Renewable Energy Now

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Renewable Energy Now

It always struck me throughout this whole campaign season that with all the emphasis on not being dependent on foreign oil...

Why not get away from being dependent on oil, PERIOD!

Take a look at the image above.

Lots of options:

Solar
Wind
GeoThermal
Water
BioMass


You will here people say that we just don't have the technology yet:

Don't You Believe It!

This lens will explore what is out there, and give you some options to apply right now!

How Solar Energy Panels Work 

Watch this video that explains in easy to understand language exactly how the sun's rays are converted to electricity, and then consider this:

You can even make your own Home Solar or Wind Power Plant.
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Solar Energy In The News 

Solar panel project to light up schools
According to the UN, Kenya has the capacity to generate more than 3000 MW of electricity if it tapped into wind and solar energy in its vast northern ...
Brewer wants more nuclear power in state
Convened a Solar Energy Advisory Task Force to both recommend additional incentives to lure solar firms and identify regulatory burdens to new development. ...
Solar project proposed north of Reno
A large solar energy project is being proposed by Vidler Water Co. on up to 1000 acres north of Reno. Project backers say construction could start next year ...
A clash of environmental ideals in the Mojave Desert: Solar-energy project vs ...
On a strip of California's Mojave Desert, two dozen rare tortoises could stand in the way of a sprawling solar-energy complex in a case that highlights ...

Wind Turbines In The News 

Native tribes fight Cape Cod wind farm
By David Usborne in New York AP The plan to build an enormous wind farm in Nantucket Sound, off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, has seen off a ...
MA Makes Wind Energy Plans, ND Wraps Up 149-MW Wind Project
The plan covers waters from about 1500 feet offshore out to three miles, and allows for commercial wind energy projects of up to 150 wind turbines in two ...
New Knowledge about Materials to Increase Wind Turbine Reliability
The new center will conduct research to increase the operating reliability of wind turbines. Wind turbines are usually made from composite materials and are ...
AMSC to co-develop offshore wind turbines in China
By Jackie Noblett American Superconductor Corp. announced Tuesday it will design and co-develop 5 megawatt offshore wind turbines with a Chinese ...

Tom Hanks Electric Car - Part 1 

This is quite doable for a lot less than Tom Hanks spent:

Convert Your Car To An EV

The Holt Car Conversion: Electricity 4 Gas


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Tom Hanks Electric Car - Part 2 

This is quite doable for a lot less than Tom Hanks spent:

Convert Your Car To An EV

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Electric Cars In The News 

Governor Daniels and local leaders welcome electric car maker to Elkhart
By WSBT News1 ELKHART ? The crowd inside the former Phillips Products plant was brought to its feet as electric car manufacturer Think unveiled its model ...
OnStar Mobile App: Remote Diagnostics for Chevy's Volt Electric Car
When the Chevy Volt electric car rolls off production lines later this year, owners will be able to obsess over them even when they're not behind the wheel ...
Coal trips India's electric car revolution
... and now it's here,? Bose, an avid spokesman for climate-change issues, said of the latest version of India's biggest-selling electric car. ...
GM India Partner Reva Plans US, Europe Electric-Car Ventures
By Subramaniam Sharma (Bloomberg) ? Reva Electric Car Co., the Indian automaker developing an electric vehicle with General Motors Co., plans to set up four ...

GeoThermal Power In The News 

Tasty Takes: 2010 outlooks, China, Water Geothermal and Large Caps.
Haven't done one of these in geeze a year maybe? But if I don't I'll never get some of these stories out of my browser tabs . :) Curious to know what is ...
Progress, perhaps, at the BLM
By Matthew Beaudin In its upcoming Colorado lease sale, the Bureau of Land Management will, for the first time, offer geothermal energy leases. ...
Solar panel project to light up schools
The country's only existing source of renewable energy is the geothermal power, which however has not been exploited to its maximum. ...
Envision Series Heating and Cooling Systems Supplied by Love's Geothermal
Love's Geothermal supplies a range of geothermal products from WaterFurnace. These include the Envision series, Synergy3 series, EW series and Premier ...

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