Solar Energy

Solar Powered Cars and the Future

April 15, 2011

When people discuss solar powered cars, it’s generally in the context of solar-gas hybrid vehicles, or the little vans used by some postal workers. Currently, modern solar technology isn’t at the level it needs to be to make a viable alternative for fossil-fueled cars, but the recent advances made in the practice of making alternative [...]

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Not Clowning Around: The Ronald McDonald Solar House

November 14, 2010

While the name Ronald McDonald will forever be associated with the fast-food chain’s mascot, Ronald McDonald House, a charity that provides housing for families whose children are in hospitals at 298 locations in 30 countries, continues to do good and in rather impressive, unexpected ways; consider, for example, the solar electric system installed at the Ronald McDonald House in Reno, Nevada.

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Choosing a DIY Solar Energy Guide That is Right for You

May 8, 2010

How many spare time activities can you name that can essentially wipe-out your electricity bills while lending a hand to saving the great green earth of ours? Well, picking up a DIY solar energy guide and building your own solar energy panels is a great place to start. Known to enthusiasts as “off grid living”, lessening your dependence on the commercial electrical grid and practicing self-sustainable methods of energy production is becoming quite popular.

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Get Off the Grid and Put an End to Outrageous Power Bills

April 25, 2010

Every month Mike and Chloe’s utility bill arrives in the mail and each time their gripe is the same, “this electric bill just gets higher and higher every month…it’s time we make some changes around here.” Then another month rolls by in which they’ve done nothing to alter their power usage and another outrageous power bill shows up. They repeat the same frustrated complaint yet again they do nothing to make a difference, and so the complaining just repeats month after month and year after year. Sound familiar to you?

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Which is the Best Alternative Energy Choice For Novice DIY Enthusiasts – Solar Or Wind?

April 9, 2010

I’ve seen my title question posted on several DIY home improvement forums lately and I believe it’s a valid concern that should be addressed by experienced alternative energy DIYers. There’s a lot of interest in do-it-yourself kits and home made renewable energy solutions by people from all walks of life and many of them are searching for guidance.

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You Have the Power to Free Yourself From Big Money Energy

April 7, 2010

In the last decade the global community has begun a dramatically shift from it’s acceptance of and willingness to rely upon fossil fuel energy generation. It is no longer “business as usual” in terms of how and where power is produced and consumed. Individuals, municipalities, states, and entire nations are more and more demanding that alternative energy be developed to lessen global pollution and the waste of limited natural resources. Granted the buzz words, ‘renewable,’ ‘sustainable,’ ‘alternative,’ ‘clean,’ ‘carbon footprint,’ and most of all, ‘green,’ have been kicked around long enough to have become cliche, but the heart of the issue remains pure. People everywhere want to move forward with new advances in clean energy technology.

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Live Off the Grid, Save Money, and Be Independent of the Power Company

April 4, 2010

Solar power and wind power are familiar to millions throughout the world as the primary sources of sustainable energy. For decades we’ve all seen the advantages of capturing and using solar energy in everything from tiny photovoltaic cells on calculators to the vast corporate utilities’ solar arrays. Wind energy has been used for centuries to power everything from sailing ships to the early grist mills that once dotted Holland and other European countries.

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Homemade Solar Panel Guide

January 13, 2010

Who is there in the world who does not wish to have the energy bills get reduced by 80% or more? Many of us shall want to take advantage of such a great deal

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Winter DIY Projects: Build A Solar Panel

January 10, 2010

Winter is the perfect time to devote to some of those projects that will enhance your property well into the future. The winter months are filled with cold or rainy weekends and long dark evenings and thus allow us the space to focus on jobs that we may not have the time or inclination do to at other times of the year.

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The Cost of Solar Power

December 31, 2009

Solar power can save you money. What was once a fad has taken off in a big way as government scientists look for ways to break our dependence on the dwindling supply of fossil fuels. Now that you have the opportunity, can you afford to use solar power?

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