Renewable energy guides such as wind and solar power solutions, also includes articles on cutting energy consumption around your home and business – helping you to save money while preserving the earth!
Take a some silicon, glass, aluminium and wiring, apply some rays from the sun and you have a electricity generation system running on renewable energy. A part of my beginners guide series on solar power, learn more about how solar panels work, the different types and costs involved.
Continue reading →For millions of people around the world, the simple act of lighting a room is not only an environmental hazard, but presents a direct health risk. We can help change that – for as little as 10 bucks.
Continue reading →Replacing incandescent bulbs with LED lights can cut your electricity and related carbon emissions, but buyers should be aware of certain factors before purchasing an LED product. Pick up some tips from James of Lighting Matters; plus a special discount on Cree LED products for GLT readers.
Continue reading →Where does your firewood come from? Pick up some tips for sourcing wood with the environment in mind, cutting wood smoke carbon emissions and saving up to 25% on firewood costs.
Continue reading →A major solar farm project is impressive, but so is a small rooftop solar power system in my opinion. Those comparatively few solar panels do so much more than just crank out free electricity.
Continue reading →In the time I’ve spent talking with people about solar power, the same sort of myths and misconceptions pop up; some of which I also had before I started my solar journey.
Continue reading →On April 26, it will be 25 years since the level 7 accident at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukraine – and a quarter of a century on, the accident isn’t over yet. Cheap electricity isn’t so cheap after all.
Continue reading →Like to camp in the great outdoors, but the idea of going for days without a wash isn’t for you? Consider a solar shower bag – it’s an economical, earth friendly, water and energy efficient way of staying clean while out roughing it!
Continue reading →Many appliances we use in cooking are real energy suckers. Pick up some tips on saving juice (electricity and gas that is) to help reduce environmental impact when cooking your food.
Continue reading →In the nuclear power debate, the topic of thorium is increasingly popping up as a safer alternative to uranium. What is thorium and should we be using it as a fuel source for electricity generation?
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