Hydropower, as you may guess from the name, refers to the use of water to produce power. It is one of the oldest and most often used renewable energy sources, becoming popular when the paddle wheel was invented in the 1800s and accounts for almost 3/4 of the US renewable energy use today. Before of electric power was widely available, hydropower was used to power mills, textile machines and for irrigation.
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Green Products Has Found a Low Cost Balloon Shaped Solar Design That Is Highly Efficient
November 7, 2010 – 3:39 am
You would not believe what we at Green Products found (and no they are not UFOs). Can you imagine a field planted with silver balloons as far as the eye can see, or a hillside covered with silver balls? It’s not Christo’s latest pop-art install, but rather, a solar farm. This is what Cool Earth out of Livermore, California envisions in the very near future. The solar collection concept is not new, but the concentrator is different from anything seen before on any renewable energy product.
The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Nuclear Energy
March 27, 2010 – 11:11 am
The following article presents the very latest information on the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear energy. If you have a particular interest in the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear energy, then this informative article is required reading.
Tired of Giving Away Money to the Electric Company?
March 6, 2010 – 9:52 am
This article is the first in a list of practical things you can do to save money on your monthly electric bill. Get some new green products, and maybe use the extra money to pay for a little vacation.
Have You Overlook An Important Area When Saving Energy?
September 5, 2009 – 1:20 pm
One of the areas that seems the least understood when using green products is the “carbon footprint”. To illustrate this point about green products, a simple story about the use of CFL (Compact Florescent Lamp) bulbs may help. When in a restaurant the other day, I noticed that the spoon was missing from the place setting. I looked around and it appeared it was the same all over the restaurant.