It doesn’t need to cost more to build an energy efficient home, and you’ll get better comfort and lower energy bills for years to come. Architects, designers and builders It’s important to work with architects, designers and builders who understand energy efficient design principles, know how the different components in…
Renewable Energy Record Set in U.S.
By Sarah Gibbens PUBLISHED JUNE 15, 2017 The U.S. set a new renewable energy milestone in March, in data released Wednesday. For the first time, wind and solar accounted for 10 percent of all electricity generation, with wind comprising 8 percent and solar coming in at 2 percent. The report was…
Solar Energy
Though costly to implement, solar energy offers a clean, renewable source of power. WHAT IS SOLAR POWER? Solar energy is the technology used to harness the sun’s energy and make it useable. As of 2011, the technology produced less than one-tenth of one percent of global energy demand. Many are familiar…
Gardens That Grow Gigawatts of Solar Power
Is it possible to develop large solar power projects with households as backers, and do it again and again? That’s the idea behind solar gardens or community shared solar, a trend catching fast in the US. Elisa Wood Like so many people, Joy Hughes wanted to do something for the…
Solar Installations to Rise 20 Percent in 2014
Solar Installations to Rise 20 Percent in 2014 by Staff Writers London (SPX) Oct 09, 2014 File image. Global photovoltaic (PV) solar installations will rise to 45.4 gigawatts (GW) in 2014, with 32 percent of this total, or 14.4 GW, coming in the fourth quarter, according to IHS Technology. Although…
Renewable energy costs vs optimizing energy mix
Balancing renewable energy costs and optimizing energy mix Source: Springer Science+Business Media Summary: Increasing reliance on renewable energies is the way to achieve greater carbon dioxide emission sustainability and energy independence. As such energies are yet only available intermittently and energy cannot be stored easily, most countries aim to combine…
Solar Energy
Every hour the sun beams onto Earth more than enough energy to satisfy global energy needs for an entire year. Solar energy is the technology used to harness the sun’s energy and make it useable. Today, the technology produces less than one tenth of one percent of global energy demand.…