New Guide Book Sheds Light on Solar Energy Technologies

South Africa (PRWEB) February 01, 2012

Scientists and researchers are often quoted in considering solar power as the Holy Grail of Energy ? clean, renewable and most of all, climate-friendly. As a fossil-fuel civilization, utilization of solar energy is a promising answer to the world?s dwindling energy resources. Author Aluschka van Heerden recognizes this potential and writes a comprehensive guide as to how this type of power works in Solar.

Solar is the first in a series of volumes that discusses solar energy technologies and its irreplaceable contribution to the society. As an easy to follow study guide, it includes discussions, examples and explanations concerning solar technologies. Specifically, the book tackles topics dealing with how solar panels work and how to create design systems based on individual requirements. Several chapters also provide instructions on how to establish the correct size charge controller, how battery designs can be created based on the requirements asked for, how to determine the size of the inverters needed, and how it simply works. One of the chapters extensively covers battery chargers and related information. Readers will also come across realistic energy saving tips and information on freezers, solar geysers, solar refrigeration and solar pumps. Climate change and its impact to the environment are also included in the later chapters of the book.

The whole book is presented in an easy-to-follow sequence with applied everyday examples to improve understanding of the subject. With Solar, Heerden brings theory and practice closer together, elucidating common misconceptions regarding solar energy technologies.

For more information on this book, interested parties may log on to http://www.XlibrisPublishing.co.uk.

About the Author

Aluschka van Heerden is the owner of Solar Man in South Africa. She grew up in Witbank, South Africa and later moved to a farm outside town. After school, she went to study Reflexology ? a wonderful field of knowledge. Then she went to the University of Pretoria, also in South Africa, where she studied B-Sportscience option Golf. In 2005, she began Solar Man, a wonderful company which she devotes most of her time to. Currently, she is busy with her Honours degree in Bachelor of the Arts Human Sciences Recreational Management specialising in Corporate Wellness. Next year, she plans to go further with honours degree and also Electrical Engineering.

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Publication Date: November 9, 2011

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?Victory in Achieving Energy Security and Independence is in Sight, but Washington?s Leaders could Still Blow it? Says Energy Alternatives for the 21st Century

New York, NY (PRWEB) January 22, 2012

“For years, Energy Alternatives for the 21st Century (EA-21), has advocated energy security and independence. Our calculations confirm what the just-released BP energy study predicts: after years of hard work, finally, victory is in sight,? said EA-21 President Jack Halpern. ?Despite this great progress, Washington?s leaders could still blow it if they fail to provide the support needed for advanced biofuels to fill the small remaining gap, and create obstacles to the production of unconventional oil from the Canadian tar sands and U.S. shale.?

Halpern cautioned that that there remain three potential obstacles to success that still lie ahead: the White House veto of the proposed pipeline from Canada to the U.S. gulf refineries, new regulations that would limit the recovery of oil and gas from shale without any scientific basis for those regulations, and a failure to support steps such as the Open Fuel Standard and R&D funding that would help bring advanced biofuels to consumers.

?Washington seems poised to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory,? explained Halpern. ?Instead, they should realize that providing the energy we need for transportation will always entail some adverse impact, whether our nations relies on gasoline, natural gas, fuel cells, biofuels or even electricity from wind or solar. So the goal of policy-makers should be to support the best solutions rather than figure out ways to interfere with every proposed approach or project for supplying energy. They should maximize job creation, cost the least, reduce the need to import oil from insecure places, and provide a strategic reservoir of a variety of fuels for the future including sustainable fuels and unconventional oil and gas from tar sands and shale.?

?Despite the claims by naysayers, it now appears that U.S. energy security and an end to dependence on foreign oil from outside North America are well within reach,? said Neil Goldstein, Executive VP of EA-21. ?Because of new so-called ?unconventional? sources of oil and because of scheduled improvements in automotive efficiency, the gap that must be filled by exports from outside our region has shrunk enormously and could easily be filled by advanced biofuels.?

EA-21?s calculations are provided below.

EA-21 is a not-for-profit public interest advocate for U.S. energy independence that has led the effort for an Open Fuel Standard through production and sale of Flexible Fuel Vehicles that can run on ethanol and methanol in addition to gasoline.

Calculations: How close is the U.S. to Achieving Energy Independence?

Current Status

According to the U.S. Energy Information Agency:

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FLASH Offers Tips on Safe Use of Space Heaters as Temperatures Drop

Tallahassee, FL (PRWEB) January 04, 2012

It finally feels like winter and, as cold winter weather sets in across the country, many families are using portable space heaters to keep warm. Because more than half of all fire-related deaths result from items catching fire when placed too closely to heat sources like portable space heaters, the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) has compiled these life-saving tips for preventing house fires resulting from the use of portable space heaters.

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Energy Savings Calculator by TrickleStar Helps Consumers Start New Year Off ?Clean?

(PRWEB) December 30, 2011

TrickleStar, a leading worldwide manufacturer of smart energy saving advanced power strips, is now offering a special TrickleStar Energy Saving Calculator to help consumers realize the potential financial and energy savings that can be achieved using a TrickleStar Advanced PowerStrip.

The TrickleStar Energy Savings Calculator allows the consumer to select most any device they are interested in calculating the potential savings for, from a PC to a gaming system and more. Once the device is selected, the calculator determines the electricity cost, amount of energy and CO2 saved per year and annual savings of using an advanced power strip. Additionally, the calculator also identifies how long it will take for you to start getting a return on your investment in a TrickleStar energy saving power strip.

?It is common for most home entertainment centers to draw as much as 500-800 watts of electricity,? said Bernard Emby, CEO of TrickleStar. ?Our advanced power strips help ensure that all your components are turned off when not in use, eliminating standby power, that can account for 12% of the average electric bill.?

Advanced Power Strips Maximize Energy Savings

TrickleStar?s advanced power strips are designed based on technical criteria developed by research provided the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership (NEEP) collaborative working group, helping maximize energy savings in the home as well as the in the small office. When in the off mode, the energy saving power strips cannot draw more than .5 watts eliminating standby power. Additionally, the advanced energy saving power strips offer FIREPROOF surge protection, to ensuring the safety of consumers? homes and families.

For more information, visit http://www.tricklestar.com/us/.

About Tricklestar

Founded in 2007, TrickleStar leverages decades of experience in the automation and controls industry, and knowledge of low-cost, high-volume manufacturing. Today, the company leads in the design and manufacture of products that conserve energy, improve people?s lives and minimize environmental impact. With offices in Malaysia, Denmark and the United States, TrickleStar is taking its products, and its energy conservation message, around the world. For more information about TrickleStar, please visit http://www.tricklestar.com.

Connect with TrickleStar on Facebook at facebook.com/TrickleStar and on Twitter at twitter.com/TrickleStarUS.

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MattingExperts.com Now Selling Electric Snow Melting Entrance Mats

Palos Park, IL (PRWEB) December 21, 2011

The heated entry runners offered through MattingExperts.com are made by a company called HeatTrak. HeatTrak has been in business since 2004 with corporate offices in Paterson, New Jersey.

Popularity for their products has grown out of the many attributes they offer. For one, the mats are completely portable and are made to be laid upon existing surfaces. Using a heated entry mat will eliminate the need to use salt at doorways leading to a much cleaner building interior and less work for cleaning staff. Made of a similar rubber to what is used in automobile tires, customers find they stand up really well to all kinds and amounts of traffic.

The most popular of their mats on the site is called the Industrial Heating Walkway Ma t. Essentially this is a rubber runner in various sizes that has a chevron grooved face pattern. Customers have a choice of 120v or 240v power supply. Each mat also has metal grommets all around the mat so they can be secured to most any surface. The manufacturer is extremely accommodating to special design needs and will have one of their engineers speak directly to prospective customers to ensure their mats are just as they need.

Also on the MattingExperts site are HeatTrak?s Industrial Heating Stair Mats. These are made from the same material as the Walkway mats only in common stair tread sizes. Customers chose how many steps they want treads for and the manufacturer will put the electrical cords on whichever side is requested.

A full range of accessories are available to enhance these amazing mats? performance. Snow and temperature sensors are offered as one unit or as standalone devices. For residential customers there is a heated door mat that is charcoal grey carpet material.

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SMOKEFREE Announces Christmas Special Discount of 10% on All Products

(PRWEB) December 14, 2011

SMOKEFREE, on Tuesday, Announced an exciting 10% Christmas discount on all its products, making SMOKEFREE Electronic Cigarette kits, an ideal gift for a passionate smoker This Christmas.

Christmas gifts for loved ones, especially if he or she is a smoker can be nothing better than electronic cigarettes. What better present could be gifted than a SMOKEFREE electronic cigarette at a tempting discount of 10% this Christmas season? This E Cig will be the ideal Christmas gift for a passionate smoker which he will remember as the best present he had ever been presented with. These highly desirable quality items come packaged in a beautifully presented box. Along with a saving on Christmas bonanza of 10% discount, SMOKEFREE provides a healthier alternative to your loved ones too.

Christmas gifts for near and dear ones should always be stylish as well as functional, which is where e cigs fit the bill most perfectly. When a person receives his SMOKEFREE Christmas gift, he will find everything he needs to begin his ?vaping? journey in style. Starter Kits come with a range of flavors and nicotine strengths.

SMOKEFREE has high achievement on customer satisfaction owing to its quality products, impeccable customer services, and social media interaction. When asked to opine, Shilpa Arora, Head Customer Care at SMOKEFREE said- ” Customer is the king for us. Whatever queries or problems he has, we try and solve it through mails, chats, or phone calls. We emphasize primarily on customer satisfaction.”

Shagun Gupta, head social media at SMOKEFREE says- ”Our social media marketing of SMOKEFREE cigarettes through Facebook is helping us grow our customer relationships. We are making people aware of a healthier vaping alternative along with announcing our various offers and discounts on all products.”

What is an E Cigarette?

An Electronic Cigarette or electric cigarette or e-cigarette is a relatively simple piece of technology that creates vapor by slightly heating the e-liquid until it vaporizes. This vapor acts much like tobacco smoke, allowing long time smokers an alternative that can be inhaled and exhaled like traditional smoking. But the fact is that the smoke is actually tobacco and tar free vapor.

How do the SMOKEFREE cigarettes work?

The process works the same way a traditional cigarette works, but some significant differences. With a non-smoking cigarette, the battery is used to vaporize the ingredients on the cartridge of the cigarette. This evaporation process simulates real smoke like vapor, but no flames or ugly byproducts of tobacco.

Multitudes of Benefits In An E Cig Christmas Gift

According to the latest announcement by FDA-”E Cig (electronic cigarette) is not the same as tobacco products and should be regulated as a product lesser in health risks than tobacco cigarettes.? They also have a number of ongoing benefits that other Christmas gifts for men just don?t have.

Well, there are a lot of benefits to be considered while buying a SMOKEFREE cigarette.

E Cigarettes are not subject to the current smoking ban in public places so one can happily smoke where other cigarettes fear to tread, whether that?s down the local, in a restaurant, in the theater on a plane, train, or even in a Christmas party in the office-electronic cigarettes are perfectly legal to smoke anywhere as there?s no second hand smoke released in the environment. It is just a non smelling fast dissipating water vapor and this makes them the ultimate range of Christmas gifts for loved ones who really love smoking. They don?t have the 4000 dangerous chemicals found in tobacco cigarettes nor do they pose any danger to anyone.

Add to this newly found freedom the fact that maintaining a smoking habit with an e-cigarette can save up to 70% on the cost of traditional cigarettes. And the 10% Christmas discount will only add to it further.

To know more about an electronic cigarette, visit http://www.smokefree.in

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ClearEdge Power to Present at National Fuel Cell Research Center (NFCRC) and Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association (FCHEA) Event

Hillboro, Ore. (PRWEB) December 06, 2011

ClearEdge Power, a manufacturer of scalable, continuous onsite power systems, today announced that it will participate in a panel presentation on stationary fuel cell applications hosted by the National Fuel Cell Research Center (NFCRC) and Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association (FCHEA). The panel presentation will take place at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington D.C. on December 8, 2011.

Bringing together experts from ClearEdge Power, Bloom Energy, FuelCell Energy and UTC Power, this panel will look at how America can maintain its leadership position in the stationary fuel cell market. This will include unique insights into the economic and environmental benefits that fuel cells technologies can provide as well as an overview of how these applications are increasingly shaping the smart grid. To ensure a lively and engaging conversation, James Warner, director of policy for the Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Energy Association and Professor Scott Samuelsson, director of the National Fuel Cell Research Center, will lead introductions and facilitate discussion.

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R2Ei Is Putting The Energy In Education

Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) December 06, 2011

What?s the best way to teach high school students about sustainability? Get hands-on and place them in the role of a sustainability coordinator addressing real-world challenges. That?s exactly what happened when the 70 foot, neon green,semi-trailer rolled onto the Scottsdale high school campus last Wednesday. Set up with a multimedia video room and 6 technology educational kiosks, the Race 2 Energy Independence (R2Ei) trailer demonstrated sustainability in action to freshmen through senior students.

?The most essential goal of the program is to get people thinking about energy in a different way,? commented program coordinator David Slipher. ?Energy affects us all in different ways, but everyone has something to gain by becoming more involved with the role it plays in their lives.?

Getting about 45 minutes with each class, students were broken up into groups and rotated through multiple stations highlighting different aspects of sustainability efforts of the IzodIndyCar Series, the premiere partner of R2Ei. The first station gave a live demonstration of how solar power works, followed by an explanation of home energy efficiency and a Q & A session to address students? questions.

Next, students were invited into the modified semi-trailer where they participated in mock scenarios as though they were sustainability consultants advising IndyCar.

Amazing Tips On How To Save Electricity

Article by Charles Brooks

The Electricity we use for Household purpose generally falls into 3 Categories:

1, Electronic Use2, Fuse and Lighting3, Electricity – Powered use for Climate Control

There are lots of Energy Efficient appliances/devices available in the Market to save Electricity for the above mentioned categories but most of them are either Priced too high or takes too much time to install.Even without using these appliances/devices it is still possible to save Energy.

For beginners, the best suggested way to save Electricity is to solely focus on the biggest energy users in our houses Refrigerators, Air Conditioners and Bulbs & Lighting fixtures.Given below are a few suggestions to reduce/ consumption of these items in your Households.

Refrigerator

Try not to buy Frost Free Refrigerators as they consume more Electricity.

Only buy a Refrigerator ‘that fits your needs’

Do not place hot or warm inside the Refrigerator as it consumes more Energy.

Frequent opening of the Refrigerator doors does not by any means, hence avoid it.

Air Conditioner:

Do not place Lamps, Computers, Television sets or any other source of heat near the Air conditioning unit as it will extract more Power.

Always talk to your Local Appliance Technician to find the right Air Conditioner Product for you.

Make sure to set the Air Conditioner Thermostat at the right temperature.

Use the Air Conditioner only when required.

Lighting:

Make use of Natural Lighting whenever possible.

Always buy Fluorescent Bulbs as they consume very less energy, saves Power even if left ON for longer durations.

Make sure that you turn off all the lights when leaving a room.

Try placing the Lamps and the Hanging Lamps in corners of the room as their reflections ‘off the walls’ shed you more light.

More Tips for Saving Power:

Electric Heaters consume more energy than any other house hold appliance.Try using Solar Hot Water Systems as they do not cost much apart from the initial installation.

A homeowner using Electric heaters to heat water can save upto 00 in the first year of installing a Solar Water Heating system.In fact, Solar water heating system has become mandatory in many countries in Europe and Asia, including Israel and some parts of USA.

Insulating your storage Water Heater Tank also saves Power and Energy to a great extent,comes at a low price and many Companies offer rebates and even install them at no extra cost.

Computers, Television sets and Music Systems consume more or less the same amount of electricity even when they are switched off.It is not enough to just to ‘switch off’ these appliances but to completely unplug the cord.

If you are finding this task (unplugging the cord) to be cumbersome,try using an extension box and connect the Cord to the extension box and not directly to the switchboard.

Using a fabric conditioner takes away ‘the need’ to iron your clothes,saves Power and energy.Always iron your clothes in bulk ,try using a Microwave oven as mentioned in the ‘how to use it kit’ as it can drastically save Power and money.

Always set your Computer to automatically go into sleep or ‘hibernate mode’ after 15 minutes of inactivity.If you are using a Desktop, opt for an LCD Monitor rather than a CRT monitor and always choose a Laptop rather than a Desktop,if you have that choice.

Having written this,there are a few Energy Saving devices available in the Market that are affordable, have passed the rigorous Safety Certifications, has a Warranty, offers free installation apart from Free shipping.

The ZapBox is one such Electricity saving device which has passed all the above mentioned criterion.This award winning Power saver can be installed in minutes, has a 12-month ZERO RISK Guarantee on all Purchases and a Lifetime Warranty.

For more information – Saving Energy

Charles Brooks is an Electrical Engineer, Inventor and a leading review writer for US Energy Saving Devices, Appliances and Products.

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How to Save on Electricity in Dallas

Modern civilized society is so much dependent on electricity that there is hardly a sector where it is not used. Not only the commercial world but also the common households depend on electricity even for accomplishment of the common tasks. In highly urbanized and industrially oriented cities the pertinence of power is even more. Electricity in Dallas is not only the lifeline of industries and commercial complexes but also of the houses.

Multiple Rate Plans
There is however, a cache in the process and it relates to the rate plans of the electricity Dallas. A host of options are available for the users for selecting his or her rate plan that would be the best suitable for their requirements and budget. Selecting the right plan will mean that the task is half accomplished that will help the user to make good savings while using electricity in the city.

Fixed Rate Plan
One of the most important plans as an option for the electricity users in Dallas is the fixed rate plan where the user locks in with the electricity rates.

According to this plan the user gets protection against fluctuating and rising prices since they do not have to pay the higher price despite corresponding rise in prices. But the disadvantage is that user loses when there is a decline in the electricity rates because in such case also there is no corresponding reduction in the rates paid by the user.

Variable Rate Plan
Variable rate plan can help the user save on electricity in Dallas when there is a decline in the general rate of electricity in the city. However, the reverse becomes true when there is rise in the electricity rates as the user has to pay more in such cases.

However, this is also the second important option for the users of electricity Dallas.

Saving Money with Expert Services
A little extra saving can work wonders for the financial status of any person and that is where expert services come very handy. To this extent, some highly efficient and qualitative services work hand in hand with the customers guiding them step by step through the process of saving on electricity in Dallas. With their experience and expertise in the field, they help the customer get the best deal in their use of electricity in Dallas.

Every reduction in expenses on electricity or anything else adds to the financial strength of the user.

Check out Electricitydallas.com to save on electricity in Dallas.

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