The little brother to the Biopro 380 is the Biopro 190. It was invented by HER energy which is a company out of Chico, California that manufactures these. It is the original unit that they produced. They then moved up to a 380, which can do 100 gallons, then they also have a small one that can do 40 gallons. This unit allows you to make 50 gallons of fuel every 48 hours. It works exactly like the larger unit, only it’s smaller so it would fit perfectly in a garage. It handily doesn’t say biodiesel on it anywhere, so it doesn’t give you away as to what you’re doing in your garage. It just says Biopro 190. It does make wonderful biodiesel. In fact, the fuel made in this machine is so good, when done right, that you can actually pass what are called the ASTM standards for biodiesel, which allows you the opportunity to apply to sell the fuel. We’ve tested it multiple times, we know it’s good. What we’re going to do now is, we actually have made a batch in this machine, and if our camera will pan down near the bottom here, we’ll notice that we have finished fuel. We have drained off the glycerin, from this machine, and so we now have 50 gallons, of washed, dried, reactive, ready to use fuel to put in our vehicles. And so how we’re going to work this is I have a handy hose that attaches to the bottom of this unit, and then we’re going to attach it to a hose up above, and this hose happens to attach to not just any fuel filler pump, but a GPI fuel filler pump, the best in the industry. It pumps massive amounts of fuel, incredibly fast. So I hook this up, and just like having a gas station at my house, I open my valve down at the bottom, pull off my fuel filler pump, I turn it on, and I walk over to a barrel, and I’ve got fuel. Beautiful, golden fuel, ready to use in my vehicle for under a dollar a gallon. This fuel filler pump just chugs like a banshee? Take a look at how beautiful golden color that is. We’re going to fill this barrel and another barrel all the way full. This can actually be put right into a vehicle. The fuel that comes out of these Biopro’s is so incredibly clear that I’m going to take this glass jar, and put a little bit of it in it, and you’ll be amazed at how clear this is. In fact, this looks cleaner than most diesel fuel. I’ll put this in here and keep that going. While I’m fueling I have beautiful, crystal clear fuel that I can now put in diesels. One of the benefits of using this is, I’ve made this fuel for 96 cents a gallon and then I get to turn around and claim the tax credit because I use waste vegetable oil to make it. I’m making’ fuel for 46 cents a gallon, that’s pretty darn cool to me. We’ve now filled up the barrel below it, so we decided to fill the one up above it. Nothing’ like free fuel huh? Again, to do this, we’ve gone out and collected oil, we’ve come back, we’ve filtered it, we’ve put it in the machine, we’ve added some chemicals, we let it rip, we came back and drained off the glycerin. Then we washed it. Then we let it dry, and we have pure gold baby. Biodiesel, the truck, the fuel, everything you need to get down the road.

One of the benefits of the biopro 190, 380 and the 150 is that they automatically wash. In fact, all I have to do to wash a batch is press the wash button. It begins a batch, spraying water in, and it just takes care of it. It also dries it. However, we have no oil in here so I can actually manually override everything so I can make stuff any way I want. And then we’re going to turn on the water so we can show you how great the water actually going’ in is.

So we’ve now just finished draining this fuel, you can hear it kind of screaming here. We now put 50 gallons of biodiesel into these barrels over here, and so we’re now finished. So we now have the complete process. So we’ve now shown you from start to finish how to make fuel; we bring it in, we filter it, we haven’t had to titrate in this setting if you’ve noticed, and that’s because these machines use sulfuric acid, as long as we know that they titrate below 16, which is about 5% free fatty-acid, these machines will handle it. They really don’t care about high free fatty-acid oil. The oil does have to be fairly dry just like we talked about earlier, but if it’s dry oil, and it’s below 5% free fatty-acid, we simply throw it in here. We always have the same amount of chemicals every time, we push the buttons and we let them rip. The cost on these machines is a little bit high, but you’re getting an industrial grade machine for the biopro 190 it runs about 8,395 plus shipping. It’s eight thousand three hundred and ninety five dollars. And then for the biopro 380, which is the hundred gallon unit it runs about 12,995 dollars. If you’re interested in seeing a machine anywhere near you, we have a full network of dealers. You can find those dealers at www.bioprodealers.com . We have them all over the United States, and we’re moving into different countries as well. I happen to also be a dealer of Utah biodiesel supply, and if you can’t find one contact me and I can put you in touch with someone who’s bought one who would like to show it off. It’s kind of like a nice new toy, we all like to brag about them. They’re wonderful machines, they’re incredibly sturdy, made of thick stainless steel, industrial grade components throughout them, and they make biodiesel batch after batch after batch. How’s that? Thanks for watching. We hope to see you again.

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What is Biodiesel? The term Biodiesel refers to a fuel type derived from natural resources, for example straight vegetable oil – which if often called SVO -, waste vegetable oil (WVO for short) and animal fats (tallow). It can be used in regular diesel type vehicles without any modification. It’s a common misconception that you have to buy expensive conversion kits to be able to use this new technology. The process that transforms vegetable oil into fuel is called transesterification and it is so easy that you can do it yourself. More on that later.

Pros and cons Using Biodiesel is not only good for your wallet (it’s often 10-20% cheaper at gas stations already!) but you can help save the Earth, too by not using fossil fuels. The environmental benefits include reductions of the rate of biodegradation, greenhouse gas emissions, pollution and deforestation. It is clearly a win-win case, the only problem is that most of the time you cannot find a Biodiesel tank station nearby you, although the number of these are increasing day by day.

Making Biodiesel The best part is that you’re able to produce biodiesel in your own backyard using free waste oil from restaurants for example. The ingredients are simple: vegetable oil, alcohol and lye. The ratios are 75%, 22% and 3% respectively. Mix these and then let it sit for an hour. The mixture will separate into two parts: the glycerin will stay at the bottom, and the biodiesel at the top. It’s recommended to clean the BD through a water wash. Then it’s ready for use!

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In the area of alternatives to regular diesel, there are two options. Both can be very cheap, and both are renewable fuels with environmental benefits over diesel. The word “biodiesel” has become common, as some gas stations are beginning to offer biodiesel mixes, but unrefined, straight vegetable oil can also be used as a fuel in a diesel engine. This article will summarize the key points in the biodiesel versus SVO debate.
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What is the difference between biodiesel and SVO?

Rudolph Diesel designed his first engine to run on peanut oil; hence, before there was such a thing as “diesel fuel,” the engine it was made to fuel was already compatible with unrefined vegetable oil. This “straight vegetable oil,” given the acronym SVO, is nothing but the same vegetable oil used for cooking. Any variety of vegetable oil is suitable, even used cooking oil (provided that it has been filtered).

Biodiesel, on the other hand, is a chemical ester derived from vegetable oil, but refined for lower viscosity.  

What are the functional differences between biodiesel and SVO?

An obvious difference between the fuels you would notice if you held a container of each side-by-side is that SVO is far more viscous than either biodiesel or petroleum-derived diesel (i.e., it does not flow as easily). The foremost functional difference is that while biodiesel can run well in an unmodified diesel engine, modifications should be made to a diesel engine to allow it to run off vegetable oil effectively and safely over the long term. This is largely a consequence of the higher viscosity of vegetable oil, though vegetable oil also has different combustion properties than diesel fuel.

Problems arise from the viscosity (”thickness”) of SVO in the fuel injection system of the engine, where the viscous substance creates far more wear than the relatively free-flowing diesel/biodiesel. Over time, the fuel injectors can become choked with deposits from using vegetable oil. Another problem arises in cold weather, where vegetable oil will become several times more viscous yet, and become virtually impossible to feed into the engine.  

Engine modification

The most significant modification made to a diesel engine to allow it to accept vegetable oil is the addition of an oil preheater. Not only will this resolve the difficulties of starting the engine in cold weather, it will also help to make the oil more pliable and reduce the stress on the injection system by lowering the viscosity of the oil. Further modifications may include the addition of a second tank for SVO to allow for dual-fuel use, or the use of specially designed fuel injectors with higher injection pressures.  

Fuel mixtures

While biodiesel is commonly and easily mixed with petroleum-derived diesel fuel and many SVO enthusiasts do mix other additives into SVO to reduce its viscosity, it is more advisable to make mixtures with biodiesel rather than vegetable oil. The reason is that beyond the difference in viscosity which is the most apparent difference between the fuels, straight vegetable oil also has different combustion characteristics than either biodiesel or regular diesel. Biodiesel, on the other hand, is much more mixable because its combustion characteristics are much more similar to petroleum diesel.  

Ease of Use

The fact that SVO can be fed into a suitably modified engine without having to go through a chemical conversion is the greatest factor in its favor. Though the conversion process is simple and there is not much that is very complicated about the use of a biodiesel processor at home, the very fact that additional chemicals are needed as well as the time needed to operate the processor makes SVO simpler to implement over the long run — once your engine has been appropriately modified. The only step that may be needed to use SVO is to filter it, if you are using used cooking oil.  

Conclusions

Of course, we cannot answer the question posed in the title for you, but merely inform you as to the pros and cons of either choice. In either case, there is a modification to be made: in the case of SVO, a modification to the engine, and in the other case, a chemical modification of oil to make biodiesel. Either choice can save you a lot of money over the skyrocketing price of diesel, while both provide similar environmental benefits.

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You may have seen the sticker Flex Fuel on the back of new vehicles. But what does it mean? According to professionals, a Flexible Fuel Vehicle or FFV is an alternative fuel vehicle with an internal combustion engine designed to run on more than one fuel, usually gasoline blended with either ethanol or methanol fuel. Both fuels are stored in the same common tank. Flex fuel vehicles are different than bi-fuel vehicles in that with bi-fuel, there are two tanks, each that stores the separate type of fuel. Bi-fuel vehicles can run on compressed natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas or hydrogen.

Many ask whether their vehicle will burn ethanol or E85 fuel even though it isn’t designated as a flex fuel vehicle. The answer is yes and no. All gasoline vehicles are able to operate on gasoline and ethanol blends of up to 10 percent. Most pumped gas sold in the United States has approximately that amount of ethanol to meet clean air or emissions regulations. These low percentage blends are not classified as alternative fuels. But to use E85 you must have the right engine. If your vehicle isn’t a designated Flex Fuel vehicle, check with your manufacturer as many vehicles were made as early as 2002 that can burn E85 safely.

If your vehicle is not made for ethanol or is non-E85 ready, it could cause iron components in your vehicle to corrode. Ethanol can also negatively affect electric fuel pumps by increasing internal wear, cause improper spark generation and cause erroneous fuel quantity indications.

Is Ethanol more fuel-efficient? Not really. Studies have shown that using 100% ethanol fuel decreases fuel-economy by 15 to 30 percent over the use of 100% gasoline.  On the flip side, the benefits of ethanol are that it reduces America’s dependence upon foreign oil and reduces greenhouse emissions.

The cost of ethanol can vary, according to where you live. It can also be difficult to find, again, depending on what state you live in. If you are from the Midwest, where corn is grown in plenty, ethanol stations are everywhere and the price is lower than that of regular fuel. If you live outside of the Midwest, it can be more difficult to find and the price can be considerably higher. There are nearly two thousand filling stations in the US that sells E85 and there are websites that can help you find a station near you.

Another benefit of buying a vehicle that burns flex-fuel is the tax incentives offered by the Federal Government.

If E85 is of no interest to you, there is also B100 or biodiesel. Biodiesel is manufactured from numerous products including vegetable oil, animal fat, recycled restaurant grease and more. Biodiesel produces less air pollutants and is biodegradable. B100 is blended with petroleum diesel. Common blends include B2, B5, and B20 – the number next to the B indicates the percentage of biodiesel. B2 and B2 can be used in most vehicles that have diesel engines. Manufacturers do not recommend using blends greater than B5 as it can cause engine damage. Again, biodiesel has a lower fuel economy and is currently more expensive – meaning it is having the same problems as Ethanol.

Vehicles that run on natural gas are growing commercially in numbers. Natural gas is also better for the environment, producing 60 to 90% less smog pollutants and 30 to 40% less greenhouse gas emissions. It is also less expensive than gasoline. The downside is that it is hard to find and very few vehicles are made that use it.

The same goes with propane or LPG. Vehicles that run of off LPG have not been commercially produced in the US since 2004. Some vehicles can be retrofitted to run on LPG. This gas is stored in high-pressure fuel tanks and again is difficult to find in filling stations, in contrast to gasoline and diesel.

There are pros and cons to almost every fuel. Do you research before buying your next vehicle and decide what it is you find most important.

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Between elevated gasoline prices (which show every indication of staying that way) and the current concern about the environmental impacts of vehicle emissions, you’ve probably been hearing a lot of discussion about the use of “alternative fuels.” It sounds like a good idea, you think…but do you know what alternative fuels are actually in the running? Here’s the shortlist of the alternative fuels to keep an eye on, and a major advantage and disadvantage for each:

Electric

Electricity is a source of power that we already produce, store, and use. To power an electric vehicle (EV), electricity is produced by a power plant or other standard means and is then stored in the battery that will operate the vehicle.

Pro: A vehicle powered solely by electricity produces no emissions.
Con: In current models, batteries need to be recharged frequently.

Biodiesel

Biodiesel is a fuel that is made from vegetable oils and animal fats through a chemical process called esterification. When the oils and fats are mixed with alcohol, their molecules break down into methylesters, which are then used as fuel, and a waste product of glycerin. It can be used in some diesel vehicles with very little, if any, modification to the existing engine.

Pro: Potential fuel sources vary from grain crops to used cooking grease.
Con: Biodiesel thickens and freezes at low temperatures.

Ethanol

Ethanol is a type of alcohol that is created through the fermentation of substances with high starch or sugar contents, such as corn or sugar cane. In this process, yeast bacteria consume the sugars and starches and produce carbon dioxide and ethanol as by-products. The use of chemical catalysts can be used to make the process faster and more productive.

Pro: Ethanol can be produced from renewable agricultural resources.
Con: Contains less energy than the same amount of gasoline.

Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Hydrogen fuels cells harness the electrochemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen. The bonding of hydrogen and oxygen atoms results in two products: energy, which is then stored as power in the cell, and-you guessed it: water.

Pro: Hydrogen engines are typically more efficient than gasoline engines.
Con: Current vehicle designs can only store enough hydrogen for short-range travel.

At first, you’ll most likely see these fuels used in combination with current gasoline-engine technology. Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) utilize both a standard gasoline engine and a rechargeable battery, and are already offered by several car manufacturers. Hybrid vehicles with a gasoline engine and a hydrogen fuel cell are currently in development, and are estimated to hit the market in 2008 to 2009. Vehicles that are designed or modified to run on mixtures of gasoline and biodiesel or ethanol show promise, and are already in use.

While some types of alternative-fuel vehicles aren’t yet readily available to the public, keep your eyes open-a combination of research, public encouragement, and lively market competition brings that day ever closer. Honda and Toyota, the first automotive manufacturers to market HEVs in the United States, have already been joined by a handful of others…and the rest are likely to follow suit.

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With the price of gas on a continual upswing the next time you are considering buying a new car or truck you might want to consider a car that runs on an alternate fuel source. Biodiesel is an alternative fuel source that many people are processing right in their own backyards, meaning that if your next vehicle is a biodiesel car you can fill up your tank without ever leaving home.

Biodiesel fuel is considered to be one of the most cost effective and environmentally friendly alternative fuel sources in the world today. It is made simply by refining vegetable oil in a biodiesel processor that can be purchased of any number of websites.

There are many companies and municipalities that are beginning to use biodiesel fuel. They are doing this to help reduce the fuels costs of their fleet of vehicles. These fuel savings can be passed onto consumers and taxpayers, which is a win-win for everyone. If biodiesel is being used in your area you may see vehicles such as buses, garbage trucks, and construction vehicles with stickers labeling them as biodiesel equipped.

Finding a biodiesel car or truck may not be as hard as you may think. Many car manufacturers are designing and building cares that run only on biodiesel fuel. Of course where you live may have an impact on finding a biodiesel car but if you talk to your local car dealer they can probably either order one or point you to a dealer who has access to biodiesel cars.

If you have talked to your local dealers and still are not having luck finding a biodiesel car many manufacturers are also offering biodiesel conversion kits. A conversion kit can work great if you already have a diesel car or truck, or if you are interested in buying a used diesel vehicle. Although the kits are a bit expensive the cost saving in fuel over the lifetime of the vehicle can more than make up for it. In many cases an older diesel engine will work fine with biodiesel without any modifications.

Nearly any vehicle that runs on regular diesel fuel is a good candidate to use biodiesel. Changing over to biodiesel if you currently have a diesel car or truck is a good idea that can save you thousands of dollars in fuel costs every year.

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We live in a world where green energy is becoming increasingly popular and there are reasons to introduce it to your own home or business.   One of the best ways to benefit from green energy is to install solar power. If you want to eliminate some of the cost of solar you should look at the possibility of Do-It-Yourself installation.   This review will examine the benefits of the Earth 4 Energy solar energy start-up guide and inform you on why this option is definitely worth considering.

Solar energy is natures way of harnessing heat from the sun. This natural source of energy generation has been used by human beings since ancient times and more sophisticated technologies are emerging all the time. Solar panels contain a mass of solar cells or a form of heat absorbing plates that are used to convert the Suns natural radiation into energy use for lighting or heating buildings for example. There are hundreds of green energy Do It Yourself (DIY) guides or manuals available in today’s marketplace and Earth 4 Energy is considered the first and most original of those products.

Solar power will save you money – a very tempting reason in itself. The initial cost of installation is quickly recovered by the savings you will make with lower energy bills on a monthly basis. It does not matter whether you choose a full solar panel installation or a smaller solar harnessing plan, the savings will still be considerable. A larger solar panel installation might even save your entire energy bill.

The Earth 4 Energy guide will enable you to take advantage of solar energy by giving you the latest information on the best solar technology available. The package includes everything you need to know in order to:

- Build your own solar panel from scratch

- Make your own wind turbine so you can generate electricity

- Connect all your own devices to a home power grid.

- Sell any excess electricity back to your local electricity generation company

- Plus other much needed information.

All of this information is of great assistance in guiding you in learning “how to make solar panels”.

Other great things about solar energy are the ethical benefits. If you reduce your energy consumption you help make the environment healthier for everyone.  Second, fossil fuel such as oil is declining in supply and more countries are making heavy demands on the resource. If we reduce our individual demand on fossil fuels where possible we play our part in reducing the risk of global conflict over oil.  One the best things about the sun is that it will always be there it will never run out of its ability to supply energy for all.

Finally, in a world where the cost of all other types of energy is constantly increasing having your own solar alternative makes a lot of sense.  Earth 4 Energy http://app-products-info.webs.com makes it relatively easy by giving you the know-how to Do-It-Yourself in an easy to understand way. You really do not need to be a highly proficient home-handy-man to follow the Earth 4 Energy guide. The videos explain how to assemble solar panels and other forms of green energy in clear detail. Learning “how to make solar panels”  is a skill well worth having and will benefit you well into the future.

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Grant Shapps, the coalitions government’s new Housing Minister, has been advised to develop the previous administration’s green policies.

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has advised Mr Shapps to follow in the footsteps of the last Labour government and focus on the construction of low carbon homes.

Continuing Labour’s policies would benefit the environment and the economy, according to the UKGBC, which could lead to increased demand for green energy courses.

Paul King, chief executive of the UKGBC, said: “The last government set out world-leading commitments for all new homes to be zero carbon from 2016 and all new non-domestic buildings from 2019, and the industry has risen to this challenge.”

Mr King went on to say that it was promising that both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats endorsed the zero carbon policies in opposition as it would be important to see consistency from the new government.

The construction industry needs stability in order to encourage organisations to continue to invest and facilitate the delivery of emission targets, according to Mr King.

UKGBC has welcomed the coalition’s plans to cut emissions from central government departments by ten per cent but has called for a comprehensive strategy for reducing emissions across the UK’s built environment.

Mr King said he hoped that the new target is just the first step of a fresh carbon cutting campaign as energy use in homes and buildings is responsible for 43 per cent of the UK’s carbon emissions.

“As the UK’s biggest construction client and one of the UK’s biggest occupiers of buildings, government is ideally placed to lead by example and put buildings at the heart of tackling climate change and reducing energy bills,” Mr King added.

One way in which homes and building can reduce their carbon emissions and cut bills is to install environmentally friendly appliances.

These can include air and ground source heat pumps, biomass boilers, solar-thermal water heaters and combined heat and power plants.

An increasing number of tradesmen will be required to go on green energy courses in order to gain the skills to install the green technologies when they become more popular with homeowners and businesses.

British Gas recently revealed that it is retraining existing engineers through green energy courses to meet the increased demand for the environmentally friendly appliances.

The Liberal Democrats announced before the election in their party manifesto that they have a vision of a zero carbon Britain by 2050.

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Most power plants in the US and all over the world are using coal to operate and generate electricity. Fossil fuel has been used as an energy source as long as man has learned to generate power. Coal has been around for centuries and when man started using this energy sources no one though about the consequences. mineral fuels will run out and there will be a shortage of it in near future. This shortage in fossil fuel will have its affect on our daily live and various industries. Today we see some of these affects already, fossil fuel prices are raising and generated energy is becoming more expensive. Although mineral fuels are more scares, to need for fossil fuels will still be here and will not decrease in near future. To solve this shortage of mineral fuels we will need to look for other possibilities for our energy demand.

Fortunately, green energy sources are growing in interest. For instance, locations with large rivers are experimenting on building a hydro-electric power plant, which turns out to be beneficial. Other locations with strong wind speed make use of a wind generator that can convert wind power into electricity. Also thermal and tidal powers are good alternatives.

Energy from the sun is also one of the alternative energy sources that is gaining in interest. green energy has steadily been growing. Today energy from the sun is widely used in the US and the advantages are tremendous. Our green energy source, the sun, its life span is estimated to be another 4.5 billion years. It is fair to say that this energy source is almost endless.

Rate of Energy from the Sun

The sun’s radiation reaches a certain unit of area in space in the region of the Earth’s orbit and is estimated to be at 1,400 watts per square meter. Out of this, photovoltaic cells can capture 19 to 56 watts per square meter (for 15% efficiency) or an equivalent of 0.45 to 1.35 kilowatt per hour (kWh) in an average day and night average.

Therefore, if there would be larger area that will be covered by more solar panels, these panels can produce a little more energy in the form of electricity than what is currently available from our imported sources of energy combined (assuming 8% solar cell efficiency).

Convert Solar Energy

There are two ways of conversion of solar energy. First is the direct sunlight which involves only one conversion into a usable form. For instance:

•    Sunlight hits the solar cell, converting it into electricity.
•    Sunlight hits the absorber surface of a solar thermal collector, converting into thermal energy which can be used to heat homes during cold season.

The second is the indirect solar energy  which involves more than one conversion to reach a usable form. For instance:

•    Plants use photosynthesis to transform solar energy to chemical energy, which can be burned later as fuel to generate electricity (also known as bio-fuel technology).
•    Hydroelectric dams and wind turbines are indirectly supplied by solar energy through its interaction with the Earth’s atmosphere.

What is Good and Not Good About Solar Energy

Just like any other types of energy resources, solar energy has its ins and outs.

What’s Good:

•    Pollution-free.
•    Solar facilities can be run with little extra input or maintenance.
•    It is abundant. As mentioned earlier, almost all inhabited areas here on Earth can be reached by the sun’s rays.

Cons:

•    Although it is everywhere, non-tropical locations can receive little sunlight. Thus, energy that will be produced in these locations is a minimum.
•    Only during daylight hours thus not available after dark.
•    Photovoltaic cell technologies generate direct current (DC) power which needs to be converted to alternating current (AC) power used in distribution grids.

Once extensive development of the use of the sun’s rays is materialized, expect that every household or business in the world will now be powered by solar energy. It is not just a dream, it will be a dream come true.

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Earth 4 Green Energy!!! I would ask you the question, “Do you want to save money while making the world a clean green and better place to live at the same time,” and if you’re like most people, your answer would be, “Sure.” What I have discovered is that using alternative energy such as solar panels can drastically reduce your energy cost.

Did you know? A basic solar installation from a retailer can take 30 years to pay back and cost you well over $20,000? This is simply too much for many to afford and the pay back time is far too long.  You can build a single panel or a complete array of panels to power your home for a fraction of retail cost. You can make a solar panel that produces up to 120 watts and then join these panels together to produce over 1KW of power. Then after you install such panels on your property, your home’s value will increase.

So, here’s the solution. Take a weekend and make a clean green earthy solar energy panel. You can generate solar power to use instead of drawing from the electrical grid of a local company. This can reduce your bill either a little or a lot, depending on how many panels you wanted to build and put around. The cost of living is increasing each year and there is no better time than right now to start generating your own electricity and doing your part to help clean up the environment.

You don’t need to be a builder, anybody can make solar panels. Male and females alike can easily build these panels. It’s really quite easy and no special tools or knowlege is required. You can get plans from most hardware stores or on-line sites about building solar panels.

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Help answer the question about Green Energy

How does financing work in the energy industry today around the world and is it possible that the way energy production is financed might hinder large investments?

Also, what some of the cultural challenges to green adoption? For example, are $/Watt and $/kwh even the right metrics to use when thinking about the economics of adopting green technologies?

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If you are really interested in making your own solar panels, I can link you to a site that has a guide that is broken down into an easy to follow format that will walk you through step-by-step. You will be provided with plenty of pictures and diagrams for you to look at. It is easy enough for the “Average Joe” to follow. The Earth 4 Energy product comes in six separate parts. If you order today, you will get a bonus on how to make a wind turbine for wind energy. To order the solar and wind expectations with the bonus, click on the following link: http://www.mymarketmania.info
~ Deborah

Solar Energy At Its Best. is a post from: American Biodiesel Energy