Think Wise – Sustainable Energy

Ever wonder and ask questions like “what if I don’t have to use more electricity at home?”, “I could save more if only...I were self-sufficient.”  The truth is, you can be, by using sustainable energy at home.

If you are looking for alternative ways about using sustainable energy at home, but you cannot see how it would work, think about this way, every exposed surface of your home, the walls, floors, windows and the roof, absorbs and stores or reflects away the sun's free heat, which is energy. They are designed not to make use of it. This 'tradition' comes from the days when they did not have the technology to use the sun's heat to create sustainable energy at home.

We use blinds, tinted glass and big curtains to block out the sun's energy while we enjoy the artificial air from an electric fan running off the electricity grid which is probably being powered by fuels from hundreds or even thousands of miles away.

How about those sun's rays that are beating down on your house to run the fan free?

These concepts of using sustainable energy at home are not new by any means, in fact, this sustainable energy term is something that is being used lately by so many solar companies, but the technology is there now and builders and architects are beginning to incorporate it into new houses. However, if you live in an older one, it does not mean that you have to do without sustainable energy at home. Some of these systems come in kit form for self assembly and are neither expensive nor difficult to install yourself.

We have overwhelming energy advantages only if we knew all of its abilities. It would take a huge shift in the way mankind operated, especially in the West, in order to realize them. We over-rely on fossil fuels to the extent that we spend billions of dollars to find the stuff, then extract it from the Earth and process it or clean it. Then we have to transport it and finally convert it into a fuel we can consume and distribute it. Then we have to charge for it and process payments. One of the renewable energy advantage is that the energy comes to you.

The types of renewable energy are everywhere. The types of renewable energy include wind, water, sun, biomass and the Earth's natural heat. Some of these types of renewable energy are more suited to some locations than others, but at least two or three of the above types of renewable energy sources are available to everyone – no matter where we are located. 

Because 'energy consumption' has come to mean consumption of energy created from fossil fuels', alternative power sources are everything that is not based on fossil fuels and, believe me, the number of optional resources is impressive. There are: solar power; wind power; biomass and bio fuel; hydrogen and electricity; nuclear power; tidal and geothermal power.

If you are trying to shift to these kinds of energy sources, try researching on solar companies near you and inquire about the kits, DIY, or any alternative suggestion they can give you. It is worth it and a wise move. Perhaps, the best way to start the year right.