Author: Charles

  • Build Your Own Solar Power System

    Have you ever considered building your own solar power system? I’ve toyed with the idea in the back of my mind for years, ever since my son came home from school and announced that he was going to build a solar power system for his Science Fair project. “You’re going to build WHAT?” I screeched…

  • Solar Power: The Obstacles and Benefits

    Solar power is a promising field in alternative energy. According to Ted Sargent of the University of Toronto, the sun delivers 10,000 times more energy to the surface of the earth than the world currently consumes. This means that if a mere tenth of a percent of the earth’s surface (an area about three-quarters the…

  • How to Use Solar Power when Enjoying the Stealth, Van-Dwelling Lifestyle

    While you’re living as a stealth, van dweller, at least to some degree you will need electricity. Lighting, entertainment and even making your daily blog entry will require electrical power to some extent. As you hope to remain hidden in plain view, you will find a generator is an unlikely candidate to satisfy your electrical…

  • A Startling Fact about Solar Panels Uncovered

    A Startling Fact about Solar Panels Uncovered Most people today consider installing solar panels in their houses, as they’re concerned about the surroundings and the effect on their energy requirements. Residential solar panels absorb sunlight and turn it into energy suited to use in the house. If you are considering installing solar panels on your…

  • Need Solar Energy Advice? This Article Is For You

    The sun’s energy has the power to spend less, not to mention Earth. Ask anyone who uses solar power in their own home, and you will find a person who’s paying less for electricity each month. This article will talk about the way the solar power system operates and its many benefits. If you cannot…

  • The Many Benefits of Solar Power for Your Home

    These days it seems like electricity prices are rising by the day. Your electric bill continually climbs to new record highs as your actual usage remains constant, sometimes it even decreases. If you are becoming fed up with this then welcome to the club. Fortunately, there are now alternative energy sources, such as solar panels,…

  • World’s First Solar Powered Cell Phones Now Available

    You’re at the park on a nice sunny day when Grandma calls, you answer your cell phone and without warning it dies. You forgot to charge it last night; Grandma will have to wait. However, if a company out of China has its way, that would never happen to you again. Hi-Tech Wealth claims to…

  • Use DIY Solar Power to Save Cash at Home

    Presently, the fossil fuels all over the world are diminishing fast and if care is not taken then in the near future we will be left with none. In such a scenario, alternatives have to be found so that they can be used along with the fossil fuels to prolong exhausting the remaining stock. Solar…

  • Frito-Lay Begins Using Solar Power at Phoenix, Arizona, Facility

    According to a new press release from Pepsi-Co, Frito-Lay (a 10-billion-dollar convenience foods division of Pepsi-Co) dedicated the new solar electric energy system that will help provide power for the Arizona Service Center, the company’s largest distribution facility in the entire nation. The press release states the new solar power system at the Arizona plant…

  • Going Green in Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Are you going green in Tulsa? There are many different options for going green here. First, there’s the obvious: Shut off lights, drive less and plant trees. But what are the other options in Tulsa? I went on a mission to explore some of the “green” possibilities in Tulsa. The first and most inexpensive option…