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Alcoholic Fuels: An Overview
By Yoni Levy · 13 years ago
Alcoholic Fuels: An Overview In the 1880s, Henry Ford developed a prototype automobile (the quadracycle) that could be operated with ethanol as fuel. Historians say that Ford always believed that the Model T and his ...
Fuel Cells For Electricity And Heat
By Yoni Levy · 13 years ago
Fuel Cells For Electricity And Heat Imagining a world without oil Imagine, for a moment, a world where fossil fuels are no longer burned to generate power, heat and light. A world no longer threatened ...
Off The Grid Solar Panels - Homemade Solar Panels and the Off-Grid Lifestyle
By Yoni Levy · 13 years ago
Off The Grid Solar Panels - Homemade Solar Panels and the Off-Grid Lifestyle If you want to build homemade solar panels to live independent from the grid, you're in luck. Off The Grid Solar Panels ...
What are the two basic types of towers for wind turbines?
By Yoni Levy · 13 years ago
What are the two basic types of towers for wind turbines? There are two basic types of towers for wind turbines: Fixed – The kind you have to climb. If you (or a friend, or ...
Testing solar cells
By Yoni Levy · 13 years ago
Testing solar cells Solar cells are tested by the manufacturer with artificial light under what is called AM1 conditions. AM stands for air mass. Air mass is the amount of air the photons have to ...
How Solar Yard Lights Work?
By Yoni Levy · 13 years ago
How Solar Yard Lights Work? If you have a yard and have ever thought about lighting it at night, then you have probably heard about solar yard lights. They are still pretty expensive, but their ...
Benefits of a Geothermal Heat Pump system
By Yoni Levy · 13 years ago
Benefits of a Geothermal Heat Pump system Free or Reduced-Cost Hot Water Unlike any other heating and cooling system, a geothermal heat pump can provide free hot water. A device called a "desuperheater" transfers excess ...
What Is Geothermal Heat Pumps?
By Yoni Levy · 13 years ago
What Is Geothermal Heat Pumps? If you’re planning to build a new house, office building, or school, or replace your heating and cooling system, you may want to consider a geothermal heat pump (GHP) system. ...
Solar cell basics
By Yoni Levy · 13 years ago
Solar cell basics Converting solar energy to electricity via photovoltaic cells is one of the most exciting and practical scientific discoveries of the last several hundred years. The use of solar power is far less ...
A wind turbine for the home
By Yoni Levy · 13 years ago
A wind turbine for the home GREEN POWER: Good news for homeowners: with small wind turbines, you will soon be able to generate your own electric power right out in the backyard. The manufacturers produce ...
How to Build Wind Turbine Generator – home made
By Yoni Levy · 13 years ago
How to Build Wind Turbine Generator – home made use Learn How to Build a Home Wind Turbine Generator. build a home wind turbine generator is the best available. Home made wind generator plans HOW ...
This is the Green Decade?
By Yoni Levy · 13 years ago
This is the Green Decade? "MEN" and "WOMAN" both have been equally responsible for each and every revision which took place on our planet. We have destroyed our planet to a great extent and before ...
How to get off the grid - water turbines
By Yoni Levy · 13 years ago
How to get off the grid - water turbines Firstly, getting your own energy from wind power is attractive as it is free once your system is up and running and with a bit of ...
14 Ways To Save on Your Monthly Electric Bill
By Yoni Levy · 13 years ago
14 Ways To Save on Your Monthly Electric Bill About half of your electric bill is a direct reflection of the weather. With spring comes milder temperatures, which usually means lower power bills. But this ...
Practical Tips To Save On Your Electricity Bill
By Yoni Levy · 13 years ago
Practical Tips To Save On Your Electricity Bill Electricity is a valuable resource to everyone in our community. Without it, we are simply left in the dark. That is why helping our customers use electricity ...
Selecting The Right Windows for Energy Efficiency
By Yoni Levy · 13 years ago
Selecting The Right Windows for Energy Efficiency New window technologies have increased energy benefits and comfort, and have provided more practical options for consumers. This selection guide will help homeowners, architects, and builders take advantage ...
Drive Wisely: Helpful Habits to Reduce Pollution
By Yoni Levy · 13 years ago
Drive Wisely: Helpful Habits to Reduce Pollution The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has prepared this fact sheet to answer some of the most common questions about reducing emissions from private vehicles. This is an important ...
Maintain Your Car Properly
By Yoni Levy · 13 years ago
Maintain Your Car Properly You will reduce your car’s emissions and enhance its performance if you follow the manufacturer’s recommended maintenance guidelines. By taking proper care of your car, you will also extend its life, ...
Measures to Save Electricity Quickly
By Yoni Levy · 13 years ago
Measures to Save Electricity Quickly There are two ways to save electricity quickly. First, efficiency improvements can be made to the energy-using equipment such that consumers receive the same services but with less electricity consumed. ...
How Is Electricity Made?
By Yoni Levy · 13 years ago
How Is Electricity Made? One of the fossil fuels (usually coal) is burned in a power plant to heat water. The hot water turns into steam and forces a machine called a turbine to turn. ...