Posts Tagged ‘ Electricity ’

Cut your electricity bills

Dec 7th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Electricity

How to reduce your electricity bill
If you have been bogged by the enormous electricity bills you have been getting, it is time to take some concrete steps. You can reduce your electricity bills by following very simple steps.
This article will list some simple, easy-to-do things to reduce your electricity bill.
Limited use: Start with the room [...]



Wind power solutions at home

Nov 30th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Featured, Wind Power

With the world’s ever-increasing demand of power being more than its supply, it is about time that we take concrete steps to save power. Apart from being conscious about the usage of power and water at home, one can employ pollution-free and cost-effective power solutions at our homes. Solar power solutions and wind power solutions are the two of the most efficient solutions that can replace the conventional power solutions employed at our homes.



The world’s energy crisis

Nov 30th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Renewables

The world is gradually marching towards a severe energy crisis, what with an ever-increasing demand of energy overstepping its supply. We have always known that the energy we use everyday is not unlimited, yet we take it for granted. Oil, gas, power, even water has limited availability. Yet, we have not taken enough precautions to [...]



Breakthrough In Small Wind Technology

Nov 19th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Wind Power

The main work of wind turbines is to utilize the energy of wind and convert it into electricity; stronger wind is considered good for electricity production. But the speed of wind should not be too strong because it makes turbines spin too fast and in this process it commits suicide! Why is it so? [...]



Hybrid Materials For Future Solar Cells Under Development

Nov 7th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Solar Power

Scientists are developing composite materials based on semiconductor nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes for use in efficient light emitting diodes and photovoltaic devices.



Agucadoura Generating Power for 1,500 Homes

Oct 30th, 2008 | By Alternative Energy | Category: Wave Power

As the conventional sources of energy are dwindling, scientists are continuously looking for alternative sources of energy. We are frequently reading about generation of alternative and clean energy from unconventional sources. Portugal built Agucadoura, the world’s first wave farm off its coast. This wave farm has three Wave Energy Converters which are producing a [...]



Wind Energy From Ocean Surface

Oct 8th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Wind Power

When we talk about wind energy, we don’t specifically mention ocean winds. But global satellite maps from NASA promise a new hope. Nearly a decade of data from NASA’s QuikSCAT satellite gives us hope that we can harness ocean’s wind for energy generation. These maps can help in locating and planning the offshore wind [...]