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		<title>Solar Panels: The Course To Freedom From Foreign Oil</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lillian Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Greek mythology sun deities were was known as Helios and Apollo. The sun-god Ra, was the first king of Egypt. In different manners, the sun has been worshiped throughout history and has also played a major role in some religions. The suns influence has been seen in Buddhism, Hinduism, and many of the native American tribes, to name a few. Solar energy has influenced mankind for centuries


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In Greek mythology sun deities were was known as Helios and Apollo. The sun-god Ra, was the first king of Egypt. In different manners, the sun has been worshiped throughout history and has also played a major role in some religions. The suns influence has been seen in Buddhism, Hinduism, and many of the native American tribes, to name a few. Solar energy has influenced mankind for centuries</p>
<p>The appearance of the sun in the sky is prominent due to the fact that it is the closet star to the our planet. The sun not only emits light, but also heat that is transformed into various forms of energy. The simple act of laundry being hung out of doors, uses the suns heat as a form of energy to dry our clothing. The suns light also enables plants to produce food. The uneaten foods would then decay and in a process that took millions of years fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas, and oil were produced. Exploding stars referred to as nova&#8217;s produce nuclear energy through the emission of uranium atoms.</p>
<p>The uses for the suns energy are infinite. Humankind has long made use of its properties. The 1890&#8217;s found people heating their hot water with solar energy. Cheaper than wood and coal, it was also a cleaner alternative. In the U. S. The states having the sunniest and warmest number of days emerged as the first ones to use solar energy for heating water. Solar panels to heat water were installed in thousands of homes by the 1920&#8217;s. When greater amounts of oil and gas were found and prices plummeted for these fuels, many reverted back to their use. Presently, there is concern that the demand is beginning to exceed the supply and solar energy has moved again to the forefront.</p>
<p>Solar energy is now being used in the production of electricity. Travel to the Mojave Desert in California, would bring one to see many rows of solar mirrors. Referred to as parabolic troughs, these mirrors are curved to collect the suns energy in a way that will take water to the boiling point. The steam produced from the boiling water then powers the turbines that give off electricity. Some power plants continue to experiment with ways to produce electricity more efficiently.</p>
<p>Photovoltaic cells, referred to as PV cells, are capable of changing sunlight into electricity. When the sun hits one of these solar cells, or PV&#8217;s, electron are loosened and then they move to a treated front surface that creates an imbalance between the two surfaces. As if there were a wire joining them, the surfaces act as a connector and electricity will flow from the positive and negative sides. Tracking devices allow these modules to follow sunlight for an entire day collecting more and more energy.</p>
<p>The immediate availability of use when implementing this direct energy form is an invaluable source of power. It can light city&#8217;s as well as individual homes. Illuminated billboards and streetlights; roadside phones; appliances and home heating are all made possible.</p>
<p>There is still much to be discovered with the ongoing research of solar technologists. One of the latest frontiers is the electric powered automobile. The capability of PV cells in turning the suns energy directly into electricity will enable the motor s use of the electricity to keep it running smoothly, efficiently, and cleanly. The pollution created by older methods of power will disappear with the use of the suns energy. Technology that at one time was located miles above the Earth is now literally at our fingertips.</p>
<p>Harnessing the power of wind is now being used for the purpose of making electricity. The more wind there is, the more electricity can be made. <noindex><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://diy-solarwindenergy.com/wind" >Wind Generator Research</a></noindex> The power of the wind has worked for mankind for many centuries.</p>


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		<title>Are Those Solar Power Myths Really True?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy Peters</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you want to don a cape and become a masked crusader to create a better world for tomorrow, no better role could you pick than &#8220;Solar Power Myth Buster.&#8221;</p>
<p>Hang on, though.   Before you grab that cape and head out, here are a few solar power facts to arm yourself with:</p>
<p>Myth #1:  Solar power is too expensive.  Before you allow anyone to cling tenaciously to that belief, ask them if you can schedule an appointment for a solar power installation appraisal for them.  Tell them you would never try to dissuade them from believing what they choose, but if they&#8217;re willing to allow an open discussion, you&#8217;d like them to be assured that their belief is right before they share it with others&#8230;or worse yet&#8230;possibly keep them from having clean, free power because they attached too strongly to an old, rigid belief system.  Tell them the appraiser will help them assess:</p>
<p>What is the cost of a traditional heating, air conditioning system and hot water heater today compared to a solar installation? </p>
<p>What does a unit of natural gas, oil, coal, or other fossil fuel cost, and what is the per-watt price for electricity in their area today?</p>
<p>On average, the costs of coal gas and oil (power plant sources for generating electricity) have gone up 5.5 percent per year since 1970.  If you know your per watt or per unit price for energy today, what will it be in the next 5, 10, 15 or 20 years?  With a solar power system, especially if it is off the grid, it will most likely be&#8230;free.</p>
<p>What is the guarantee on your conventional home power system equipment?  Most of today&#8217;s standard furnace, air conditioning systems, and hot water heaters are guaranteed to last for 10 years.  Solar components are guaranteed to last between 25 and 30 years.</p>
<p>Can you get tax credits, incentives and rebates when you install a fossil-fuel conventional system?  You can if you have a solar installation.</p>
<p>Myth #2:  I&#8217;ll have to have a conventional system in addition to a solar system because we don&#8217;t always have sunshine.  Yes, this is a possibility.  You may require a small back-up system.  But&#8230;it&#8217;s not an absolute.  Both Germany and Japan have very days of sunshine than most areas in the United States.  And, they have a larger reliance on solar energy.  It is possible, if you live along the northern tier of the United States that you might require more solar panels to produce the same amount of energy that would take fewer panels in the Southwest, but you could still get the same result.  Plus, with a back-up battery system, you should be able to generate enough electricity to function for several days even when it&#8217;s very cloudy.</p>
<p>Of course, there are other options for a back-up also like a wood stove, or a wood insert in a passive solar stone fireplace design, or even better, a wind turbine&#8230;another renewable energy source.</p>
<p>Myth #3:  I&#8217;ll have to reduce my energy consumption.   Don&#8217;t totally dispel this myth, because it&#8217;s a good idea.  We could all benefit from a little energy management, and learn to consume less.  In fact, we could all start down that path by turning off lights and computers when they&#8217;re not in use, switching to CFL light bulbs, and other small energy reduction steps.  But you don&#8217;t have to.  The difference is how much money you want to spend up front.  Yes, a bigger solar system will cost you more money.  You&#8217;ll need more panels, more batteries, and more inverters.  However, you know that big utility bill you have now because you&#8217;re a big electric consumer?  You won&#8217;t have that, and it won&#8217;t go up 5.5% a year, year and year.  Once you&#8217;re system&#8217;s paid for, your energy is free.  And instead of getting bigger, your carbon footprint&#8217;s getting smaller.  How good is that?</p>
<p>Myth #4:  My home value will be reduced, and the aesthetics ruined with solar panels on my roof.  Actually, the truth is just the opposite.  Your home value will increase with a solar energy system&#8230;quite a lot in fact&#8230;and it will sell faster.  Now if you have a solar hot water heater on your roof, it may be unappealing for some people, and for a few, even the solar panels may not be pleasing.  They&#8217;re in the minority, though, and, with the latest technology, solar panels shaped like roof tiles ensure even the most discerning eye will find a pleasant, and valuable rooftop.</p>
<p>Myth #5:  What&#8217;s keeping solar popular now is government incentives.  It won&#8217;t be around once the incentives aren&#8217;t.  Simply not true.  Solar power is staying.  Its time is right, and its time is now.  Global warming is creating the impetus for a strong citizen movement that won&#8217;t relent, and won&#8217;t give up, until future generations have an opportunity to see a bright, clean world.</p>
<p>There you have it, Solar Myth Buster.  Facts with which to disarm even the Goliaths of the energy world.  So&#8230;what are you waiting for&#8230;go to it.</p>
<p>Want to find out more <noindex><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.HomeSolarPowerExplained.com/solar-energy-facts/" >solar energy facts</a></noindex>, then visit Timothy Peters&#8217;s site at: <noindex><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.homesolarpowerexplained.com" >www.HomeSolarPowerExplained.com</a></noindex></p>


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		<title>10 Reasons Why You Should Build Your Own Solar Panel</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Haines</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you asked many hobbyists about how to build your own solar panel, they may give you several reasons why you might do this. In this article I have listed the top ten reasons I was given when I asked.</p>
<p>Some of the reasons in this article may persuade you to build your own solar panel like they did me.</p>
<p>Reason #1: As far as prices go, it is certainly cheaper to build your own solar panel than buying a commercial made panel.</p>
<p>Reason #2: It doesn&#8217;t take long to build your own solar panel, a day or two at most, when you follow the steps of a tried and true plan.</p>
<p>Reason #3: It is very satisfying to know you built something as useful as a working solar panel with your own two hands. And when you see your appliances being powered with electricity you helped create it can be exciting.</p>
<p>Reason #4: Financially speaking, your solar panel will continue to pay you back for years. And there isn&#8217;t any maintenance to speak of other than wiping dust of the surface occasionally to get the maximum benefit from the sun.</p>
<p>Reason #5: When you build your own solar panel it&#8217;s very environmentally friendly. The more panels you build, the more electricity you make, and the less you will have to buy from the electricity company. This will decrease your &#8220;carbon footprint&#8221;.</p>
<p>Reason #6: It arouses the kids&#8217; curiosity and brings the whole family together &#8212; even your &#8220;techno phobic&#8221; wife &#8212; to learn about renewable energy.</p>
<p>Reason #7: It takes only (an estimate of) less than 2 years for your DIY solar panels to return what they cost you. This is much shorter than an average of 15 years for a commercial-grade solar.</p>
<p>Reason #8: By getting out there and building your own solar panels you get moving and will exercise some neglected muscles!</p>
<p>Reason #9: It provides reinforcement that you can still complete tasks you start.</p>
<p>Reason #10: Having solar panels, friends and family who visit your house will naturally be interested in them, and want to know about them. They make for great conversation starters.</p>
<p>Maybe you found the above interesting enough to want to build your own solar panel system. There are so many benefits, but the only one I needed was a lower monthly power bill!</p>
<p>The truth is, that it is relatively cheap, and certainly easy, to build you own solar panels. So what are you waiting for?</p>
<p>Learn more about how to <noindex><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.solarpanelsprices.info/" >build your own solar panel</a></noindex>. Stop by Tim Haines&#8217;s site where you can find out all about <noindex><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://buildyourownsolarpanelblog.info/?p=9" >building your own solar panels</a></noindex> and what this can mean for you&#8217;re electricity bill!</p>


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		<title>The Top Five Solar Green Energy Solutions For The Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Nugent</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><noindex><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cheapelectricityoptions.com/category/renewable-energy-technologies/" >Renewable energy sources</a></noindex> don&#8217;t come much cheaper than solar powered and in most locations, all-year-round sunshine will give you several options to utilize this: try these great solar investments&#8230;</p>
<p>1) The greatest demand for your home&#8217;s energy comes from water heating and the simplest ways to provide this heating come from solar power.</p>
<p>You will nearly always require an alternative energy source for cloudy periods and the harsher winters, and for this combination systems of wind and solar power are a worthwhile investment.</p>
<p>2) <noindex><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cheapelectricityoptions.com/go/solardiy" >Photo-voltaic cells</a></noindex> producing electricity from solar energy are still prohibitively expensive for the average home user.</p>
<p>That said, if you&#8217;re as concerned about your impact on the larger environment through your energy use as in reducing your utility bills, there are solar power systems available that can produce up to 2 kilowatts of electricity.</p>
<p>So, for an investment of $15,000-$20,000, you get about a third of the average home&#8217;s electricity needs from the solar panels.</p>
<p>Payback will be over decades not years, but with technology improving all the time and prices dropping as production increases, this form of electricity generation is already on a par with oil based plants.</p>
<p>Many people now use solar power lights in their gardens. The lights are charged during the days and give off their light at night. However, such lights do not put out enough wattage to be of use indoors.</p>
<p>3) For solar pool heating there are several options and the simplest is to cover the pool with a thermal insulation unit which prevents heat loss and evaporation.</p>
<p>4) The higher tech option is to add a solar collector into the current filtration system your pool uses. Between the filter and the return to the pool a solar panel can be installed to heat water on the way back.</p>
<p>Sounds simple and it is. In fact, with a few raw materials from the hardware store, the average DIY enthusiast can adapt their current system in a matter of hours.</p>
<p>5) A home solar powered oven is still a thing of the future but DIY cookers to replace the gas fired barbecue are simple and cheap to make.</p>
<p>In fact if you are prepared to wait for hours, roasting and baking boxes can be constructed for next to nothing.</p>
<p>Hikers can carry lightweight cookers for heating water in the wilderness without the risk of fire and as a project to demonstrate the power from the sun, this is one thing the whole family can be involved in just for fun.</p>
<p>Using solar power should be seen as a way of making yourself more self-sufficient. yes, it can cut the cost of your utility bills but using it means you also have the option of having your own electricity on tap should the main power grid fail for some reason.</p>
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		<title>Make Your Own Electricity With Earth4Energy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theodore Jackson</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you want to save yourself a ton of cash while also doing your bit to &#8220;save the planet&#8221; then you need to do yourself and the earth a big favor and <noindex><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.your7reasons.com/Earth4Energy" >purchase Earth4Energy</a></noindex>. Why? Because it&#8217;ll provide you with all of the necessary info to build your own solar panels or windmill.</p>
<p><noindex><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://ezinearticles.com/?My-Earth4Energy-Review&amp;id=1380859" >Earth4Energy</a></noindex> provides step by step instructions on constructing solar panels and windmills. Whether you decide to build solar panels or windmills is up to you, but depending on where you call home one or the other of these choices may make more logical sense.</p>
<p>Of course if you live in a really sunshiny place such as Austin, Texas then you will probably need to go the solar way. But if you live somewhere where there&#8217;s not a lot of sun then you will most likely need to go with windmills.</p>
<p>No matter which one you use, you should be able to build your renewable electricity generator for less than $200 which is an amazing deal when you think about how much cash you will be saving on your electric bill month after month. And if you are able to make excess power you can actually sell the extra stuff back to the electric company and make a profit!</p>
<p>It&#8217;s understandable if this all sounds &#8220;too good to be true&#8221; but the reassuring thing is that the Earth4Energy guide is 100% satisfaction guaranteed with a 60 day full money back period for refunds which means if you try it out and you&#8217;re not totally pleased with it, you can easily get your cash back in your hands.</p>
<p>You really have nothing to lose by trying it out. On the other hand, you have plenty to gain. You will be doing your part to stop global warming (you&#8217;ll be &#8220;greener&#8221; than Al Gore!) and you&#8217;ll also be saving yourself a lot of cash.</p>
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		<title>A Bright Future For Solar Energy: An Alternative Energy Source</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alfred Lancer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was first introduced to solar energy in the movie, Race the Sun with James Belushi and Halley Berry in the lead. It was a story about low- income and under achieving Hawaiian students encouraged by their teacher to join the Solar Car race. In the movie, a car shaped like a cockroach and covered with solar panels used the sun's rays as an alternative energy source to run the car.


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was first introduced to solar energy in the movie, Race the Sun with James Belushi and Halley Berry in the lead. It was a story about low- income and under achieving Hawaiian students encouraged by their teacher to join the Solar Car race. In the movie, a car shaped like a cockroach and covered with solar panels used the sun&#8217;s rays as an alternative energy source to run the car.</p>
<p>Solar energy is the light and the heat from the sun. Solar energy is free and its supplies are unlimited. There are n air and water pollution caused about by using solar energy. But there is still some impacts on the environment although indirect.</p>
<p>Photovoltaic cells used to convert sunlight into electricity uses silicon and also produce some waste materials. There are also large solar thermal farms and these farms can also be harmful to the environment and desert ecosystems if not properly managed.</p>
<p>Solar energy can be used on different aspects. Solar energy can be used in agriculture. Greenhouses (which is entirely different from greenhouse gas) convert solar light to heat to be maximized in enhancing the growth of plants and crops. Greenhouses has been around since the Roman times and modern greenhouses were built in Europe in 16th century. Greenhouses are still an important part of horticulture nowadays,</p>
<p>Daylight systems are also being used to maximize the energy released by the sun. It is used to provide interior illumination replacing the artificial lighting. Daylight systems include sawtooth roofs, light shelf, skylights, and light tube. Daylight systems when they are properly implemented can reduce lighting-related energy consumption by 25 percent.</p>
<p>Solar energy can also be developed into solar thermal technologies which can be used for water heating, space heating, space cooling and process heat generation. Solar energy can also be used to distil water and make saline or brackish water potable or drinkable.</p>
<p>The solar water disinfection or SODIS involves exposing water-filled plastic polyethylene terephthalate or PET bottles. This process takes a long time, since the exposure time varies on the weather conditions. It requires a minimum of six hours to two days during days with overcast conditions. Currently, there are two million people in developing centuries use SODIS for their daily drinking water needs.</p>
<p>Also sunlight can be converted into electricity using photovoltaics or PV. PV has been mainly used to power small and medium-sized things like a calculator powered by a single solar cell. There are homes powered by photovoltaics. Using solar energy for water and space heating is the most widely use application of solar energy. While ventilation and solar air heating is also growing in popularity.</p>
<p>There are three main ways in using solar energy. The main way of using and converting solar energy is by using the solar cells. Solar cells convert light directly into electricity. Solar cells are also called photovoltaic or photoelectric cells.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, solar furnaces use a huge array of mirrors to concentrate on the Sun&#8217;s energy into a small space and produced very high temperatures. Solar furnaces are also called &#8220;solar cookers&#8221;. A solar cooker can be used in hot countries to cook food.</p>
<p>With all the benefits if using solar energy, there is still a downside for this alternative energy source. It does not work during night time. The cost of setting up solar stations is expensive, but the benefit of using solar energy when accumulated is so much more.</p>
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		<title>Getting Information About Alternative Energy Sources</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor Gartreese</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With years came the destruction of many valuable resources. Today the world is faced with the biggest problem; lack of resources to carry out even the most mundane duties of a persons day to day life. This shortage of fuel, water and other important resources has raised issues in many countries. Today, the usage of alternative energy sources has become important than never before.


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With years came the destruction of many valuable resources. Today the world is faced with the biggest problem; lack of resources to carry out even the most mundane duties of a persons day to day life. This shortage of fuel, water and other important resources has raised issues in many countries. Today, the usage of alternative energy sources has become important than never before.</p>
<p>A hundred long years ago, oil was an inexpensive resource that many people used without any hassle. Today this is a natural resource that is highly depleting. Countries that supply the resource charge high prices making it difficult for most governments to cope up with the hikes.</p>
<p>The first time the need for alternative energy sources came up in the United States in the 1970&#8217;s. An oil shortage in those years resulted in individuals staying at long queues in gas filling stations. It is not only vehicles that had this problem. Households suffered with a shortage of gas and other energy resources that were used in their day-to-day lives. This became a critical issue and experts started to find alternative energy sources to solve this issue.</p>
<p>Many have come forward in their search for alternative energy sources and have provided information that there are alternative energy sources that can be used at a lower cost. Nevertheless, each and every human being knows that the resources we use today come with heavy price tags.</p>
<p>When talking about alternative energy sources, the wind, water and sun are some of the main three resources that are put into this use. If the technology is used properly with these resources, a more cost effective mode could be made. Instead of oil being used, people could replace it with such alternative energy sources and use it to turn their turbines for the generation process. Geothermal power and hydropower are also some of the alternative energy sources that are used today.</p>
<p>There may be several alternative energy sources that can be put to use, but not everyone can experience the same thing from different geographical locations. Simply stated, a person living in an area with fewer winds would not be able to experience the electricity generated by using the wind.</p>
<p>The same goes for individuals living in areas with less exposure to the sun. Solar power cannot be used in such locations. This proves that not every geographic location can be utilized for the generation of electricity.</p>
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		<title>The Pros Of Using Solar Passive Energy</title>
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		<dc:creator>Timothy Peters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Passive solar energy is the sun's energy accepted without resistance...or assistance.  Passive solar energy requires no moving parts.  Although fans are sometimes used in passive solar homes for even distribution of the air, they're not required.  Nor are pumps, mechanical or other electrical elements including in the design.  Even the fans that are sometimes used in passive solar homes are generally solar powered.


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Passive solar energy is the sun&#8217;s energy accepted without resistance&#8230;or assistance.  Passive solar energy requires no moving parts.  Although fans are sometimes used in passive solar homes for even distribution of the air, they&#8217;re not required.  Nor are pumps, mechanical or other electrical elements including in the design.  Even the fans that are sometimes used in passive solar homes are generally solar powered.</p>
<p>No solar panels or other photovoltaics are required for passive solar energy.  The design elements of a passive solar home generally include large south-facing windows to collect solar energy.  As the sun&#8217;s energy is collected it passes through to some type of thermal mass, often concrete, tile brick, or stone, and sometimes even water.  The thermal mass will hold and then dissipate the heat when the sun goes down for the day, or when it&#8217;s a cloudy, rainy day.  During the summer roof overhangs and awnings work passively to reject the summer heat and maintain the building&#8217;s coolness.</p>
<p>By calculating the best use of the sun&#8217;s energy, the Greeks and the Romans created the first passive solar energy designs for their homes&#8230;a design still very much in use today.  </p>
<p>Taking advantage of passive solar design made sense then, and it makes even greater sense now.  Driven by diminishing wood supplies, upon which they had relied greatly for heat, the Greeks and Romans began to design passive solar energy homes to reduce their reliance on wood for heating.  We can certainly learn and take advantage of what they discovered, and allow it to help us eliminate or supplement our need for non-renewable energy sources.</p>
<p>Maintaining an even temperature throughout a building, most homeowners consider passive solar heating designs to be cleaner and more comfortable than conventional furnaces and air condition.  And&#8230;it&#8217;s completely renewable, while at the same time emitting no greenhouse gases.</p>
<p>Passive solar hot water heaters are another way most passive solar home owners further decrease their energy bill, and their reliance on non-renewable resources.  There are three basic types of passive solar water heaters:  flat-plate, batch heaters, and evacuated tube heaters.  Of these, batch heaters are the most prevalent and popular.  Perhaps that is because batch heaters are fairly easy projects for the do-it-yourselfer.  If you want to build your own, you&#8217;ll need to find an electric hot water tank&#8230;generally you can purchase either a salvaged one or find one that&#8217;s been disposed of in the dump.  It will need to be thoroughly cleaned and sealed, and then painted black.  Then, add new fittings and pipes to make sure you won&#8217;t have leaks later on.  Construct a well-insulated plywood box, drill holes for the pipes to fit through, add aluminum foil or other metal for a reflectant, and place the tank inside, fitting the pipes through the holes.  Cover the front of the box with glass or plexiglass, seal it, add water, and you&#8217;re ready go to. You may want a more detailed explanation, and there are a variety of plans available, but those are the basics.</p>
<p>You can also use a batch, or what is sometimes also referred to as a breadbox heater, with a staged design system.  Using more than one encased heater, you can place them in different areas around your home.  This allows you to take advantage of the sun&#8217;s various angles to obtain the most heat from the sun&#8217;s hottest rays.  Other passive hot water systems, including flat plate and evacuated tube are also used in solar passive homes.  However, they aren&#8217;t always as effective, and their designs are more compatible with professional installation.</p>
<p>You probably already got it by now&#8230;there are lots of pros to going solar.  And here are a few more to add to it.  Solar energy isn&#8217;t going to cause headlines when it spills out into the ocean and creates miles and miles of oil slick, and changes the whole balance of nature for years.  It isn&#8217;t going to create headlines when it collapses and buries dozens of miners far below the ground.  Using sunshine for energy isn&#8217;t going to destroy businesses, or damage our fragile environmental ecosystem.  Nor does solar energy create smog, or acid rain.</p>
<p>When you really stop and think about it, there are so many &#8220;pros&#8221; to solar energy, it&#8217;s hard to accept the fact that it&#8217;s taken us this long to discover&#8230;or rediscover&#8230;how to receive and use the sun&#8217;s energy without resistance.</p>
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		<title>Important Facts About Solar Powered Hybrid Cars</title>
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		<dc:creator>Timothy Peters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Described by former CIA Director James Woolsey: "A plug-in hybrid is an electric car with an insurance policy - a gas engine."  No better description can I find than that.  A solar powered hybrid is a vehicle that relies primarily on solar powered electricity.  However, to supplement and ensure operation, most also have a gas engine that kicks in under certain pre-specified conditions, or when the battery is depleted.


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Described by former CIA Director James Woolsey: &#8220;A plug-in hybrid is an electric car with an insurance policy &#8211; a gas engine.&#8221;  No better description can I find than that.  A solar powered hybrid is a vehicle that relies primarily on solar powered electricity.  However, to supplement and ensure operation, most also have a gas engine that kicks in under certain pre-specified conditions, or when the battery is depleted.</p>
<p>You&#8217;ll find two basic types of hybrids on the market today, the PHEV or plug-in hybrid, and the basic hybrid.  Both have gas engine back-ups.  So their primary distinction comes from the two different types of batteries used.  The PHEV has a solar rechargeable battery with about 10 times the capacity of the standard hybrid.  The standard hybrid has a smaller battery, and it recharges in conjunction with an electric motor and the gas engine when the vehicle is in operation. The battery for the PHEV can be plugged into any electrical outlet&#8230;regardless of whether the power is solar, or conventional.</p>
<p>Soon, the advances in battery capacity will allow individuals, families and commercial drivers of large vehicles, to make the jump to full solar powered cars with zero emissions. Solar panels on roofs are going up in conjunction with the need for recharging solar cars, and many homeowners are then adding the rest of the system to power their homes.  However, hybrids, with their combination electric and gas engines are still providing the long-distance solution for vehicles that need to do more than make the quick commute back and forth to the grocery store or work before recharging.</p>
<p>If each of us were to closely examine the environmental damage done by fossil fuel usage, and add it to how much it costs us to drive our vehicles every day, we would all have either solar powered, or solar powered hybrids parked in our garages and driveways when we arrived home every day.</p>
<p>Solar power for vehicles, and other energy needs, absent entrenched economic interests and politics, would be in a different place than it is today.</p>
<p>The electric hybrid, or a solar powered hybrid car is, for the moment,  the best option available for driving longer distances  &#8212; an electric car that runs clean and efficiently with less pollution, with a back-up system to ensure operation at all times.  </p>
<p>The Kelly Book is widely used for vehicle reference, both in what&#8217;s available and what the value of a vehicle is.  For 2010 and 2011, here&#8217;s what they show as available hybrid models in the United States:</p>
<p>-	Toyota Prius<br />
-	Honda Insight<br />
-	Toyota Camry<br />
-	Ford Fusion<br />
-	Honda Civic<br />
-	Toyota Highlander<br />
-	Ford Escape<br />
-	Lexus, various hybrid models: RX &amp; GS 450h, HS 250h, LS 600h<br />
-	Nissan Altima<br />
-	Mercedes-Benz S-Class &amp; ML-Class<br />
-	Cadillac Escalade<br />
-	Chevrolet Tahoe<br />
-	Mercury Mariner &amp; Milan<br />
-	BMW X6<br />
-	Chevrolet Malibu<br />
-	GMC Yukon<br />
-	Saturn VUE and Aura<br />
-	Chevrolet Silverado (pick-up) 1500<br />
-	GMC Sierra (pick-up) 1500 Crew Cab</p>
<p>Their &#8220;top green cars for 2010&#8243; list sites the following hybrids (in reverse order):</p>
<p>*	2010 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid<br />
*	2010 Toyota Highlander Hybrid<br />
*	2010 Ford Escape Hybrid<br />
*	2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid<br />
*	2010 Honda Insight (hybrid)<br />
*	2010 Toyota Prius (hybrid)</p>
<p>Change isn&#8217;t easy for very many of us.  It&#8217;s up to us, though, if we really want to embrace the move to solar energy, and solar powered cars, to take action.  With all of the political pressure there is by industry lobbyists, we need to apply an even greater amount of pressure collectively by contacting our representatives, and insisting they support the kinds of incentives that will move solar energy to parity or beyond, in order to quickly and efficiently decimate our dependence on fossil fuels&#8230;for our vehicles and for our homes.</p>
<p>Purchasing a hybrid or solar powered vehicle can be a big and important step in reducing our carbon footprint.  With the dual option of an on-the-grid plug in (electricity from your utility company), or an off-the-grid plug in (electricity from your own solar panels), you can make a highly responsible, cost-effective choice.</p>
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		<title>Solar Panel Kits &#8211; What You Need To Know</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dr Jon Elsdon</dc:creator>
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<p>Putting together solar panel kits is not as hard a task as you may at first think. You can build one with materials readily found at any hardware store, scrap yard or in many cases your own garage / shed. The maximum the cost of these materials will cost is between $100 and $200 depending on where you live and where you choose to get your materials from. You don&#8217;t need to be a construction expert either, provided you have the most basic diy skills and equipment, building your own solar panel is Childs play.</p>
<p>In order to successfully build your own solar panel kits you will need to get a guide, a set of blueprints, to follow, if possible video instruction makes the whole process very clear and extremely easy. You can purchase these guides online for a very modest price (under $50) they really are a small investment and to be honest I wouldn&#8217;t attempt the project without one. Some guides even come with online support, to learn more take a look at the following link which reviews the leading guides.</p>
<p>Building your own solar power system is a rewarding and educational experience you should get the whole family involved in. You will be saving some money and saving the environment at the same time.</p>
<p>So if you are ready to build your own solar panel kit, take a look at the following link to read a side by side review of the leading <noindex><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://solarpowerdiy.info/" >diy solar power guides</a></noindex></p>
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