Google Inc. is ending the year with another clean energy investment together with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. by investing in four solar farms to provide enough electricity for about 13,000 homes inCalifornia. Google’s $94 million is the internet giant’s first in grid-connected photovoltaic solar power investment. This latest investment brings Google’s total clean power [...]
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Alternative Energy is the Future of Homes
June 5th, 2009 
admin If you ask the man in the street what kind of mail he dislikes the most, the answer you will get is probably: “Bills!” And you will too. The most hated bills are gas and electic bills that make us poorer and poorer as they continue to rise. They are a necessity of life, however. [...]
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Tags: alternative energy, natural sources, Photovoltaic cells, Solar power, windmill 
2 Comments »The Pros and Cons of Alternative Energy
June 4th, 2009 admin Oil and oil products make the world go round, some would say. Just about every piece of equipment or type of machinery uses oil to run. Oil, however is a “non-replenishable” resource, and when it runs out, how will we run our equipment and machinery? In response to this question, many are trying to develop [...]
Posted in Go Green Tags: alternative energy, biomass, hydro electric energy, Solar power, wind power 2 Comments »Solar Energy and Its Benefits
June 3rd, 2009 admin Solar energy is the radiant light and heat from the Sun that has been harnessed by humans since ancient times using a range of ever-evolving technologies. Solar radiation along with secondary solar resources such as wind and wave power, hydroelectricity and biomass account for most of the available renewable energy on Earth. Only a minuscule [...]
Posted in Cover Story, Science & Technology Tags: photovoltaic, Solar Energy, Solar power, solar PV 3 Comments »
