Forms of wind energy, such as windmills, have been used for hundreds of years to pump water, grind grains, and perform other farm-related tasks. It was only in the early 1980’s that people began to convert wind into electricity. The first wind farm was built in 1981 in Crotched Mountain, New Hampshire. Directly following, wind farms…
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Biodiesel is a renewable, clean-burning fuel that can be made from recycled vegetable oils and resulting fats. It is processed into a form of methane used in combustion engines of cars and other biofuel supporting modern engines. Many vehicles that currently use diesel gasoline only require changes in the engine control unit (ECU) to be able…
The reality is that chasing sunlight to get work finished, and not having electricity consistently available, is not out of the norm for the rest of the world. Seventeen percent of the world’s population currently lives without electricity. South Carolina ranks 19 out of the 50 states in greatest energy consumption and is the number one…