i. Renewable Energy

Geothermal Power: It's Hot!

Produced by Frank DiMassa and T.H. Culhane (narrated by T.H.), this video explains the benefits of the greatest source of untapped, practical clean energy in the world. This is the energy source Kryon recommends!

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Thin-film Photovoltaic (PV) Laminates

Video is from Google video. Installing clean, reliable, inflation-proof solar power is easier than ever, thanks to the invention of thin-film photovoltaic (PV) laminates that can be bonded directly onto metal roofing panels. Unlike crystalline PV material, there's no need for obtrusive racks and heavy, expensive glass. Instead, unbreakable thin-film PV is produced using amorphous silicon, encapsulated in Teflon and other polymers. http://www.uni-solar.com/index.asp http://www.etaengineering.com/panels/unisolar.shtml http://www.mhi.co.jp/power/e_a-si/index.html http://www.bigfrogmountain.com/powerfilmsolarproducts.htm

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How It's Made - Solar Panels

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The World's Fastest Growing Energy Source

Wind Already Powers Some 2.5 Million U.S. Homes Wind is the fastest growing energy source in the world...and here in the US wind farms have popped up in more than 30 states, producing enough energy to power an estimated 2.5 million homes a day. Thanks to growing concerns over natural gas prices, a desire for energy independence and incentives for renewable energy production, it's expected this trend will continue. A clean, renewable energy source, wind energy systems generate no water or air emissions. While critics of wind power point to a price discrepancy, noting that construction costs for wind-powered generators can run double those of fossil fuel plants, supporters counter that once wind facilities are constructed, there are no fuel costs, because wind, of course, is free. Likewise, they say that since maintenance is considered minimal, wind-power costs are competitive. Experts say it's relatively easy to harness the energy in wind- essentially you put a rotor on top of a tall tower, the wind blows the rotor, which is connected to a shaft, which drives an electrical generator to produce electricity. The American Wind Energy Association forecasts 6 percent of all homeowners in the U.S. will receive their electricity from wind by 2020. Produced for Siemens

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Taming the Waves

Climate change, global warming, the rising cost of oil and the diminishing resource of fossil fuels -- all reasons why research is increasingly turning to renewable resources to provide energy solutions for the future. One such renewable resource is wave power; harnessing the ebb and flow of the oceans to power our cities. It's clean and the source itself is free -- and unlikely to run out! Two new approaches to extracting energy from the seas come from University researchers in the South West of England -- home to one of the world's most dramatic coastlines.

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New York Wind Power

This video features first-hand accounts from people living near wind farms and experts in the field energy and the environment. Produced by Chris McClure

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Making Ethanol Work

November 2006 (Medialink) -- With the recent run up in gas prices and the lingering war in the Middle East, there has been talk of renewable energy sources to power our cars and trucks. Ethanol, a biofuel, can be produced not only from corn, but sugar cane, switch grass, and wood. And using it, instead of gasoline, decreases the amount of pollutants a car emits. But the question remains, "Are there any cars that can run on it?" Brazil started an ethanol program. Recently, Brazil introduced flex fuel vehicles. These vehicles can run both with ethanol, gasoline, ethanol and gasoline in any blend. So these vehicles can be used anywhere. Sweden is also dedicated to reducing its dependence on oil. Their ethanol comes from wood products. Flex fuel vehicle owners get special incentives to buy and drive ethanol capable vehicles. In fact, Swedish automaker Saab now sells over 85% of its popular 9-5 model with flex fuel engines. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Produced for General Motors

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NOW "Willie Nelson on Biodiesel" | PBS

Country music legend Willie Nelson talks about what attracted him to biodiesel, his commitment to American farms and small towns, and why he thought his wife had gotten into his "stash." For more, see NOW's report "Home Grown" at pbs.org/now. http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/302/index.html

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Renewable Energy From the Deep Ocean

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) process and an ideal location in Puerto rico

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Outside the Box: Willie Nelson and bio-diesel

Actor Peter Coyote and musician Willie Nelson discuss bio-diesel, the alternative fuel that the singer/songwriter uses to power his fleet of tour buses, in a clip from the new Link TV original series "Outside the Box."

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The Energy Debate

In 2002 Geographer Daniel Raven-Ellison visited a coal fired power station, hydro-electric power station and a wind farm to find out which might be best. This clip is aimed at students in Seconday (High) School

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