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		<title>Top 5 Reasons To Buy Solar Panels</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan E Freemont</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Introducing Eco-friendly products into your home has an impact that is both personal and global. You can cut back your electric bills, increase the value of your home, and reduce your carbon footprint. Most homeowners have invested in a few "green" appliances already, but many of them are on the fence when it comes to going solar.


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Introducing Eco-friendly products into your home has an impact that is both personal and global. You can cut back your electric bills, increase the value of your home, and reduce your carbon footprint. Most homeowners have invested in a few &#8220;green&#8221; appliances already, but many of them are on the fence when it comes to going solar.</p>
<p>An investment in solar panels is not only an investment in the future well being of your children, but it also has huge benefits for you in the present. There are so many reason to go solar, but to keep things short we&#8217;ve outlined the top five reasons why you should buy solar electric panels for your home.</p>
<p>1. There are many government incentives for homeowners who add solar panels to their homes. Tax breaks, low-interest loans, and Energy Star programs can cut the amount you pay for solar products and installation by a ton. </p>
<p>2. Adding solar panels to your home instantly increases its value by 10 percent without raising your property taxes. And when it comes time to sell your home, buyers will be lining up at the door because they love homes that are energy efficient. It means that their utility bills will be lower.</p>
<p>3. Did you know that coal supplies almost 85 percent of the electricity used in the nation? With solar panels, you will help cut back the use of a fossil fuel that contributes to global warming when burned. </p>
<p>4. When it comes to solar power, you often here the phrase &#8220;free yourself.&#8221; This is because you will no longer have to deal with rising utility cost. You may even see your electric meter spin backwards, as many homeowners with solar panels have. You will also never have to worry about power outages. </p>
<p>5. Solar panels use a clean and renewable power source. You can use them anywhere in the world and know that you are doing something good for the environment and for future generations. </p>
<p>Now, its time to go &#8220;wireless&#8221; and unplug from the electrical grid.</p>
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		<title>Power From The Sun: Is It Worth Looking Into For Energy?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach Angelo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nowadays, folks tend to be much more conscious then actually with the growing electricity crisis. Our non-renewable energy sources that we have depended on for centuries, such as coal, oil and natural fuel are rapidly running out. At the current rate of extraction, we may very well be completely out of fossil fuels within another 50 years or so.


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nowadays, folks tend to be much more conscious then actually with the growing electricity crisis. Our non-renewable energy sources that we have depended on for centuries, such as coal, oil and natural fuel are rapidly running out. At the current rate of extraction, we may very well be completely out of fossil fuels within another 50 years or so.</p>
<p>Not just are all of us running out of these fossil fuels, but our ever increasing reliance upon them has caused irreversible damage to our environment. The threat of global warming, which most everyone is familiar with, has happened, in part, to the huge consumption of fossil fuels and the subsequent release of carbon dioxide into the air. And, the recent disaster inside Gulf of Mexico, wherever hundreds of millions of gallons of oil leaked into the ocean from the sunken oil rig is another example of the dangers of fossil fuel extraction. Thousands of people&#8217;s livelihoods, as well as the local habitat was destroyed by the enormous oil spill.</p>
<p>So, where are we to turn for a solution to our energy crisis? I would suggest looking up, up to the sun! Energy from the sun does not cost a thing and is always going to be around. As extended as our sun continues to burn, we will probably be offered with unlimited solar power, plus the sun also is never planning to charge us a cent for it!</p>
<p>An individual may not be aware of how much you really can save by installing a solar energy system in your home. They require minimal maintenance, and are unobtrusive. As long as they are provided the necessary sunlight, they will continue to provide energy. Using solar energy, you can save quite a bit on your monthly electric bill, or if you choose to expand your solar panel system, you truly could power your entire property with solar energy and ELIMINATE your energy bill.</p>
<p>Many people today also are choosing to develop their own photo voltaic panel systems. If you like working with your hands and can do basic construction, then you too could build your own solar panels, and will save lots of cash in the process, compared to having them professionally installed.</p>
<p>Go for solar energy, the energy solution of the 21st century!</p>
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		<title>How Effective Are Solar Powered Cars?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy Peters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First, of course is, "What is a solar powered car?"  In the simplest of terms, it's an electrical car, but instead of plugging in, the electricity is derived for solar energy panels that are attached directly to the top of the car.


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First, of course is, &#8220;What is a solar powered car?&#8221;  In the simplest of terms, it&#8217;s an electrical car, but instead of plugging in, the electricity is derived for solar energy panels that are attached directly to the top of the car.</p>
<p>The electricity for a solar powered car is generated directly from the photovoltaic (PV) solar energy panels that capture the sun&#8217;s energy. </p>
<p>At this time, solar powered cars are really short-distance vehicles&#8230;short races or commuting&#8230;as they require a lot of direct sunlight to run right.  They do have solar batteries that store any additional energy not needed for immediate operation, but currently their storage capacity is too limited to be of any significant value to do anything other than provide less than 50 miles of additional operation.</p>
<p>So&#8230;the short answer to &#8220;How effective are solar powered cars?&#8221;&#8230; right now is &#8220;Not effective enough.&#8221;</p>
<p>However, solar powered cars may well be one of the best solutions to reduction of our environmental footprint&#8230;and our dependence on fossil fuel.  </p>
<p>While coal-burning plants step up to the number one spot for the creation of greenhouse gases, vehicles fall into the second spot.  Falling into first place for both sources of greenhouse gas emissions is the United States, contributing 2.5 billion tons of carbon dioxide through coal-burning power plants, and 1.5 billion tons through automobile engines.</p>
<p>The United States, being the biggest offender, with only 4% of the world&#8217;s population, isn&#8217;t viewed as the environment&#8217;s strong defender.  Despite having the technology to make significant change, and to make a real contribution to the solution, there has been little forward progress.  </p>
<p>It&#8217;s not hard to see the impact of the lobbying efforts of the automobile and energy industries to deter or defer legislation or incentives to produce really tangible results.  What you see, instead, is the strong hold that gas-hogging SUV&#8217;s and other large vehicles still have on the American market.</p>
<p>In the United States, solar powered cars are developed almost exclusively for race cars.  The vehicles are light and the cockpits are deliberately kept small.  At hundreds of thousands of dollars for the solar energy panels, they&#8217;re prohibitively expensive at this point.  The technology, however, definitely shows promise.  Solar powered cars produce absolutely no pollution.  This also means no motor noise pollution&#8230;the solar energy panels work very silently in collecting, using and storing energy. And..they run fast.  </p>
<p>In other parts of the world, a few solar powered cars, with partial power from solar panels on the vehicles, are being produced for general public usage.  Most of them are called an SPEV, which means a solar powered electrical vehicle.  Like their race car predecessors, they&#8217;re tiny, light-weight, one person vehicles capable of short distance commutes&#8230;grocery store, office, etc., and return.  There is one vehicle, though that&#8217;s setting the stage for an upgrade to a family-sized SPEV that can go further.  It&#8217;s a solar-powered five-door Blue Car hatchback&#8230;fully electric, whose solar panels are being produced in Europe.  There&#8217;s an ad in inhabitat.com that describes its solar components as follows: &#8220;The solar panels on the vehicle&#8217;s roof provides some power to the vehicle&#8217;s systems. It comes with regenerative brakes and a Lithium Metal Polymer batteries, and has a range of 155 miles per charge. According to the manufacturer, all the materials in the construction have been sourced to be as environmentally friendly as possible.&#8221;</p>
<p>An electric hybrid car&#8230;a car with both an electric and gasoline engine&#8230;the Toyota Prius, has also made a new solar energy addition.  It has an optional solar roof capable of adding power for an additional 20 miles.  If you&#8217;re thinking that&#8217;s not a huge contribution, think of it as one baby step backward&#8230;which in this case is a good thing&#8230;in vehicle contribution to global warming.</p>
<p>Solar powered cars don&#8217;t burn fossil fuels.  Therefore they create a very viable solution to global warming and to the fossil fuel energy crisis.  Not only that, they have real, practical, right-now benefits.  Solar powered cars don&#8217;t need oil changes&#8230;emission checks&#8230;or tune-ups.  How good is that?</p>
<p>Every time we make a decision to support solar energy; by voicing our support through our representatives in Congress for incentives and fuel-reduction initiatives; by purchasing vehicles that operate on solar or other renewable energies; by voicing our support often, we diminish our carbon footprint.</p>
<p>Solar powered cars can&#8230;and will become&#8230;more effective and more economical as we support the technology, and insist on research and development to further their manufacture and distribution.</p>
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		<title>The Top 3 Reasons To Seriously Consider Solar Energy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you ever consider that perhaps you should take solar energy seriously? That identical thought has occurred to lots of people. Lots of individuals have had the exact same idea a number of them actually acted on that thought. Most never see it through the daydream stage. Sometimes it is because they may have excessive inertia to get started. Sometimes it is because there are many unknowns. Still other times it is because they think they can't do it.


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did you ever consider that perhaps you should take solar energy seriously? That identical thought has occurred to lots of people. Lots of individuals have had the exact same idea a number of them actually acted on that thought. Most never see it through the daydream stage. Sometimes it is because they may have excessive inertia to get started. Sometimes it is because there are many unknowns. Still other times it is because they think they can&#8217;t do it.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s just hold on here now. We poked around plenty of negatives at the beginning of this, all the why nots. Let&#8217;s consider three reasons why you should take solar energy seriously.</p>
<p>First and foremost, on the &#8220;Pro&#8221; side, I might explain that solar energy is essentially free energy, no matter what the climate there is some amount of solar energy which can be captured. Fine, I acknowledge your objection, on the &#8220;Con&#8221; side, and I agree that you have a valid point as you say it may appear that solar energy cannot meet all your heating and power needs, which in many cases is probably true. But I want to additionally point out that we currently waste a great amount of energy, so solar can go a long way to meeting out heat and power needs. </p>
<p>Secondly, you truly should consider that our current sources of energy will not last forever, so what example are we leaving future generations. And, likewise, due to limited resources, the price of fossil fuel energy will only increase in the long run. Plus, even better, by using solar energy and other forms of renewable energy, we can become energy independent. </p>
<p>Third and lastly, you&#8217;ll get a feel good factor knowing you helped the environment and lowered your energy bills. And that&#8217;s going to imply that you have more money to spend on other more important things. In addition, on top of that, additionally, you will avoid the green taxes, which governments are considering </p>
<p>Once you&#8217;ve had an opportunity to check out the reasons, and give thought to them, you&#8217;ll see that a decent case can be made in favour of take solar energy seriously. </p>
<p>So now look at that for a few minutes. An excellent case has been made in favour of doing it. Perhaps you really should take solar energy seriously.</p>
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		<title>Solar Heating Tubes Reduce Heating Costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Axelrod</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is difficult to keep up with today's rental market. As everyone knows, there are only two ways to keep yourself ahead in the property game. One is to boost your earnings, which usually entails raising the rent for your tenants; the second is to reduce your operating costs. In today's competitive market, increasing your tenants' rent will probably be a mistake, as tenants could easily choose to go elsewhere. The market being what it is, it would be easy for them to find properties that have reduced rental rates. For that reason, the best approach is to lower your expenses. Solar heating tubes reduce heating costs, slashing one of the bigger bills that cut into your profits, and cost less to install than than you might think.


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today&#8217;s rental market is extremely competitive and being profitable with the leasing of building space can be fraught with difficulty. As everyone knows, there are basically two ways to stay ahead in the property business. One is to boost your earnings, which normally means raising the rent for your tenants; the other is to lower operating costs. In today&#8217;s competitive market, raising your tenants&#8217; rent might easily cost you more money than it brings in, causing your tenants to go elsewhere. The market being what it is, it would be easy for them to find properties with reduced rental prices. For that reason, if you want to stay ahead, the best thing to do is to cut your expenses. Solar heating tubes reduce heating costs, slashing one of the larger bills that cut into your profits, and cost less to install than than you might expect.</p>
<p>Whether you own residential, industrial or commercial buildings, your tenants use hot water. Powering your building&#8217;s heating system is probably one of your biggest expenses. Using solar heating tubes to heat your water takes a large chunk out of the amounts of gas or electricity you use to keep your tenants in hot water, therefore reducing your bills (and your bottom line) considerably. With modern solar technology, even people who own property in colder, less sunny environments can save money.</p>
<p>Solar heating tubes are cylinder shaped tubes that take in sunlight and store its energy in the form of heat. The shape of the tubes increases the efficiency of the technology as they will soak up sunlight early in the morning and during the evening. Solar panels, however, need direct sunlight and so will only absorb energy for shorter periods every day.</p>
<p>Heat from the sun is absorbed by the tubes and stored internally by an inner tube of fluid. The liquid super-heats to one hundred seventy degrees Fahrenheit and is then transferred to your heating system. Put simply, this means that the sun&#8217;s heat is used to warm your building&#8217;s water. Solar heating tubes also give you a second way to reduce heating costs; by using that heated water to heat the entire building.</p>
<p>Whether or not you understand the details of how they work, what is important is that solar heating tubes will help you reduce heating costs. If you can reduce your expenses and lower your rates, this will give you an advantage over the competition. As many of the world&#8217;s governments call for people to switch to renewable forms of energy, you should seriously consider investing in solar heating tubes to reduce heating expenses. With some research you should discover that the government will reimburse some of the costs involved.</p>
<p>Of all the benefits, conceivably the best reason to install solar heating tubes is so that your tenants know that you are doing everything in your power to keep their energy costs and carbon emissions down. Should you be advertising for new tenants you might also find that your cost cutting measures have given you a great deal of appeal with a growing number of people that are concerned about the environment.</p>
<p>Craig Axelrod is a partner for Emmy Energy, a <noindex><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.emmyenergy.com/index.cfm" >New York solar power</a></noindex> business offering <noindex><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.emmyenergy.com/green-energy-products/solar-heating-tubes.cfm" >solar heating tubes</a></noindex> <noindex><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.emmyenergy.com/green-energy-products/solar-electric-panels.cfm" >solar electricity systems</a></noindex> &amp; clean energy products in the Northeast.</p>


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		<dc:creator>Joseph Dungler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With continuing price rises on energy, solar panel is coming more to the fore; providing practically free power. It can be expensive to have these installed however, so is a good idea to build your own solar panel.


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With continuing price rises on energy, solar panel is coming more to the fore; providing practically free power. It can be expensive to have these installed however, so is a good idea to build your own solar panel.</p>
<p>The first thing is ensure you have the necessary tools and equipment. This will mean sourcing the best solar cells for you, which should be given a good portion of time to decide. There are many out there.</p>
<p>There are a few other items needed. Plywood, a length of 1 x1, copper wire, a diode line, batteries and Plexiglas will be required for construction. You will also need a circular saw, screws and screwdriver, caulk, outdoor paint, soldering kit and glue.</p>
<p>Using your chosen cells as a guide, draw a grid on the plywood. Once satisfied, saw out the entire base and place to one side. It is now time to construct the actual panel itself.</p>
<p>Take your 1 x 1 and cut to size; determined by the size of your plywood panel. The panel should be attached to these using your screws, and applying suitable amounts of caulk and painted with outdoor paint to protect from the elements.</p>
<p>Before applying the cells, they need to be soldered together; using tabs at the back to attach one to the other. This work needs to be very careful, as the cells are very delicate at this point. Once in a suitable series, they can be applied with glue onto your plywood grid.</p>
<p>The copper wire should now be attached from the cell to the electrical system and batteries. To ensure no power is lost in the opposite direction, a diode line will also need to be attached at this point.</p>
<p>Plexiglas now needs to be attached across the entire panel. Fix this into place with suitable amounts of caulk to thoroughly protect from the elements. Now you have managed to build your own solar panel for the first time; there should be no stopping you.</p>
<p>By learning to <noindex><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://ezinearticles.com/?Discover-How-to-Build-Your-Own-Solar-Panel&amp;id=3489113" >build your own solar panel</a></noindex> you can save money, help the environment, and generate electricity using free energy from the sun with <noindex><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.diysolarpanelsguide.net/" >DIY solar panels</a></noindex>.</p>


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		<title>Attention Landlords &#8211; Solar Heating Tubes Can Help You Slash Your Energy Bills</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Axelrod</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone that has spent any time with the real estate rental industry will know that energy costs are a big concern for landlords. Many of these costs are forwarded to tenants, of course, but nevertheless, reducing these costs would help you gain a significant edge in the property rental market. And there is something you can do to cut a large chunk out of your energy consumption and help to save the environment at the same time. Landlords, cut your bills with solar heating tubes. Solar heating tubes are the next generation of solar technology, making it possible for you to harness the power of the most abundant source of energy known to man - sunlight. Solar heating tubes are more efficient than regular solar panels, and therefore can be used even in cloudy regions where solar panels would be ineffective for most of the year.


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anyone that has spent any time in the real estate rental industry will know that for every landlord energy expenses are a major concern. Many of these costs are passed on to tenants, of course, but if you could sharply reduce these costs, you could enjoy a substantial edge in the property rental market. If you install solar heating tubes you can cut a large chunk out of your energy consumption and help to save the environment at the same time. Landlords all across the globe are saving money by installing solar heating tubes. Solar heating tubes take solar technology to new heights, allowing you to harness the power of the most plentiful source of energy on the planet &#8211; sunlight. Solar heating tubes work more efficiently than solar panels, meaning that they can be used even in colder climates where solar panels are usually thought to be ineffective.</p>
<p>The Benefits of Solar Heating Tubes</p>
<p>Most people are familiar with solar panels. They&#8217;ve been with us ever since 1960s, and we&#8217;re used to seeing them on roof tops in warm countries. While solar panels were a novel idea, they were impractical in some ways as they could only garner energy when the sun was beating directly on the flat panels. The shape and methods of storing the energy once it was received also caused some of the solar energy to be lost. Solar heating tubes correct these design deficiencies by having a cylindrical shape, making it possible for them to be positioned so they receive solar energy throughout the day, thus making them more efficient. The energy is also stored in a more efficient manner, employing a vacuum tube which retains a much higher percentage of the solar energy captured.</p>
<p>Solar heating tubes are a superb way of providing your buildings with free hot water, while cutting your carbon footprint significantly. You may be able to save even more money by using solar heating tubes to heat the whole building. The more solar power you can use, the less you will have to depend on other, less affordable power sources. As an additional benefit, your building will have more appeal to an increasingly environmentally conscious public, expanding your potential tenant base.</p>
<p>Go Green and Attract More Tenants</p>
<p>The rental business is really competitive. It always has been, and is only going to become increasingly competitive in the foreseeable future. Those who want to succeed need to do everything they can to gain an edge over the competition, and when a landlord cuts his bills with solar heating tubes, he gives himself several advantages over those that still rely entirely on fossil fuels and electricity.</p>
<p>With the USA and many other world governments firmly behind green energy initiatives, the government will underwrite much of the costs in switching over to renewable energy technology. Solar heating tubes are on the leading edge of the new green energy movement. Whether your building houses apartments, industry, or virtually anything else, solar heating tubes will save any landlord energy expenses.</p>
<p>Craig Axelrod is a principal for Emmy Energy, a <noindex><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.emmyenergy.com/index.cfm" >Long Island solar energy system</a></noindex> operation offering <noindex><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.emmyenergy.com/green-energy-products/solar-heating-tubes.cfm" >solar heating tubes</a></noindex> <noindex><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.emmyenergy.com/green-energy-products/solar-electric-panels.cfm" >solar energy systems</a></noindex> &amp; clean products in the Northeast.</p>


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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:41:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Axelrod</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many landlords are now beginning to seriously think about climate change, and using a solar energy system to heat your building's water can do much to appease and environmentally conscious tenant. Whether you own commercial property, an industrial building or residential apartments, your potential clientele will almost certainly be impressed by any building that makes use of green energy. Taking advantage of green technology whenever possible speaks volumes about your ethics to prospective renters.


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Climate change concerns many of today&#8217;s landlords, and using green energy in the form of solar panels to supply a building&#8217;s water can do much to allay a tenant&#8217;s concerns. If you own an industrial building, commercial property or residential apartments, your prospective tenants will almost certainly be impressed by any building that makes use of green energy. Taking advantage of green energy sources when possible will give potential tenants an extra reason to rent your building space.</p>
<p>The fact that it will help to save the planet probably isn&#8217;t going to appeal to your business acumen but there are other reasons to install solar panels. You can reduce your gas or energy bills significantly by becoming less dependent on these sources of heat for your building&#8217;s hot water supply. You can use these savings to add to your profits, or pass the savings along to your tenants.</p>
<p>Using solar energy to heat water is not a new concept, of course. People are known to have experimented with the idea of using the sun&#8217;s energy to heat water since the late nineteenth century. However, although steady strides have been made to improve the available technology, until recently it was less than effective in cold or cloudy locations. And these are the places where energy bills are at their highest. With the development of vacuum-sealed solar heating tubes, however, an increasing number of people are able to convert to solar energy.</p>
<p>The cylindrical shape of solar heating tubes means they can be positioned so that a part of their surface continually faces the sun, allowing the cylinders to absorb more solar energy. As they can harness the sun&#8217;s power more efficiently, they are offer a much more reliable alternative to solar panels, heating water even on cloudy days. The fact that they are vacuum sealed increases their efficiency even more because vacuums provide the optimal conditions in which to insulate the heat source. This means less heating power is wasted. The inside of the tube will get hot, but the outside of the tube, insulated by the vacuum, continues to be cool. All of this leads to an increase in the amount of the solar energy being stored and used to heat the water in your building.</p>
<p>The power used by your boiler system represents a sizeable part of the electricity and/or gas used by your building. You can cut your energy bills and those of your tenants significantly by installing solar heating tubes and using the sun&#8217;s energy to your advantage. You only need buy and install the solar heating tubes once, after that the savings will keep on coming.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s never been a better Time to start employing green energy sources such as solar heating tubes. Governments the world over now offer significant incentives to incourage landlords to install solar heating tubes which uses sustainable, renewable energy sources. Most governments allow tax rebates which cover most of the expense of installing these money and energy saving features. Ultimately, all buildings will need to conform to strict environmental regulations regarding the energy they use. It&#8217;s more advantageous to act now, while the government is willing to help you with the costs.</p>
<p>Craig Axelrod is a principal for EmmyEnergy.com, a <noindex><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.emmyenergy.com/index.cfm" >Long Island solar energy</a></noindex> company delivering <noindex><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.emmyenergy.com/green-energy-products/solar-heating-tubes.cfm" >solar heating tubes</a></noindex> <noindex><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.emmyenergy.com/green-energy-products/solar-electric-panels.cfm" >solar electric panels</a></noindex> &amp; clean energy systems in the North East.</p>


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		<dc:creator>Jacky Kominski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Solar water heating systems for homes are not new. The increasing cost for oil, gas, or electricity, and growing awareness for the environment have motivated more and more homeowners to think about installing a solar water heating system. Advances in technology, which make the solar collectors much more efficient, have resulted in reduced cost of these systems. In addition, federal tax credits are available to help with some of the cost, on the condition that your solar hot water system provides 50% or more of the domestic hot water demand.


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Solar water heating systems for homes have been around for some time. The increasing cost for oil, gas, or electricity, and growing awareness for the environment have motivated more and more homeowners to think about installing a solar water heating system. Advances in technology, which make the collectors much more efficient, have resulted in reduced cost of these systems. In addition, federal tax credits are available to defray some of the cost, on the condition that your solar hot water system supplies 50% or more of the domestic hot water requirements.</p>
<p>Domestic solar water heating systems are either an open loop system or a closed loop system. Open loop systems are used in regions where temperatures don&#8217;t drop below freezing and where the water is soft. The domestic water loop is open to the solar collectors in these systems, and the incoming cold water is run directly through the solar collectors and from there to the solar storage tank. In a closed loop system, the domestic water is isolated from the solar collector loop by a heat exchanger. The liquid running through the collector loop is freeze proof and is usually a glycol solution. Unfortunately, the closed loop systems required in colder areas and regions with hard water, cost more because of the added heat exchanger.</p>
<p>The type of solar collectors you select to install will determine the number and size of the solar collectors, for a given hot water requirement. The two most common types are the flat plate collectors and the evacuated tube collectors. Evacuated tube collectors are more efficient and are recommended for colder climates and areas with a high number of cloudy and overcast days. These collectors however, are also more costly. An analysis of cost versus improved efficiency and output, can help you decide which type of collectors to use.</p>
<p>It is important to know that a solar water heating system must have a regular water heater as a backup to make sure that you have sufficient hot water during, and after, several days of overcast conditions. I like to look at a residential solar water heating system as a system that PRE-heats the incoming cold water on most days and on some days it heats all your hot water up to the required 130degF. The water heated in the solar collectors is stored in the solar storage tank from where it flows into your regular water heater to be fully heated as needed. With a well designed system, enough hot water will be produced in the solar collectors on clear days so that you don&#8217;t need the regular water heater.</p>
<p>I guess you will put the solar collectors somewhere on the roof of your home. The location of the collectors is the most important decision you will make. Insufficient direct sunlight will make the best system perform poorly. Choose well! If you need help, call a local solar system installer (they just might do a free analysis for you), or buy/rent a solar radiation tool and do it yourself. Always remember to include any trees that shade your roof.</p>
<p>So now you have the location for the collectors on your roof pinned down. You hope. Because next you will have to check that the roof can support the collectors and the frame, at that particular spot. Talk to a contractor, to see which roof strengthening and additional framing will be needed. Also check what will be necessary to make sure the roofing will remain waterproof.</p>
<p>Ok, let&#8217;s look what is needed in the house. Here you will need space for the solar storage tank, pump and maybe a small expansion tank, if you will have a closed loop system. How much space? For initial planning purposes, allow at least 2 1/2 times as much space as your existing water heater has. This needs to be right next to the water heater. And make sure that you will have easy access for maintenance.</p>
<p>The last big item to investigate is where and how to run the pipes between the solar collectors and the solar storage tank. That is easy if your tank is on the first floor and you have a single story home. It gets more challenging, the more stories you have to go through. Look for a space large enough for two 1&#8243; pipes, each with 1&#8243; insulation and about 2 inches in between. The pipes don&#8217;t have to be next to each other. Hopefully your bathrooms on the first and second floors are one above the other. If so, you might be able to fit the solar piping in the same wall as the water and sewer pipes.</p>
<p>Done. At least with a lot of the important initial research. Use the knowledge you will have gained after answering all the questions raised. You are now in a good position to either know what else you need to know to be able to design and install a solar hot water system for your home yourself, or hire a contractor for the work.</p>
<p>Avoid the mistakes others have made in the past when they were designing and installing a <noindex><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.greenandsustainablehomes.org/category/alternative-energies/solar-water-heating" >solar hot water system</a></noindex>. Educate yourself and <noindex><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.greenandsustainablehomes.org/alternative-energies/solar-water-heating/solar-water-heating-systems-for-your-home" >learn how to</a></noindex> do a successful system.</p>


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		<title>The Rough Beginning Of Solar Power&#8217;s History</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy Peters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How long has solar power been around?  Well, let's see, historically speaking, it's been available since...well...since before the creation of the human race.  According to historical records, mankind figured out how to begin to take advantage of this power source.  Someone discovered during the 7th century B. C. how to take a glass-like substance, and concentrate the sun's rays on an object to start a fire.  Then, in the 2nd and 3rd century B. C. the Romans and Greeks found they could focus sunlight using the reflective properties of various objects to create heat for lighting their torches.  Not long after that, its potential destructive nature was exploited when the Greeks focused sunlight on their metal shields and set fire to Roman ships.


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How long has solar power been around?  Well, let&#8217;s see, historically speaking, it&#8217;s been available since&#8230;well&#8230;since before the creation of the human race.  According to historical records, mankind figured out how to begin to take advantage of this power source.  Someone discovered during the 7th century B. C. how to take a glass-like substance, and concentrate the sun&#8217;s rays on an object to start a fire.  Then, in the 2nd and 3rd century B. C. the Romans and Greeks found they could focus sunlight using the reflective properties of various objects to create heat for lighting their torches.  Not long after that, its potential destructive nature was exploited when the Greeks focused sunlight on their metal shields and set fire to Roman ships.</p>
<p>Early on, our ancestors learned how to use the power of the sun as a &#8220;sun-spark.&#8221;  What they did with the sun spark, however, was to use it to create a fire with wood.  For more than a millennia, fire has been available as fuel, creating heat as it burns.  This has been both a bad thing and a good thing.  Good for those needing the heat it provides, and bad for the forests that have been destroyed to provide that heat, as our forests are necessary to maintain the earth&#8217;s climates.</p>
<p>However, it&#8217;s very interesting to note that the next phase of solar energy development actually occurred when wood supplies began to diminish.  During the 1st and 4th century, the Greeks and Romans both found they could use the passive energy of the sun by putting large south-facing windows in their sunrooms, and soon they similarly used this passive energy to heat their public buildings and bathhouses.</p>
<p>Somewhere around 1200 A. D., history says the ancestors of the Pueblo people in North America also found and used the advantage of passive solar energy in their homes, building south-facing cliff dwellings in order to capture and take advantage of the winter sun.</p>
<p>Despite the knowledge of how to capture the sun&#8217;s energy for heating, and its availability in many areas, the mystery of how to truly capture and use more of its benefits, remained for many centuries.</p>
<p>On the other hand, history shows that fossil fuels&#8230;natural gas, oil, and coal, have been used along with wood to provide heat and light going back to caveman days.  History also shows that the Romans burned coal during the 2nd and 3rd centuries.  In America as well, there is evidence from around 1300 that the Hopi Indians were burning coal for cooking, heating, and pottery making.  Wood held top billing at the time, however, as it was the most accessible and readily available fuel.</p>
<p>During the Industrial Revolution, coal moved into the forefront in production of energy.  James Watt invented the steam engine, and powered it with steam.  The steam was created by burning coal, thereafter making coal the energy-creation machine.  Coal, then ultimately became one of the major symbols of American power.</p>
<p>The history of using the sun for active solar energy really began in the 1860&#8217;s. A French mathematician named August Mouchet created, along with his assistant, a solar-powered steam engine, using the technology that is still used today for parabolic dish collectors.  The technology worked well.  With coal-powered steam now readily available, however, this solar-powered steam engine got &#8220;steam-rolled&#8221;  and left to collect dust.</p>
<p>Solar power, in many ways, has ever since remained behind the curve&#8230;left in the dark.  Fossil fuels, on the other hand, surged forward and now have a firm grasp around the neck of most Americans, providing 85% of all of the energy needs of the United States.  As a major source of energy, solar power has had a very difficult time getting credit and recognition.</p>
<p>In the 1970&#8217;s solar energy had its first real resurgence as a potentially viable option to fossil fuel use.  Oil prices were rising at an alarming rate, with demand far exceeding supply at the gas pumps.  All of a sudden, there was acknowledgment of how dependent the United States had become on foreign oil supplies.  Reacting to this unprecedented event, the government under Jimmy Carter&#8217;s administration, created tax credits, so research and development could begin for the development of alternative energy sources, and relieve dependence on foreign oil supplies.</p>
<p>Throwing their vast and powerful lobbying efforts into it, fossil fuel industries successfully thwarted or limited how the credits and conditions of alternative energy sources would be developing.  Existing research and methods for immediately implementing solar energy for homes and business was in place.  Entrepreneurial, rather than institutional efforts were ready to be implemented in individual home and community settings.  However, funding for research and development was diverted to large universities and organizations, where it was slowly driven to put solar energy development into large utility industrial models.</p>
<p>With fossil fuel industry intervention, renewable energy resources in a decentralized environment have not been deemed an appropriate path&#8230;despite all indications that this is its most viable application.  Instead, reaching parity with fossil fuel energy appears to be the most that any legislation is designed, or will be designed, to do.</p>
<p>Despite the rough beginning and continuing obstacles that solar energy has experienced, that it is a viable alternative to fossil fuel is no longer debatable&#8230;with or without government support.  Driven to produce more fossil fuel energy quickly and more profitably, companies within these industries have taken shortcuts and incurred the consequences. The risks have resulted in unacceptable loss, both in the loss of human lives, and horrendous damage to the environment.  Technological advances are pushing the production of solar energy more clearly into the forefront now, making it cheaper and more readily available.  With the lack of similar potential to destroy the environment, solar and other renewable energy sources will drive production up and costs down.  At this point, directing solar energy resource and development tax dollars toward the creation of large, profitable utility companies may be all fossil fuel lobbyists are able to do&#8230;if&#8230;they are able to accomplish even that.</p>
<p>There is no myth&#8230;nor real mystery&#8230; to global warming. It&#8217;s here.  It&#8217;s now, and it&#8217;s everywhere.  It can be seen by the environmentalist and the man on the street, both in the climate changes, and in the environmental damage created by our lust for fossil fuel energy.  Whatever the debate, breathing clean air and protecting the Earth for generations to come requires all of us to stay focused on the full development of solar and other renewable energy sources as our best&#8230;and only really viable option&#8230;for our future.</p>
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