There’s been a lot of talk about using biomass to supply energy lately. While firewood is the most common source of energy in the EU, fruits and even hay are under consideration. The company Strasser Stone in St. Martin — the largest to work with natural stone in Austria — is one of the proponents of wood as fuel.
I wrote on Cleantechnica last week about a pilot project where the kinetic energy created from subway trains in Philadelphia braking will be used to power accelerating trains, stored for future use by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), or sold back to the grid. While that is one of … [continued]
[social_buttons] Environment America (EA) released a report titled “Building a Solar Future” this week stating that the US should aim to obtain 10% or more of its total energy consumption from the sun by 2030. Environment America found that “a comprehensive suite of public policy strategies can remove many of … [continued]
Hallowell International in Bangor, Maine, is the manufacturer of the Acadia, a combined heating and cooling system that can be combined with solar or wind installations to take users off the grid. The system can be installed in new buildings or can be retrofitted when consumers are considering green upgrades. … [continued]
