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DIY Basics-What You Need To Build a Solar Panel from Photovoltaic Cells

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:59:08 +0000

On your quest for energy independence, you’ve undoubtedly considered using solar energy to lower your electric bills. That’s GREAT! It’s an excellent way to get your feet wet with green power, and it’s also very easy to build your own solar panels. You’ll be joining thousands of other people that are starting to explore alternative [...]

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Small Wind Systems – Answers to Common Questions about Residential Wind Turbines

admin — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:44:29 +0000

You may have heard the term small wind and never given it much thought. It’s a phrase that’s intended to designate a wind energy system for use in a residential or farm setting. It’s typically a smaller wind turbine that has a maximum power output that’s much less than the huge commercial wind turbines that [...]

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Animation of how a wind turbine works

admin — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:35:26 +0000

How does a wind turbine work? As you can see from the illustration, wind moves across the blades and causes lift, much like an airplane wing does. Since the blades are connected to an alternator/generator/gearbox arrangement, this lift cause the blades to rotate, and in turn spin the generator. The generator then converts this rotational [...]

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Before you build wind or solar power generators, improve your home’s energy efficiency

admin — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:15:43 +0000

If you’re feeling the pinch of high energy costs, join the club. Sky high fuel and oil costs have certainly caused people to start rethinking their energy situation. In the long run this is a good thing, since it pushes us down the path of energy independence. Unfortunately though, in the short term, it just [...]

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Installed U.S. Wind Energy capacity hits the 20000 MW mark

admin — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:50:38 +0000

According to a recent press release by the American Wind Energy Association, the installed capacity of wind turbines has surpassed the 20000 megawatt mark! The amazing thing about this is that it took over 2 decades to hit the 10000 megawatt mark, and only 2 years to double that amount. Indeed an amazing feat. Currently, [...]

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