After Greenpeace Protests, Apple Promises to Dump Coal Power
Apple is cleaning up its energy act. The computer company says that by early next year, the energy used to power its worldwide data centers will all come from renewable sources, such as solar, wind power, or hydro-electric dams. it announced the news Thursday in a post to its website. That’s a victory for the environmental activists at Greenpeace, who have been pressuring Apple...
read moreRenewable Energy in the UK – Technologies and Advances
What is renewable energy? Renewable energy can be defined as anything that is used to make electricity without using non-renewable fuels and which doesn’t make a net contribution to the carbon monoxide in the atmosphere. Types of renewable energy wind, tidal and solar power, geothermal energy and biomass. Although nuclear power is low-carbon, because it uses uranium which is a finite fuel it can’t...
read moreRenewable Energy in China
Renewable energy or power is helping China to complete its economic transformation and accomplish energy security. China quickly has shifted along the way of renewable energy advancement. In 2007, about 17 percent of China’s electrical power originated from renewable sources, headed by the earth’s biggest number of hydroelectric generators. In 2009, China had a total set up capacity of hydropower of 197 GW. Higher numbers of expense in renewable energy systems and installations as well as technology improvements have increased...
read morePuerto Rico’s pipeline plans on track?
Advertisement SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Jan. 27 (UPI) — Puerto Rico’s proposed natural gas pipeline is facing increased opposition. Via Verde, state-owned Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s 92-mile pipeline, would run underground from Puerto Rico’s sole liquefied natural gas terminal on the south coast to power plants in Arecibo and San Juan on the north coast. The utility says the pipeline would save $1 billion in oil costs each year for the U.S. island territory and slash...
read moreEnergy Transition From Renewable Energy
What are the most prominent renewable energy sources? Today let’s talk a little about what is probably the the seven most prominent renewable sources to be used when the energy transition kicks in. What is the largest, most powerful source of energy we have? It just has to be the sun. we have found ways to use sunlight, or solar energy, in...
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