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Three Alternative Energy Sources

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Searching out alternative energy options is needed now more than ever before, because of the rising cost of oil and the threat of Global Warming. With the conditions of the World today, we all should be looking at the alternatives that are available to us. The signs of environmental changes cannot be ignored, even by [...]

Southern California Edison Starts Construction on the Nation’s Largest Wind Transmission Project

Friday, March 7th, 2008

March 7, 2008 12:44 p.m.

MOJAVE, Calif., Mar 07, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) –

In the most recent demonstration of its national leadership role in renewable and alternative energy, Southern California Edison (SCE) has begun construction of the largest wind transmission project in the United States.

When all phases are developed, the Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project will include a [...]

Wind power

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into useful form, such as electricity, using wind turbines. In windmills, wind energy is directly used to crush grain or to pump water. At the end of 2007, worldwide capacity of wind-powered generators was 94.1 gigawatts. Although wind currently produces just over 1% of world-wide electricity use, [...]