Articles tagged: "renewable energy"
1: Biofuel for Everyone: Will It Solve the Energy Crisis?
The green movement is developing alternative renewable energy sources that are defining new markets. One of them is biofuel. Industries will soon be affected positively or negatively by this emerging energy resource depending on where they fall in the supply chain. The author warns: Business must prepare for a greener business environment as a result of mounting public pressure to go green.
2: Biomass as an Alternative Fuel: Are You Prepared?
The green movement is promoting new sources of renewable energy that are creating new markets. One of them is biomass. Industries will soon be affected, positively or negatively, by this alternative source of energy. The author warns: Business must prepare for a changing, greener business environment that will result with winners and losers. Do you want to be a winner?
3: Biodiesel: The Pros and Cons
The green movement is developing new technologies that may create new markets. One of them is biodiesel. Industries will soon be affected positively or negatively by this emerging technology depending on where they fall in the supply chain. The author warns: Companies must prepare for the changing business environment that will result with the proliferation of green technology. Be a winner!
4: Advantages and Disadvantages of Wind Power
Wind power, or wind energy, is a renewable resource. The advantages of wind power are many, including practical, environmental as well as economic. There are also disadvantages to using windpower, such as the natural variability of wind, the competition for other land uses, and bird deaths.
5: Emissions Trading: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The green movement is full of buzzwords. One of the more popular ones is emissions trading. For good reason. Businesses will soon be affected by this indirect tax depending on where they fall in the supply chain. The author highlights the more controversial carbon tax policies that have been floated, and he issues a warning: Prepare for the changing business environment that is upon us.
6: Intelligent Green Software: Consumers Take Control!
The green movement is developing new technologies that will create new markets. One of them is intelligent green software. Industries will soon be affected positively or negatively by this emerging technology depending on where they fall in the supply chain. The author warns: Companies must prepare for the changing business environment that will result with the proliferation of green software.
7: Renewable Energy: The Good, the Bad, and the So-So
The green movement is full of buzzwords. One of the more popular and politically correct buzzwords is renewable energy. Industries, both traditional and emerging, will soon be affected by the pending reality of renewable energy. The author urges business to: prepare for the changing business environment that will result when renewable energy takes hold. For there will be winners and losers!
8: Smart Green Grid Software Meets the Not-So-Smart Modern Electric Grid
The green movement is producing new opportunities. One sleeper is green grid software. Industries will soon be affected positively or negatively by this technology depending on where they fall in the supply chain and the application of variable energy pricing. The author warns: Companies must prepare for the changing business environment that will result with the adoption of green software.
9: Be Forewarned: The Carbon Tax Is Coming and It Doesn't Look Good
The green movement is full of buzzwords. One that stands out is a "carbon tax". For good reason. Business will soon be affected by this tax depending on where it falls in the supply chain. The author highlights the more controversial carbon tax policies that have been floated, and he issues a warning: Business must fend for itself because congressional leadership is sorely lacking in this area.
10: 5 Steps That Will Help American Businesses Tackle the Energy Crisis
What value are you willing to place on your company preparing for the incoming renewable energy tsunami? Will you be a victim or a survivor? An update on how much more business will start paying directly and indirectly for gasoline and energy products, much sooner than it thinks, with a practical way to start preparing for the changed business environment that is almost here.
11: Enterprise Risk Management: No Company Is Spared
A convincing case for why all companies (private companies and nonprofits alike) need to become more concerned about developing an Enterprise Risk Management program. This is a strategy shift for many of these organizations, which up until this point thought Sarbanes Oxley (sometimes affectionately known as Sarbox) applied only to public companies, and big ones at that.
12: Solar Thermal Energy: A New Way Forward
Solar thermal energy, though quite new, is showing great promise. Find out how this technology could fulfill a good portion of our power needs.
13: How to Offset the Cost of Solar Panels
Solar energy is a particularly attractive alternative to petroleum dependence. Solar energy is a clean, reliable and endlessly renewable energy source, and new technology has made it more affordable than ever to homes and businesses. Even so, the initial cost of buying and installing a solar energy system can be daunting.
14: Green Energy Is Coming To San Diego Via Sunrise Powerlink
Green energy You’ve heard people talk about it for years
15: Residual Income. Renewable Energy
The ability to perform a task today, and continue to get paid for the same task tomorrow, next week, next month, next year is called Residual Income Energy expended once, by one, is resurrected time - and time again - by others
16: Renewable Biomass Is Man’s Oldest Energy Source And Newest
Man started to use biomass for energy on the day that our ancestors discovered fire, and used it for cooking Biomass is actually just another word for biological-mass
17: Renewable Energy Trends
When in 2005 the federal Production Tax Credits (PTC) for companies producing renewable power was renewed, it sent a message far and wide that the renewable energy industry was worth getting into, with the promise of profitability, energy efficiency, and social/environmental “good karma” all in one tidy package
18: How To Get Your Hot Water Straight From The Sun
Hot water straight from the sun may sound too good to be true, but even in the UK a solar hot water system can supply you with over 50% of your hot water needs over the year (the other 50% coming from a conventional gas boiler or electric heater) With recent high energy prices, and concerns about Climate Change, more and more people are looking to take advantage of this tried and tested technology to save energy in their home
19: How To Choose The Right Green Electricity Tariff In The Uk
Many people are now trying to take action to help protect the environment, including reducing their personal contribution to Climate Change One of the ways in which almost 200,000 people in the UK are trying to do this is by buying the electricity they use in their home or business from more environmentally friendly sources
20: A Review of Beyond Oil, The View From Hubbert 's Peak
It has long been known by geologists that the world 's oil supply is finite. Oil is not a renewable resource and it is found in relatively limited geological environments around the world. This is the subject of Beyond Oil, The View from Hubbert 's Peak, by Kenneth S. Deffeyes, Professor Emeritus
21: Renewable Energy Tax Credits - Greener in More Ways Than One
It 's certainly no secret: the cost of renewable energy production and its implementation can be extremely high. This is the very reason why tax credits are often used to enable renewable energy sources to compete with fossil fuels. With rising oil and natural gas prices, the war in Iraq and env
22: Ocean Tidal Power as Renewable Energy
One of the Earth 's great renewable energy sources is actually the energy that can be found in all the waves of the ocean. Let 's look at this further. If you have ever been to the ocean, you were probably fascinated by the phenomena of the waves crashing against the shorelines as the tides came
23: Advantages and Disadvantages of Renewable Energy
There are many energy sources today that are extremely limited in supply. Some of these sources include oil, natural gas, and coal. It is a matter of time before they will be exhausted. Estimates are that they can only meet our energy demands for another fifty to seventy years. So in an effort
24: Geothermal Renewable Energy - The Earth
The heat of the Earth makes up what is known as geothermal energy. When dust and gasses from Earth mixed together 4 billion years ago, geothermal energy resulted. Inside the Earth at its core, some 4, 000 miles deep, the temperature is estimated at about 9,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Geothermal ene
25: Hydropower Renewable Energy - Fossil Fuel Replacement
Approximately ten percent of energy produced in the United States is from hydropower. In this process, water spins in turbines in generators. Hydropower is one of the renewable energy sources being researched and implemented to replace fossil fuels, which are in the process of depletion. It doe
26: Renewable Energy - Practical Home Options
As a homeowner, you may be using renewable energy sources. Let 's look at a few of these important, powerful sources.If you use solar powered lights to brighten your walkway, a solar cover on your swimming pool or hang your clothes out to dry, you are already making use of the sun 's renewable en
27: Renewable Energy - The Power of Wind
The power of wind can be used to provide energy for people across the world, no matter where they live.You see a sailboat gliding across the ocean pushed by its harmless wafts, you get some relief on a hot day from it 's gentle breeze and a pinwheel starts spinning to a youngsters delight from i
28: Solar Renewable Energy - Sun Power
It is no secret that the sun can be harnessed to provide a source of energy for homes and businesses.The sun is a powerful star. It supplies us with energy, through a process called nuclear fusion, and sustains life on our planet Earth. Solar energy, or energy from the sun, has existed since pr
29: Renewable Energy Careers - Challenging and Satisfying
If you are interested in an exciting career, one choice may be a career in the field of renewable energy. Finding resources for generations to come can be both challenging and satisfying. If you're looking into this area of interest there are many different professions that will be and are avai
30: Renewable Energy - Sources That Never Get Exhausted
Fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas, and coal are used around the world as primary sources of energy. Because they are being used up much faster than they can be renewed, they are known as nonrenewable sources.Nonrenewable energy sources represent about 90% of the energy used today. These sou
