Environment on Earth

The House of Representatives passed legislation extending billions of dollars in tax credits for the solar, wind and biodiesel industries, ending months of uncertainty for renewable energy companies.
The House voted 263 to 171 in favor of the tax breaks as a part of the $700 billion bailout package for Wall Street. This package was overwhelmingly passed by […]

Solar lights and other solar home products are, indeed, environmentally friendly. But you do not need to consider yourself an environmentalist to realize the benefits of using solar powered products.

What are some other benefits of solar powered home products? Well, when you use solar home items, your electricity bills will go down. Why pay outrageous […]

Spain’s government said its new and less generous subsidy scheme, due to take effect shortly, foresees solar power plants reaching a capacity of 3,000 megawatts by 2010, or about double the present total.
Industry Minister Miguel Sebastian added, in testimony to the Senate, that the government expected the capacity of solar panels to expand to 10,000 […]

India will host the next Live Earth concert to raise funds for lighting homes with solar energy in places where people do not have access to electricity, organizers said.
The December event will see rocker Jon Bon Jovi and Bollywood’s biggest superstar, Amitabh Bachchan share the stage, and is described by organizers as one of the […]

The world’s first cargo ship partly propelled by solar power is set to take to the seas later this year in a joint project between two Japanese companies, an official said.
A huge freighter capable of carrying 6,400 automobiles will be equipped with 328 solar panels at a cost of 150 million yen (1.37 million dollars), […]

 
Want to make your home even more green? Thought about adding solar panels, but can’t find the money needed? Saving on your monthly electricity bill is about to get much easier. The city of San Francisco approved a series of grants that will help every building in town add solar panels. You heard that right […]

This energy, in the form of heat and light, supports all life on Earth, drives the Earth’s climate and weather and is predominately responsible for the class of resources collectively known as renewable energy. Solar energy also broadly describes technologies that utilize sunlight.
The applications are diverse and date back millennia.
The Greeks, Native Americans and Chinese […]

A U.S. scientist has developed a new way of powering fuel cells that could make it practical for home owners to store solar energy and produce electricity to run lights and appliances at night.
A new catalyst produces the oxygen and hydrogen that fuel cells use to generate electricity, while using far less energy than current […]

Within 10 years, homeowners could power their homes in daylight with solar photovoltaic cells, while using excess solar energy to produce hydrogen and oxygen from water to power a household fuel cell. If the new process developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology finds acceptance in the marketplace, electricity-by-wire from a central source could be […]

Swiss schoolteacher doing his part to change the world pulled his “Solartaxi” up to the curb at UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, the latest stop in his 50,000-kilometer, around-the-world drive to draw international attention to the present-day potential of alternative energy sources.
 
Louis Palmer, who launched his journey last July from his hometown […]