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1: Hydropower As An Energy Platform

Much like solar and wind power, hydropower has been a constant energy source for man. Following is an overview of hydropower. Hydropower As An Energy Platform Hydro...

By: Richard Monk

2: Facts About Niagara Falls

During Ice Age, 18,000 years ago, southern Ontatio was covered by ice sheets 2-3 kilometers thick. But, as ice sheets begun to melt, huge glaciers traveled southward at the Great L...

By: John Gibb

3: Vortex Flows for Hydro Power

Over the years at least one online think tank has spent endless hours considering the value of vortex flows to generate power and energy. It makes sense to use vortex flows to gene...

By: Lance Winslow

4: Overview of Tidal Energy

As the world looks for alternative fuel sources, tidal energy is starting to attract attention again. Following is an overview of tidal energy. Overview of Tidal Energy...

By: Richard Chapo

5: Using Water As a Power Source

Water is used as a significant power source in many parts of the world. In fact, Norway uses it to produce 99 percent of its electricity. So, how does it work? Water consta...

By: Richard Chapo

6: Harnessing Power from Water Energy

Water is one of the most common chemical compounds on earth, and the oceans provide 75% of the surface of the planet. It's essential to life, and finding water on other planets is ...

By: Craig Ritsema

How Alternative Energy Works

How alternative energy works is not a new concept. In fact, people have been using hydro-power for over 2000 years to grind grain and power saw mills. Hydro power is a form of alternative energy th...

By: Richard Chapo

Reasons Wind Power Is A Viable Energy Solution

Fuel costs and global warming are becoming a bigger concern for people in their daily lives. If you are considering going green, wind is an energy platform with a lot of positives. Using the wind t...

By: Richard Chapo

Biomass is both Man's Oldest Renewable 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. Biomass is anything that has been gr...

By: Steve Last

PROVIDENCE ? The R.I. Renewable Energy Fund?s board of trustees have approved funding to develop a Special Area Management Plan for the state?s offshore waters.

Utility Appalachian Power wants to give its Virginia customers the option of choosing renewable sources for their energy needs.

Appalachian Power Company wants to launch a program allowing customers to support the use of renewable energy through a voluntary monthly fee.