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February 22, 2009in geothermal by adminTags: air, bill, building, cool, earth, energy, Environmental, exchanger, geothermal, ground, heat, heat pump, house, Protection, pump, system, temperature, term
It is true, with a geothermal heat pump you can save between 30% and 40% on your electric bill according to the US Environmental Protection Agency. Geothermal Heat Exchangers as they are referred to, rely on the simple fact that the temperature under the earth stays at a consistent temperature of 45 – 70 degrees (typically [...]
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February 9, 2009in Uncategorized by adminTags: alternatie, amount, Association, burning, coal, cunsumption, energy, nuclear, Power, process, radiation, solution, time, truth, uranium, use, waste, world, Yucca Mountain
According to the World Nuclear Association, 30 countries world wide operate 435 nuclear power plants and create 16% of the worlds power. This is a substantial amount of energy created with out burning coal, but is it renewable? The truth is uranium is not renewable and at this time there is no process in use [...]
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February 2, 2009in Solar Energy by adminTags: California, car, direction, electric, energy, idea, interest, Kyocera, mpg, option, panel, prius, result, roof, sev, show, solar, step, system, toyota, unit, vehicle
Toyota announced that the 2010 Prius will come with an option for a solar panel, and is expected to get 50mpg. This roof mounted solar panel is made by Kyocera and is used to power the AC unit thus reducing the overall energy needed to power the Prius. The idea of solar panels on cars is [...]
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February 1, 2009in Featured, geothermal by adminTags: activity, assessment, electricity, energy, Fire, geoexchange, geothermal, heat exchange, line, potential, Power, region, Ring, section, side, system, temperature, U.S., U.S. Geological, United States, video
The western side of the United States is located along a section of what is called the “Ring of Fire,” a line of seismic and geothermal activity. This region in particular is capable of generating a substantial amount of the United States power that is currently being powered by coal. According to the Geothermal Education [...]
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