Renewable Energy Archive

  • What does ‘renewable’ mean after all?

    What does ‘renewable’ mean after all?

    Posted on August 30, 2010 | No Comments
    If you think of renewable sources of energy you probably think of things like wind turbines, solar panels, biomass plants, and hydroelectric plants. However, these are just examples. What does it mean to be renewable? Power From The Sun Most forms of renewable energy have...

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    Saskatchewan’s Energy Future

    Posted on February 1, 2010 | No Comments
    Vision of Earth presented at the Sask Legislature on the subject of Saskatchewan's Energy Future.

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    Feed-In Tariff Proposal for Saskatchewan

    Posted on February 1, 2010 | No Comments
    A Feed-in-Tariff is a policy mechanism designed to provide an incentive for development of a desired type. Typical implementations of feed-in-tariffs for power generation usually involve guaranteed long term prices for electricity generated and guaranteed grid access. This means that if a person or company...

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    Hydroelectricity

    Posted on June 10, 2009 | 2 Comments
    Hydroelectric power generation is the act of using moving water to generate power. Historically this was done using paddle wheels in streams to turn grinding stones for making grain flour. Today, most hydroelectric dams are of a larger scale. A hydro dam location is chosen because...

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    Wind Power

    Posted on August 12, 2008 | 2 Comments
    “Wind Power” is the extraction of energy from the wind. Common techniques use a tower with a set of propeller blades that will spin when wind blows against them. Wind power is a renewable form of energy because wind is caused by the uneven heating...

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