Energy saving tip of the day is to wrap reflectors on water tanks to control the water temperature.
February 28, 2009
Energy Saving Tip Of The Day
Energy saving tip of the day is to wrap reflectors on water tanks to control the water temperature.
February 27, 2009
Energy saving tip of the day
Energy saving tip of the day is to keep your car properly maintained and tuned. A poorly tuned car can waste more than 25% more gas.
February 25, 2009
Energy saving tip of the day
Energy saving tip of the day is to invest in a good exhaust system instead of a clumsy old air conditioning.
February 24, 2009
Energy saving tip of the day
Energy saving tip of the day is to use a fan instead to keep cool during the summer. Energy saving by fans is dramatically more than air conditioners
February 22, 2009
Energy Saving Tips Last Week
1: Energy Saving Tip of number one was to replace standard incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) and save 75% of lighting costs.
2: Energy saving tip number two was to use a clothes line to dry the clothes instead of electric dryer. It’s energy efficient to dry small loads such as socks and underwear, on indoor drying rack.
3: Energy Saving Tip number three was to set refrigerator temperature to 36-39F (2-3C)
Set freezer to 0-5 F (-18 to-15C.
4: Energy Saving Tip number four was Unplug electronics, battery chargers and other equipment when not in use, A lot of energy saving is possible by this little effort cos together these small items can use as much energy as your refrigerator.
5: Energy Saving Tip number five was to Caulk on the inside of doors and windows. It not only energy saving but also sustainable.
6: Energy saving tip number six was to turn your thermostat down by 1oC.
February 20, 2009
Solar Balloon Creates 400 Times More Energy Than The Average Solar Cell
There are many new forms of alternative energy but maybe none as interesting as the Cool Earth Solar “Balloon.” The concept behind this design is that they create an “inflatable plastic thin-film balloon (solar concentrator) that, upon inflation, focuses sunlight onto a photovoltaic cell held at its focal point.
The design produces 400 times the electricity that a solar cell would create without the company’s concentrator.” Cool Earth has already began construction on a power plant in Livermore, CA that will utilize this new technology. The plant is modest in size, creating only 1.4 Megawatts but if this plant works as well as they expect it to, they plan on launching a full sized plant next summer. One great thing about this device is that it’s made up of a very common and cheap material. “Plastic thin film is abundant and cheap,” said Cool Earth Solar CEO Rob Lamkin. “It only costs two dollars for the plastic material necessary for our solar concentrator.”
It’s ideas like this that I think will stick. It’s cost efficient. It’s made of an easy to find material and it’s an environmentally sound concept.
Energy saving tip of the day
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Energy saving tip of the day is to turn your thermostat down by 1oC.
Energy saving tip of the day is to turn your thermostat down by 1oC.
EPA Sues Louisiana Coal-Fired Power Plant to Install Required Pollution Controls, Seeks Civil Damages
EPA announced that it would be filing a lawsuit against Louisiana Generating, a subsidiary of NRG Energy for violations of the Clean Air Act. While not the greater move to regulate carbon emissions that many are hoping will come out of the EPA on Lisa Jackson’s watch, but nevertheless it’s a step in the right direction. Here are the details of the suit:
The EPA alleges that the Big Cajun 2 Power Plant which Louisiana Generating operates in New Roads, Louisiana did not have new pollution controls installed when the plant was renovated. For the past ten years the plant has been operating without the level of emissions controls to limit sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions as stipulated in the Clean Air Act. The lawsuit seeks to force Louisiana Generating to install the required pollution controls and seeks civil penalties “up to the maximum amount authorized by law.”
The Big Cajun 2 plant consists of three coal-fired steam units with a total capacity of 1700 MW and has been in operation since 1981.
We Need to Go Beyond Pollution Controls
While this is a positive step by the EPA, let’s not forget that even with those pollution controls in place coal is the largest source of electricity in the United States, responsible for about 70% of sulfur dioxide emissions in the country, as well as being one the prime factor in carbon dioxide emissions and accelerating global warming. No matter what you do to it, coal is dirty, when mined and when burned. It may be abundant, but if we want to prevent catastrophic global warming we need to do more than just make sure minimal pollution controls are in place, we need to phase out the burning of coal. Period.
The EPA alleges that the Big Cajun 2 Power Plant which Louisiana Generating operates in New Roads, Louisiana did not have new pollution controls installed when the plant was renovated. For the past ten years the plant has been operating without the level of emissions controls to limit sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions as stipulated in the Clean Air Act. The lawsuit seeks to force Louisiana Generating to install the required pollution controls and seeks civil penalties “up to the maximum amount authorized by law.”
The Big Cajun 2 plant consists of three coal-fired steam units with a total capacity of 1700 MW and has been in operation since 1981.
We Need to Go Beyond Pollution Controls
While this is a positive step by the EPA, let’s not forget that even with those pollution controls in place coal is the largest source of electricity in the United States, responsible for about 70% of sulfur dioxide emissions in the country, as well as being one the prime factor in carbon dioxide emissions and accelerating global warming. No matter what you do to it, coal is dirty, when mined and when burned. It may be abundant, but if we want to prevent catastrophic global warming we need to do more than just make sure minimal pollution controls are in place, we need to phase out the burning of coal. Period.
February 19, 2009
Energy Saving Tip of the day
Energy Saving Tip of the day is to Caulk on the inside of doors and windows. It not only energy saving but also sustainable.
Solar Powered Phone by Samsung
With the release of Blue Earth Solar Powered Phone by Samsung the world witnesses a new era of solar-powered mobile phone. Blue Earth phone. Blue Earth is a gorgeous green touch phone that has a full solar panel on its back which can generate enough power to charge the phone, but the gadget is still small enough to slip in your pocket!
As if releasing a Blue Earth solar powered phone wasn’t enough, Samsung is going beyond to achieve greenest phone on the market. The body of Blue Earth Solar Powered Phone is made out of recycled water bottles and has no toxic substances. Blue Earth is solar powered, so really, a charger?
Blue Earth Solar Powered Phone is set to be energy efficient, with a new user interface making it easy to activate the phone’s energy saving mode. Blue Earth Solar Powered Phone is also includes a pedometer, and CO2 emissions calculator. Samsung is aiming to pack Blue Earth Solar Powered Phone with entirely recycled paper.
With Blue Earth Solar Powered Phone Samsung is clearly throwing the gauntlet to all phone manufacturers, and we hope to see solar cells integrated throughout the rest of their line. Blue Earth Solar Powered Phone will be unveiled on February 16th at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Energy Saving Tip of the day
Energy Saving Tip of the day is to Unplug electronics, battery chargers and other equipment when not in use, A lot of energy saving is possible by this little effort cos together these small items can use as much energy as your refrigerator.
February 18, 2009
SunCat Solar Batteries Powered by Sun shine
Designer and inventor extraordinaire Knut Karlsen recently unveiled SunCat, Solar Batteries Powered by Sun shine an inspired approach to portable power that can’t be beat for its elegant simplicity: a prototype battery capable of charging itself when exposed to sunshine. His slick set of SunCat C-cells are wrapped in flexible photovoltaic panels and will slowly recharge when left to bask in the sun - just like a cat.
Rechargeable batteries like SUNCAT are a boon to eco-enthusiasts who use portable electronics, however all too often they require additional peripherals in order to keep them charged. These devices generally take the form of a black box loaded with non-biodegradable plastics and heavy metals - not very earth-friendly.
Karlsen’s SunCat batteries circumvent chargers completely by integrating solar cells within the batteries themselves. To make these prototypes he attached 1.8V flexible photovoltaic cells onto 1.5V NiMH rechargeable batteries and connected them with a conductive silver pen and a few flat wires. The effect is similar to a trickle charger, which slowly charges a battery and can be left attached indefinitely without overcharging.
Karlsen plans to continue to tweak the batteries, adding capacitors to charge the batteries more efficiently and electronics to check when the batteries are full. We’re excited to see the results of his testing - finally, a justification for all those see-through gadgets with clear cases!
Energy Saving Tip of the day
Energy Saving Tip of the day is to set refrigerator temperature to 36-39F (2-3C)
Set freezer to 0-5 F (-18 to-15C.
Energy saving tip of the day
Energy saving tip of the day is to use a clothes line to dry the clothes instead of electric dryer. It’s energy efficient to dry small loads such as socks and underwear, on indoor drying rack.
February 17, 2009
Energy Saving Tip of the day
Energy Saving Tip of the day is to replace standard incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) and save 75% of lighting costs.
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