Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) was conceived by French engineer Jacques D’Arsonval in 1881. However, at the time of this writing, the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii and a project by Saga University with various Japanese industries are home to the only operating experimental OTEC plant on the face of the earth. OTEC is a […]

Decades of tree and biomass research jointly conducted by Florida Statue University and Shell Energy have resulted in the planting of the largest single “Energy Crop Plantation” in the entire United States. This Plantation spans approximately 130 acres and is home to over 250,000 planted trees including cottonwoods (native to the area) and eucalyptus (which

There is a lot of energy that we can harness if we only seek to research and develop the technologies needed to do so. We can get away from fossil fuels and the old electrical grids by turning to alternatives to these energy sources. One of these alternative energy resources is wind power. Wind turbines

The Germans have taken off when it comes to renewable fuel sources, and have become one of the major players in the alternative energy game. Under the aegis of the nation’s electricity feed laws, the German people set a world record in 2006 by investing over $10 billion (US) in research, development, and implementation of

The trend toward homes that are powered by alternative energy sources, ranging from wind turbines and solar collection cells to hydrogen fuel cells and biomass gases, needs to continue into the 21st century and beyond. We have a great need of becoming more energy independent, and not have to rely on the supplying of fossil

Investments In Alternative Energy It is possible to have a portfolio that profitably (that’s the keyword, is it not?) invests in alternative energy funds. “Green” energy production is expected to be a multi-billion (in today’s dollars) industry by 2013. The most recently developed wind-turbine technologies have brought us wind-produced energy which is more cost-efficient as