Green energy / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Wind farm
Wind power

Storing power from wind farms

...energy that is often dumped from wind farms at off-peak hours, and to be able to ramp up the supply instantly with stored green energy. ”We have a lot of energy from the windmills and sometimes it just gets lost because there isn't enough demand for the electricity", said a spokeswoman for Belgium's North Sea minister ...

the installation of a LucidPipe power generator via Lucid Energy
Micro-hydroelectric

Portland, Oregon will Soon Generate Hydroelectric Power in Water Pipes Under City Streets.

...green' when you consider all the side effects, especially when it comes to large hydroelectric dams. In the quest to find alternative power sources to replace fossil fuels, the energy that can be harnessed from moving water is leading to some impressive technological advances. The latest is from Lucid Energy, which has...

Backyard solar panels
Grants and incentives

The Ontario MicroFIT program

...energy projects to the provincial energy grid and receive premium prices for any excess energy produced above the needs of the property. In 2009, along with the introduction of the Ontario Green Energy Green Economy Act (GEGEA), Ontario became the first in North America to offer a Feed-In-Tariff system (FIT)  to promot...

Bullfrog clean power
Renewable energy

Bullfrog Power makes clean renewable energy available to all of us.

...green electricity (or gas) has been injected onto the energy system as their customers have used. By voluntarily paying a premium for green energy, you are creating market demand for more renewable power sources. Since Bullfrog's launch, several new wind projects have been commissioned in Canada to meet the demand of t...

The Zoetrope DIY Vertical Wind Turbine Design
Wind power

The Zoetrope: DIY vertical wind turbine design

...energy generation. Learn more about sustainable living and building in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and on these pages below :  Can home wind turbines produce enough power for a home? DIY guide for how to build your own solar air heater at home Preventing mold when you insulate your basement  'Smart' sewage...