Green Christmas Gifts - Solio Power Source
If you have any battery operated personal electronics, you know that they go through batteries pretty fast. And to me, there isnt a lot that is more irritating than being out and about, and running out of juice. Enter the Solio.
The Solio Hybrid Charger is [...]
Solar Power Quick Facts
One kilowatt-hour (kWh) equals the amount of electricity needed to burn a 100 watt light bulb for 10 hours.
A 1 kilowatt home solar system installed costs about US$9000 (before any rebate programs). Prices up to $15,000 are also possible as are lower prices depending upon a) the kind of PV System, b) country of purchase [...]
Parts of a residential Solar System
Solar system require a few different parts to turn sunlight into useable power. Before listing and explaining what parts are required for a solar system to capture, change, store and provide useable power from sunlight, first there needs to be an explanation of what types of solar power systems are available.
Stand alone - A stand [...]
The Ways that the Military is Using Alternative Energy
The US military knows that its branches must revamp their thinking about how to engage in “the theater of war” in the new, post-Cold War world of the 21st century. One thing that the military leaders stress is the desire for the forces deployed in the theater to be able to be more energy-independent. [...]
Jobs in Alternative Energy Fields
Many people who take jobs in the alternative energies research and development sector have to, at least in the beginning, take relatively low pay. Taking a job in this industry is thus not about—or, not predominantly about—making money, although that is needless to say important, as one who is not well-fed soon becomes one [...]
