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In Sevier County, UT, citizens of this rural region are standing up to a proposed coal-fired power plant, planned for one of Sevier’s most beautiful valleys. To learn more about this issue, go to: www.seviercitizens.com, http
Tesla Motors invited me to attend the exclusive premier of their Model S electric car at their Menlo Park store on April 8, 2009. The Tesla Roadster is the only performance electric vehicle currently for sale. It has a range of 244 miles and goes from 0 to 60 mph in under 4 seconds on electricity alone. But it’s an expensive niche-market vehicle. Now they are preparing to enter the mainstream market with what could be the first mass-produced highway-capable electric vehicle, the Model S luxury sedan. This video was shot on location at the event. Please subscribe to our youtube channel, and visit our website at www.cleanpowershow.com For more information on the Tesla Model S, please visit their website at http
Watch as I install a home-made solar heater. More at www.cleanpowershow.com
10/7/09: The ThinkProgress Wonk Room interviews Seventh Generation’s co-founder and executive chair Jeffrey Hollender on why he and 150 other business leaders are in Washington DC lobbying for the immediate passage of climate and clean energy cap-and-trade legislation. Hollander also discusses why it makes sense that businesses are abandoning the US Chamber of Commerce.
Commercial leasing with Clean Power Finance is a new approach to financing a solar or energy efficient project. Grow your business today by offering leasing with Clean Power Finance to your customers. Michael Pryde, Director of North America Sales, provides an introduction to leasing and how to get started with Clean Power Finance
Reducing dependence on commercial energy from foreign oil and fossil fuels is becoming a priority for a growing number of households. They quickly discover that the high cost of solar and wind power make these options unaffordable for most of us. Thousands of homeowners are turning to DIY wind generator project plans to eliminate the prohibitive cost of renewable, clean, free power.
Can the average DIY enthusiast really build their own working wind turbine? If so, is it really practical? Is a homemade wind turbine on par with commercially sold and installed systems? What about parts-are they easy to find?
Actually, the answer to all of these questions is “yes”. The fact is, just about anyone can construct a 1000 watt DIY wind turbine for less than two hundred dollars – and that includes the cost of the instructional materials. You can finish the project in about two weekends and there are many easy sourcwind power of the necessary parts.
So if a professionally installed wind power system costs around ten thousand dollars for the average home, why would a do-it-yourself wind generator be so much less expensive?
Obviously, just like any other retail service you would purchase, the parts have a pretty hefty markup attached. That’s the first thing. Then there are the labor and wages for the company that manufactures the system as well as the one that sells and installs it. In reality, the largest part of the expense is in what I like to call the “know-how cost”. Most people wouldn’t even know where to begin a project like this.
Then again, diehard DIY enthusiasts like you and me already know that with the right instructions, virtually everything that seems complicated to the average Joe is for us simply a matter of following directions. The fact is, anyone with even modest project skills and a few basic tools can complete this fun and rewarding project. The parts are easy to make and/or find and it all goes together rather simply. You see, the process of generating energy from the wind has been around for a very long time and there aren’t a whole lot of different ways to build a wind turbine. It’s time tested and basic.
You can learn more about building DIY wind generators here, including information on the different parts, how they all go together, and some pitfalls to avoid.
Nick Molinar runs DIYHomePowerGrid, where he discusses home grown power generation systems including solar, wind and automotive alternatives.
Globally there is an increasing awareness among people about the damage that we have done to our environment. This factor coupled with rising fuel prices has revived the interest of people in wind turbines. wind power for homes is something that homeowners around the world are looking at seriously. Not only can wind turbines help in generating clean power, they can also help you save substantial amounts of money on your energy bills in the long run too.
There are several online guides that can help you build your own wind turbine. You need not be technically qualified in order to install one in your home. In fact wind power for homes is now only a matter of following instructions from detailed manuals, most of which you can find online. Moreover, the entire process of putting together the equipment in place is also a fun opportunity for the entire family.
A good amount of planning and research is needed if you are thinking of building your own wind turbine. First of all you will need to get all the equipment and tools ready. You will for instance need a generator, a mounting, blades, a tower and batteries to store the power in. You can find most of the things that you need for the purpose at a local hardware store.
You will then need to decide on the location in your home that you want to place the wind turbine in. The rapid advances in technology mean that you need not live in a very windy area for your wind turbine to generate power. Even the slightest breeze is enough to turn the blades that you can find in the latest wind turbines.
Using wind power for homes is a lot easier than what you think. You can find detailed information on it at the online guide Earth4Energy. You can now build your own wind turbine by following the step by step instructions you will find on this online guide.
WASHINGTON The number of jobs in America’s emerging clean energy economy grew nearly two and a half times faster than overall jobs between 1998 and 2007, according to a report released today by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Pew developed a clear, data-driven definition of the clean energy economy and conducted the first-ever hard count across all 50 states of the actual jobs, companies and venture capital investments that supply the growing market demand for environmentally friendly products and services. Pew found that jobs in the clean energy economy grew at a national rate of 9.1 percent, while traditional jobs grew by only 3.7 percent between 1998 and 2007. There was a similar pattern at the state level, where job growth in the clean energy economy outperformed overall job growth in 38 states and the District of Columbia during the same period. The report also found that this promising sector is poised to expand significantly, driven by increasing consumer demand, venture capital infusions, and federal and state policy reforms. America’s clean energy economy has grown despite a lack of sustained government support in the past decade. By 2007, more than 68200 businesses across all 50 states and the District of Columbia accounted for about 770000 jobs. Pew’s definition of the clean energy economy is based on research and input from experts in the field, including an advisory panel convened to help guide the study. According to Pew, “a clean energy economy generates jobs …
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org In a presentation at this summer’s National Clean Energy Summit convened by the University of Nevada Las Vegas, Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), and the Center for American Progress Action Fund, Dr. Steven Chu, director of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories, described why he has moved from his background in advanced laser research to tackling global warming, how the optimal way to reduce greenhouse emissions is to invest in energy efficiency, and what he has done to develop “new technologies to transform the landscape.”
IBM has unveiled a novel membrane technology that stands to alleviate the growing shortage of drinkable water worldwide. Scientists at IBM Research, together with collaborators from Central Glass, the King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology, and the University of Texas, Austin have created a new membrane that filters out salts as well as potentially harmful toxins in water such as arsenic while using less energy than other forms of water purification. Today, one in five people lacks access to drinking water. According to the World Health Organization, arsenic-contaminated water has been a major health concern worldwide since the 1990s. Arsenic toxicity is cumulative; studies in countries where the population has had long-term exposure to arsenic-contaminated water show that one in 10 people who drink the water may ultimately die from cancers known to be caused by arsenic, including lung, bladder and skin cancer. Membrane filtration is currently one of the most energy efficient techniques for removing salt and improving water quality. But, conventional membranes used today are easily damaged by chlorine, which is commonly added to water to prevent bacterial growth that can cause health problems. Now, the collaborative research team has designed a new concept in membrane materials that combines resistance to chlorine damage and high performance separation behavior in mildly basic conditions, making it suitable for arsenic removal in addition to water desalination …