Do you want solar panels but don’t own a desert or sunny rooftop on which to hang them? ”No problem,” says CleanPath Ventures – a renewable energy projects capital company which plans to sell individualized plots of solar power plants to consumers. Solar panels and solar systems are not for everyone. They’re expensive, complicated, and [...]
Most people are familiar with at least a few of the various lighting technologies used to illuminate our world. There’s the traditional incandescent bulb invented over 100 years ago by Edison and it’s Halogen cousin, both of which inefficiently utilize an electrically stimulated filament. The recent miniaturization of florescent bulbs, commonly used in industrial and commercial settings, has [...]
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1 Comment »Wikipedia defines peak oil as “the point in time when the maximum rate of global petroleum extraction is reached, after which the rate of production enters terminal decline.” While pin-pointing the exact moment at which the world reaches this condition is impossible, its implications should be stark enough to drive worldwide changes in the way humans [...]
Posted in Alternative Energy, Energy Conservation, Technology Tags: Energy Conservation, fossil fuels, gas, oil, peak oil No Comments »It’s pretty obvious that harnessing the vast amounts of solar energy striking roofs around the world is a great way to supplement a building’s energy requirements. Whether captured by photo-voltaic shingles or manipulated with color changing tiles, controlling the solar energy hitting a home or commercial building can lead to huge cost savings. Adding to the variety of energy [...]
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