By Tim O’Sullivan
The big success of the Cash for Clunkers program with consumers proves that many people are eager to trade in their gas dependent cars for next generation transportation technology.
Actually, drivers have been interested for a long time, especially as they watched the price of gas zoom up. The problem was that the new [...]
By Joe Cline
Taking advantage of Austin Energy’s incentives for energy efficient homes and businesses makes good financial sense. Rebates and loans are available to help Austin residents make environmentally friendly choices. In some cases, low and moderate income customers of Austin Energy can even receive free home improvements, even if they rent their homes rather [...]
By Peta Gelder
Solar power is a phrase generically used to describe various methods involving harnessing the sun’s light and transferring that into some form of other useful energy. What we know as solar power can be used in a multitude of ways to power machines involved in many different aspects of our lives. Practically anything [...]
By Deb Primrose
Although it is relatively easy to make your own homebrew biodiesel, it is important to follow some common sense safety procedures. You will be working with heat and chemicals, so I highly recommend you invest in proper safety gear.
First, let’s have a look at the ingredients we’ll be working with, so you know [...]
By Guy Williams
Why would one of the worlds largest oil refiners turn to wind energy to produce power for some of its operations? Valero Energy Corporation has installed 33 wind turbines to supply power for one of its Texas refineries, according to a story in The Wall Street Journal. Tom Shetina, the manager of the [...]
By Matthew Loop
Solar power for homes is a great way to save money, while protecting the environment. It truly is rather ironic, when you consider how much time, effort, and money has been dedicated to acquiring more fossil fuel. The purchase of fuel from other countries, as well as the drilling for fuel domestically, has [...]
By Levi Quinn
With the current damage being done to the environment it only makes sense that we need a better way to operate vehicles without the use of fossil fuels. It is always a good idea to take a look of all the possible options available to us in order to break down the advantages [...]
By M. Binder
Renewable energy sources are all around us. We see them and sense them every time we go outside or even look out a window. There is no shortage of ideas for outstanding renewable energy science fair projects. Explore these suggestions and take your pick!
Solar energy is becoming increasingly affordable and widespread. Your science [...]
By Bob Lindner
Any time the term ‘kit’ comes up, I always think of ’some assembly required’ and then some! Especially when it comes to something like solar kits! Terms like ‘your Grandma can put it together’ come to mind’.
When it comes to solar energy for your home, just a few years back, it was only [...]
By Bruce A. Tucker
I am still new to the world of Ethanol even though Ethanol itself has been around for more than a century. It has been called a lot of things, grain alcohol, moonshine, you name it. But one thing it is being called lately is savior. However is it possible to convert our [...]