There is a fascinating experiment taking place in Australia that will use the rays of the sun to power wind turbines which will in turn create electricity. It is being referred to as a “Solar Chimney” and is based on technology first developed in Germany. Here is how this amazingly simple alternative energy generation system [...]

153 lighthouses maintained by Russia on both the Berents Sea and the White Sea are now powered by solar panels. But that wasn’t always the case. The lighthouses were nuclear powered with radioactive strontium batteries. Not very environmentally friendly is it? The project cost about 20 million Euros. Russia and Norway worked together to retrofit [...]

When a strong wind blows its effects can be devastating. Ask anyone who has been through a tornado. This awesome power can be used to provide electricity and limit our dependability on fossil fuels. What is Wind Power Essentially wind power is using the kinetic energy potential of the wind to produce electricity. Winds move [...]

In order to avert the cost of a state-of-the-art wind system, many residential users opt to build their own wind turbine. The process is time consuming and labor intensive but for people dedicated to cleaner energy sources, it is an investment in the future. Wind turbines have several parts: • Rotor with blade assembly • [...]

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, we salute you! Sanders just announced what could very well be the nation’s most ambitious plan to tap alternative energy resources. His program is designed to encourage homeowners and business owners to harness the power of solar energy by allowing them to pay for solar panels through the property taxes [...]

Wind energy is a plentiful renewable resource. Many people are taking advantage of the wind’s limitless power with wind generator systems. Each system works to increase its power output for household use. Home built systems are no different. The purpose of a wind generator is to turn kinetic wind energy into electricity. How much power [...]

Are you at all familiar with a gentleman named T. Boone Pickens? Mr. Pickens is a self-made billionaire that is very interested in ending America’s dependence on fossil fuels. The interesting thing of it is is that Pickens made his billions on oil. He is an extremely successful Oklahoma oil-man that apparently has seen enough [...]

The world is in search of ways to promote other sources of energy over fossil fuels. Fossil fuels have been used for centuries but their period of use is coming to an end. Alternative energy sources are the wave of the future. Renewable Energy Sources Fossil fuels were created by organic matter so when the [...]