Posts Tagged Green Energy
Solar Panel DIY – How to Make Your Own Solar Panels
Posted by Admin in How to Build Your Own Solar Panels on November 9th, 2010
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Learn how to, step-by-step, build your own solar panels and lower your monthly energy costs!
With the ever increasing cost of energy and concerns over the environment, now is the time to capitalize on this technology, help the environment, and have fun building your family’s source of power.
Duration : 0:1:8
Ambassador Energy on Heart Beat of America Solar Energy PART TWO
Posted by Admin in Solar Energy Panels on August 12th, 2010
Ambassador Energy is interviewed by William Shatner and Doug Llewelyn on the Heartbeat of America television series. It is an introduction to the Ambassador Energy Revolution!
Ambassador Energy invites you to play a vital role in changing the climates of our world. We are the liaison between renewable energy solutions and our agencies who deliver them. Our commitment is to shine a light on emerging solar technologies, provide business processes and training for operating your own solar and renewable energy agency. You will be given the tools, training, products and ongoing support so that you or your company can compete and thrive in today’s renewable energy market. www.ambassadorenergy.com
Duration : 0:8:25
Solar power panels for home
Posted by Admin in Solar Power Panels on January 10th, 2010
Read more at http://www.green-energy-information.info.
Is it possible to lower your electricity bill and help the global environment at the same time?
Yes it is, and its easier than most people think. Simply by using solar panels you will save money on electricity that you would otherwise have to pay for and there really isnt any other source of energy thats as clean and pure as the sun itself.
Duration : 0:0:26
Build Solar Panels
Posted by Admin in HomeMade Solar Panels on November 25th, 2009
http://www.greendiyenergy.com/youtube.php Build Solar Panels for only $98. homemade solar panels are easy with this step by step video and diy solar panels kit. Renewable energy is cheap when you do it yourself.
Duration : 0:1:21
Homemade windmill
Posted by Admin in Alternate Fuels, Homemade Windmills on August 13th, 2009
When the whole world is looking for ways to cope with the severe energy crisis, what is the least we can do? We need to begin by saving the power we have and generating more power using alternate power solutions like solar and wind power systems.
The implementation of a windmill is not considered very cheap; however, it turns out a huge money saver in the long run when the cost of producing power becomes zero. It has been observed lately that people are implementing wind power solutions even at places with the average speed of power less than 11 miles per hour. Ideally, the average speed of wind at the site you propose to set up the windmill at should be 11 miles per hour, but a slightly lower average is also reaping good results for people.
One thing that dissuades people from setting up a windmill is the initial cost. However, one can set up a windmill at home at a much less price. It is, however, important to consider certain things while setting up a windmill on your own.
• Get a good plan to make a windmill at home. Keep in mind the output you want the windmill to generate.
• Look for sturdy components. Your homemade windmill should not get damaged by heavy winds.
• Compare the prices of the equipment in the market and go for the components that suit your budget and your site.
When looking for a windmill plan, look for the following features:
• Illustrations: Visual descriptions work better than only-text ones. If your windmill guide has illustrative descriptions for making a windmill, it makes your task easier.
• Easy language: If your windmill-making guide uses a lot of jargon and technical information, it is better to look for a different one. Look for one that has easy-to-understand language making your task fluid.
• Component descriptions: Your homemade windmill guide should be able to provide you with detailed visual and textual descriptions of all the components you need to use. It is also important that the guide tells you which type of component works best for a site like yours.
• Local information: If your guide gives you information about the best available equipment in Europe while you are reading it from a countryside location in western USA, your guide is as good as useless. Look for a guide that provides equipment information of places around you.
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Bio fuels – Are they good?
Posted by Admin in Alternate Fuels on August 12th, 2009
As the term suggests, bio-fuels are fuels that are formed when biological matter decomposes. The bio-fuels are mostly derived from plants. Bio-fuels exist in all the three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas.
Difference between bio-fuels and fossil fuels
Bio-fuels are different from fossil fuels in the following ways:
• Fossil fuels take a million years to build whereas bio-fuels can be made extremely fast, in a matter of days.
• Fossil fuels generate huge amounts of pollution. Bio-fuels are comparatively safer.
• Bio-fuels are renewable sources of energy unlike fossil fuels.
Different types of bio-fuels
Bio-fuels have been categorized into four types: first generation, second generation, third generation, and fourth generation.
The first generation bio-fuels are derived from vegetable fats, starch, and sugar, which are in turn derived from food-crops. The first generation fuels are also derived from animal fats. Biogas, bio-diesel, and vegetable oil are some examples of this type of bio-fuels.
The second generation of bio-fuels is mainly derived from waste biomass, thus making it a more balanced option compared to the first-generation bio-fuels. Different kinds of alcohols and diesel generated from wood fall into the category of second generation bio-fuels.
The third generation comprises of bio-fuels derived from algae. Algae are farmed on large scales for creating these bio-fuels. The algae fuels are extremely environment-friendly as they can easily decompose into the soil without harming it.
The bio-fuels in the fourth generation are derived by a method in which micro-organisms are raised to work with carbon dioxide to generate fuel.
Advantages of bio-fuels
Bio-fuels prove advantageous in the following ways:
• Bio-fuels lessen the burden on gradually-vanishing fossil fuels.
• Bio-fuels are environment-friendly. They help reduce carbon emissions into the atmosphere.
• Bio-fuels, especially, bio-diesel prove to be very cost-effective for consumers.
Disadvantages of bio-fuels
Bio-fuels are not bereft of criticism. Though beneficial for the environment, bio-fuels have its disadvantages, paradoxically in the environmental purview. Bio-fuels have received criticism for many reasons, a couple of which are stated below:
• Economists have long debated on the usefulness of first generation bio-fuels when compared to the lack of food they cause. Generating fuel from food crops makes food crops unworthy of human consumption. Some people believe that being a higher priority than fuel, food should not be farmed for making fuels but for human consumption.
• Making bio-fuels require acres of farming land, thus encroaching upon the natural habitat of plants and animals.
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Reduce energy usage
Posted by Admin in Reduce Energy Usage on August 11th, 2009
The most dificult day of every month is when time comes to pay bills and mostly the enormous electricity bills that we get. It’s high time and we need to take serious measures to reduce the power bill. Do not worry. We will share some key tips and will make you reach your goal.
Make sure to discuss with family member about the importance of saving electricity. You can reward them a treat if their participation has led to savings. Suggest them some tips like switching of the lights when they are not present there and attending a call in another room or having dinner at the dining table. Make sure to switch off all the appliances even if you are sure to be back in five minutes. Yes, that will help a lot. Every drop of water makes an ocean.
We may prefer to switch off the television set or turn off the fan, but not the tubelight.We need light at the time of night but see that the usage is required in all the rooms or not.Taking care of such these small precautions will surely leads us to savings in the long run by reducing the bills of the power demon.
One should plan to invest smartly on power. Replace all the incandescent bulbs present in the house with compact fluorescent light or those CFL bulbs. These bulbs consume less electricity as they consume less power.
Buy the energy saver gadgets that are available in the market. Such gadgets will monitor the intake of the entire power supply in your house and makes you take decision on how to control the usage.
Most of us assume on the fact that the rise in electricity bill is due to the vast number of electrical items present at home. But the truth is that the electricity bill is not directly connected or affected due to the number of gadgets, but by the way one uses them.
Take a step forward to avoid using those typical items regularly that consumes lot of power -
• The washing machine should be used only when there is a bucket full of clothes.
• The geyser should not be kept on for maximum amount of time.
• The air-conditioner should be kept at minimum high or low temperature.
• Take note to switch off the computer monitor when not in use. It consumes maximum power and it just takes a second to switch it again.
Lastly we suggest that for reducing the electricity bill by taking benefit of reading the energy saving guide like Earth4Energy that has some of the best solutions to generate energy at home and providing free electricity to some of your home appliances. In this way we can save power that is facing a huge shortage because of the large demand in the global countries. Try to reduce the requirement of those electrical wires and sockets for home and use the renewable energy extracted from natural resources like wind, sun, tides at a lesser price but having a long term returns.
Make power at home with solar and wind energy to eliminate your power bill. Get our complete guide at www.earth4energy.com
Is Green DIY Energy a Scam?
Posted by Admin in Residential Solar Panels on April 30th, 2009
Is the “Green DIY Energy” guide for building solar panels a scam?
Harnessing free sunlight to help save money on electrical bills is a great concept isn’t it?
My Father and I thought this exact same thing, that using homemade solar panels could be a wonderful way to save money. The reason my father and I wanted to look into diy solar panels, was because my father had purchased a farm to retire in and using homemade solar panels would certainly offset his monthly expenses giving both him and his wife more money each month to do other things once they retired.
Also this is Green Energy, solar panels are great for the environment and also for the pocket book. Why didn’t everyone do this years ago I ask?
Well to continue, we decided to look into the possibilities of building our own homemade solar panels and just needed a very good diy solar panel guide. Our search started on the internet, and we found that there are many diy solar panel guides out there and lots of information. It took us some time to go through all the information that the sites had on diy solar panel guides. Once we went through all the solar panel information we filtered our list. First we filtered it down from 8 to 6, 6 to 4, then from 4 to 2 and ended up deciding on these two diy solar panel guides below which met our criteria and purchased them.
Why two do you ask? Well we felt it was only going to cost $100 for both so this way we could compare the final products and make more of the best one.
1. Green DIY Energy
2. Earth 4 Energy
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Build Your Own Renewable Energy Solutions
Posted by Admin in Residential Solar Panels on April 23rd, 2009
With the world slowly moving to the much-dreaded energy crisis, it is important that we reduce our dependency on non-renewable sources of energy. Non-renewable sources being renewable are about to get extinct. Renewable energy solutions refer to those energy solutions that can keep churning energy without exhausting the resources. Three types of energy solutions fall into the category of renewable energy solutions: solar energy solutions, hydro energy solutions, and wind energy solutions. Read the rest of this entry »
Build Your Own Solar Panels (Green DIY Energy)
Posted by Admin in Residential Solar Panels on April 20th, 2009
Build Your Own Solar Panels
Build Your Solar Panels
Has the price of electricity and gas got you feeling nervous about the future? If it hasn’t, then it definitely should as the trend of price increases is set to continue in the future.
At the minute the majority of people are able to survive without having to make any real sacrifice. However, as the price of oil gravitates upwards, the price of everything else associated with oil will also increase. This means food prices will increase as transportation costs increase – definitely not something that can be sustained by the majority of people.
You already know the costs of running your home and how tight your budget is – would it be possible to afford the same lifestyle if the cost of everything increased by 50% or more?