pratibha asked:


We all know how effective Solar Power is in this age of awareness, where we all want energy sources heavily and at the same time easy and cheap at cost. We are quite well versed with solar power now and so we need to know how this solar power system works, what it is actually and how can we use it effectively. Especially, the residential consumers should focus their minds more to understand it, because they have to deal with on daily basis and all the time. So a better understanding of things always helps.

Starting with the main source, it’s always better to use the roof, since it goes well with the usual solar power installation criteria. But, there are many independent residential solar power systems users who install who install panels to posts, grounds or wall. It depends on the consumer’s preference.

Coming to the volts, generally household uses more and less 110 volt (AC) power and that is where we have converters, as it easily turns 12 volts to 110 volts, which is pretty enough for home usage. Solar panels collect sunlight at 12 volt (DC) energy which is then transferred and stored by the deep cycle batteries. There is a regulator that is planted to make sure that the batteries are not under or over charged. This control system also adds to the life of the batteries.

In this transferred and stored form the energy will run any appliance or device that uses 12 volt powder or that has a plug that fits into a vehicle cigarette lighter. But, we should make ourselves clear that a 12 volt power does not run most household appliances pr electronics.

Now comes the high tide part, the cost, well it depends on your consumption requirements. Liberal use of insulation always helps in the long run, whether it concerns with keeping in or out the heat, insulation is your biggest card to play. Besides there are all kinds of other ways to make your home energy efficient including conserving energy at home? Energy efficient designed home is going to be future’s ideal, so u better start thinking about it.



Charlie

J. Vadney asked:


Using an alternative energy as a source of electricity is one of the hottest topics in this day and age. This is due to the fact that the supply of the fossil fuels cannot anymore accommodate the everyday energy or electrical consumption being made by all the people worldwide. Thus, the very best way, which you can do is to look for an alternative type of energy such as the solar and wind energy that can generate electricity. These two types of energy are clean, eco-friendly, free, and renewable. As a matter of fact, these characteristics are the reasons why most energy and environmental experts advise the use of a residential wind and solar power system.

There are actually a lot of benefits which you can gain once you utilize a residential wind and solar power system. Some of these benefits are as follows:

? The supply of wind and solar energies are infinite. This only means that there will be no such thing as a shortage in the supply of neither wind nor solar energy. This is due to the fact that as long as the sun is up there in the sky and just as long as you can feel the wind then, there is an adequate supply of both wind and solar energy. So, there is nothing to worry about the supply of wind energy as well as solar energy.

? You can save a huge sum of money annually with the residential wind and solar power system. This is actually the major benefit that you can get from a residential power system. This only implies that with the help of a homemade power system, you can now get rid of the high costs of your monthly electric bill, giving you the chance to earn a huge sum of money every month within a year.

? A residential power system, which uses renewable sources of energy like the sun and the wind, is irrefutably nature-friendly. This is because of the fact that power systems via renewable types of energy produce no harmful gases or fluids that can damage the condition of the environment. It is actually safe to say that you can help save and protect the nature or environment with the simple use of either a wind or solar power system to generate electricity for your home.

? You can acquire some incentives from the government through the use of a residential wind and solar power system. This is really true since the government by now, has a strong campaign against global warming. In light of this, the government has decided to give some benefits and incentives to households, which utilize homemade wind and solar power systems.

Indeed, utilizing a residential wind and solar power system is a great option for you to consider since it has a lot of benefits to offer not only to the human race but to the environment as well. In fact, some of its numerous benefits and advantages were already mentioned above. So, the final decision is now up to you. If you really want to experience the exceptional benefits being offered by homemade power systems then, you should now start thinking about having a wind and solar power system for your home. After all, there is no harm on considering some helpful renewable sources of energy like the wind energy and solar energy as a way to generate electricity for your home.



Shirley

Joshua Vadney asked:


Using an alternative energy as a source of electricity is one of the hottest topics in this day and age. This is due to the fact that the supply of the fossil fuels cannot anymore accommodate the everyday energy or electrical consumption being made by all the people worldwide. Thus, the very best way, which you can do is to look for an alternative type of energy such as the solar and wind energy that can generate electricity. These two types of energy are clean, eco-friendly, free, and renewable. As a matter of fact, these characteristics are the reasons why most energy and environmental experts advise the use of a residential wind and solar power system.

There are actually a lot of benefits which you can gain once you utilize a residential wind and solar power system. Some of these benefits are as follows:

• The supply of wind and solar energies are infinite. This only means that there will be no such thing as a shortage in the supply of neither wind nor solar energy. This is due to the fact that as long as the sun is up there in the sky and just as long as you can feel the wind then, there is an adequate supply of both wind and solar energy. So, there is nothing to worry about the supply of wind energy as well as solar energy.

• You can save a huge sum of money annually with the residential wind and solar power system. This is actually the major benefit that you can get from a residential power system. This only implies that with the help of a homemade power system, you can now get rid of the high costs of your monthly electric bill, giving you the chance to earn a huge sum of money every month within a year.

• A residential power system, which uses renewable sources of energy like the sun and the wind, is irrefutably nature-friendly. This is because of the fact that power systems via renewable types of energy produce no harmful gases or fluids that can damage the condition of the environment. It is actually safe to say that you can help save and protect the nature or environment with the simple use of either a wind or solar power system to generate electricity for your home.

• You can acquire some incentives from the government through the use of a residential wind and solar power system. This is really true since the government by now, has a strong campaign against global warming. In light of this, the government has decided to give some benefits and incentives to households, which utilize homemade wind and solar power systems.

Indeed, utilizing a residential wind and solar power system is a great option for you to consider since it has a lot of benefits to offer not only to the human race but to the environment as well. In fact, some of its numerous benefits and advantages were already mentioned above. So, the final decision is now up to you. If you really want to experience the exceptional benefits being offered by homemade power systems then, you should now start thinking about having a wind and solar power system for your home. After all, there is no harm on considering some helpful renewable sources of energy like the wind energy and solar energy as a way to generate electricity for your home.



Pamela

Joshua Vadney asked:


Building your own homemade power system really sounds intimidating at first. However, there is actually nothing wrong if you are going to try to build your own power system for your home. As a matter of fact, this is a wise decision, which you can make particularly in this day and age when everything seems to increase in price or cost especially that of the monthly electric bill. Thus, you really have to look for ways on how you can cut down drastically the cost of your electric bills. One of the effective ways, which you can actually consider is the so-called DIY wind and solar power system.

The wind and solar energies are just some of the renewable energies, which you can use in generating electricity for your home. Both of the energies are deemed to be beneficial because of the fact that they are eco-friendly. This only means that using such kind of energies entails no harm to the environment. And this is actually the main reason why more and more people are now clinging to the wind and solar power system as a source of electricity. So, you should also be one of those people to somehow help save the dying nature and get rid of your expensive monthly electric bills instantly.

In today’s era, building and constructing your own power system via wind and solar energy is just an easy pie. In fact, you can do it all by yourself without the help of any experts or anyone. You simply have to bear in mind the following steps on how to build a wind and solar power system for your home:

• Acquire a DIY wind and solar energy power system kit. You have a wide variety to choose from when it comes to the DIY kits in constructing your own power system. You just have to make sure to choose the best and most effective DIY kit as much as possible. In this way, you can be certain that you are free of any regrets in the long run.

• Read all the instructions in the DIY kit very carefully. DIY wind and solar power system kits normally include instructions, as well as step-by-step procedures on how to construct your own homemade power system. You have to see to it to read all the instructions and procedures very carefully in order to successfully build a superb kind of power system for your home.

• Take your time. There is actually nothing to hurry about in building your own power system. This is due to the fact that there is no power system or generator, which can be done in a flash. Hence, you really have to take your time so that you can avoid any possible errors. Besides, you don’t want to commit errors while doing your own power system.

Indeed, you can have your own wind and solar power system without much hassle at all. You just have to instill into your mind the steps mentioned above. After all, the aforementioned steps were intentionally made easier and simpler for you.



Christopher

Kavar Peter asked:


The price of a barrel of oil has never been higher ($62.00+ in summer 2005 even before the chaos caused by Katrina). Some say this is a temporary spike, but more and more analysts are agreeing that this kind of pricing is here to stay. World consumption is at an all time high and given the new thirst for oil in China and India it is unlikely to diminish. According to International Energy Outlook, global demand is expected to continue to increase by as much as 59% in the next fifteen years.

Already, consumer energy bills have been increasing on average 6.5% per year for the last thirty years in the United States. Given the dramatic rise in the cost of producing energy using traditional non-renewable resources, this rate is bound to be overtaken by unheard of price increases in the very near future. And for consumers who are becoming more and more environmentally conscious, the thought of the millions and millions of tons of CO2 and other bi products being released into the atmosphere annually through the use of fossil fuels in creating energy is very alarming.

It is a no brainer that our reliance on oil to create energy leaves us very vulnerable. There are renewable technologies that produce energy, but the problem has been one of cost effectiveness. It has always been cheaper to supply energy using fossil fuels, and consequently, renewable sources such as solar or wind power have not taken off. But the situation now appears to be changing. More and more, our consumption of energy is outstripping supply. The grid can barely keep up with demand and rolling blackouts are no longer just a concept. No wonder governments are looking for alternatives. And no wonder everyone is talking solar once again.

In 1985 annual worldwide solar power system installation accounted for 21 megawatts of power. By 2004, this had multiplied to an incredible 927 megawatts in new installation power production alone. The demand for solar produced energy over the last several years has increased annually about 25%, although in 2004 sales were up a whopping 67% from the previous year.

There are several reasons for this increase in popularity for all things solar powered. Beyond the obvious environmental considerations and the privilege of not having to rely on power from a grid that is aging and stretched to capacity, solar is getting cost effective. While traditional energy production gets more expensive, technological advances are making solar power cheaper. In 1980 the cost of harvesting energy from the sun stood at about $100 per watt. Literally a hundred times more expensive than the going rate of electricity, these systems were not economically viable. By 1999 however, technology had reduced this to about $4 per watt and costs have continued to decline by about 5% per year since. The Return on Investment is becoming very attractive for many commercial organizations and consumers.

Efficiencies have been realized in several technologies. The inverters that transform the collected DC energy into usable AC energy used to deliver only about 65% efficiency. 35% of the collected energy was lost in the transformation process. Today’s transformers are so efficient they deliver up to 96% of collected energy into usable AC current.

Photovoltaic technology has also made solar collection far more efficient. Twenty years ago, only 5% of the sun’s energy hitting a solar charging panel was harvested. This figure is now in excess of 15% and will continue to climb as more efficient compounds are designed and introduced in the manufacture of these photovoltaic panels.

All levels of government are increasingly looking at solar to provide stable, cost effective and environmentally friendly power. 35 states now have some kind of rebate program for homeowners that install solar power systems. And this is not just the southern “sunny states”. While California is the clear leader in promoting solar powered energy solutions (a program introduced in 2003 is promoting the introduction of solar powered energy systems into a million homes over the next several years) New Jersey and New York are next in line for solar investment.

At the municipal level, many jurisdictions have introduced solar solutions for traffic and streetlights. 50% of the energy used to run the City of Sacremento’s water purification plant is solar. NASA uses solar powered energy systems in many of its buildings. And governments are not using solar just because it is good for the environment and sets an example for commercial entities and consumers (although these benefits cannot be lost on them!). They’ve concluded that opting for solar systems will save them hundreds of thousands of dollars.

With so many rebate programs today homeowners are coming to the same conclusions. Once the initial return on investment is recouped (as early as 4 to 6 years with the rebate programs in California for example), solar users don’t have any additional energy bills, almost no maintenance to worry about and are not slave to an electrical grid that is becoming more and more fragile as demand outstrips supply. No wonder solar power is getting attention!

Solar power is still more expensive than traditional energy production methods, but the gap is narrowing every year. Solar power applications are also multiplying at an amazing rate. House heating, solar pool lighting and heating, hot water tank heating, calculators, flashlights, solar garden lighting and on and on. Solar is clean, it’s efficient and it’s here to stay.



Catherine