The Costs Of Free Energy A small town in northern Maine has recently been offered free and clean electricity for the next 20 years. There is, however, one catch to this opportunity – 400 ft windmills are to be placed along a ridge surrounding a nearby lake. There is both support and opposition to this [...]

In a recent survey of the alternative energy industry shows Solar has experienced the most rapid economic growth over the past 12 months – but Wind Power is also surging and has the most momentum going forward. The survey – which focused on industry trends and opportunities – was completed August 4, 2008, and a [...]

With the energy crisis at hand, more people have become conscious of being more environmental friendly and more people are starting to change their habits. It will take much longer for societies to embrace green habits and change their way of thinking, but progress is being made. Right now, green marketing doesn’t work because it [...]

A lot of people attack the sea, I make love to it. -Jacques Yves Cousteau Tidal energy is more predictable than solar energy and wind energy because we already know that cycles of high and low tides are twice a day. We all just might begin to love the sea as it helps in producing [...]

Nearly 1.4 billion people in the World suffer from extreme poverty. Extreme poverty is defined as someone who cannot match living on $1.25 per day in the U.S. in 2005. This definition has been adopted by the United Nations and the World Bank to evaluate the World’s economic status.¹ How many people do you know [...]

Geothermal Energy took a big move forward as Google announced it was investing $10.25 million dollars in an energy technology called Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). The investments will go towards three institutions: AltaRock Energy, Potter Drilling, and the Southern Methodist University Geothermal Lab. The funding will also go towards geothermal resource mapping, information tools, and [...]

Geothermal energy has gained a lot of supporters over the last couple of years as an alternative energy source. As the technology of geothermal energy has advanced, so has the interest in incorporating it into the overall energy demand. Geothermal took a big move forward this past week as Google announced it was investing $10.25 [...]

A healthy economy is one that participates in foreign import and export business. It’s no surprise that foreign exports play a significant role in the economies in Southeast Asia – seemingly every toy or gadget is manufactured in this part of the World. Rising costs of transportation, however, threaten those businesses relying on foreign import [...]

Crude oil has been the center of the economy for the past 5 years with no immediate end in site. The battle over the control of oil has pushed the world into a state of “oil shock” as prices have risen worldwide. Oil rich countries such as Russia, Venezuela, and Iran are using their control [...]

Solar energy is arguably the most promising form of alternative energy because of its abundance and low emissions. A number of challenges, however, must be overcome in order to make use of the Sun’s energy. One such challenge is efficient storage of energy collected during the day for use at night. The modern World will [...]