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11/14/2017

Amazing technology!

Worldwide, solar energy technology is growing day by day, becoming both cheaper and more efficient. With record-setting solar farms, it is the cheapest source of energy in many countries. When we think of solar panels, a picture of bulky units of solar panels installed on rooftops comes to mind. How...

10/10/2017

Can you do me a small favor? (and pick up some very cool survival tactics, too) I have a FREE book I’m promoting today. It’s Tim Ralston’s “Minimalist Prepper”

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Tim Ralston knows about "prepping." As the star of Nat Geo's hit series, "Doomsday Preppers," and a former ParaRescue officer, he's not only

08/06/2016

Think Solar is too expensive? Try using Grass clippings!

Andreas Mershin, a research scientist at MIT, works on the only drawback with solar power generation: the cost. To solve this problem he has created solar panels from green plant waste like grass clippings. Mershin says in a few years, it will be possible for any DIY enthusiast to make his or her ow...

01/26/2016

1st world solutions to 3rd world problems.

If humans could have their druthers, they would find a way to create energy resources and distribution systems to satisfy the needs of growing manufacturing and commerce. They would also seek to meet the needs of the more than 2 billion people around the world, 620 million in Africa alone, who have…

01/26/2016

Solar comes in all flavors. Technically, wind is solar powered.

Denmark pulled off something rather remarkable in 2015 when it comes to harnessing wind energy, as the country broke a world energy record thanks to wind turbines accounting for 42% of its electricity last year. Crazy enough, the Scandinavian nation bested its own record which it set in 2014 when wi…

09/07/2015

Available in the Kindle store today! http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01516T1YI

Renewable energy has been a dream for decades. The cost of green technologies, however, has been a constant roadblock. Not anymore. Get a better understanding of solar energy and how to use it on your advantage to save money on your utilities and become part of the environmental solution, instead...

04/25/2015

What does water have to do with solar power?

Everything...

April 24 -- The California drought has captured the attention of the world. But solving the world's water problems has been a long running goal of the U.S. A...

04/20/2015

In 2009, the total global electricity consumption was 20,279,640 GWh. The sun creates more energy than that in one hour. The tricky part is collecting that energy and converting it into useful electricity with solar panels. How much area would need to be covered with solar panels in order to capture…

01/30/2015

How do we balance the Short-term benefits of cheaper oil with the Long-term benefits of solar?

According to analysts at Deutsche Bank AG and Goldman Sachs Group, the renewable-energy genie has been let out of the bottle and there is no way to put it back; not even cheap oil can derail renewables. Spending on renewable energy has been surging for the past decade and 2014 wasn’t any different,…

01/27/2015

New solar-plant technology can store and use the sun’s heat for energy even after sunset, but the coming expiration of federal tax credits has put further construction of such facilities in doubt.

01/06/2015

What are some common myths regarding solar?

12/11/2014

When is the best time to install solar?

The Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) has been exposed for claiming to have interviewed 2,500 residents who were allegedly in favor of utility rate hikes to offset net metering costs for solar clients.