renewables

Renewables (otherwise known as "Renewable Energy") are derived from natural processes that are, by their nature, replenished constantly. Sunlight, wind, tides, rain, and geothermal heat are all examples of renewable energy provided for free by Nature herself.

Solar power, wind power, the ocean, hydropower, biomass, geothermal resources, biofuels, and hydrogen provide renewable energy that is, relatively speaking, infinite. It is constant and it is limitless.

Juxtapose these types of renewable energy with finite energy sources like natural gas, coal, and oil, and the contrast is striking. Most experts believe the world's oil supply will be used up by 2035 if we keep consuming it at out current rates. However, the possibilities that renewables offer mankind are limitless.

In their various forms, many renewables are derived directly from the sun or from heat generated deep within the earth. These renewables can be utilized by mankind for repowering and are a magnificent source of clean energy. If we can somehow harness these types of power, it may help preserve other, more finite energy sources.

Finally, Nature's renewable resources and Man's insatiable appetite for energy have found each other. It's a win-win! Bloggers speaking about renewables can be found at sites like lawofrenewableenergy and renewableenergylaw.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “renewables”

• in Green
  Wind Energy - Clean Renewable Energy
  Wind farming is clean energy with little environmental impact.
  by caroline1234 / on Aug 27, 2011
• in Politics
  Japan Fukushima Nuclear Accident may not Sabotage the World Energy Needs
  The world should not exit nuclear energy but draw lessons from Fukushima Daiich disaster and strengthen nuclear safety
  by chicksmore / on Jul 8, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “renewables”

 

• Veto renewable energy bill, Gov. Hickenlooper

  
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  By Ken Anderson and Kent Singer Guest Commentary Probably no one has a greater stake in protecting Colorado’s environment than do those who live closest to the land: the farmers, ranchers and others who work in and around agriculture, as well as the many Coloradans who depend on tourism and recreation in the ...
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• New York Association for Energy Economics

  
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  Please join the New York Association for Energy Economics when we welcome John Licata to our monthly NYAEE Luncheon on Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 . As the planning and rebuilding continues post Sandy, John will argue it is important to consider the way New York must look at advanced energy. There is an economic ...
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• Is Europe Wasting a Fortune with the Poor Siting of Clean Energy Projects?

  
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  Here’s an article from SmartGridNews that raises an interesting and important question about the siting of renewable energy projects. Siemens is asserting that the large European governments are in the process of wasting 45 billion Euros by not properly thinking through the consequences of its siting ...
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• Feds Give Wind Farms License to Kill

  
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  Besides receiving federal subsidies and other financial incentives, the wind industry is getting special treatment from the Obama Administration: wind farms are allowed to kill protected bird species. The Associated Press has found that the Obama Administration has never fined …
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• Just Another PV Module, or an Innovation that Benefits “Green” Buildings?

  
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  “In the day”, I was sent to Siemens Photovoltaic Cell manufacturing plant in Santa Barbara to visit with the Southern California Edison customer, document the manufacturing process and take some pictures for my bosses presentation.  It has been years since then and the United States, the once leader in cell ...
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• How to be a little greener

  
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  We all leave a footprint on the world, just by being alive we contribute to environmental degradation. No matter what you do, you can’t eliminate your effect (offset it maybe) on the world, but you can minimise it. In this article I am going to look at some very simple things you can do to reduce the impact you ...
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• Renewables are surging much faster than thought

  
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  A close observer of renewable energy markets I am amazed at how fast they are growing around the world. Many countries are banking on them to get out of the current triple crisis. Even if the efforts being done are lacking the necessary scale, results are very encouraging. Portugal is getting 70 percent of its ...
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• Maine governor: So, can we back off on all of these wind initiatives yet?

  
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  Its time. Over the past few years, along with the huge raft of federal support the wind industry receives via tax credits, payouts, regulations, and initiatives, it’s also been all the rage for states to set up their own wind-friendly subsidies and renewable portfolio standards to help out the wind industry so ...
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• Patron of Northern Lighthouse Board incredulous at Tiree Array proposal

  
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  The patron of the Northern Lighthouse Board has made clear her incredulity at the grossness of the proposal to site hundreds of wind turbines in the close vicinity of the celebrated and Grade A listed Skerryvore Lighthouse, south of the Isle of Tiree. The patron of the Northern Lighthouse Board is Princess Anne, ...
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• Energy and Environment News Roundup – 5.10.13

  
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  A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world. GRID   North America boasts 95% of demand response projects  (via Energy Manager Today) Microgrids for military bases to surpass $377 million in annual market value by 2018  (via Navigant Research) ...
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• Nicnewmanoxford.com

  
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  Nicnewmanoxford.com is a full service, international business energy journalism agency based in Oxford in England. We offer comprehensive journalism,copy writing, editing, research, training, marketing and public relations services to our clients. Now available on Facebook also on Linkedin or even Twitter Filed … ...
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• Energy and Environment News Roundup – 5.9.13

  
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  A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world. EMISSIONS   World Bank President urges carbon price  (via Environmental Leader) EU carbon price crisis spreads to Australia  (via RTCC) EU carbon trading system remains in peril, but rescue attempts is ...
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• Energy and Environment News Roundup – 5.8.13

  
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  A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world. ENERGY POLICY   China and India’s energy resource rivalry extends to the Arctic  (via Houston Chronicle) Federal government postpones oil, gas lease auctions in California  (via Houston Chronicle) US wind ...
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• The Department of Energy Spends $11 Million Per Job

  
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  Without much fanfare, the Department of Energy (DOE) recently updated the  list of loan guarantee projects  on its website. Unlike in 2008, when Barack Obama pledged to create 5 million jobs over 10 years by directing taxpayer funds toward renewable …
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• Green-Energy Activists Declare War on Rural Coloradans

  
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  Some lawmakers in Colorado want to increase the cost of electricity for all Coloradans, especially those in rural areas. Awaiting Gov. John Hickenlooper’s signature, SB 252 would require rural electric cooperatives to dramatically increase the amount of electricity generated from …
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• Energy and Environment News Roundup – 5.7.13

  
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  A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world. EMISSIONS   Japan, China, South Korea to cooperate on air pollution  (via Phys.org) EU to vote on carbon market reforms in July  (via RTCC) EPA to defend greenhouse gas emission rule today in federal ...
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• Before You Put Solar Panels on Your Roof…

  
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  … read this. I’m occasionally asked by friends who know that I used to install residential solar PV systems and want to install their own solar panels on their roof, what advice I would give them. As much as I love solar and other renewable energies, I must admit that there is a better path [...]
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• Sunbelt State Republicans In A Bind Over Solar Power

  
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  As we saw yesterday, the American conservative movement is a captive of-- and virtually inextricable from-- the self-sustaining, cash-soaked universe of Big Oil and Gas. Conservative politicians careers have been financed by Big Oil and they will fight to the death for their corporate masters. Unfortunately, the ...
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• Solar Off the Roof at the New Museum’s IDEAS CITY StreetFest

  
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  We had a great time at the New Museum’s IDEAS CITY StreetFest this past Saturday. We were demonstrating off-the-roof solar projects and giving kids hands-on lessons in the science behind solar photovoltaics: Photons knock electrons in the silicon panels loose, which starts up a negative electric current. That ...
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• Vanderbilt’s use of natural gas catching on

  
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  Cornelius Vanderbilt II was ahead of his time and visiting his Newport summer home (The Breakers) in Rhode Island this weekend I can certainly see why. Walking through room after room of this 70-room mansion display of Gilded Age excess, I felt like I was whisked away back into time. Yet, despite the vast presence of ...
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