By Alternative Energy News on May 11, 2010
Renewable energy
Renewable energy sources worldwide at the end of 2006.
Renewable energy is energy generated from natural resources – such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat – which are renewable (naturally replenished). In 2006, about 18% of global final energy consumption came from renewables, with 13% coming from traditional biomass, such as wood-burning.Hydroelectricity was [...]
Posted in General | Tagged electricity generation, energy consumption, global electricity, ocean energy, photovoltaics industry, renewable energy sources, renewable fuels, solar thermal power
By Alternative Energy News on May 9, 2010
The world in its run for progress and mechanization has almost exhausted all non-renewable energy sources that Mother Earth had provided. Global warming, depleted water sources and increased pollution have paused serious threat to the well-being of mankind. We are now looking desperately for renewable energy sources and alternate fuel. In our tryst the latest [...]
Posted in Fuel Cells/Batteries | Tagged alternate fuel, hydrogen fuel cells, renewable energy sources, source of energy, traditional batteries
By John on February 21, 2010
There is a growing concern these days for the environment, and several countries have taken the initiative to promote the use of renewable energy to lessen humanity’s impact on the planet. Canada is one such country taking the lead in green technologies, and using biofuels is one of the steps they have taken in becoming [...]
Posted in Biofuels | Tagged Biofuels, Canada, diesel fuels, ethanol, liquid fuels, renewable energy sources
By John on September 24, 2008
Biomass is the name given to any material which is recently derived from plants that use sunlight to grow, such as wood from forests, material left over from agricultural and forestry processes, and organic industrial, human and animal material. It is sometimes classified as ‘combustible renewables and waste’.
The energy contained in biomass originally came from [...]
Posted in Solid Biomass | Tagged bio energy, carbon dioxide, corn sugar, ethanol, methane, renewable energy sources, sugar cane, tiny organisms
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