Air X Wind Turbine

When it comes to your home and renewable power, you really only have two choices: solar power and wind power.  Most people go with solar power simply because it’s less intrusive, but it can be very expensive.  Wind power, while requiring turbines, may actually be cheaper.  The Air X Wind Turbine, for example, can provide all the power one needs for some basic appliances and lights.  You can actually use it to run your television, for example, or you can use it to charge up batteries and provide backup power if your electricity ever goes out.

With winds of 12 mph or so, the Air X Wind Turbine can generate up to 38 kilowatts of power every month.  It can provide either 12, 24, or 48 voltage, allowing you to use it to power multiple items.  If you need to power a cabin in the woods, a monitoring station, or any other remote location, the Air X Wind Turbine is an excellent choice.  It’s also a very quiet turbine, so you won’t hear any annoying noise from it.  It actually slows the blades down as it reaches its top rated output so it won’t make that fluttering noise that many turbines make in high winds.  Also, the turbine has a high wind safety mode, so it will automatically slow down the turbines if the wind speed gets too high.

If you happen to live on a boat or own a boat, the Air X Wind Turbine can be very useful there, too.  It’s one of the top rated wind turbines for sailboats, and it gives you great versatility in powering up any sailing vessel.  It also features marine powder coating and is made from stainless steel, so you don’t have to worry about corrosion or rusting.

If you’re looking for a great alternative energy source but don’t want to deal with installing solar panels, take a look at wind power.  The Air X Wind Turbine shows that you don’t need a huge propeller in your back yard to take advantage of it.

Jade Mountain Solar

Living off the utility grid may seem like an impossibility, but while it is a lofty goal, it can be accomplished.  The way to do this is to utilize as many different solar products as you possibly can.  The Real Goods offered by Gaiam can allow you to start transferring your energy usage from your local power grid to various solar devices.  While it may not be quite enough to allow you to fully live off the grid, installing and using these devices can certainly help drop your utility cost and become less of a drain on the environment. Read more

Solar Power from the Sahara

Many countries have been looking at using the Sahara Desert as a source of solar power for years, especially countries in Europe. However, no one has yet to be able to solve the issue of how to build a huge solar array in the Sahara and then get the power from there to Europe. The major issue is the Mediterranean Sea which sits between the desert and the countries that want the solar power. However, recent work in the area of solar power by a number of German companies may change that.

Around 20 different companies from Germany have formed a consortium with the purpose of making use of solar power in the Sahara. They’re working to raise 400 billion euros to create the Desertec project. This project will place solar arrays in the most politically stable areas of the Sahara Desert. The total amount of power produced by these huge arrays could actually equal around 15 percent of all the electricity used in Europe. However, the Desertec project wouldn’t actually start providing this energy until 2019 or so.

The Desertec project is anything but a sure bet, unfortunately. The risk of building huge arrays in North Africa is fairly large, making it difficult to persuade some investors that the project is viable. Regulations in the area are another issue, especially since the various countries that control the Sahara want to have some control of the project. The red tape involved can be quite complicated.

Another major issue is the fact that while the array can provide a large amount of power to all European countries, there may be some compatibility issues. There is no single European power distribution network. Instead, each country has a different system, and until these systems are more integrated and unified, distributing the energy collected in the desert may be difficult.

Solar Powered Bus Stops

First there was the idea for the solar powered bench (the one that can power a laptop, remember?).  Well, now the scientists at MIT have designed what they call the EyeStop, a solar powered bus stop that features a number of different entertainment options.  These options include current news and weather so that people will be informed about the world (something many people are not), but there are other uses to the EyeStop as well.

In addition to the news, those waiting for the bus will also be able to use an interactive mapping screen to figure out their bus route from the station to their destination, including which stops they need to get off on and which buses they need to catch.  They can also use the internet from their mobile devices and even see what types of pollutants they’ve been exposed to in real-time.  The EyeStop will also feature an electronic bulletin board that users can post ads and other announcements on.  All of this will combine to turn the bus stop into more than just a place to wait.  In fact, it could actually make people want to ride the bus again.

Another cool feature of the EyeStop is that it will start to glow as the bus gets closer.  This will let everyone know just how much time they have until their ride arrives, plus at night it will make it easier for bus drivers to see if anyone is waiting at the stop.

But there’s more to the EyeStop than just helping out the average bus rider, although that is its main focus.  However, each EyeStop will also monitor the environment around it, collecting useful real-time information for environmentalists and others.  Of course, the EyeStop will do its part for the environment—they will run off of solar power, and each EyeStop will be made out of as much recycled materials as possible.

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