Let’s face it: coal burners are a dying breed. Although they still produce most of the energy we use today, it’s no secret alternative energy farms are popping up every day around the world.
Besides the leading three alternative energy sources (wind, solar and hydro), we’re learning how to transfer energy from algae, footsteps, and even from dance floors.
Everywhere you look is the opportunity for a clean source of energy that one day, our world will run on.
Say goodbye to the ‘days of olde’ and burning coal. Say hello to the alternative energy future.
Click on any of the stories below for the latest news on green energy.
Those Legendary Personal Generators: Can We Really Recharge While We Exercise?
Nokia recently announced a phone charger that gives energy to your phone while you bicycle. You pop your phone in, pedal along, and the energy created can recharge your phone (somewhat). This is a great idea, and as soon as I read about it...
A Glimpse into the Future Part 4: Power Production
Currently, as we wander across the early part of the 21st century, most power production is centralized in massive power plants capable of producing hundreds, even thousands, of megawatts of power. Distribution systems then carry that power t...
The Coal Monster - Selling our Souls for Electric Power.
For much of the world, every time a person flicks on a light switch or turns on the blender, chances are that their power supply is coming, at least in part, from coal. Coal has been used as a fuel since the days of the Han Dynasty in China, ...
Who Has Seen the Wind(mills)?
As the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico continues to make the news, as millions of litres prepare to make their way into the Loop, and from there into the Gulf Stream, another off-shore energy project is getting some serious attention. This en...
Here Comes the Sun: The Dawning Era of Solar Power
The ultimate source of power in our solar system is the sun. It heats our world, drives our weather, and provides life in the form of sunlight to plants. It only seems fitting that it should come to provide us with electricity as well. However, i...
Wind Farms: Not in my Backyard (Why Not?)
There are a variety of alternative power generation methods that are starting to come into play as the world grows more concerned about pollution and climate change. Solar and wind are looked upon as being the “greenest” of these, but bot...
The Challenge of Nuclear Power
There are currently three, maybe four, methods of power generation that meet the criteria for base load power production. These are fossil fuels, typically coal, hydropower, geothermal, and nuclear. Fossil fuels have a host of problems and...
Biogas: Electric Power from Animal Waste
Drive on a rural road in southern Ontario, and sooner or later you will come across a cattle farm. There’s a pretty good chance that you will smell it before you see it, the manure from hundreds of cows makes a striking odour. Cows and c...
British Columbia's Site C Clean Energy Project
On April 19, 2010, the government of the Province of British Columbia announced that it would proceed with what is called “Site C Clean Energy Project”. It now goes to regulatory review, which includes an environmental impact assessment. ...
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