When you think about it we should be able to use the massive amounts of power from the sun not just for heating domestic hot water but for much more of our energy needs, including electricity generation. Scientists have been working hard to make this feasible but it is far from being completed and we [...] Read more »
Passive Solar Energy for Heat and Cooling
It might seem strange but solar energy can be used for both heating and cooling down a building, provided the right technology is used. Passive solar technology offers direct and indirect gain for heating spaces, water heating systems, use of thermal mass and also phase change materials which are able to control the temperature inside [...] Read more »
Build a DIY Solar Panel System
You have probably seen them – on house roofs, in backyards and many other places – I am talking about solar panels. There are quite a few reasons that a home owner should install a solar panel system for their own use. One of them is that the cost of solar panels is becoming less [...] Read more »
Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
There are two different types of wind turbine; Vertical and Horizontal. Each one works their in their own particular way and they each have their advantages and disadvantages. One thing they have in common and that is that they both produce energy from the wind – they just do it in a different way. Read more »
Offshore Wind Turbines – Good or Bad?
Most of us have seen so-called wind farms consisting of many wind turbines when we travel around the countryside. Wind turbines are used for several purposes but one of their main uses is to generate electrical energy from the wind. If the wind that they harness is in great enough amounts it can be converted [...] Read more »
