DIY Solar Power System
May
Solar Energy in People
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Did you ever notice that you never see angry people on the beach, in boats, or at the poolside? The sun is an amazing thing. I didn’t really notice it, but over the winter I became a virtual hermit. I say “virtual” not because I am almost a hermit – I’m a total hermit, but I’m living totally in the virtual world, on my computer just about 24/7. I blame the sun – haven’t seen it in months. I didn’t realize how much I’d missed it until some freak of nature occurred a week ago and we had several days of sunny 70-degree weather in a row. It was amazing. I itched to detach myself from my desk. I ached to be outside – doing anything, just to be in the glorious glow of the sun’s rays.
And I did just that. I started gathering materials for my garden, I washed my truck (the poor mud-encrusted SUV that hauls my children and me around come rain or shine), I hiked around my 20 acres just looking at nature, and amazingly I still had plenty of time for my computer work. It was like just having sunshine in my day gave me extra energy and more hours.
Admittedly, I’m a bit of a nature freak – bit of a contrast for a girl who spends all her time on a computer, I know, but I really do believe in the healing powers of nature. When my kids were little I remember hearing a little tidbit of trivia on the radio that just four minutes a day spent out in the sunshine could give your body the vitamin D it needs. Just four minutes – who can’t afford that? I’ve since read that it’s more like 10 minutes . Still, not a huge investment of your time for amazing natural benefits.
Energy from the sun is not just a way to gain light and heat in your home or to lasso energy from for your solar panels to run your appliances. Green starts in the heart. The sun’s energy is so powerful that it can protect you from all sorts of diseases, ailments, and syndromes. Not only can it actually give your metabolism a boost, the vitamin D your body absorbs by being exposed to the sun can help prevent heart disease, osteoporosis, breast, prostate, and colon cancer, depression, insomnia, and an overactive immune system.
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May
Drought conditions are a growing problem for farmers around the world. Australian farmers have been hit extremely hard over the last few years. In California, after three consecutive years of scarce rainfall, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency with another dry summer forthcoming. From Australia to China to the United States, governments and farmers are searching for some relief and a long-term solution to global water supplies that are projected to diminish even more in the future.
Solar energy represents one solution, a fix that many farmers and policy makers see as both long-term and multifaceted. Subsequently, global governments are pouring funds and resources into developing solar energy solutions for farmers. Following are some of the ways that solar power can aid drought-hit farmers .
- Energy Independence. Along with water shortages come frequent power cuts and rising fuel costs. Therefore, farmers’ struggles with drought and minimal crop production are only enhanced by unaffordable energy costs, especially in the third world where farms and communities rely on expensive diesel generators for power. Solar power offers free power for pumping available water, electricity, and more.
- Irrigation. Irrigation is a huge cost for farmers and any who cannot afford will most certainly sink. Government subsidized solar power systems are in place because they help rural farmers be self sufficient and relieve stress on the public power supply at the same time.
- Desalination. Solar desalination systems offer big promise for rural farmers, especially those in dryer regions, which may be sitting on top of potential water supplies that are difficult to harvest because of their salty nature and scarce power supply. Solar desalination could solve both problems and provide potable water for the developing world and in emergency situations . Click here for more Home Solar Power information
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March
Bats are interesting creatures: they are mammals that fly. Bat populations are declining worldwide. This steady decline has scientists curious about why and experimenting with various ways to reverse this trend. One of these ways may be using solar powered heaters.
First, there are some intriguing facts about bats that bear considering. For example, did you know that if you’re an organic coffee drinker, it’s likely that bats played a positive role in keeping those organic coffee plants bug-free and healthy? In an article for Treehugger , Michael Graham Richard says that although birds have gotten most of the credit for eating the bugs that might infest coffee plants at organic coffee plantations where pesticides are banned, it seems that bats deserve more of the credit .
A study from the University of Michigan has shown that during the summer wet season, bats eat more bugs than the birds at Finca Irlanda, a 740-acre organic coffee plantation in Chiapas, Mexico. Richard titles his article Thank Your Lucky Bat for Shade-Grown Organic Coffee, and claims that, “ This is just one example of a great ‘ecological service’ that went unnoticed until now . How many more do we benefit from without realizing it? Sadly, bat populations are declining worldwide, and the small flying mammals never got the love they deserve.”
In another Treehugger article about bats, we learn that in the northeastern United States and Canada, more than 80% of the deaths in several bat populations have been caused by a fungus – indirectly. Writer Jaymi Heimbuch says, “Scientists haven’t figured out a way to stop it from spreading, but they have figured out a likely reason bats are dying from the fungus. And that’s led them to devise heater boxes run on solar panels and car batteries that could save the lives of bats.
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