Different fluorescent colored lights

I am sure I spelled the fluorescent light wrong but recently I went and bought a two pack and just figured it was the same old kinda of yellowish shinning light. I put this light bulb in my barn and turned on the power and walla it came to life and it was a bright whitish color and very very bright. I recommend this type of light in the future. I will try to get the brand type and blog it on here.

My barn now has three AC inverted lights and three LED lights. I have one 35 amp hour gel cell battery charged by a 17 volt 20 watt, 1 amp solar panel. My goal is to add at least two more AC lights and one DC LED light. I am currently using a 100 watt inverter but I may soon replace it with a 400 watt inverter to give me a few more watts of push power :)

This spring I may reassemble my old 75 watt wind generator and put it back in service. Wind in Kansas is almost always blowing so I am thinking that this will be fun to do except getting up on the barn yukkola.

By the way I will be adding two 1000 watt inverters to the acc. area of my shopping cart. I have one of these inverters and it is outstanding. I will be selling these for $100.00 each plus shipping.

The 1000 watt inverters have a max surge of 2000 watts. You can run several items with a 1000 watt inverter.

Ok enough for now, I hope you continue to come back and I will keep putting up interesting information about alternative energy power.

Your own little power system?

If you are interested in a small power system to light a room what would you need?

First a darn good gel cell battery at least 25 to 35 amp hours

Second you need a good inverter at least 700 watt inverter

Third you need a good regulator to cover at least 4 amps

Fourth you need a good 20 watt 1 amp solar panel

Fifth you need stout hook up wire I recommend at least 12 to 14 guage wiring

Sixth you need good advice of what to do with all this stuff :)

Well if you want me to get it for you you are looking around $500.00 but you will be able to run several lights, run a small TV, run a lap top, and much more.

Call me at 913-244-6132 or e-mail me at jrossini@rossini.com

Possible new energy tax credits?

Obama Considering $25B in Tax Credits for Renewables

SustainableBusiness.com News
Today's News Stories:

President-elect Barack Obama and his financial team are reportedly considering increasing stimulus support for renewables in order to meet the goal he announced last week of doubling renewable energy production in three years.

A Washington Post article set the amount at $25 billion in tax credits for renewable energy production, plug-in hybrid vehicles and biofuels.

The increase is thought to be in response to input given by Congressional leaadrs who reviewed Obama's stimulus plan last week. The increased amount might also be in response to a joint request made last week by the solar and wind industries for greater tax incentives.

Congressional leaders said they want to have economic stimulus legislation together by mid-February. Cleantech initiatives being considered include:

* a two-year, $8.6 million extension of the production tax credit (PTC), which favors the wind industry
* refundable tax credits for the solar and wind industries
* tax credits for service stations that install pumps for high-ethanol content fuel
* $7,500 tax credit for hybrid vehicles

Also under consideration is an initiative promoted by Representatives Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Zach Wamp (R-Tenn.) calling for a "green bank" with $10-$20 billion in funding for low interest loans to finance energy efficiency improvements to homes.

working by the light of my solar savior

Yet another day I am up early..4:30 Am I make coffee, feed the cats, work out then it is on to the office and work I go. The time is around 5:30 Am an dit is pitch black. I flip a witch an don comes my battery/inverter/solar solar savior and my light comes on and lights the whole room. It is now 730 Am 2.5 hours of no KC Power and Light light. :) it will be sunny so I will let the batteries charge for a while.

You can use or go green in small ways, it is possible!

Solar Power is possible

This article by beach Home Designs shows that you can have your cake and eat it too:

Solar power is a possible future for power in our homes. Year after year green ideas become stronger and solar power become stronger with them. Too bad that to power a house with solar energy it should be situated in right part of the planet. Zero Energy Design is one of not many studios that add complex solar solutions in their house designs.

Beach house in Truro is one of their works. It was designed to become perfect accommodation of a large family when their living their Boston residence for weekends and summers. There are a lot of bedrooms around the house and many of them have luxury water views. The roof sports a large solar electric array. A battery back-up and energy management system store electricity from the solar array to ensure the basic functions of the home through blackouts without the use of a gas-powered generator. Aside from energy efficient appliances and water heaters lighting system is also designed to be energy efficient
The combination the energy efficient building envelope and systems with the solar array will allow the home to produce as much energy as it uses over the course of a year.

Solar Power is growing

Here is a small ad about a new large project in Fla. it is very encouraging.

Solar power is reaching new heights

Sara K. Clarke | Sentinel Staff Writer
January 12, 2009

Orlando's sprawling convention center is about to "go green" in a big way this year with the installation of a massive solar-power system on the roof of its North/South Building.

Workers are to begin installing the system this month and complete their work in May, said Jerry Daigle, deputy general manager of the Orange County Convention Center.

Center officials boast that the solar array will be the largest rooftop photovoltaic system in the southeastern U.S., and they hope it will become a "national highlight."

"We're excited about it," said Tom Ackert, the center's executive director. "It can become a demonstration model for not only other convention centers, but commercial buildings."

wind power

Wind can be a great source of power too! here is a neat article:

Auto Parts Store Embraces Small Wind Turbines
Greenville Auto Skystream turbines

Greenville, NY – This small town Southwest of Albany experiences plenty of wind. But when large utility-scale wind farm developers inquired, local residents were concerned about the impact on their landscape.

With small-scale wind power, the story is different. After Skystream was introduced here, the response has been overwhelmingly positive.

After learning about small wind power at a Little Live Earth event organized by his daughter and her friends, Mark Wilcox decided to install wind power at his business. Since October, two Skystream 3.7 wind turbines have provided Wilcox with 20% of the electricity used by his store, Greenville Auto and Truck Parts.

Wilcox spent about $30,000 to have the two systems installed, and he says it is worth it, whatever the length of the payback period. “I’m trying to do my part, leaving less of a footprint,” Wilcox says. “I feel good about it.”

Wilcox plans to add more turbines, about one per year, until the store is completely powered by wind.

Located on a state highway and across the street from a high school, the turbines, which sit on a hill above the store, draw a lot of attention.

A homeowner next door became so interested that he is buying his own Skystream.