Posts tagged: Alternative

Wind generator

What is a wind generator? A wind generator is a machine that uses wind energy to produce electrical energy. It captures wind energy and converts it into mechanical energy that moves the blades of a motor to produce electrical energy. Wind generators help produce thousands of megawatts of electricity. They are also a very popular [...]

Benefits of Green Solar Energy

To truly understand the benefits of green solar energy, you must first understand how solar energy is harnessed.  There are two types of green solar energy-thermal and light.  Thermal energy is considered passive solar.  This type of green solar energy is harnessed through the design and materials used to construct a building.  By integrating south [...]

Is Renewable Energy Technology Really Available To Homeowners

With the rising energy costs and effects of global warming so prevalent today, many people are wondering if there is truth to the concept of renewable energy technology.  There also appears to be confusion between alternative energy technology and renewable energy technology.  Alternative energy encompasses all renewable energy sources, but includes things like nuclear power [...]

From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank: The Complete Guide to Using Vegetable Oil as an Alternative Fuel (Paperback)

From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank is the first and only book that details all aspects of running diesel engines on vegetable oil. Includes information on biodiesel, the diesel fuel substitute made from new or used vegetable as well as information on running any diesel engine on straight vegetable oil (SVO). This book is [...]

Biodiesel: A Realistic Fuel Alternative for Diesel Engines (Hardcover)

Environmental and political concerns are generating a growing interest in alternative engine fuels such as biodiesel. Biodiesel is a renewable energy source produced from natural oils and fats, which can be used as a substitute for petroleum diesel without the need for diesel engine modification. In addition to being biodegradable and non-toxic, biodiesel is also [...]

Biodiesel: Growing a New Energy Economy (Kindle Edition)

Review Brave new (greasy) worldAssessing the global potential of biodieselReviewed by Laura SayreFrom NewFarm.orgApril 1, 2005If you haven’t yet given much thought to biodiesel, put Greg Pahl’s Biodiesel: Growing a New Energy Economy near the top your reading list. My advice is to start not with the introduction–you’re probably already familiar with why and how [...]

Biodiesel: Growing a New Energy Economy, Second Edition (Paperback)

Review Brave new (greasy) worldAssessing the global potential of biodieselReviewed by Laura SayreFrom NewFarm.orgApril 1, 2005If you haven’t yet given much thought to biodiesel, put Greg Pahl’s Biodiesel: Growing a New Energy Economy near the top your reading list. My advice is to start not with the introduction–you’re probably already familiar with why and how [...]

Homemade solar panel

The present economic scenario and the ever-shrinking state of the global oil reserves is not good news for everyone. But on a positive note it makes us investigate for alternative energy sources that is become the solution of cutting down present and the future energy consumption, particularly in terms of fossil fuel usage like oil. [...]

Do It Yourself Guide to Biodiesel: Your Alternative Fuel Solution for Saving Money, Reducing Oil Dependency, and Helping the Planet (Paperback)

Containing the most current and complete information available for would-be biodiesel makers, Do-It-Yourself Guide to Biodiesel offers a step-by-step path from the initial desire to do something good for the environment to the final stage of filling the tank with low-cost fuel. As the author tells how to break free from the grip of big [...]