Home Power Technology
Photovoltaic (PV) Cells generate electricity, which can be used immediately or sent directly into the grid via a "grid tie system" during the day when demand is greatest. Your electric company buys your electricity at the rate set by the State of North Carolina. The grid tie system is the least expensive power system because there are no batteries or charge controller. Some home owners add a battery backup system at a later time as insurance against power failures and brown-outs.
Water heaters reduce electric consumption by heating water during the day. Approximately 30% of electric power in a home is burned by keeping a tank of water hot 24/7. Solar water heaters reduce your electric bill significantly.
Heat storage untis can keep your home all winter long, with zero or significantly reduced fuel costs, even on the coldest days.
Radiant cooling is also an inexpensive way to provide cooling during the summer. Coils in the ceilings absorb heat that builds up in living spaces and transfers it outside in to the ground. Even if additional cooling is required during the hottest days, radiant cooling provides significant savings.
Fuel cells are also becoming more affordable for homes and farms and can run on a variety of fuels like methane, water, alcohol, or methanol. Residual heat is produced by fuel cell stacks which can be heat a home during the winters or can even power auxiliary microturbines.
Collecting solar heat and electricity provides ample energy to keep your household warm in the winter, cool in the summer and plugged in--even when the power goes out in your area.
Soon, inexpensive, quick and clean electric cars will plug into your home power supply to fuel up--for free. At work employers will provide docking carports to keep your car batteries fully charged--and you'll get to drive in the carpool lanes!
Many Residential Products Are Available
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A wide variety of silicon PV panels are available for immediate installation. Life spans from 20 to 30 years and up to 17% efficiency are common for most silicon PV panels produced today. |
| Inexpensive solar shingles are best for very large areas of solar exposure, and easy for a home owner to install, but time consuming when done by professionals. Uni-Solar thin solar shingles generates 17 watts per shingle for $108 each. |  |
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One of the most cost effective methods of collecting solar energy is for heating water. Sun heats panels, panels heat water in your water tank, and then you use the hot water. Larger collectors and tank systems can supply radiant heat during the winter from radiators or an in-floor system. |
Water storage tanks are available in all sizes and can provide sufficient heat to maintain comfortable interior spaces. A decorative biomass is an excellent way to store heat gathered during the day then radiate into a living space at night. |
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Radiant heating and cooling coils in the floor circulate warm water through the floor that raidate heat into the living space where it is needed most. Cooling coils located in ceilings can draw heat from living spaces during the summer, providing integrated, low cost heating and cooling solutions. |
| Fuel Cells, originally designed in the 1940's are widely available from a few microwatts in size to many megawatts. These residential cells become very efficient when using the residual heat to heat water and living spaces. They are clean, reliable, have no moving parts, except for fans, and are completely safe. |  |
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Amorphus silicon like this Uni-Solar carport absorb many frequencies of radiation. Thin film panels are virtually impossible to steal, and docking ports like like this carport can power your electric car so you never have to buy fuel again. See how easy it is to GO GREEN!!! |
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