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The following videos document my personal experience with a complete DO-IT-YOURSELF approach to installing a wind turbine and solar panels to produce power for my home .

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The world today depends on fossil fuels to meet over 80 percent of its energy needs, a simple fact of the way the industrial world has grown up. But dependence brings with it major challenges: rising demand because of economic growth and new consumers; the global distribution of resources; growing concerns about environmental impacts of energy production and use; and the timescales associated with transforming how we produce, deliver and consume energy.

All this places the United States and the world at an energy crossroads.

Meeting the world’s hunger for energy without fundamentally altering the global climate, increasing geopolitical tensions or causing serious economic dislocation begs for, indeed requires, new technology solutions.

There is, however, no simple or single technology option: In the coming decades we will need a host of new technologies to diversify our fuel mix and control greenhouse gas emissions, and at the same time not hinder economic growth.

The challenge is large but there is also good reason for optimism-largely fueled by a range of new technologies. Some are ready for deployment. Others, though promising, may be a decade away. And some, while more uncertain and higher risk, could have far-reaching impact.

But this optimism must be tempered with realism. The scale of the energy industry is enormous. Therefore, so must be the scale at which these technologies operate if they are to have a major effect. Scale also translates into time.

Policies will have to be thought through and aligned. Also, since both markets and environmental challenges are global, international cooperation must be integral to effective solutions.

Of special urgency is the risk of climate change from global warming. Using atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations before the industrial age as the baseline, a “business as usual” energy supply trajectory would nearly double those concentrations by mid-century, locking in average temperature increases of several degrees along with the expectation of severely disruptive impacts on human health and the environment. Such concentrations are thought by most engaged scientists to be at the upper limits of prudence.

Scenarios that address these challenges successfully, in response to policies that price carbon dioxide emissions, call for major advances in three key areas-energy efficiency, transportation fuels that are not petroleum-based and widespread electricity generation that yields little or no carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Greatly enhanced energy efficiency provides both the best short-term opportunity for addressing the major energy challenges and an essential component of a long-term strategy-perhaps a 40 to 50 percent reduction in primary energy use compared to mid-century “business as usual” needs, without a major impact on GDP.

But how to get there? The technology pathways for efficiency involve buildings, vehicles and industrial processes. Two-thirds of U.S. electricity is used for residential and commercial buildings.

Improved lighting, HVAC, appliances, active energy management, cogeneration and energy-efficient design could dramatically reduce our power requirements. Also, new approaches such as passive ventilation and daylighting can both reduce energy use and improve comfort.

In addition, new designs for the coming “gigacities” can minimize both energy use and pollution. We can also achieve dramatic improvements in vehicle efficiency. Options include advanced engine design integrated with new approaches to fuel utilization, hybrids and plug-in hybrids, “lightweighting,” hydrogen and fuel cells, and others.

Hybrid technology appears ready in the next couple of decades, with further advances in battery technology, to deliver both very good overall efficiency and a considerable reduction in oil requirements. The second technology category includes technology options for alternative transportation fuels. This can include biofuels, conversion of coal or natural gas to liquid fuels, electricity and hydrogen.

Biofuels are currently receiving a great deal of attention, as they are renewable and strongly supported by the agricultural sector. Scientific and technological advances are needed to utilize agricultural and forest waste products and “designer” energy crops effectively and economically.

Such advances look quite promising over the next decade or two. Challenging issues also remain in the design of the appropriate infrastructure from field to fuel and of the regulatory structure for assuring fuel quality. And plug-in hybrids would lead to electricity
becoming a major transportation “fuel.”

For the third technology category-electricity production without significant carbon dioxide emissions-we have to think across a wide range of options: nuclear power; renewables, including wind, solar, geothermal and waves; and fossil-fuel use with carbon capture and geological storage.

Nuclear power provides about a sixth of the world’s electricity. Expansion will be based on evolutionary improvements of current technologies, such as passive safety systems and new construction techniques. More advanced technologies may include modular gas-cooled reactors for the midterm and possibly,for the long term, novel reactors and fuels that considerably mitigate waste management concerns.

Wind and solar renewables are expanding rapidly and demonstrating considerable cost reduction. Eventually, direct use of solar radiation appears the most promising energy option given the large amount of solar energy reaching the earth.

However, many scientific and technical advances are needed to realize massive deployment: new manufacturing techniques, new materials, new solar conversion processes and new storage technologies that enable use of a large-scale, intermittent energy supply.

Nevertheless,the competitiveness of solar technology in significant markets with high electricity prices is improving rapidly.

Coal can also be a “carbon-free” energy source if most of the produced carbon dioxide is captured and stored geologically. With current technology, this is expensive, but there is much promising research on new ways of converting coal to energy and less expensive carbon dioxide capture.

A major governmentled effort is needed to resolve remaining uncertainties, both technical and regulatory, around long-term geological carbon dioxide storage at large scale. This array of promising technologies-some ready today, others with an excellent prognosis in a decade or so, and still others as higher-risk candidates for “home runs”-offers an optimistic view of our capacity to deal with our energy needs.

However, as already observed, this optimism must take into account other realities. First is the issue of scale. For many of these technologies, overcoming key scientific and technical barriers is only part of the story. If biofuels were, for example, to replace half of current U.S. gasoline use, we would need about a hundred thousand square miles of land.

This raises issues not only of land use, but also of water resources, ecological stewardship, etc. As another illustration of scale: If all of the carbon dioxide emitted by U.S. coal plants today were compressed to a liquid for geological storage, its annual volume would be about 50 percent more than a year’s worth of U.S. oil consumption.

These system challenges reflect the enormous scale of the energy enterprise. They will be met only through a complex interplay of multiple technologies, not some “silver bullet.”

Second, policies that are synergistic with societal objectives are essential. U.S. energy policy does not currently incorporate societal imperatives such as oil security or climate change risks into energy prices, as it does for a variety of pollutants.

Instead, we face a complex and somewhat idiosyncratic set of incentives and subsidies that advance introduction of “winning” technologies. Also transforming the multi-trillion dollar energy business, with its vast, durable, and rather expensive infrastructure, takes time-about a half century for significant change.

Finally, these key energy challenges are global in nature and will need far more international cooperation than has been evidenced. Climate change risks clearly have global implications and require global solutions.

However, the global nature of the oil market similarly means that increased demand and security concerns of any region ripple through the world’s economies.

Energy represents one of this century’s grandest challenges:global in scale, powering economic growth, reducing poverty in developing countries, threatening to the environment and to human health, risking geopolitical conflict. Technology is a necessary but not sufficient enabler for resolving these problems.

The right mix of sustained research, technology investments and policies will, however, empower the nation’s scientists, technologists and entrepreneurs to respond to these challenges. Getting that mix right will also present an opportunity for building a sustainable energy future for the 21st century and, considering the inherently long lead times, well beyond.

Daniel Yergin
http://www.articlesbase.com/environment-articles/security-climate-and-technology-136874.html

The most innovative water pumping system that can be of use to many people is the solar water pump. Its attributes make it a product of interest ton homeowners, agricultural specialists, farmers, industrial workers, and stewater management employees alike.

An easy to use pump, the solar water pump has become quite popular in many areas of the world. It is especially handy in any area where there is no electricity, or during a power outage. They have been used for home solar water heating systems, for crop irrigation, and to pump water from lake to livestock. Some small villages are using solar water pumps to provide water for everyone who lives in their area.

Think of the potential that solar powered pumps have! No more use of electricity to run them, with the resultant costs. Farmers all across the globe are already aking advantage of the solar powered pumps. Agriculture is taking a hard look at their successes so as to see how these pumps can be put to use elsewhere. This pumping system could work in a small town that has never before had electricity, and give its residents a chance to use some basic farm equipment that they have never been able to have before.

Wastewater management personnel are very curious about how well the solar powered pumps would work for their needs. Submersible wastewater pumps are generally what is used to deal with wastewater. If a company who dealt withsolar pumps was able to come up with a solar powered submersible wastewater pump that was large enough to be used in a municipal setting, companies from everywhere would want to have first chance at buying one. Can you imagine the savings in electrical costs for the businesses and industries that were able to take advantage of the solar pumps to do what electrical pumps are doing for them now?

Solar pump substitutes would more than likely make every lagoon pump builder who ever existed rather sad, as he could well be out of a job if when this happens. But, if he or she were at all interested in technology and progress, they would want to check out the solar lagoon pump Industry would endorse the use of the solar inventions hands down if they could be assured that they would work as flawlessly as the electrical pumps they would be replacing.

What would happen if the sun didn’t shine for a week? How would the solar pumps be able to do their job? There have been steps taken in the solar cell world to make sure this question can be answered. Two ways to store extra energy from the sun that was not needed by the pumps at the time it was taken in by the solar cells have been suggested. One is the use of batteries. The other is having your home or business set up to use electricity occasionally – and to sell the solar electricity that you do not use back to the power company. Whether this happens or not in the future remains to be seen. Research is still being done on solar power and a way to make it feasible for everyone to use. Perhaps in just a few years, you can order your own innovative custom pump system that runs on solar power.

canfieldcustompumps
http://www.articlesbase.com/business-opportunities-articles/innovative-pumping-system-554246.html

It’s festive season and you are probably in the mood to go extravagant. However, do not let debts play spoilsport to your spirit. Here are some credit help tools that will keep your debt free while you return home laden with shopping bags.

Plan a budget

A budget determines how many bucks you can spend on shopping and is a great credit help tool. This will keep your expenses in control. Also, make sure to note down your expenses so that you are not baffled with the vanishing dollars. Credit card holders, beware! Stick to only one card, especially the one having the lowest rate of interest.

Create A List

How many items do you plan to buy? Spare some time and make a list. A list is a smart shopper’s credit help tool. It helps you compare rates and bargain. It also puts a brake on your shopping spree.

Find Out Ways To Save

If you look twice and maybe thrice, you will find that not all expenses are that necessary. For example, you can avoid eating out while shopping. A piping hot meal prepared at home is matchless! It saves dollars, is good for health, and gives you the privacy to eat with your family. Then, you can always have a small Christmas tree. After all, it is the spirit that matters, doesn’t it? Try to have fewer fancy lights to cut down on your electricity bill. You can even make your own holiday cards by snapping pictures on your own instead of shelling out dollars in a studio.

You may not realize but they are small credit help tools that make a huge difference in keeping your account rich. While out shopping, do not forget to use your head, and not just your heart. You will save bundles!

Credit Card Offers Are A Big NO!

Do not be tempted by the offers of credit card companies that urge you to miss out payments, or provide you an instant discount on your purchase. A high interest rate is hidden behind such offers. Also, before purchasing a credit card, always read the fine print and make sure you UNDERSTAND it. If you think that any perk is too good to be true, then it probably is.

Have You Taken Protection Against ID Theft This Festive Season?

Attention, credit card holders! ID theft is growing at an alarming rate in America. However, you need not go anywhere to ask for protection. You are your own guard. Here are some credit help tools to keep your personal details safe while shopping. And don’t think that you haven’t told your password to anyone means that it’s safe. The world is full of geniuses gone awry.

While shopping online, check out whether the web site is secure. How? Check for “https” in the URL or the “lock” icon.

Always have copies of the receipts while gift shopping.

Never carry all the cards with you. You probably need only one or two during one shopping trip, don’t you? In case your wallet gets stolen or lost, you will only have one or two accounts to worry about.

Be vigilant with the cashiers while shopping. Remember, they should never scan your card through more than a single device to process the transaction.

Never allow your credit card to go out of your sight. When dining out, pay with cash.

It is a good idea to sign up for credit monitoring services. It helps you to track any alterations in your credit report, along with an increase in your balance, or functioning of new credit lines. In case of identity theft, a credit monitoring service will alert you at once and enable you to take action in order to repair the damages, if any.

So, make your festive season full of happiness minus credit worries.

anonymous
http://www.articlesbase.com/non-fiction-articles/the-latest-credit-help-tools-86140.html

Just getting ready to leave for work and I have an electric oil filled heater in my office or guard shack and it does a very good job with a thermostat that cuts it on and off at what my setting is, I believe the cost is cheaper than other ways to heat that you mentioned.

Can solar cells power your home?

It depend on where you live and the design and construction of the home. The location determines the number of days of sunlight vs cloud cover and average local temperature. If you live in Portland Oregon, you will never get enough sunny days to power the whole house every day. Also, if you live in the desert southwest, unless your home is extremely well insulated the air conditioning will need more power to deal with 100 F temperatures than solar power can provide.

Came across this interesting article on Tiny Plastic Wind Turbines that can be placed on rooftops and balconies in crowded cities. Cost very little. These turbines generate electricity which gets stored in cells and can be used to power appliances.

Are such products being installed some place?

What are the costs involved? Installation, maintenance?
Chk out this link :

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/03/hong_kong_inven.php

I suppose it’s not a question of wind energy "can’t" be used but "when"?

Inertia – resistance to change in the status quo. Not all are blessed with foresight and the desire to do better.

You may want to explore, fabricate your own prototype. The only limit will be fear of failure, if you have it. Thomas Alva Edison failed 99% of the time but the resultant success, that is; 1% of his experiments, has altered the very way we live.

As an old Nike ad goes: Just Do It!

You may surprise yourself.

Try the following search phrase: wind turbines, home applications.
I just did and there are numerous results, very promising.

Well ever since I got my aquarium my electricity bill has shot up, I don’t want to get rid of my tropical fish, so is there something I can buy that will cut down the energy it uses, therefore cutting down my electricity bill. Most of the cost is from the electric pump which is on 24/7, the light bulb isn’t used that much. + the tank its self is quite big.

I have 3 tanks and i dont really notice a big change in my electric bill

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