SD House axes wind energy tax revenue sharing plan (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

The South Dakota House defeated a bill to give townships a slice of the wind energy tax that now goes to counties for wind farms located within their borders.

History of Using Wind Energy

We have been using the energy of the wind for thousands of years. There were boats propelled by wind sailing along the Nile River in 5000 B.C. By 200 B.C., there were simple windmills in China pumping water. At the same time Persian were using vertical-axis windmills with woven reed sails to grind grain.
People continued to find [...]

U.S. firms working to lower cost of solar energy (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)

TOLEDO, Ohio — One piece of the American effort to find a way to make solar energy cheap enough that everyone will want it is unfolding in a modest redbrick building in this Midwestern city once known as one of the nation’s top makers of glass.

Development of wind energy transmission lines important, difficult, speakers say (Midland Reporter-Telegram)

Creating additional transmission lines for wind energy in northern and western Texas is vital not only to the development of the industry, but also to the state’s future economy, speakers at a Permian Basin Petroleum Meeting said Tuesday.

Wind Energy…More Than Affordable for the Home

Wind Turbine Offers Another Clean Alternative
The first usage of wind power dates back more than three thousand years. Windmills, which we all know from literature, were used primarily in the west between 1300 and the late 1800’s. None of this means anything to the modern homeowner, considering a wind turbine as a possible alternative energy [...]

DIY Solar Generators – 3 Models, Including the Amazing Solar Stirling Generator

There is little to beat DIY solar generators in the homebuilt popularity stakes these days, and for good reason. Economic and environmental pressure is pushing many homeowners into a situation where they simply have no choice but to cut expenses.
What better area to do this than in home electricity on which we are so dependent [...]

Can Home Solar Energy Systems Save The Planet

First off, the planet does not need saving, but we need to save ourselves. The Earth has been here a lot longer. Yes, we are doing damage, but the result could be the Earth wiping us out, and not the other way around. The question still comes can we do our bit, and use home [...]

A Brief Description Of The Solar Heating Panel

The heating needs of modern homes are quite considerable which in turn obviously means that if you are depending on conventional heating methods then it follows that your monthly electricity bills will be pretty high. What’s more, demand for energy continues to rise thereby making the prices go up and this is mainly because energy [...]

Town of Tonawanda considers solar energy moratorium (The Buffalo News)

Town of Tonawanda lawmakers are calling for a temporary ban on solar energy facilities as planners work on a local law to regulate them.

Plans to establish Ireland’s national wind energy academy in Donegal (Irish Examiner)

A NATIONAL wind energy academy is to be established in Donegal as part of the county’s efforts to market itself as the number one area in the country for wind energy.

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