Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Ways to Maximize Solar Power Output


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Ways to maximize solar power Gladstone means studying the logistical position of your home relative to the sun. Energy that allows us to use our computers, our air conditioners, our electric fans and even our television units require a significant amount of electrical current that are made possible by burning fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are examples of non-renewable resources. It means that these cannot be used again, and it emits toxic elements in the environment when these are burned. Since it is non-renewable, the supply can face extinction or elimination. That said, veering away from non-renewable resources and into renewable forms of energy is the best strategy the world has to make in order to ensure that this shared world we live in will still be able to sustain itself for the generations to come. 

Maximize solar power by installing solar panels in your home. These panels that gather solar energy from the sun are strategically positioned on top of roofs. This is done since the roof is the only part of the home that is closest to the sun. In order to maximize energy coming from the sun, make sure that your solar panels are tilted toward the direction of the sun’s rays. Do not install your solar panels on the side of the roof that receives more shade than heat. If you happen to live in a home surrounded by trees that may obstruct your solar panels’ absorption of solar heat, you might want to cut those trees down or at least have its bushes trimmed so sunrays can still find its way to the panels. 

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Renewable Energy and Solar Pool Heating


The thrust towards renewable forms of energy is widely explored these days. Thanks to government incentives and tax cuts, residential owners and commercial managers see to it to adopt green policies in their electric consumption in order to avail of savings on their monthly bills. Aside from maximizing solar energy for electricity on a general scale, solar energy can also be used particularly in heating up pools in backyards.


Solar pool heating is a very popular choice among homeowners who wish to enjoy a warm swim during their free time and available leisure hours without necessarily hooking up the pool’s heating system via a power source or a furnace. Solar panels are normally installed on top of roofs since panels need to be as close as possible to the sun. Late mornings and the first few hours of the afternoon are the best time slots wherein solar panels can be at its best and most functioning time. Aside from the panels, solar hot water collectors are also installed on top of the roof. These collectors have thin pipes installed where the water from the pool runs. 

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Uses and Pontentials of Solar Power



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We owe it to ourselves and Mother Nature the many uses and potentials of solar power Hervey Bay in our lives. Especially today wherein almost all of our resources have been exhausted, it pays to think about creative and sustainable in order to produce the kind of energy we need without stripping Mother Nature so much of its beauty.

Today, more and more fossil fuels are burned in order to generate electricity along the power lines. We cannot imagine what life would be like when the power is out. In fact, 10 minutes with the power out can seem very long for all of us who are heavily reliant on electric power. Aside from keeping electric fans running, using heaters to warm up water for bath, and using cooling units to make us feel comfortable all throughout the day, we also use electricity to power up computers, television sets and other forms of technology that we simply cannot live without. Requiring more electric power means burning more fossil fuels, and burning more fossil fuels means more pollution and hazards to the environment. Relying on the role of solar power can definitely save us from our impending doom.