German Town First to Require Solar Panels on New BuildingsDeutsche Welle - GermanyMarburg, a German college town of about 80000, has become the first in the country to make solar heating obligatory for newly built or renovated buildings.
Growing number of Mainers digging deep - literally - to keep their Bangor Daily News - Bangor,ME,USABut installing a geothermal system typically costs several thousand dollars more than a conventional oil, gas or pellet boiler, with some systems pushing
Wind, earth, sun alternative sources helping to power Carter Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USAIn the winter, when the sun is lower in the horizon, it pours through the windows, bathing the enormous room in warmth and heating the solar slab as well as
A solstice gift: Engineering association donates solar panels to Deseret News - Salt Lake City,UT,USAThe solar heating system will reduce the annual operating costs of the Salt Lake YWCA facility and decrease the environmental impact of its current heating
Energy costs driving rush for stoves to heat homesTheDay - New London,CT,USAA lot of people are putting that money toward an alternative heating source. I hear that all the time. Those who are able to get the stoves this year will
Inside the Solar Hydrogen House: No More Power Bills--EverScientific American - USA... and the facade hides the hydrogen-powered clothes dryer and geothermal system for heating and cooling, which pumps Freon gas underground to harvest heat
Wood pellet stoves provide heat without the costWBIR-TV - Knoxville,TN,USAMany alternative heating sources are being considered. One picture perfect little red house has its homeowners over a barrel with oil bills.
Hot weather? Don t agitate, insulateSan Jose Mercury News - CA, USAInsulation can help homeowners reduce heating and cooling costs as much as 20 percent. "Fiberglass rules the market because it is simple to install.
Heating oil crisis predicted for Western Mass.The Republican - MassLive.com - Springfield,MA,USAUsing a wood stove to supplement oil or gas heat is also an option for households, considering that wood is comparatively cheap compared to other fuels
Tackling the Energy MonsterWall Street Journal - USAThe system traps warm or cool air inside, reducing heating and air-conditioning costs. Mr. McCallum used a calculator on the manufacturer's Web site to see
That Cool Blast of AC Is Not So Cool for the Planet. What Can You Do?Washington Post - United StatesIn terms of global warming, the truth about air conditioning is chilling. According to the Department of Energy, one-sixth of American energy use goes
Canadians tap into geothermal demandOttawa Citizen - Ontario, CanadaDespite the startup costs -- a geothermal system is about $20000 compared with the average $9600 price for installing a conventional furnace system -- the
UTC Power receives Innovation Award from National Energy Resources WebWire (press release) - Atlanta,GA,USAThe PureCycleฎ geothermal system results from more than six years of research and development work involving UTC Power, United Technologies Research Center
Bangor couple want to create off-the-grid 'ecovillage'Chicago Tribune - United StatesPowering the house with solar panels, wind turbines and a wood stove means there are no electric and heating bills. The savings will pay off the cost of the
New use for pop cans saves homeowner on heating costsMoose Jaw Times-Herald - Moose Jaw,Saskatchewan,CanadaI really believe that in a place like Saskatchewan, where theres so much land base, that wind and solar energy can be a major alternative in dealing with
Harnessing the green power of windowsSeattle Times - United StatesVenezuela is already working with US groups and local governments to provide discount heating oil to poor US communities. With ALBA countries, particularly
Amulree farmer sees financial, environmental benefits of new solar The Beacon Herald - Stratford,Ontario,CanadaAn older barn that doesn't have floor heating will also tap into the solar heating system, but the heated water will be circulated through wall-mounted
Take a splash in your green poolMidland Mirror - Midland,ON,Canada... salt water pools, solar lighting or heating or energy smart pools is growing exponentially, and are great alternatives. Salt is a greener alternative
Rural dwellers have advantage in exploiting affordable fuelsIrish Independent - Dublin,IrelandDespite the initial cost of purchasing an alternative heating system, the low cost and availability of logs and other farm-produced fuels should quickly
Gas Prices Force People to Revert to Wood-Burning StovesFox 8 News WJW - Cleveland,OH,USALehman's Hardware Store is seeing wood stove sales double, if not triple, compared to this time last year. The marketing vice president, Glenda Lehman Ervin
Geothermal Power Heats Up in GermanyBusinessWeek - USAby Tobias Lill In a small town outside of Munich, a major investment in a pioneering new type of geothermal energy looks like it may pay off sooner than
Geothermal lake to heat, cool new Sherman HospitalOak Brook Business Ledger - Oak Brook,IL,USAScheduled to open in late 2009, the hospital will be mainly heated and cooled by geothermal energy from a 15-acre artificial lake next to the facility.
Another view of BC Hydro's Three-Pronged Energy PlanVancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada... namely, run-of-river hydro, wind, biomass using underutilized wood residues including mountain pine beetle-affected timber, and geothermal energy.
Zoo's macaques exhibit to get green upgradeToronto Star - Ontario, CanadaIt's an ideal way for the zoo to showcase an environmentally friendly heating and cooling system to the facility's 1.4 million annual visitors,
Energy saving features of new Waterford Regional Sports Centre to Waterford Today - Waterford,IrelandThe building contains a host of energy efficient and renewable energy features including solar heating, geothermal heat pump and landfill gas recovery
Popularity of geothermal systems heats up in NorthwestDJC-Oregon - Portland,Oregon,USAWhen combined with the purchase of green power, buildings that use a geothermal system can be carbon neutral. The initial investment in a geo-thermal system
