The Japanese government will introduce a new subsidy for home owners who want to convert to solar power. The program is designed to reduce solar power conversion costs by almost 10 percent.
Japan is a nation that has virtually no natural resources. Oil is used to meet nearly 60% of Japan’s total energy needs and almost [...]
Many financial experts are concerned that the current US financial market meltdown and the staggering infusion of 700 billion dollars to save it will only result in restoring the status quo.
Some are also concerned that the normal use of fossil fuel consumption will continue at the expense of plans to convert power production towards techniques that could [...]
After a frustrating year and half of delay the US Environmental Protection Agency has finally been able to introduce new regulations that target summer pollution levels.
The new regulations could result in a 25 percent reduction of smog-forming emissions and carbon monoxide from the nation’s motor vehicle sector.
Small gasoline engines that power pleasure craft boats and [...]
World energy consumption is expected to increase by 50 percent over the next 20 years, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Total world energy consumption will increase to 721.6 quadrillion British Thermal Units (Btu) by 2030 according to the EIA, up about 240 quadrillion Btu over today’s current consumption rate.
Fossil fuels, led by petroleum and [...]
Scientists have taken the childhood pastime of flying kites to new heights in search of renewable power.
Wind farm turbine windmills stand 80 meters high and deal with winds that average 5 kilometers a minute. Winds 800 meters above the earth average 7 Km a minute, a substantial increase, but it would be impractical to build [...]
Process a tonne of gold ore and you will get 5 grams of pure gold. Process a tonne of cell phones and you’ll get, on average, 150 grams of gold. And there is a bonus, you will also be the proud owner of 100 kilograms of copper, 3 Kg of silver plus other minor metals.
This [...]
