How to Reduce Your Home’s Carbon Impact
Blake Zimmerman Houston takes a look at different ways you can reduce your home’s carbon impact.
Geothermal Energy – Simplified
The deeper into the earth you go, the warmer it happens to get. The earth’s core can reach temperatures of 7,600 degrees Fahrenheit (4,204 degrees Celsius). This heat deep underground is known as geothermal energy, and is naturally contained in the earth’s crust....
The Biggest Sources for Renewable Natural Gas
Renewable natural gas (often shortened to RNG or referred to as “biogas”) is the gas emitted by compost and other biological waste decomposes. This gas can be captured, purified, and used as a source of energy. RNG is interchangeable with natural gas and can be used...
Renewable Natural Gas: What It Is and Why It’s Important
With the rise of global warming, scientists worldwide are continuing to find new, more sustainable forms of energy to power our lives. One such form is renewable natural gas. Renewable natural gas, often abbreviated as RNG, is gas harvested from organic materials like...
How Do Solar Panels Produce Electricity
Solar panels are a way of extracting electricity from sunlight. They produce electricity because photons - particles of light emitted by the sun that reach the surface of the earth - have the potential to knock electrons free from atoms. Once this free-flowing source...
A Brief History of Wind Energy
Many thousands of years ago, one of the most important modes of transportation was powered by clean-green eco-energy. Of course, we’re talking about ships that used sails to harness the wind and they traveled the globe. But if we’re considering mechanical wind energy,...
Different Types of Solar Energy
There are a few different types of solar energy and it is important to be familiar with all of them. They are all viable alternatives to using up traditional energy. Of all the different types, solar cell systems are the one that is most commonly heard of. These are...
Renewable Energy and the Future
Renewable energy is a big topic when it comes to the economy, pollution and climate change. While there are still considerable hurdles for renewable energy, the future looks bright. Technology and public policy is helping to spur a movement towards greater...
Wind Energy: How Do Wind Turbines Work?
To understand how wind energy works, it’s helpful first to go back to review what many of us learned in junior high about how a basic electricity generator works. Way back in 1831, the British genius Michael Faraday discovered that if you take a magnet and surround it...
What’s Trending in Renewable Energy for 2021?
Covid-19 didn’t just disrupt daily life for an entire year, it derailed the economy and its effects are still being navigated. Predicting trends for renewable energy is difficult even during the best of times, but there are several trends that are beginning to...