Alternative Energy Information Blog (Page 1)

1. What Is A Production Tax Credit?

   September 6, 2010, 5:02 pm

   The Production Tax Credit (PTC) was originally authorized by the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to provide a 10-year, inflation-adjusted tax credit based on the energy produced by qualified wind, solar, geothermal, open and closed-loop bioenergy using dedicated energy crops and small hydroelectric projects, among other technologies. Since the EPA was passed in 1992, the PTC has been renewed several times since the original legislation. Generally, wind and closed-loop geothermal projects continue to...(read more)

3. Alternative Energy Challenges And Oil Price

   September 3, 2010, 9:15 am

   As oil hovers approximately $80 per barrel range and the frail global economy endeavors to rebound from the recent recession, the need to invest in alternative energy and identify viable alternatives to oil as a fuel supply becomes even more vital. Why? Historically, when the cost of oil is greater than a certain percentage of GDP, an economic downturn ensures. In todays economy that figure is about $80 per barrel. If economists are correct, that would mean the global economy may be teetering...(read more)

4. Innowattech Alternative Energy Harvesting System

   September 1, 2010, 4:14 am

6. Space Based Solar Power - Alternative Energy Solution

   August 31, 2010, 8:47 am

7. The future of Solar Energy in Europe

   August 30, 2010, 9:32 am

8. Where does Wind Power come from? Climbing Inside a Wind Turbine

   August 29, 2010, 8:41 am

9. solar power alternative energy photovoltaic cell panel help explanation?

   August 28, 2010, 8:08 am

   http://www.njsolarpower.com/images/SI_fa... could somebody please give me a good explanaton of the process illustrated...I need it for a presentation but I don't really understand the whole charge controller/inverter/battery thing cheers also if you can answer that, you probably know the answer to this too. What are current widespread and tested applications of solar power? thanks

10. Solar Energy Concentrator

    August 27, 2010, 6:58 am

11. Affordable Residrntial Solar Wind Power Home Kits: Cheap Home Solar Power Guide(homemade Solar Power)

    August 25, 2010, 4:18 am

    Affordable Residrntial Solar Wind Power Home kits: High 3 Reasons Why You Ought to Build a Homemade Solar Power...(read more)

12. Alternative Renewable Energy Capacity Prices! FREE Power Electricity!

    August 24, 2010, 5:53 am