Using Solar Wind Energy is the Way to Go
September 2, 2010 by Build Your Own Wind Turbine
Filed under Wind Energy
Many people today have realized the dream of being completely off the grid by combining wind and solar energy. Small sized affordable wind generators are available today for the home user, and they are being combined with photovoltaic cells for power generation. It’s obvious that fossil fuel energy costs are going to keep on rising [...]
Research And Development Trends Of Wind Energy Market Globally
August 9, 2010 by Build Your Own Wind Turbine
Filed under Wind Energy
Global Wind Energy Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2012 Report ( http://www.bharatbook.com/Market-Research-Reports/Global-Wind-Energy-Market-Analysis-and-Forecasts-to-20121.html ) provides a detailed analysis of current global wind energy installations as well as the forecasts of worldwide wind energy installed capacity until 2020. The report details historical and current statistics relating to wind energy installed capacities and their growth scenarios until the [...]
Wind Energy Catches On In Chile
August 7, 2010 by Build Your Own Wind Turbine
Filed under Wind Energy
It would a great exaggeration to say that Chile is “big” on wind energy. This renewable source of energy — which is now one of Europe’s biggest energy producers — currently accounts for only 2 Megawatts (MW) of Chile’s 12,700 MW of energy production capacities.
Still, it is fair to say that Chile is beginning to [...]
History of Using Wind Energy
July 31, 2010 by Build Your Own Wind Turbine
Filed under Wind Energy
We have been using the energy of the wind for thousands of years. There were boats propelled by wind sailing along the Nile River in 5000 B.C. By 200 B.C., there were simple windmills in China pumping water. At the same time Persian were using vertical-axis windmills with woven reed sails to grind grain.
People continued to find [...]
Facts About Solar Energy
July 29, 2010 by Build Your Own Wind Turbine
Filed under Solar Energy
Solar energy consists of the light and heat emitted by the sun, in the form of electromagnetic radiation.
With today’s technology, we are able to capture this radiation and turn it into usable forms of solar energy – such as heating or electricity.
Although one could go into technical dissertations on the subject of electromagnetic [...]
Romanian wind energy unit starts producing electricity
July 5, 2010 by Story Submiter
Filed under News
A wind energy unit in Romania expected to become the biggest in Europe next year has begun producing electricity, an official said Wednesday.
Homemade Wind Turbines
June 22, 2010 by Build Your Own Wind Turbine
Filed under Home Wind Turbine
Homemade Wind Turbines.
Wind power is for sure a very prospective alternative for green energy source. If you ever consider to use it to power your house, first thing first please consider the location where you live.
A windmill solution obviously requires wind. To be specific, you will need wind speeds more than 8MPH on average. But [...]
Solar Energy – Basic Principles
June 22, 2010 by Build Your Own Wind Turbine
Filed under Solar Energy
This article will describe how solar energy is created and cover some of its basic principles.
Solar energy is created by light and heat which is emitted by the sun, in the form of electromagnetic radiation.
With today’s technology, we are able to capture this radiation and turn it into usable forms of solar energy [...]
Solar Energy (pakistan Base)
June 11, 2010 by Build Your Own Wind Turbine
Filed under Solar Energy
“SOLAR ENERGY”
by
Farooq Raza Qadri
Today in Pakistan we are facing shortage of almost every basic need of life like water, gas, and especially electricity. It is the worst conditions we are facing now a days. The reason for that is…well we all know “THE REASONS” don’t we!!! Few days back I was reading an article [...]
U.S. Renewable Energy Sector Outlook For 2009
May 5, 2010 by Build Your Own Wind Turbine
Filed under Renewable Energy
In 1859, Charles Dickens famously penned the opening lines to “A Tale of Two Cities”: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season [...]