Solar Energy facts: Choosing Solar Power for Home
If depletion of fossil fuels and harmful atmospheric emissions that lead to global warming, on one hand, and our capacity to exploit the vast potential of solar power, on the other, do not convince...
View ArticleGreen power for homes – solar – wind
Fossil fuels may be an inexpensive solution for power generation but they pollute the environment and they cannot last forever; that is why we are turning to alternative renewable energy sources to...
View ArticleGreen buildings: bioclimatic design, passive energy systems and renewable...
When we talk about green buildings we refer to the application of techniques and principles for reducing the environmental footprint of ‘having’ and using a building. Constructing and maintaining a...
View ArticleInteresting Solar energy facts for kids
Solar energy – Sun power; Solar energy is energy powered by the sun – a renewable and abundant source of energy that has been powering life on earth for billions of years. Solar energy reaches the...
View ArticleTips for Green Energy at Home
Tips for renewable energy at home – When it comes to renewable energy systems for your home there are several alternative options depending on the specific circumstances of your location and physical...
View ArticleEnergy Saving tips: – House Energy efficiency – wall insulation
It has been calculated that around 35% of all heat losses in homes with poor or no insulation is wasted through the walls. As in first law of thermodynamics, heat flows from a hotter body to a colder...
View ArticleEnergy Saving Tips for home – Cavity wall insulation
Continuing from previous article on energy saving tips – house wall insulation, in the case of cavity walls, insulation is applied by filling the gap between the two wall layers with insulating...
View ArticleEnergy Saving Tips for home – Solid wall insulation
In continuation from energy saving tips – house wall insulation, in the case of solid walls, insulation is applied to either the inside or the outside surface. In contrary to the case of cavity walls,...
View ArticleHome solar panels: estimating size and cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems
Before we can estimate the required size for your autonomous solar panels, we first need to calculate our total energy consumption per day. To do this, we have prepared a practical guide with the...
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