Renew Green Energy

The nonprofit organization Green Energy Ohio is gearing up for this weekend’s 2010 Ohio Solar Tour, an annual event that invites people to visit more than 200 “green” residences across the state. Interested Ohioans can search the list of sites at GEO’s website, picking out the sites closest to them. The house owners will be on hand to talk about the benefits of living with green technology.Green homes have gained a lot of prestige in recent years. The IRS offered tax deductions this year for installing certain green technologies (such as new heating or cooling systems). The U.S. Greeen Building Council offers certifications and resources for individuals and organizations. Among these are educational courses on the LEED standard, which measures which green strategies a building employs.

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As any teacher will tell you, research is an important part of education. The more you know, the easier it is to put that knowledge into use in the real world. If you’ve been wanting to know more about renewable energy, then you’ve come to the right place.There are several kinds of renewable energy, not all of which are available in every area. This is because they are dependent on weather and natural processes, which of course are endlessly replenished. A 2008 study showed that hydropower was the most widely used, with biomass heating coming in second and solar-collected energy third.

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