Monthly Archives: November 2008

Save Electricity With Passive Solar Design

Passive solar design is one of the most cost-effective ways to save electricity and improve the comfort of your home – without using a bunch of high-tech gadgets.

Passive solar design makes use of various building features to improve heating and cooling efficiency.  In essence, it is a method of harnessing the sun…

Your Green How To: Solar Power Solutions At Home

Solar Power Solutions At HomeEver since the birth of our planet, the sun’s energy has been used to bring life to earth.  And over the centuries man has employed this energy for a number of uses:

It has been used in horticulture to grow food in greenhouses, as natural lighting in ancient Roman temples…

A Bright Future For Electricity?

Bright Future For ElectricityFrom Franklin flying his kite in a thunderstorm to Faraday creating the first electric dynamo, electricity has come a long way since those crude experiments.

But with traditional energy supplies dwindling and technology advancing at an ever-increasing rate, what is the future of electricity?  We believe it is brighter than ever…

Bio Fuels: A Sustainable Solution?

Bio FuelsAs people have started looking towards alternative energy sources, bio-fuels have often come up as a solution.  So what exactly are bio-fuels? How do they differ from fossil fuels? How are they produced? And are they a sustainable solution to the world’s energy crisis?

As the name implies, bio-fuels are fuels derived from…

Getting The Green Energy Home Of Your Dreams

Green Energy Home

With all the improvements in green energy technology, it is now simpler than ever to begin adapting your house into a green energy home.  A green energy home makes use of renewable sources to supply hot water, electricity, heating and security.

There are a variety of methods to making your house a green energy…