Like all companies, green energy companies require people to organize all the work that’s being done. Someone to do the payroll, someone to hire people, someone to make sure people do the things that need to be done. Requirements for…
Do DIY Solar Photovoltaic Panels Work? And Are They Worth Your Time, Effort, and Money?
There are a lot of ads for build-your-own solar panels on the internet, including on this site. I have no control over what ads do or do not appear, but felt a bit of research as to whether DIY solar…
Green Energy Jobs: Engineering and Technical Positions
Green engineering positions typically want an undergraduate degree in engineering or closely related discipline, although a high school diploma with four years of technical and engineering experience may also be considered acceptable. There may also be guild requirements. Many of…
Solar Power: What It Is, and Why We Should Care
The need for solar power The Earth is facing a multi-headed environmental crisis. These problems may seem enormous, but we are not powerless. There is a great deal we can do to take control over our impact on the Earth…
15 Things You Don’t Know About Solar Power
Albert Einstein received a 1921 noble prize for experiments on the photoelectric effect. 10,000 U.S. households are now using solar energy to power their homes. On his African journey 200 years ago, John Herschel (a british astronomer) was able to…
Residential Solar Photovoltaic Systems
For decades, residential solar has been available but has been too expensive for most people with fossil fuel powered energy so easily available. Now that the world is facing climate change and fossil fuel depletion, the equation has changed. Solar…
What is Hydrogen Power?
Why hydrogen will not save the planet Hydrogen is a gas used used as a fuel. Hydrogen gas used in fuel cells is ideally obtained from water by using an electric current to break the water molecules apart into hydrogen…
Pros and Cons of Solar Power: Different Types of Solar Power Compared
Have you always dreamed of having a house powered by the sun? Perhaps you are seriously thinking about it, but want to know more about your options. When most people think about solar power, they think of the classic solar…
Why a Solar Water Heater Might Be the Best Form of Solar Power For You
One of the most cost-effective ways of using solar power is to buy or build a solar water heater. How they work is simple: the sun heats solar collectors which then heat your water. Solar hot water systems vary greatly…
Solar Hot Water Panels: Pros and Cons
Solar hot water panels: what they are and how they work: Solar hot water panels are also called solar collectors. They are where the sun’s heat is collected for the solar hot water system. They are usually painted with either…