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Tiny Cube Home Yields Big Energy Savings
Posted by admin on July 25th, 2011
For more news visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ facebook.com An energy efficient home, measuring just 3 by 3 meters, is helping people realize how to cut their carbon footprint. The building, called The Cube, is the brainchild of a British psychologist who wants to know why [...]
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18 Comments »Duke Energy Obtains New Solar Project
Posted by admin on February 2nd, 2011
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.
Posted in Solar Power News Tags: .com, Al, and, arclight Capital Partners, art, be, biodiesel, Biomass, co, Daily, daily energy news, daily energy report, du, Duke Energy, eco, Endicott Biofuels, energy, Energy News, energy report, EV, financial, GA natural gas, GE, GE Energy Financial Services, GEO, Georgia, Georgia Power, greenco Solutions, halogen bulbs, hill, how, in, IP, KMTEX, LED headlights, LED lights, light, lighting, lips, Murfreesboro Solar Project, NC, new, of, on, One, or, Osram Sylvania, Phillips Lighting, Port, power, pr, prod, Project, report, Sol, solar, solar power, St, T., the, the nation, UK No Comments »Small Wind Energy on the Rise in US
Posted by admin on February 1st, 2011
As energy prices continue to rise worldwide, many homeowners in the US are becoming interested in renewable forms of energy to power their homes. Jeff Swicord introduces us to one horse farmer north of Washington DC who thinks the answer is small wind energy, in his case, personal wind turbines.
Posted in Wind Power News Tags: Al, all, be, co, DC, du, eco, ed, electricity, energy, environment, farm, for, home, homes, horse, ice, in, INES, is, lighting, Man, new, News, north, NY, of, on, One, or, own, personal, power, pr, prices, renewable, rise, small, St, Swicord, the, thin, to, turbine, turbines, US, voa, WA, Washington DC, Win, wind, Wind Energy, wind turbine, wind turbines, windmill, world 17 Comments »living off the grid question?
Posted by admin on December 7th, 2010
Questions from Readers: -read the Answers in the comments, or answer yourself! how many solar pannels would you need to power a house? i’m thinking you’d need enough for: the house, water pump in the well, any out buildings that need electric lighting. i’m thinking bout in the southern ohio/northern kentucky area. . . incase [...]
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Posted by admin on December 3rd, 2010
World energy news, energy news, solar energy news, wind energy news, energy saving tips, LED lighting, CFL lighting, climate talks, Cancun climate talks, North Korea nuclear power, North Korea, Iran, Iranian nuclear power, wind energy, Colorado energy programs, Governor Bill Ritter, General…
Posted in Solar Power News Tags: 1, 10, 2, 20, 2010, Abu Dhabi, Al, AM, ANI, av, be, bill, Bill Ritter, cancun, Cancun climate talks, CFL lighting, Climate, climate talks, co, Coda, Colorado, Colorado energy programs, day, do, ed, energy, Energy News, energy saving, energy saving tips, GE, gene, general, General Motors, GM, go, Governor, Governor Bill Ritter, Hertz electric cars, in, IP, iran, Iranian nuclear power, it, LED, LED lighting, light, lighting, masdar, NC, new, News, north, North Korea, North Korea nuclear power, nuclear, nuclear power, or, over, Port, power, pr, programs, report, RIT, Russia energy efficiency, saving, Sol, solar, solar energy, solar energy news, tips, UN, Win, wind, Wind Energy, wind energy news, world, world energy news No Comments »Off Grid Living w/ Brian Brawdy
Posted by admin on October 17th, 2010
BrianBrawdy.com – Survival Expert and ‘Green RVer’ Brian Brawdy walks through the features of his ‘Green RV’ highlighting the technologies and features that allow this Rig to go off road and off the grid.
Posted in Off Grid Living Tags: .com, Al, all, and, ASA Electronics, Brian, Brian Brawdy, co, Dan Daru, Denver, fox, go, green, grid, grid living, high, hr, in, is, Jensen, Ketelsen Campers, Lance Camper, Lance Campers, light, lighting, living, of, off, Off Grid living, off the, off the grid, rig, road, rv, RV Inverters, survival, tec, Tech, technologies, the, to, Truck Camping, WA, walk, Xantrex No Comments »News Update: NRG Commits $1 to Haiti Relief with Solar Energy
Posted by admin on October 6th, 2010
NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) and Solar Electric Light Fund, or SELF, have committed to expand solar power use in the Haitian Central Plateau commune of Boucan Carre. The million commitment will fund “The Sun Lights the Way: Brightening Boucan Carre” project to provide clean and inexpensive energy to the area to use for fishing, water [...]
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Posted by admin on September 29th, 2010
In environmental news, United States researchers find plants are key to creating accurate climate change forecasts. A team led by botanist Dr. Joseph Berry of Stanford University stated that stomata, the tiny pores in plant leaves, are central to predicting weather and climate patterns. The scientists have discovered that stomata act as solar energy meters. [...]
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How many watts does my solar panel need to be if I am running lights only at night?
Questions from Readers: -read the Answers in the comments, or answer yourself! I want to use 12vDc rope lighting that is 3 watts per foot and i am looking to use approx 64 ft of light. I am probably only going to have the lights on for 3-4 hours at night. I will be running [...]