already incorporate their use. Designing a heating system which can […]
The Department of the Interior and the Department of Energy are creating a project to install wind turbines along the East Coast. This project primarily focuses on wind energy, and the consortium also plans to establish solar plants and other renewable energy sources such as wave power and ocean thermal. Offshore wind energy has the […]
New Jersey’s electricity provider, PSE&G, is involved in many renewable energy projects. This large utility formed as a merger of many smaller utilities and provides a large portion of the power supply of New Jersey. Installing solar panels on electrical poles is only one initiative, this company has a lot of solar and wind projects […]
Geothermal power is a form of renewable energy that collects power from molten rock. Lava and magma flows provide a continual source of heat which can be used to power machinery in several ways. It’s also possible to use the geothermal energy directly which is more efficient. According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, geothermal […]
California has several propositions on the ballot. One of these propositions, Proposition 16, requires a two thirds vote before establishing a community power generation project. The proposition is backed by Pacific Gas and Electric, the large utility, since it would prevent cities and counties from setting up competing power generation systems. This proposition would have […]