Solar and wind are the current buzzwords in renewable energy, and DIY articles abound on the internet. Readers who are handy with tools, and who happen to be licensed electricians, may find the suggested projects easy to complete. For the rest of us, installing any kind of interface to the utility power grid is definitely [...]
Yearly Archives: 2011
Is Your Home Ready for a Wind Turbine
Anyone can install a wind turbine system because there are many things to consider with your home and if you would really like an alternative form of energy installed. It is important to understand if you are in the right location and if you need to make any changes to the property or your home.
Swift Wind Turbine Silently Hits U.S. Shores
After having much success installing over 250 home wind turbines in Scotland, Cascading Engineering is bringing the Swift wind turbine to America and Canada.
The company that specializes in plastics, partnered with Swift’s Scottish designer, Renewable Devices, to install the revolutionary small wind turbine in the U.S. households.
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Impacts of a Switchgear
It is not everyday that a person sits inside their home and looks around and everything they own that operates off of an electric outlet. In that way, it is also not every day that once contemplates the way in which these devices are controlled. That is to say, no one exactly wonders how much of our electricity is powered by a single source. One may consult their fuse box from time to time, but they do not think about where their city’s fuse box lies, even though that is the true source of energy their house runs from. And without that city power, without that switchgear, there’s no telling what could happen.
Residential Solar Energy Systems Power the Witchcliffe Eco-Village
Residential solar energy systems do not need to be isolated systems providing power for one individual home. They are most effective when grouped to service a complete land development or sub-division. A prime example of this can be seen in a new eco-village development at Witchcliffe, near Margaret River, Western Australia.


