| Energy efficiency and clean energy: Slash | | | | profitable, and a healthy place to live and work. |
| greenhouse gas emissions | | | | LEED certification also provides environmental and |
| They are so many ways to use resources | | | | financial benefits. With LEED certification, you will |
| without damaging our environment, depleting our | | | | also be eligible for additional incentives, such as tax |
| resources, or creating pollution. | | | | breaks, and it shows your customers that you |
| I believe solar power is something that makes far | | | | and your company are doing your part to protect |
| more sense and can impact all of humanity in an | | | | our environment. |
| even greater way. Not only are we becoming | | | | How do you know how much you can save? |
| conscience of our environment, but also we are | | | | The best way to achieve energy efficiency is the |
| starting to reduce global warming. | | | | combination of power conditioning systems, solar |
| What is solar power? | | | | hot water systems, and solar panels as well as |
| Solar power is the solar radiation from the sun | | | | using energy efficient appliances. These steps will |
| that reaches the earth. Solar power has actually | | | | dramatically lower your electricity costs. |
| been used for thousands of years. Solar power is | | | | You will need to combine all three of the following |
| used for heating water for domestic use, space | | | | to maximum your benefits. |
| heating of buildings, drying agricultural products, | | | | For the power conditioning, the company you |
| and generating electrical energy. Solar power can | | | | choose should provide you with free consultation |
| be produced directly from sunlight using | | | | with an electrical metered survey. The survey will |
| photovoltaic (PV) devices, also referred to as | | | | illuminate any problems with your current systems |
| solar panels. It can also be harnessed indirectly | | | | and will show you how you will be able to save |
| from steam generators that utilize solar thermal | | | | the most money. |
| collectors to heat a working fluid. | | | | For the solar hot water system, the company |
| How do the solar panels work? | | | | should provide you with an electrical consumption |
| Solar Panels generate electricity for both | | | | report. This report can show you how much you |
| residential and commercial purposes. It is also an | | | | can save immediately and will give you a general |
| efficient way to produce electricity for more | | | | idea the overall savings that you will have over a |
| remote areas that don't have the infrastructure | | | | projected period after it has been installed; |
| to provide it otherwise. | | | | normally this is within a two to three year period. |
| Grid-connected solar power systems are wired | | | | For the solar power systems, the company |
| together to form a PV array, pass DC electricity | | | | should survey your building's roof or in another |
| through an inverter to convert it into AC power, | | | | suitable area and develop a system to meet your |
| and then they are interconnected with a local | | | | unique requirements. The system can be |
| utility. | | | | customized to fit almost any budget. This system |
| Off Grid solar power systems are typically found | | | | will also show you your carbon footprint reduction |
| in remote and some rural areas where the cost | | | | on the environment (the amount of Co2 gas |
| of building the utility grid is far too costly. This | | | | reduction). It is up to you to determine the |
| system using solar power is fully self-sustaining. | | | | percentage of clean power you want to produce. |
| Solar Outdoor lighting: | | | | Best of all, solar power is pollution free. |
| Solar panels can be installed on the existing | | | | Natural gas versus solar hot water system: |
| outdoor light poles to reduce your monthly power | | | | Natural gas is very effective in heating water and |
| bill. For new lighting, the savings can be seen | | | | costs far less than electricity in many states. |
| immediately since you don't have to install | | | | There may not be any financial benefit in replacing |
| underground conduit and wiring. | | | | your current natural gas system to solar hot |
| Next generation solar technology: | | | | water system, but keep in mind that natural gas |
| The thin films and building integrated photovoltaic | | | | still contributes to greenhouse effect. For a new |
| (BIPV) solar electric roofing systems may soon | | | | system, a solar hot water system will be a more |
| replace the old solar PV in the future. | | | | cost effective way than natural gas when |
| How does a solar hot water system work? | | | | considering paying for pipeline installation and new |
| Solar hot water system uses sunlight to heat the | | | | gas systems. |
| solar collector and then heats the water directly | | | | Other renewable energy: |
| from warm climates or indirectly from climates | | | | "The Big Green Fuel Lie": Ethanol is not a green |
| with extended periods of below-freezing | | | | fuel. |
| temperatures. The indirect unit uses the | | | | Using Ethanol fuel is increasing global warming |
| sun-warmed antifreeze solution, which flows into a | | | | more than the use of petroleum products. Ethanol |
| heat-transfer unit where it warms the water. | | | | does not reduce our dependency on Middle |
| Solar heated water is then stored in a | | | | Eastern oil, and ethanol fuel is only as efficient as |
| conventional hot water tank. This is more | | | | the percentage of the gasoline that is used to |
| effective than using solar panels for water | | | | produce the ethanol. This is obvious when you |
| heating. Solar hot water system is a great and | | | | take into consideration the percentage of corn |
| effective way to save money on your electric bill. | | | | and extra energy used to produce ethanol. In |
| It is especially cost efficient for restaurants, | | | | order to produce more corn, more crops have to |
| salons, gyms, and hotels as well as residential use. | | | | be planted, which kills more acres of rainforests, |
| Energy efficiency improvement with power | | | | which has been directly linked to increasing the |
| conditioning systems: | | | | problems with global warming. |
| Effective and proper building grounding and surge | | | | Biofuel: |
| protection: | | | | Biofuel is produced from natural and renewable |
| Grounding and surge protection is important for | | | | sources such as vegetable oils. Biofuel contains no |
| personnel safety, as well as a protection against | | | | petroleum, but it can be blended at any level with |
| lightning. It will also ensure the proper working of | | | | diesel fuel to create a Biofuel blend. This can be |
| sensitive electronic equipment and prolong the life | | | | used in diesel engines with little or no modifications. |
| of the equipment. | | | | Hydrogen: |
| Depending on the soil conditions at your location, | | | | Hydrogen is fuel derived from water. Electricity is |
| corrosion of the grounding system may not | | | | used to separate water into a gas called HHO, |
| provide proper protection from high surges of | | | | also called Brown's gas or hydroxyl. HHO burns |
| electricity especially from lightning. Surge | | | | smoothly and provides significant energy, and it |
| protection should be installed at the main AC | | | | provides the atomic power of Hydrogen, while |
| service entrance and on any service panel feeding | | | | maintaining the chemical stability of water. |
| critical equipment. | | | | How can you help? |
| Power conditioning: | | | | In these times, investing in solar power is the right |
| To ensure smooth power supply to sensitive | | | | thing, not only for your wallet, but for the |
| equipment, we use the power transformer and | | | | environment as well. It is environmentally friendly, |
| conditioner for harmonic suppression and noise | | | | cost effective, and can provide you with tax |
| elimination. This will ensure proper functioning, | | | | incentives. Changing over to solar power is the |
| extend the life of the equipment, and lower the | | | | most environmentally responsible thing a person |
| power consumption which can ultimately save you | | | | can do. No one company, and no one person can |
| money. | | | | achieve a substantial change for the environment |
| LEED Certification : | | | | alone. Together, we can make it happen with use |
| LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental | | | | of clean power and at the same time, we will be |
| Design) Certification demonstrates that a building | | | | able to preserve our environment for our children |
| is environmentally responsible, energy efficient, | | | | by slashing greenhouse gas emissions now! |