Even given the backlash over the very public bankruptcy of solar panel maker Solyndra, the Obama administration remains set on pushing clean energy. It has fast tracked plans for the largest windfarm in the U.S., a 2,000 to 3,000MW facility that will consist of 1,000 wind turbine generators and be built just south of Rawlins, Wyoming. [...]
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Largest Windfarm in U.S. Slated for Wyoming
February 2nd, 2012 
Justin Manger Is Germany the Model for a Second Green Revolution?
January 20th, 2012 Chris DeArmond In May 2011, shortly after the Fukishima Daiichi nuclear disaster, Germany’s government decided to put the country on track to phase out its nuclear power plants by 2022. In its place will be energy from renewable sources such as wind, solar, geothermal, and bioenergy, as mandated by Germany’s 2012 Renewable Energy Act. As one of [...]
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Tags: Chris DeArmond, Geothermal, Nuclear, Solar Energy, Wind Power 
No Comments »Governor Ritter Question and Answer Session
November 26th, 2011 Eric Wilson A few days ago I wrote up the presentation given by former Colorado Governor, Bill Ritter. Ritter currently holds the position of Director and Senior Scholar at Colorado State University’s Center for the New Energy Economy (CNEE). After his 30 minute speech, he took questions from the audience. What follows are notes from the question [...]
Is China Headed in the Right Direction?
November 10th, 2011 Chris DeArmond China may be one of the first countries that pops into your head when you think of clean technology, but its government has only just begun to recognize the environmental damage caused by two decades of unhinged economic growth. In a 2011 study, the World Bank found that 20 of the world’s 30 most polluted [...]
Posted in China, Featured Posts, Renewable Energy Tags: Chris DeArmond, Coal, Environment, Oil Consumption, Pollution, Solar Energy, Water, Wind Power No Comments »The Need for Sustainable and Easily Accessible Alternative Energy
October 24th, 2011 Guest Author With the increasing costs of energy and the pertinent issues of global warming, people are posing questions whether it’s feasible to have alternative energy systems. Alternate energy comprises energy being developed by any other source ranging from nuclear to harnessing energies from any garbage. The term renewable is different from alternative power. It speaks about [...]
Posted in Guest Authors, Renewable Energy Tags: Alternative Energy, Biomass, Geothermal, Hydroelectricity, Solar Energy, Wind Power 1 Comment »Small Wind Turbine Sales Are Up, but Should You Buy One?
October 20th, 2011 Chris DeArmond Though you probably have seen or heard about giant utility-sized wind farms that contribute to powering thousands of homes, much smaller, residential turbines are also popping up around the country. In the past year, wind turbine sales in the U.S. and Britain have increased by 26 and 65 percent, respectively, despite their exclusive price tag. [...]
Posted in Green Products, Renewable Energy Tags: Chris DeArmond, Tax Rebates, Wind Power 1 Comment »The Economic Advantages of Green Energy
October 14th, 2011 Guest Author The world is changing, and maybe not for the better. A look at The United States, as well as many other industrialized countries, finds that nearly 85% of energy comes from fossil fuels. Oil is integral in today’s society: we’re dependent on it. When oil is transported or burned, it emits CO2, among other air [...]
Benjamin Franklin Would Be Proud; Generating Electricity with Kites
October 11th, 2011 Justin Manger Windlift, a start-up in North Carolina is following the “think different” mantra by creating a unique way to generate power off the grid: kites. Now this is no tiny fly-on-the-beach-during-summer-vacation 10 buck version. These kites are massive 430 square foot airfoils tethered to a drum. After launching the kite, the drum slowly releases its tethers [...]
