Making your home more energy efficient is extremely important, not only does it make a huge difference to the environment we live in, but it will also make a huge difference to your bills each month! There are no reasons to why you shouldn’t be trying to make your home as environmentally friendly as possible! Continue reading →
It is becoming more and more obvious the damage being caused by fossil fuels. Over the long run, everyone needs to reduce their carbon footprint by using alternative energy solutions. Here are some tips that almost anyone can do to reduce their footprint. Continue reading →
We all assume that the air we breathe in our homes is clean, but the truth of the matter is that indoor air can actually be just as polluted as that from the outside! Pollution inside our homes can cause negative effects on our health too. It can cause fatigue, cancer, headaches, fever, anxiety, respiratory problems and much more! Continue reading →
With climate change the great threat to mankind and the planet in our century, engineers, scientists and governments are racing to achieve green renewable energy generation as an alternative to traditional fossils fuels like oil, gas and coal. For the last decade the main contenders in the renewable energy sector have been wind and solar power, but what if the answer to our energy crisis in future decades is to be found not here on earth but out there in space? What if we could one day generate billions of times more power than we currently need by harnessing the energy of solar wind? Continue reading →
When you get your energy bill, you probably have a mini-heart attack, right? Yes, it’s quite a lump to swallow that that much is leaving your account, and that you’ve spent that much. While we can complain about how energy companies may or may not be screwing us over till the cows come home, we can control one thing: our usage. It begins and stays with us. While we all like to think that we’re not wasteful and have tightened our belts, you’ll be amazed at the ways you can be losing energy and resources through your home.
Below are 5 common ways that energy is leaking out of your household right now, and what you can do to fix it. Remember all these tips on their own, might not seem like much; but added up and collated over a period for which you’re charged, can make a big difference. Continue reading →
The world has gone mad for solar power and panels, with governments throwing money at solar schemes left, right and center while celebrities espouse the qualities of this seemingly magical green energy source. Although you’re probably sharp enough to realize that solar power must mean that the sun is involved in the power generating process, you might be keen to learn more about this increasingly popular energy source.
Solar power systems use a series of photovoltaic (PV) cells contained within a flat, shiny panel. The cells are made up of two charged layers, in balance, wrapped inside a semi-conductive material like silicon. When sunlight hits the cells, the balanced charged layers are knocked out of sync: this causes electrons to move between the layers, generating an electrical current and voila – solar power is created. Continue reading →