The world’s largest solar-powered ship, Turanor PlanetSolar, has arrived in the Galapagos Islands, off the coast of Ecuador. The Swiss-owned boat has been built to develop solar energy which can be used on the islands. The boat set sail from Monaco four months ago. It is thirty-one meters long, and equipped with over five-hundred square [...]
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Duke Energy Obtains New Solar Project
www.dailyenergyreport.com; Duke Energy acquires a new solar project, Phillips Lighting presents their fourth quarter financials and how ;Georgia’s becoming one of the nation’s largest power producers.
20% renewable energy by 2020
Raising the share of renewable energy from 8.5% to 20% in the overall energy consumption is a necessary contribution to the global fight against climate change and towards better control over our energy dependence. The various uses of renewable energy are examined: electricity through wind and hydraulic energies; electricity or heat through geothermal and solar [...]
Fox News – Trash Today, Electricity Tomorrow, Thanks to Landmark Solar Energy Farm
DECATUR, Ga. — Your trash could soon produce enough energy to light a neighborhood. A landfill in DeKalb County, just north of Atlanta, is being converted from a simple hill of decaying garbage into an power-producing solar energy farm, Fox News has learned. “It’s very exciting to be a part of this new technology, particularly [...]
Off-grid (or nearly so) living in Colorado?
Questions from Readers: Read the Answers in the comments, or comment yourself! I’ve been doing a little research on low carbon footprint homes in Colorado. I have looked into yurts (gers) but I would really like solid walls around me and possibly a basement. I am interested in geothermal, wind, and solar power. I would [...]
MaximsNewsNetwork: EGYPT WIND POWER & CLIMATE CHANGE & COPENHAGEN: WORLD BANK
MaximsNewsNetwork: 07 December 2009 – World Bank: As the International Summit on Climate Change kicks off today in Copenhagen, there’s news from Egypt that it aims to generate one fifth of its electricity from renewable sources, including wind power, by 2020. To help reach that ambitious goal, it is tapping into a World Bank Clean [...]
Living Off the Grid – part 4
A great documentary done by Les Stroud from the Survivorman series. One that really turned me on to the idea of living self sufficiently. Call it what you want, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that we’re living beyond our means, and a return to self sustained living is a good all [...]
Mexico To Build An Energy Storage Warehouse
www.dailyenergyreport.com; Scotland expands its Renewable Energy Portfolio, ;Administration discussing possible East Coast water rights leases with wind generation companies,

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What are some energy saving tips for a rental property?
Questions from Readers: Read the Answers in the comments, or comment yourself! I am looking to start making my home a little more greener. As i live in a rental property and can not make major changes to the home.So i am looking for energy saving tips.Just to start out with.