As alternative energy sources turn out to be increasingly vital to overcoming global warming and petroleum markets, the search for safe, non-intrusive power production is extending – and deepening. We have heard of Off Shore Wind Turbines, How About...

Thanks to advances in modern technology, it may soon be possible to make the exterior of your home generate its own electricity with a little more than a simple coat of special photovoltaic paint. At the University of Notre Dame, a profound and exciting...

Geothermal energy is a renewable source of energy that can be used in the place of fossil fuels in order to heat a property or object and is often used for keeping swimming pools at a pleasant temperature. It achieves this by heating water which it runs...

Bio energy is a form of energy that derives its power from biological materials. Often this word is used synonymously with biomass, though the distinction here is that biomass is the substance, while the term bio energy is used to refer to the energy...

There are lots of forms of alternative energy that aim to prevent us from using up the precious natural resources that are fossil fuels. These can be used around the home for individuals or for commercial and industrial purposes, and usually have the...

Biomass, also sometimes referred to as biofuel, is any biological substance (part of the carbon cycle) that stores the sun’s energy as chemical energy and can thus be used in order to produce usable energy for us. This is because chemical energy...