ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– KB Home (NYSE: KBH – News ), one of the nation’s premier homebuilders, today announced that it will include solar power systems as a standard feature of its Built to Order homes in select communities in Central Florida. The systems can help KB homeowners reduce their monthly energy bills by as much as 50% when compared to a typical resale home and lower their cost .. more …
In addition to helping us lessen our expenses on home energy, it is also environment friendly. Unlike most energy sources that release chemical substances into the atmosphere, wind generators only uses wind power. It has no other byproducts that can damage our atmosphere causing ozone thinning and many other related problems. The only thing that the wind generator will produce is the cheap energy .. more …
Geothermal energy developers plan to pump 24 million gallons of water into the side of a dormant volcano in Central Oregon this summer to demonstrate new technology they hope will give a boost to a green energy sector that has yet to live up to its promise.They hope the water comes back to the surface fast enough and hot enough to create cheap, clean electricity that isn’t dependent on sunny skies .. more …
The geothermal heat pump (GHP), also known as the Ground-Source Heat Pump (GSHP) or generically as geoexchange, is the fastest growing geothermal application today. GSHP is a highly efficient renewable energy technology that is gaining wide acceptance for both residential and commercial buildings, with 1.4 million installations worldwide by 2005, and growth from 1,854 MWt of capacity in 1995 to .. more …
Electric prices are generally on the increase the world over and it’s little wonder that people are actively seeking cheaper, alternative ways of producing their own renewable electrical energy for their homes and offices. Just imagine this for a minute – you build a wind energy turbine sufficient to save $800 every year off your electric bill. You use $500 in electricity anually. Not only have .. more …
In a special ceremony last Friday, Ludwig Willisch, president and chief executive officer of BMW North America, presented Moloughney and his wife Meredith the keys to the ActiveE, a 100 percent electric car that is the successor to the electric Mini-E. For the past 2 1/2 years, Moloughney has been testing the Mini-E for BMW.Molougney and his wife drove their Mini-E from their home in Chester, .. more …
DAVAO CITY — Two solar power projects are in the pipe line of Davao del Sur’s investment leads for 2012, expecting to boost the economy and augment the power supply needs of the province. Provincial director Engr. Edwin Banquerigo of the Department of Trade and Industry reported that two private investors in solar power generation would put up their facilities respectively in the .. more …
Many farmers for example use them on their land and work really well in open spaces with decent winds. Small wind generators can be set up by ordinary people without the need for professional intervention. The bits and pieces that are needed are widely available.Wind generators are also known as wind turbines or windmills.Before the invention of electricity wind turbines were used for pumping .. more …
CAMPBELL, Calif., Jan. 11, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Westinghouse Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: WEST – News ), a designer and manufacturer of solar power systems, published a White Paper today entitled: “The Revolution in Solar Power Mounting Systems.” This White Paper details the financial, engineering and customer benefits of rooftop solar power systems that have integrated racking, wiring and grounding, .. more …
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. PRINCETON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– NRG (NYSE: NRG – News ) and The Kraft Group today announced a comprehensive sustainable energy supply agreement for Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots and the New England Revolution, and Patriot Place, The Kraft Group’s shopping, dining, and entertainment destination in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Under the agreement, NRG will .. more …
