green electricity Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 20:08:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Solar Powered Homes Valued Higher https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-powered-homes-value/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-powered-homes-value/#respond Mon, 07 Dec 2015 20:08:53 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=58107 Research has found that a solar powered home brings more value when it’s time to sell. The study, Appraising into the Sun: Six-State Solar Home Paired-Sales Analysis, found that having a house with solar power, e.g. having a photovoltaic (PV) system, added increased the value of that home in six different markets. Photovoltaic refers to […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-powered-homes-value/feed/ 0 58107 Loofah Extract, Waste & Bacteria Generating Cheap, Sustainable Electricity https://www.greenoptimistic.com/loofahs-waste-bacteria-cheap-sustainable-electricity-20131205/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/loofahs-waste-bacteria-cheap-sustainable-electricity-20131205/#comments Thu, 05 Dec 2013 18:53:26 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=44189 Researchers from the Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences in China have found a way to generate electricity from waste, by modifying traditional power-generating microbial fuel cells to function with much cheaper and more sustainable natural materials. Using loofahs, natural products extracted from the fruit of loofah plants, and carbon nanoparticles enriched with nitrogen, […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/loofahs-waste-bacteria-cheap-sustainable-electricity-20131205/feed/ 1 44189 NEWEN: Totally Portable Wind/Solar Harvesting Unit Design https://www.greenoptimistic.com/newen-concept-power-device-20110302/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/newen-concept-power-device-20110302/#respond Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:19:06 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=17366 Argentinean designer Francisco Tablado has recently designed an autonomous power unit dubbed NEWEN that taps into green electricity for all of your power needs while camping. It is also capable of providing energy to temporary shelters and housing units.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/newen-concept-power-device-20110302/feed/ 0 17366 Germany to Get Its Electricity from Renewables by 2050 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/httpwwwguardiancoukenvironment2010jul07germanyrenewableenergyelectricity-20100710/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/httpwwwguardiancoukenvironment2010jul07germanyrenewableenergyelectricity-20100710/#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 20:09:53 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=8433 Germany is planning to become the first G20 country that will generate its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2050, being also a leader in this field. According to the Federal Environment Agency, this country currently produces about 16 percent of its electricity from solar, wind and other renewable sources.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/httpwwwguardiancoukenvironment2010jul07germanyrenewableenergyelectricity-20100710/feed/ 1 8433 Biomass Plant to Generate 49KW of Green Electricity to 50,000 Homes https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biomass-plant-to-generate-49kw-of-green-electricity-to-50000-homes-20091220/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biomass-plant-to-generate-49kw-of-green-electricity-to-50000-homes-20091220/#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:39:10 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=5805 The project led by Bio Energy Investments will be constructed on the banks of River Tees in Teesside. It will generate enough energy to power up to 50,000 homes and will save 140,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually through the use of carbon neutral woodchip.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biomass-plant-to-generate-49kw-of-green-electricity-to-50000-homes-20091220/feed/ 1 5805 DeSoto Solar Power Plant Capable of Generating 110MW of Electricity https://www.greenoptimistic.com/desoto-solar-power-plant-capable-of-generating-110mw-of-electricity-20091009/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/desoto-solar-power-plant-capable-of-generating-110mw-of-electricity-20091009/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:21:43 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=4701 The company Florida Power & Light has announced that its project called DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center in Arcadia, Florida, will be finalized soon and should be generating electric energy by the end of this month.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/desoto-solar-power-plant-capable-of-generating-110mw-of-electricity-20091009/feed/ 1 4701 Two-New Massive Solar Plants to Be Built in The Californian Desert https://www.greenoptimistic.com/two-new-massive-solar-plants-to-be-built-in-the-californian-desert-20090824/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/two-new-massive-solar-plants-to-be-built-in-the-californian-desert-20090824/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:12:44 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=4310 Southern California Edison (SCE) has announced that it is partnering in two large-scale solar installations in Southern California.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/two-new-massive-solar-plants-to-be-built-in-the-californian-desert-20090824/feed/ 0 4310 eSolar SunTower CSP Plant Capable of Generating 5MW of Solar Energy https://www.greenoptimistic.com/esolar-suntower-csp-20090811/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/esolar-suntower-csp-20090811/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:42:21 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=4288 eSolar, a leading provider of modular, scalable solar thermal power technology has unveiled its 5-megawatt (MW) SunTower power plant, being the first CSP solar tower of its kind in the US.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/esolar-suntower-csp-20090811/feed/ 0 4288 Synthetic Leaves Performing Artificial Photosynthesis https://www.greenoptimistic.com/synthetic-leaves-generate-electricity-by-artificial-photosynthesis-20090803/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/synthetic-leaves-generate-electricity-by-artificial-photosynthesis-20090803/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:30:08 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=4252 A team of scientists at MIT and Michigan along with researchers at the University of California have discovered that artificial photosynthesis could produce electric energy.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/synthetic-leaves-generate-electricity-by-artificial-photosynthesis-20090803/feed/ 0 4252 Ontario Region Switches Coal with Biomass https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ontario-coal-biomass-20090122/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ontario-coal-biomass-20090122/#respond Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:27:44 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=1781 The company that produces the energy in Ontario, OPG - Ontario Power Generation started the process of finding providers for biomass fuel, by sending a "call for expression of interest" to those interested to change the coal to biogas for producing the electricity in the region.
The company is looking forward to create the list with...

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