Check out the video below of Theoretical Physicist Michio Kaku answering the question “What future energy source will solve our energy crisis?”   So what is fusion energy? Fusion is “the energy source of the universe”, and the process which produces light and warmth from the sun. Fusion energy is recreating this reaction in a [...]

There is more than one benefit to nuclear energy. The questions that swirl around nuclear energy are concerned with comparing the benefits to the potential harm the failure of a nuclear reaction might cause. One primary benefit of nuclear energy is the lack of pollution produced when compared with fossil fuel power plants. There is [...]

A new type of biomass plant opening in Speyside, Scotland, is going to begin powering homes with a byproduct of scotch whiskey. Over the next two years, the new form of alternative energy will be sufficient enough to power 9000 homes in the Scottish region.   Biomass power from whiskey What normally would be a [...]

The Philadelphia Zoo has just announced a partnership with GDF Suez Energy Resources for the next two years that will bring renewable energy power to the world-famous zoo, and make up 25% of the zoo’s total power consumption. The Philadelphia Zoo and Renewable Energy To switch over to renewable energy, the Philadelphia Zoo partnered with [...]

As the aftershocks of Thursday’s earthquake in Japan begin to fade, a new and more dangerous threat is emerging that could put the entire nation at risk: nuclear disaster. As of this morning, six nuclear reactors have become unstable and officials are trying frantically to avoid an explosion that would pose a severe environmental and [...]