The Renewable Energy Blog

In 1859 the human race discovered a huge treasure chest in its basement. This was oil and gas, a fantastically cheap and easily available source of energy.

Category: Alternative Energy, Fuel Prices, Renewable Energy | 4 Comments | Tags: Alternative Energy, energy conservation, Famous Quotes, fossil fuels, Renewable Energy

Hudson Valley Clean Energy is having a Solar Neighborhood Party at Edition Farm, 90 Spooky Hollow Road, Hyde Park, NY 12538. Edition Farm is celebrating and demonstrating their SunPower Solar System.

Category: Alternative Energy, Electricity, Energy Saving Tips, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Power | Leave a Comment | Tags: Alternative Energy, energy alternatives, energy savings, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy

Here comes the Energizer Bunny to the rescue with solar powered energy for on the go!

The Energizer® Energi To Go® SP solar driven power pack (see top left in photo) offers another option. It’s small enough to take with you, so you can leave it in the window of your car to charge up while you’re doing other things or let your office lights do the charging for you. Not enough light? You can also use the AC adapter to plug it in.

Need a charge? Plug in the unit and away you go.

Category: Alternative Energy, Electricity, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Power | Leave a Comment | Tags: green energy, rechargeable battery, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy

The proposed gas tax holiday by both Senators McCain and Clinton is preposterous. This falls under the same stupidity that Speaker Pelosi showed by asking to reduce the oil being sent to the strategic oil reserves. All this to save a few cents per gallon when the market is blowing that amount a way on [...]

Category: Alternative Energy, Big Oil, Gasoline Prices, Home Heating Oil, Hydrogen Fuel, Renewable Energy | Leave a Comment | Tags: Big Oil, biodiesel, clinton, columbus, food chain, food riots, gas tax holiday, Home Heating Oil, mccain, obama, social responsibility, Speaker Pelosi, washington d.c.

My wife and I returned from a much needed trip to Aruba a few weeks ago. It was where we spent our honeymoon 5 years ago and it took some saving to get back. And, of course, thanks to her parents and their timeshare. Being that we’re all energy conscious, one of the most notable [...]

Category: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Power, Wind Energy, Wind Power | 1 Comment | Tags: aruba, Aruba energy, fossil fuels, Solar Energy, U. S. wind farming, Wind Energy, wind farming

Biofuels aren’t new. We’ve been using them for years. Oil, coal, whale blubber, yep, blubber. Anything that started out as a living thing which we then turn to fuel is a biofuel. The term has become "sexy" in the energy business because it gets people to open their eyes and listen. The question is what [...]

Category: Alternative Energy, Biofuels, Renewable Energy | 3 Comments | Tags: algae, alternate biofuels, biobutane, biodiesel, bioethanol, jatropha tree, oil, whale blubber