If you decide to make biodiesel at home, you’ll find that the process is like making homemade soap. The vegetable oil that you use for biodiesel is similar to animal fat in that it contains triglyceride which has glycerin in it. In order to take the vegetable oil and turn in into biofuel or biodiesel, [...]
A common misconception that occurs when people read about hydrogen fuel cell technology is the belief that the hydrogen gas is the energy source. In actuality, hydrogen is an energy carrier that stores and delivers energy that can be used. Although hydrogen is available in the natural environment of the Earth, it does have to [...]
A lot of consumers questions what kind of difference using biodiesel can make in the world. When making the conscious decision to live a greener life, if you choose to try out alternative energy sources such as vegetable oil based biodiesel, you will have an impact on improving the environment and improving human health through [...]
In the search for renewable energy sources that have potential to replace oil-based combustion sources, hydrogen fuel cells have been one of the technologies most frequently discussed. This is because Hydrogen is considered to be a dynamic carrier of energy that when used in a fuel cell can be used to provide sustained, stable power [...]
Geothermal energy is is produced from heat contained inside of the earth. The heat can be used to generate electricity or heat buildings through capturing it as either steam or hot water. Geothermal energy is considered to be a renewable energy source since the heat is produced continually inside of the Earth. Inside the Earth’s [...]
Biofuels refer to fuels that are made from dead organic material just like fossil fuels, however, biofuels are made from renewable resources such as animal waste, corn, wood, and even grass and are considered an alternative energy source to traditional fossil fuels. Biofuels have become increasingly popular over the past five years due to the [...]
When we see the words, “Wind Energy,” most of us think of wind mills and don’t think much of the sun. Wind energy, however, is really a form of solar energy that has been converted into kinetic energy which can be used as an alternative energy source. As the radiation of the sun’s rays heats [...]
Perhaps the biggest event to occur in the United States to emphasize the need to maintain sustain energy sources in the past 10 years was the rolling blackouts experienced on southern California in the early 2000’s. Alternative energy is the term used to refer to energy sources that are not based on fossil fuels such [...]