Don’t pay for your energy anymore use solar panels and a residential wid generator and have the electric company paying you. You plug in a device, flip a switch and bam! You’re making smoothies and watching TV in a matter of seconds. Why would anyone want to give that up?

For starters, how would you like to pay $0 in utility bills for the rest of your life? (more…)

Builders, contractors, and homeowners alike are beginning to realize the profound advantages of incorporating vertical ICF (insulating concrete forms) systems into their homes. In fact, the technology has been ranked in PATH’s (Partnership for Advancing Technologies in Housing) TOP 10 technologies of 2007. (more…)

Wind is a natural and inexhaustible source of energy, wind does not have to be imported or mined from deep down the earth. Wind energy is free from fuel price roller coaster and politics. Is it possible to build wind turbines for private houses so that you utilize wind energy and get your own electricity for your household needs? The answer is yes. (more…)

Micro technology can be employed to produce miniaturized refrigeration and cryocooling systems. Although process intensification is typically the route used for miniaturization, micro technology can also be used for reducing the size of mechanical components that are necessary for operation. For example, to create a small-scale vapor compression refrigerator, (more…)

The comfort heating system in a building brings itself to the concept of complete heating operating unit. In order to work properly, a heating system must utilize in different of serving pieces and function. This includes such as control function, energy source, a load device, and something that will indicate or record the level of heat energy produced. (more…)

In today’s times staying in a budget is very important. So doing maintenance to certain things yourself can be a good way to stay within that budget. There are some simple ways to clean your heating and air - conditioner vents. Doing simple cleaning and inspecting your vents can be a great way to help the air quality in your home better and improve the heating and cooling in your home. (more…)

Public acceptance (PA) clusters are defined by a number of rather intangible commonalties dealing with social values and public preferences. Societal values influencing the public acceptance of energy technologies include the following:

The internalization of environmental external costs. In this respect, all energy technologies with high SO2 emission intensities form the acidification cluster; (more…)

Don’t sweat it out when you don’t have to. Got your A/C running and still feel warm? Here are some tips that will help keep you and your home feeling cooler, help save on your energy bills and make you feel overall better on those hot summer days.

1. Make sure your HVAC System is running properly. If your A/C is running but just not keeping you cool then you may want to consider (more…)

Being energy self sufficient is the wave of the future. As the available resources shrink, and the demand for energy grows, power companies are finding it more and more difficult to meet the power demands of its customers. There is talk now by most of the major utilities that if consumption keeps up at the current pace then they will be forced to have rolling black outs in order for them to conserve energy and stave off having to build new facilities. Think of it! Being told that you will not have power for several hours in the day, every day of the week! (more…)

Some people may doubt about the ability of these alternative power sources - to much like science fiction they may say. But then you can remind them that using the sun for heating to the point of combustion has been around since the time of the Greeks. The Egyptians used the sun to reflect on highly polished brass mirrors in order to light the interior of the pyramids for the workers to be able to see. (more…)