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10 Easy Ways to Reduce Your Electric Bill

Sunday, 04 July 2010 16:52

Sketch of microwave oven. No one likes paying for an electric bill, yet if you don’t want your electricity cut off you’re going to have to fork over the money. Learning how to reduce your electric bill is a must if you want to save as much money and energy possible. From purchasing Energy Star appliances to ditching your dryer and instead using a clothesline, there are many productive ways to reduce your next electric bill.

Solar Power: Photovoltaics and Concentrated Solar Thermal

Sunday, 04 July 2010 09:01

Solar power involves harnessing the sun’s energy to produce electricity. The main advantage of solar power is that the generation of electricity does not produce any of the greenhouse gases responsible for climate change. It is also a renewable energy source and does not rely upon the use of fossil fuels.

Despite the tremendous benefits of solar power, there are also some negative consequences. Construction of solar power infrastructure produces outputs that are not environmentally friendly. Building, operating and maintaining solar power technologies also impact upon local flora, fauna and ecosystems. As with most human activities, there will always be a level of ecological impact or footprint. It is just the degree and type of impact that needs to be considered.

The conversion of solar energy into electricity can involve the use of photovoltaics and the concentration of solar thermal power.

Hydropower: Environmental Advantages and Consequences

Sunday, 04 July 2010 09:59

Hydropower is essentially the process of capturing the energy of running water. Water is run through hydraulic turbines, producing electricity. Currently, hydropower accounts for around one sixth of all electricity generated in the world today. All hydropower processes are not created equal. There are different hydroelectricity systems, such as: reservoir; run-of-river; and, pumped storage. Hydropower operations also are present on different scales, including: small (mini and micro); medium; and, large.

Reservoir hydropower involves the storage of water in dams. This captured water is released and run through a turbine to generate electricity. The benefit of the reservoir system is the ability to immediately generate electricity to meet demand. The run-of-river system, also called diversion, involves diverting a part of a river and using the running water or flow to create electricity. The run-of-river system is not as flexible as the reservoir method, in that there is not as much opportunity to generate electricity upon demand.

A pumped storage hydropower system involves two reservoirs. When the need for electricity is low, water is pumped to a higher water storage area. Once electricity demand increases, the water stored in the higher area is released into the lower area – flowing through the turbine and generating electricity.

Wind Power: Benefits and Concerns

Sunday, 04 July 2010 09:36

Wind energy is simply the act of harnessing the wind to generate electricity. A turbine is used to capture the wind and this in turn powers an electrical generator. In essence, wind power converts kinetic energy (wind) to mechanical energy. Increasingly, wind turbines are being employed in residential situations; however, on a commercial scale, the best locations for generating wind energy are those that experience both powerful and continuous winds.

Harnessing wind to generate electricity is certainly not a new invention. It has been over five decades since the first wind turbines began operating. Throughout history, however, humans have been capturing the power of the wind for more than 5,000 years. Originally used to pump water on farms and for grinding materials (e.g. in mills), wind power is now being used to generate electricity.

Proposed wind farms are on the rise all over the world. In 2008, the countries with the largest quantities of wind power were: the U.S.A.; Germany; Spain; and China. In fact, wind energy is employed in more than 70 countries throughout the world.

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