The world’s main energy resources are mostly non-renewable, fostering the need for alternative energy systems that can actively replenish what are using up every day. Non-renewable energy resources such as coal, oil, and natural gas are all mined from the earth. These are not easy to obtain, and cannot be reproduced. Once they are used [...]
Alternative energy
Alternative energy, such as wind and solar power, recently grabbed its share of headlines with the nuclear crisis in Japan and the political and civil unrests in Egypt, Yemen and Libya. These world events have underlined the benefits of alternative sources of energy. Even with the potential dangers of nuclear power, other types of alternative [...]
Small wind electric systems are one of the most cost-effective home-based renewable energy systems. These systems are also nonpolluting. If a small wind electric system is right for you, it can do the following: Lower your electricity bills by 50%–90% Help you avoid the high costs of having utility power lines extended to a remote [...]
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Image via Wikipedia These are some great resources put out by the U.S. Dept of Energy. Everything from an introduction to photovoltaics and basics to Databases and incentives for the separate states. It is a government page so it’s pretty wordy. At the same time they put together a comprehensive page about solar in the [...]
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Image via Wikipedia This site is all about the Data – So if you didn’t find it on NREL wind, go here for Renewable Resource Energy Data – Here is the link to their site RReDC The Renewable Resource Data Center (RReDC) provides access to an extensive collection of renewable energy resource data, maps, and [...]
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NREL is a great resource about Wind for Electricity. They have several areas on their page about wind energy and what they are doing in the United States. This is a link to their site: http://www.nrel.gov/wind/ And a video they put out about wind energy For More information about building your own generators for the [...]
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My sister, who lives in a remote rural area in Texas, has been racking her brain trying to come up with an alternative energy source. Every time a big storm moves through, they lose power. My sister has a big family, and it’s hard to go several days or even weeks without a way to [...]
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Image by marie-ll via Flickr It used to be that you had no other choice when it came to getting electricity than the power company. But, these days you have an option. There are alternative power sources, and people who want to use them, that they are becoming more and more common. The 2 most [...]
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In a time of rising power costs and rising global environmental awareness, more and more people are looking for ways to save some money and leave a smaller carbon footprint at the same time. There are many ways you can do that, from growing some of your own food, to alternate energy sources. If you [...]
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Image by Toucanradio via Flickr So you’ve decided to go to an alternative power source and have chosen wind generation to be your method. Before going out and pricing models or shopping for parts for building your own, you first need to determine if wind generators are right for you. Many factors are involved in determining [...]
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