Archive for June, 2009

Feed In Tariffs - What are Feed in Tariffs?

Posted on June 19th, 2009 by by Richard

Feed In Tarriffs or a Feed in Tariff is an incentive structure brought in by government to encourage the uptake of renewable sources of energy. Feed in tariffs are also known as renewable energy payments, renewable tariffs and FiT’s.
The way feed in tariffs work is by passing legislation that obligate’s electricity utility companies to buy electricity from [...]

Solar Water Heating

Posted on June 18th, 2009 by by Richard

Following previous posts examining Solar Panels and what different types of solar panels are, we move on to looking at some popular uses for solar panels. One of the most widely used techniques to save money on utility bills and reduce your carbon footprint is by using solar panels as part of a solar water [...]

Solar Thermal Collectors – What are Solar Thermal Collectors?

Posted on June 17th, 2009 by by Richard

 
The second type of Solar Panels are Solar thermal collectors are devices designed to collect and use the heat given off by the sun to create renewable energy. This technique of using the suns heat to heat something else in order to create renewable energy is used on a smaller domestic scale with solar water [...]

Photovoltaic Modules – What are Photovoltaic Modules?

Posted on June 16th, 2009 by by Richard

 
The term ‘Solar Panel’ refers to one of two devices that collect energy from the sun. The most commonly known and used device are called Photovoltaic Modules. These are the things that we are seeing more and more of on the rooftops of people’s houses and on rooftops of business premises. Solar Panels or Photovoltaic [...]

Solar panels – What are Solar Panels?

Posted on June 13th, 2009 by by Richard

The term ‘Solar Panel’ refers to the two devices used for collecting energy from the sun. The first and most common of these devices are Photovoltaic Modules. These are the more commonly seen solar panels that appear on homes, buildings and on a larger scale in fields to generate electricity. Photovoltaic Panels come in a [...]

How much Coal is left in the world? When will Coal run out?

Posted on June 11th, 2009 by by Richard

Coal is one of the most abundant fossil fuels that are left, and hundreds of years supply may be available. Nobody is certain but estimates range from 250 years to 350 years. It is difficult to say however because nobody knows how much we will rely on coal in the future once other fossil fuels [...]

How much Natural Gas is left in the World? When will Natural Gas run out?

Posted on June 10th, 2009 by by Richard

Oil often gets most attention when people ask questions about how much fossil fuel there is left in the world. However we should not overlook all the fossil fuels on the planet, so how much natural gas is left in the world? And when will natural gas run out?

The major reserves of natural gas are [...]