Tag Archives: Geothermal

Finding Energy Advantages Six Feet Under

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

Ball State UniversityA geothermal heat pump uses the earth as a heat source when operating in heating mode in the winter, and as a heat sink when operating in cooling mode in the summer. To take one calorie of heat … Continue reading →

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Green energy investment soars to $260bn

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

New data shows worldwide funding of green energy projects rose by 5% last year A Solyndra solar panel factory in California. The fallout from the company’s failure does not seem to have affected investment in green energy in the US. … Continue reading →

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Clean energy in California: On its own sunny path

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

As in so much else, the Golden State’s energy plans look distinctly un-American JERRY BROWN started talking about solar power in the 1970s, when he was California’s governor for the first time. He was lampooned for it, but the vision … Continue reading →

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Japan’s hunt for alternative energy sources

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

Volcanoes, water, sun, wind: alternative energy sources are top of the agenda in Japan as the popularity of nuclear power dwindles. A wind farm in Kamisu City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan Photo: BLOOMBERG Since the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear … Continue reading →

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Japan Quake Is Causing Costly Shift to Fossil Fuels

Posted on August 21, 2011 by

Max Hodges for The New York Times The Yokosuka power plant creates 900,000 kilowatts of electricity, and abundant fumes. YOKOSUKA, Japan — The half-century-old, oil-fueled power generators here had been idle for more than a year when, a day after … Continue reading →

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Powering Japan’s future (Wind, Solar, Hydro, Tidal, Geothermal, Biomass)

Posted on July 31, 2011 by

The pros and cons of Japan’s renewable energy options Last year, Japan produced close to one quadrillion watt-hours of electricity — that’s 1 followed by 15 zeros. The vast majority of that — which translates into one billion megawatt hours … Continue reading →

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Greens seek finance corporation for renewable energy

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

The government insists industry assistance include clean cost. THE Greens are pushing for a multibillion-dollar ”finance corporation” to fund and roll out large-scale renewable energy projects as part of a deal on a carbon tax with the federal government and … Continue reading →

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A ‘Big Thumbs Up’ for Renewable Energy

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

Color China Photo, Via Associated Press..Published 06-18-2010: Turbines of the Donghai Bridge Offshore Wind Farm in Shanghai. China invested almost twice as much in renewable energy last year as the United States. (Color China Photo, Via Associated Press) Wind turbines … Continue reading →

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