Alternative energy

3D solar cells

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

3D solar cells are mainly parabolic mirrors, which concentrate the sun’s power into one spot. A parabolic mirror (as you may have read) is a curved mirror, or a frame with mirror bits on it. The mirror is usually a third or a half of a circle, so it gives more heat than a flat […]

Water Conservation

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

Presently water is being wasted by millions of homes and occupations, with a lot of experts agreeing that better sustainable technologies are needed urgently to stop limited water supplies from running out. UK Government is going to tackle this issue with its “Code for Sustainable Homes”. Plumbing & heating engineers, builders, architects, property developers and […]

Green energy

Friday, July 27th, 2007

Green energy includes natural energetic processes that can be harnessed with little pollution. Anaerobic digestion, geothermal power, wind power, small-scale hydropower, solar power, biomass power, tidal power and wave power fall under such a category. Some versions may also include power derived from the incineration of waste.
More controversial is nuclear energy’s claim to be green. […]