Welcome to Solar Power Guide
Solar Power Newsletters Article
This is a selection made from among articles on Solar Power Newsletters. For a permanent link to this article, or to bookmark it for future reading, click here.
The cost of Solar Energy
from:Solar energy is a natural source of energy that comes directly from the sun. When solar energy hits the earth it spreads over the earth's surface and provides warmth evenly. If you could capture the sun's rays into a particular area for a long period of time it would provide enough warmth for nighttime or on cloudy days. Learning where to find solar energy can help you to get started today. Solar energy does not cost anything because it comes from the sun. The source that you choose may cost some but in the long run it should be your only expense, unlike gas or oil heaters that you continue to pay for monthly in order to have power or gas heat in your home. Solar power can provide heating, cooling and ventilation.
If you want to make your own solar power to capture the energy for heating its easy to do if you can find a solar collector, which is anything that attracts the heat from the sun in a concentrated amount, such as glass or clear plastic. Getting into your car that has sat out in the hot sun all day long can be extremely hot and you have to roll down your windows to cool it off inside. That is because the glass has attracted the sun and the objects in your car, including your seats, have trapped the heat not allowing it to escape. When you roll your windows down you are allowing the heat to escape causing your car to cool down. The same thing is true about greenhouses. The glass or clear plastic can attract the sun and not allow it to escape causing the greenhouse to maintain the heat for the plants to grow effectively.
In order to heat your home using solar energy, you need to know the information on a passive and an active home. These two types of solar homes offer the homeowner options to choose from and your cost of heating may be down. Solar energy does not only heat your home but it also heats your water and if you use solar energy lights it can light your home at night.
Passive homes do not use any equipment to heat the home. Passive homes use windows that are made to allow the maximum amount of sunlight into your home. The sunlight is controlled by keeping the doors closed in the hottest part of the day not allowing any heat to escape. At night thick curtains may be used on these windows so that the warmth stays inside during the night. This allows the sun to naturally heat your home without any help.
Active homes do use equipment to help circulate the heat in the home. Some of the equipment that may be used includes pumps, blowers and an alternative heating source in case the sunlight was not enough during the daytime. In order to heat the home with sunlight these homes use special boxes on the outside that attract the sunrays to it. They are made from a dark colored metal to help attract the sun more. The water or air that is carried in the pipes and ductwork is heated by this glass box that has captured the sunlight. Then the heated water or air is then carried to the rest of the home.
In the long run, solar energy helps to heat the home naturally and without depending on a company to supply it for you. Solar energy can be found anywhere the sun is.
Solar Power Newsletters News
Renewable Energy in Virginia: 5 Things You Need to Know - Patch.com
 Oakland Local | Renewable Energy in Virginia: 5 Things You Need to Know Patch.com By Lauren Sausser A finance authority in Connecticut was given nearly $500000 in funds to invest in solar power. http://patch.com/A-rXSD ISI Solar Renewable energy can be complicated and the reality is, for Virginians, electricity is relatively cheap ... Dominion Power Embraces Solar |
No sun, no problem at school solar car race - Newsday
 Newsday | No sun, no problem at school solar car race Newsday Sign up for community newsletters. PrintAa No sun, no problem at school solar car race 8 m ago By Arielle Dollinger Middle schoolers who came to the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City Monday to participate in the Junior Solar Sprint, a solar car ... |
Do You Think The Solar Project is More Important than the Trees? - Patch.com
Do You Think The Solar Project is More Important than the Trees? Patch.com The land is needed so the city can finish the solar power project that is expected to provide about 40 percent of the city's electricity needs. The 1.7 acre array being installed at the corner of East Second Street and Rose Drive will help power Pump ... |
Vail Daily letter: Important election for Holy Cross board - Vail Daily News
Vail Daily letter: Important election for Holy Cross board Vail Daily News By now, you should have received the Holy Cross Energy newsletter and voting materials to elect board members. Please don't discard them. Your vote is important! As a board candidate and having attended several Holy Cross board meetings, I understand ... |
The US Drops the Hammer on Chinese Solar Manufacturers - DailyFinance
 The Hindu | The US Drops the Hammer on Chinese Solar Manufacturers DailyFinance Suntech Power (NYS: STP) will be subject to a 31.22% anti-dumping tariff and a 2.9% unfair-subsidy tariff. Trina Solar (NYS: TSL) will be subject to a 31.14% anti-dumping tariff and a 4.73% unfair-subsidy tariff. Other Chinese cell manufacturers are ... US imposes tariffs on Chinese companies Solar Tariff Boondoggle |