Author Archives: Tim and Trudy

The Benefits of Home Power Solar LED Lights

Home power solar LED lights are the latest in solar power products to hit the market. By being free of relying on traditional electricity sources, these modern lights are a dream for designers when it comes to outdoor lighting…

Making Solar Panels For Electricity Is A Piece Of Cake

Make Solar PanelsIn an effort to curb rising energy costs, many people have been turning to installing solar panel electricity at home.   However, when they see the exorbitant prices of professionally installed panels they see it more as a luxury than a necessity.  Thankfully, there is a simpler…

The Growth of Renewable Energy in Northern UK

The rapid growth of Scotland’s renewable energy sector has attracted many plaudits, and with over £300 million invested and 2,500 jobs created it’s certainly deserved. In fact at least another £6 million is going to be pushed into wind energy alone. However Scotland isn’t doing this all by themselves a recent report called “Renewables Investments [...]

Chickens Try Off Grid Living And Enjoy Year-Round Christmas

Chickens Go Off Grid And Enjoy Year-Round ChristmasWith energy prices soaring and environmental awareness improving, many are turning to renewable energy as the solution – even chickens are trying off grid living.

To fool the chickens into thinking it’s daytime and ensure they lay eggs all year round, farmers usually…

DIY Solar Heating and Solar Hot Water

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 [...]