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Go Green with Solar Energy

7 October 2009 No Comment

First off, what is solar energy? Solar energy is the energy we get from the sunlight. It has many purposes aside from giving us light in the morning, helping crops grow to the fullest, and giving vitamins to human bodies. It can be a source of electrical energy that we can use every day, be it at home or at work. We can also trim down expenses by using this solar energy. A good example would be making use of solar panels which you commonly find on remotely relocated houses that do not have easy access electricity. We are starting to see it become applicable in everyday uses, while still not common in neighborhoods; this is an industry that is expected to BOOM. They make use of this kind of technology to convert sunlight into electrical energy with the use of solar panels. Since the type of current converted by panels is DC, people can use special DC appliances or can also get an inverter and convert DC into AC current, which our normal home appliances use. It is true that people need to spend money to install solar panels but we have to think of the advantages we get in the long run, like the savings we could acquire from our reduced electricity bills and most importantly by going green since producing electricity burns coal, which is bad for the environment.

Another way would be making use of a solar water heater, instead of using a typical water heater, this can also help us cut down our water heating bills by up to 50%-80%, and since the sunlight can do this job, why not take advantage of it?

Solar battery chargers are everyone’s best friend since almost all of us have cell phone and laptop, which are useless without a battery with power, what if there is an emergency and you need to make a call or an important document is needed from your Laptop and you cannot access it because batteries died. Solar battery chargers are like a portable solar panel that is usually carried through backpacks, jackets or just basically rollouts. Using this technology is easy to manipulate, just simply bring the backpack as a normal bag then it will automatically acquire energy from sunlight. On the other hand, using solar signs like billboard and traffic light is also efficient since it is directly exposed in sunlight therefore, it can easily receive solar energy. Almost everything can be powered by solar energy, even Toyota has put solar technology into its latest Prius Hybrid

There are a lot of ways to save money while helping environment, we just have to be committed in seeing them through to see the benefits. Luckily, many technologies are now being discovered to further maximize the use of solar energy. We just have to support these kinds of tools, because with all of us practicing conservation, we will all benefit and see the differences.

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