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San Antonio to Take Advantage of Solar Energy
Thursday, August 27th, 2009San Antonio to Take Advantage of Solar Energy Here’s some happy news for those of us living near San Antonio, Texas. CPS Energy is working with Juwi Solar on a 14-megawatt project to be built near San Antonio, Texas. This project, the Blue Wing Solar Farm, promises to generate “enough energy for 1,800 homes each [...]
Solar Energy Offers Advantages for Remote Locations
Friday, July 31st, 2009Image via Wikipedia Solar Energy Offers Advantages for Remote Locations Solar energy can be portable energy. Solar powered energy can be made available to places far removed from electrical power lines. RV’s and boats can carry their own solar powered energy supply. For solar power electric power kits check out Mr. Solar. For those fortunate [...]
Solar Advantages for DIY People
Thursday, July 30th, 2009Solar Advantages for DIY People A complete switch to solar energy can be cost prohibitive to most Americans. But for the Do-It-Yourself types among us, a switch to solar energy can present monetary advantages. This book from Earth4Energy explains how to make your own solar panels. It gives a good, simple explanation of how solar [...]
A Solar Energy Advantage – A Cleaner Earth
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009Image via Wikipedia A Solar Energy Advantage – A Cleaner Earth A clear advantage to solar energy is reduced environmental pollution. Solar energy is a clean, renewable energy source. Generating electrical power from solar energy reduces greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel consumption. In other language, using solar energy reduces your carbon footprint. Electricity is [...]
Renewable Energy Roundup 2009
Friday, July 3rd, 2009Renewable Energy Roundup 2009 Would you like to actually see a solar panel? Have you wondered how a solar water heater works? How about a solar powered air conditioner? There is a great event coming where you can learn how to use solar energy in your home. The 10th annual Renewable Energy Roundup 2009 is [...]
Our Solar Energy Quest
Monday, June 29th, 2009Our Solar Energy Quest Our quest to incorporate solar energy into our home progresses, however slowly. Sometimes improvements seems as slow as molasses in January. But we know the necessary preparation for integrating renewable energy options begins with energy conservation measures. We are in the 11th month of our energy conservation journey. Since last August [...]
Summer Energy Efficient Windows – Part 4
Thursday, June 11th, 2009Summer Energy Efficient Windows – Part 4 Did you know that air can pass through windows? Solar energy can heat up our Texas air to egg frying temperatures during the summer months. And that hot air can come into our homes! No window keeps all air out. Air seeps through around window joints and assembly. [...]
Solar Clothes Dryer
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009Solar Clothes Dryer Our grandmothers naturally lived in sync with the seasons and took advantage of solar energy long before anyone referred to sunshine as solar energy. Solar energy dried laundry for centuries. It still can. Today I gently washed a cherished crocheted bedspread and laid it flat on the grass in the sunshine to [...]
Earth Day 2009
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009Earth Day 2009 I had my own private Earth Day celebration over the weekend. The Maker sent us RAIN! Here in my part of South Texas we enjoy days connected to days connected to days of lovely sunshine. And we love it! There’s a reason we live here. Since we have so much sunshine, rain [...]
Watch Your Phantom Loads
Monday, April 20th, 2009Watch Your Phantom Loads Before you purchase that solar power system, you need to know how many panels you need to support your home energy use. Soon after you begin the energy discovery process you learn about invisible critters called “phantom loads” that haunt your home. It’s hard to see evidence of these little devils [...]
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