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Considering the fact that fossil fuels will not last forever, it is important to identify alternate sources of energy. As fossil fuels become more and more scarce, fuel prices will continue to increase. We need to explore other forms of energy and possibly leverage natural resources like sun and wind to get solar power electricity and windmill electricity.
Burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil, gasoline and natural gas increases the level of carbon dioxide in the air, which in turn contributes towards greenhouse effect and global warming. Burning of fossil fuel is also contributing towards air pollution.
Natural and renewable energy resources like solar, wind, hydrogen, Tidal and hydropower provide clean energy with little or no pollution and no greenhouse effect.
The Top renewable energy resources are: Solar energy, Wind energy, Hydropower, Hydrogen, Biomass energy, ocean energy and geothermal energy.
Out of these renewable energy resources, implementing solar energy and wind energy solutions would be the easiest. Solar panels and windmill turbines or windmill generators are used to generate energy. The key outputs from these two natural resources are solar power electricity and windmill electricity.
1) Solar power electricity and heating
Solar energy can be used in two ways to create a solar power house. You can use solar heating energy panels to absorb the heat from sun and this heat in turn can be used for heating water and heating your home. Here you store solar heat for use later. The storage device will release the heat in small quantities as and when required.
The second way to use solar energy is to generate solar power electricity. The basic component here is a photovoltaic cell, which is a semiconductor device. The photovoltaic cell captures the light energy from the sun .A series of photovoltaic cells working in unison in a module form the solar panel. The light energy captured by the solar panel is stored in batteries, which is then subsequently used for generating electricity.
A combination of solar panels and solar heating energy panels can be used to meet all your energy demands thus creating a solar power house. With the solar power electricity you can have light bulbs and other appliances powered and the solar heating system will provide you hot water and heat your house.
2) Windmill electricity
Wind energy can again be transformed into electricity using wind turbines or windmill generators. Windmill generators produce windmill electricity and these generators fundamentally work the same way as a windmill.
The large blades of windmill generators rotate with wind. The blades are attached to a shaft, which has magnets on it to generate electricity. With wind, the blades and the shaft rotate thus producing windmill electricity for you.
To know more about how you can quickly implement proven and tested, Solar power electricity and windmill electricity DIY solutions for less than $ 200 and thus reduce or eliminate your monthly power bills visit http://www.know-to.com/energy/solar.html
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