Energy Planet Northwest

Flowing water generates energy potential differences that can be quite dramatic. Can this be harnessed?

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The search for cost effective longer lasting  batteries with higher  energy densities has brought us the lithium battery of late. Further, new battery maintenance technologies are increasing the service life of these items has doubled and quadruppled  the practical useful life of batteries.

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Solar water heating is one of the most proven methods of capturing the sun's energy. Recent developments in the production of evacuated tube solar water heaters are very efficient. They capture enough that it is practical to consider their use as part of the whole house heating system. Please feel free to share you experiences with this technology.  This link links to an example of one of these "new" systems. 12 Tube Split Solar Water Heater Collector

Currie Electro Drive Electric Bike Conversion Kit w/ 24 Volt Plug & Play Battery Pack

There are a host of incentives for home owners and businesses regarding energy upgrades, retrofits and new installations. You can contact your accountant who should have access to the latest tax law and it's proper interpretation.

Lighting LED lighting is now the preferred lighting of choice for many applications. I have been involved with LED lighting for some time I have watched it's early migration into replacing pilot lamps on many pieces of equipment through it's incorporation in automobiles  then architectural and theatrical lighting then  automobiles and then to commercial lighting and now it's emergence as the lighting of choice for domestic lighting. There are a lot of reasons why LED lighting should and will be the dominant lighting method. It is less costly to operate, maintain and in many cases to install than incandescent. fluorescent or halogen lighting. Places where LED is the obvious best performer is in lighting refrigerated areas and difficult to maintain or secure areas. Another consideration is that lighting is a real plus to those that have mobility issues as the extremely long life of the bulbs eliminate the need for replacement while saving hundreds in energy costs. The pri...