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    The Power In Pig Poo: How Feces Can Create Energy

    by  • May 9, 2012 • Alternative Energy, International, Other Energy • 0 Comments

    Pig

    China has a poo problem and fortunately, there’s an environmentally friendly solution in sight. The country, which loves to consume pig meat, generates close to 1.5 million tons of pig feces each year. Sound crazy? Consider this: China has 700 million pigs that produce two-thirds of their annual meat. Currently of the 1.5 million tons [...]

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    Turning Wind into Water

    by  • May 7, 2012 • Alternative Energy, Wind Energy • 1 Comment

    Eole Water and Wind Turbine

    Breakthroughs in water filtration and wind turbine research have fused together to create an innovative machine that may very well change the landscape of third world countries for the better. The WMS1000 Wind Turbine, created by an eco-energy company named Eole Water, uses wind power to create an entirely autonomous water filtration system. What is [...]

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    Mexico leading the way for energy change

    by  • April 30, 2012 • Alternative Energy, International • 0 Comments

    Mexico City

      Mexico’s Climate and Energy Law Canada and the US should take a closer look at their southern sister nation’s environmental protocols. Last week, Mexico’s senate approved a groundbreaking climate and energy law, becoming the second country in the world to approve strict guidelines for environmental sustainability. Initially passing Mexico’s lower house with a 128-for [...]

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    Environmentally Aware Energy

    by  • April 27, 2012 • Alternative Energy, Other Energy, Solar Energy, Wind Energy • 0 Comments

    Men unload rice husks from a truck at Bhageswari Paper Plant.

    Renewable energy is inexhaustible, clean and becoming increasingly cost effective. After an initial infrastructure investment, its main cost is maintenance. For decades, interest in renewables developed slowly due to low oil prices. Now, that development is picking up speed. As new power sources come onto the grid, the price of technology is dropping.   Biomass [...]

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    Are Micro-Inverters Really Better Than Conventional String Inverters?

    by  • April 26, 2012 • Solar Energy • 0 Comments

    Micro Inverter

    String (or central) inverters have been on the market all the way since the introduction of solar panels. An inverter is an absolutely necessary component of a solar PV-system. Without it, we have no way of converting direct current (DC) into alternating current (AC), which is the required type of electricity for the vast majority [...]

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    Wind energy – is it really safe to use?

    by  • April 23, 2012 • Wind Energy • 11 Comments

    Wind Farm on Highway

    When watching green energy commercials, chances are you’ll see solar panels and wind turbines. In fact, wind is second only to solar energy as the most popular form of sustainable energy – and it’s no wonder. Wind energy is entirely green and completely sustainable; it has no harmful emissions because it uses the wind’s kinetic [...]

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