How A Solar Charger Can Help You Live Green

August 5, 2010 | By In living green | Comments(0)

Everyone should have an alternate source of backup power in case of an emergency and the power has been suddenly cut off. During the hurricane and tornado season is especially a good time for a power back up.

Choosing a solar charger to back up a few batteries that will give you electricity any time it is needed. The good thing about solar chargers is that at any time you can use the solar charged batteries, and turn all the power off in your home that you can do without, and use the solar charged batteries. This will help you to cut down on your electric bill, dramatically.

Solar power is very economical, the panels themselves will cost a little more at first, but you will make that back the first year. If you are planning to use solar electricity to power your home all year round, you should check with a certified solar power installer. The installation company can help you with any questions that you may have.

You can talk to the installation contractor about just setting up a power grid large enough for emergency use only. This will save you some money now, and later when you can afford it better, you can then finish installing the rest of the solar panels, because you will already have some of the installation already.

To start your emergency solar generator you will need a wind turbine that will hook up to a generator; the generator will then transfer power to an inverter, which will store power in at least 4 batteries or power cells. Regular house electricity is powered by Alternating current (AC) and the solar power that you are saving used direct current (DC), so you need to have an inverter to transform the DC current into AC current. You will also need a component called a charge controller. The charge controller disconnects the electric current once the batteries have been fully charged; this is a necessity for long battery life. Batteries still have to be maintained, even the batteries that you are storing energy in.

You should check the installation company to find out what mounting hardware, wiring, junction boxes, grounding equipment, and other equipment you will need in order to build your own solar charger. Often the company will have a discount available if you acquire them to build your system. Once the system you want is installed, it has little maintenance other than checking the batteries once a month. And the system will provide emergency electricity for more than 20 years.

Click on solar charger to find out about the best products to help you live your life using renewable energy. There’s very little you can’t do using wind or solar power – how about a rechargeable radio for example?
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Google Go’s Green with Wind Turbine Investment

May 7, 2010 | By Articles are the property of their respective Authors In alternative energy,environment | Comments(0)

Google Go’s Green with Wind Turbine Investment
by Jack Lundee

Emission reduction, green spaces, and renewable energy are some of the most talked about topics of the 21st century. With the recent passing of Earth Day, and the undying rally for improved green efforts worldwide, some industry giants are making a large footprint.

Oddly enough, it isn’t the work of highly regarded green organizations (i.e. – Greenpeace and Global Green USA) that’s capturing everybody’s attention, but surprisingly enough extremely large technology companies, like Google for instance. Recently, Google stated that it had invested $38.8 million in two North Dakota wind farms impressive Take a look. – “On Friday we made our first direct investment in a utility-scale renewable energy project — two wind farms that generate 169.5 megawatts of power, enough to power more than 55,000 homes.” Rick Needeham, (Google’s Green Business Operations Manager), wrote within that Google is greatly interested in discovering new opportunities to invest in renewable energy projects that really ”push the envelope.”

It wasn’t enough for Google to be the world’s biggest search and advertising company; it’s evident that they truly do want to power the globe. Although, this isn’t the first time that Google has made a large investment in green energy. Back in 2007, Google dove into clean-tech fray, clearly stating that it would spend “hundreds of millions of dollars” to create alternative energy sources that are cheaper than coal, which as we know it is the world’s dominant fuel source and pollutant. They included that their effort RECTC (Renewable Energy Cheaper Than Coal), would consist of wind power technologies, solar power, and more.

It’s sometimes tough to make the connection between search and alternative energy, but with Google at the forefront of campaigns like this, it certainly makes me feel a bit more comfortable. With enough energy to power nearly 55,000 homes, Google is making a tremendous impact on sustainability for our planet. Non-profits and other similar collaborative units have been doing their part in supporting green initiatives since the beginning of the movement. For instance, Niranjan Shah and Globetrotters Engineering Corporation work closely with the USGBC (US Green Building Council) to improve building standards and provide LEED based architecture. Although, it’s the unpredictable, long tail efforts of cash cows like Google that are helping substantially. Much like the individual, businesses must play their roles in promoting sustainability.

Google entered into green technology development in startup companies and its own consumer energy tracking tools, although, they hadn’t quite moved into actual working energy fabrication. This could infer future investments by Google, perhaps leading to the acquisition of their own wind powered turbine that would facilitate their own business needs.

Jack Lundee – Follower of all things green and progressive

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