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The Future Of Solar Energy – A video with some Solar Trivia

Will You And I Continue To Be Part Of The Problem Or The Solution When It Comes To Ways To Save Energy?

Starting today, at least promise yourself that you’ll start reading up and considering an alternative to some of the wasteful things that we all do and take for granted.

Like having 2 or 3 soda’s a day and buying them in plastic bottles.  Three soda’s a day is bad enough and I won’t go there in this article but buying them in plastic??  At least if you’re going to indulge in the whole soda need thing, buy them in a can and then RECYCLE IT.

Now I know soda bottles is a small example of what we can really do…  The future in Solar Energy is what we’re talking about and as far as a viable alternative energy source, it can now be effectively approached in a more realistic manor than ever before!

The future looks to be a very exciting and interesting trip!  Are you ready to jump on board?

Just look at some of this helpful info. that we’ve put together. It started out as something we were doing for ourselves. It blossomed into a labor of love and we just had to share what we feel is important enough to tell the World. We want to share with other sharp-minded individuals looking for ways to save money and energy to boot! It couldn’t be more important than it is RIGHT NOW!

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Solio Battery Chargers were the answer.

Here’s my story, review and over-all appreciation of their existence!

You see,

I’m self-employed and can’t afford to stop working even during vacations.  When my eleven year old approached me with his grand idea of a father son adventure, so he could impress me with his newly learned cub scout skills… I thought it might be a once in a lifetime chance for us to have our first important bonding of sorts.

I just couldn’t say no to him and decided to dust off the old tent and have a go at a real-live, weeklong camping fest! The only problem is that like it or not, I have to drag along my lap top, my cell phone, digital camera and of course my i-pod..to mention a few electronic devices I’m addicted to! But how was I going to stay plugged-in to the World if I was to be thrown into the wild?

I knew the first challenge would be to find a spot at or near the campground with wi-fi capabilities. That’s actually not too difficult these days. A bigger problem, however, was keeping all of my gadgets charged throughout the week without being able to plug them into the car-charger. So I did a little homework and discovered that there are solar battery chargers out there for all kinds of gadgets and devices, some of which I didn’t even know existed!

Did you know…


…A tiny fraction of the energy emitted by the sun is enough to power your needs many times over.

That’s right. Only a small amount of power is needed to power your favorite electronic devices from cell phones to iPods to GPS systems.

When chosing a Solar Battery Charger, I was looking for the following features:

I was looking for one that provides an emergency power source when away from power outlets.

One that would work with multiple gadgets, including mobile phones, Bluetooth headsets, smartphones/PDAs, MP3 players, portable gaming devices, digital cameras, GPS and more.

It had to be convenient compact and lightweight. It’s design had to be perfect for travel or emergency use.

Being made from reusable and recyclable materials would be a plus. Greens the thing!

So I took my requirments and I did a good bit of research on the subject at hand. What I came up with was an unbelievable amount of info. Almost an overwhelmong amount!
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Our experience purchasing a Tankless Water Heater
by Low Energy Systems

Owning your own home seems to be a huge part of the American dream.

People want to feel that they have a place that is theirs. Saving for a home and keeping your home maintained takes up a great deal of our time. There always seems to be something to do or another thing that you want to buy to improve your living situation.

Owning a home is a great thing when everything is working properly.

It can be a real drag when things break down that you have not budgeted for. I have been saving up to buy a new dining room set. The one we have was purchased at a second hand store when we first had a home with a formal dining room.

It is functional, but I have always wanted a new set. I was getting close to having enough money for the one I wanted when our hot water heater quit working. We called a plumber and he suggested going with a Tankless Water Heaters by Low Energy Systems which would give us INSTANT hot water.


He told us that we would notice a big difference in our electric bill because the TANKLESS hot water heater that he was installing was much more energy efficient than the old one.

Here’s what he had to say about it:

He said the Paloma PH24M is the largest tankless water heater of its type in the world!

Superb for commercial and industrial use as well as large residential homes. Just one Paloma PH24M supplies all the hot water you need in your home for shower, bath, dishwasher, laundry, etc. Click here

Turn on your hot water faucet and water is heated instantly as it flows through the heating coils. Paloma’s burners shut off automatically as soon as you turn off the faucet. The Paloma modulating control automatically adjusts the flame to the water flow you select. Paloma tankless water heaters produce hot water only when and as much as you need. That’s why you can save energy and money.

You see, Storage-type hot water heaters lose heat all day long (and all night too!). They consume more energy than any other job in the home except space heating. Paloma tankless gas water heaters heat only the water you need as you’re using it. You never store hot water again.

I knew that this was something that we needed, but a hot water heater was not as fun as getting new dining room furniture.

We had him install the Tankless Water Heaters by Low Energy Systems and I resumed saving money for the dining room table and chairs.

The great thing was that we did notice a great savings in our gas bill. We had no idea that our old water heater was using so much gas.

All of the appliances that are in our home are getting older. They came with the house when we bought it and they were not new at the time.

We realized that we would be better off replacing them so we could cut down on our monthly bills. The dining room table would not help us reduce our living expenses.

Many of the new appliances are much more energy efficient than they were in the past. Washers are now designed to use less water and dryers are equipped with multiple settings so you are not wasting energy. We have agreed that the money that we save in our gas and electric bills will go towards the dining room table fund. It will take a while to purchase it, but in the mean time we are consuming less energy with our new Tankless Water Heaters
Tankless Water Heaters by Low Energy Systems.

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There has been a lot of talk about finding new energy sources, and a lot of effort put into finding ways to use older ideas in a better way. We have to worry about what we are doing to the planet as well as what high energy costs are doing to the economies of the strongest countries on the planet. Waste is something we are also concerned with, and there are some renewable energy resources that can cut down on this, if not completely eliminate the problem. What faces us today is figuring out which ones work the best and which are going to cost the least.

 

One of the best renewable energy resources today is wind power. This is something that was first used a long time ago to produce energy, and is now being renewed in present day efforts. Some states, like New York, are putting these wind powered turbines up all over the place in hopes of generating a good amount of power. These are not yet able to produce all the power that we need, and may never, but they are clean and easy. Wind is most definitely one of the best renewable energy resources. Wind is free, even if the turbines are not. Read the rest of this entry »

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