alternative energy specialists

Fancy a free solar thermal system? well look no further. We at AES are full of the Christmas spirit and for a limited time only any one that buys a Solar PV system or a Biomass boiler from us will get a free solar thermal system installed.

This offer is for a limited time only so contact us today for a quote!

Here at AES we provide a wide range of Alternative Energy from Biomass Boilers, Solar PV, Solar Thermal to Ground Source and Airsource Heat Pumps.

AES are the leading suppliers of alternative solutions. We provide residential and commercial properties with cost effective alternative energy products.

We supply the latest innovative biomass boilers, solar thermal and PV systems. Biomass boilers are an environmentally sound, heating solution. Burning biomass, such as wood pellets or logs, emits a similar amount of carbon dioxide as is absorbed by plants and trees. Biomass is therefore, the only real carbon-neutral energy.

Solar water heating systems use heat from the sun to warm domestic hot water. A normal boiler or immersion heater can be used to make the water hotter and to provide hot water when solar energy is not available.

Solar electricity systems capture the sun’s energy using photovoltaic (PV) cells. The cells convert the sunlight into electricity, which can be used to run household appliances and lighting. PV cells don’t need direct sunlight to work – you can still generate some electricity on a cloudy day

Our ground and air source heat pumps use latent energy in the ground or outside air. This provides low cost heating and hot water to virtually any type of property.

“On the basis of our experience I am very happy to recommend AES (Alternative Energy Specialists) to prospective customers. AES installed our solar photovoltaic system extremely efficiently. This coupled with very efficient administration and pleasant staff made dealing with this company a pleasure. – Sir Christopher Edwards”

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Alternative Energy, Efficient energy use, Renewable Energy, Solar,

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Electrolyte Analyzer

Electrolyte Analyzer

We are engaged in manufacturing, exporting, importing, and supplying the highest-grade Electrolyte Analyzer, all over the world. Our Electrolyte Analyzer is designed by the experts, as per the strict industrial standards. Therefore, this Electrolyte Analyzer is highly demanded by the global clients. Our Electrolyte Analyzer is available at the market leading prices.

Models
GE200A : K+, Na+GE200B : K+, Na+, CI-GE200C : K+, Na+, CI-, Ca + +, Tca, PHGE200D : K+, Na+, CI-, Ca + +GE200E : K+, Na+, CI-, Li +GE200F : K+, Na+, CI-, Ca + +. , Tca, PH, TCO2, AG, KT

Table 1 Specification(s)

Measure Precision

Parameter	Linearity (mmoi/L)	Resolution (MMOL/I)	Precision (CV%)
K +	0.5 - 10.00	0.01	< 1.0 %
NA	50.0 - 200.0	0.1	< 1.0 %
CI -	50.0 - 200.0	0.1	< 1.0 %
Ca ++	0.30 - 5.0	0.01	< 2%
TCa	0.60 - 5.00	0.01	< 1%
Li+	0.20 - 3.00	0.01	< %
PF	4.00 - 9.00 pH	0.01 pH	0.01 pH
TCO2	0 + 100.0	0.1	< 3%

Table 2 Specification(s)

Features & Specifications

Technology	ISE (Ion selectivity electrode) Measurement of Tco2 by pressure method
Sample Type	Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood/Urine/CSF
Throughout	60 Sample / hour
Sample Volume	60-150uL
Reagent Volume	1ml/Sample (including washing)
Calibration	Automatic or on demand (One point & Two Point).
Display	Large LCD display (240 x 128mm)
Printer	Built-in Thermal Printer 24 bit lor 58 mm paper roll
Memory	1000 test results Storage Capacity Save all lest data automatically after/when power off
Data Output	RS-232 computer port
Sample Probe	Lift automatically or manually (with auto probe washing)
Analysis Time	30 seconds & 60 seconds including washing and printing
Working temp	15 oC - 30 oC
Power Requirement	220V AC + 10% 50/60 Hz 80W
Dimension	37cm in Length x 20.7cm in Width x 31.5cm in Height

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2012, Analyzer, Approved Energy, Project, Renewable Energy,

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China expected to reach 100 Gw in nuclear earky in 2020s and 400+Gw by 2050

China expected to reach 100 Gw in nuclear earky in 2020s and 400+Gw by 2050

China is set to emerge world’s largest nuclear power generator by end of 2020 even though it will continue to rely on coal to generate bulk of its electricity needs, a Rio Tinto executive has said.

“By the end of the decade, the emerging economic superpower was expected to leap to the number two position (in power generation), before overtaking the United States in the 2020s, producing 100 gigawatts of power,” said Rio Tinto Energy general manager (markets and Industry analysis) Stephen Wilson.

“Their (China) vision is to produce 400 gigawatts of nuclear power by 2050. That’s been publicly stated by Chinese officials,” Wilson was quoted as saying by Australian Associated Press (AAP).

“That’s more than the whole world has got today,” he said.

However, he said both India and China would continue to rely heavily on coal for the bulk of their electricity needs and to keep up with growing demand.

He said the growth in nuclear energy in China would come from new third generation power plants that produced electricity more cheaply than coal and gas plants in coastal China.

“What we are looking at in China now is a situation where it is the very early stages of a very, very significant nuclear build programme,” Wilson said.

“This is a quiet revolution.” he said.

Wilson said meeting the rising energy demand of billions of people would require both improvements in energy efficiency and ways to find new resources.

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2012, Nuclear, Renewable Energy,

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Election 2012 Romney on Energy

 Election 2012: Romney on Energy

After last week's review of President Obama's energy record and campaign materials on energy, Governor Romney's energy plans present a sharp contrast. They are based on a fundamentally different view of energy and the economy, relying on markets to allocate capital to the most productive opportunities, rather than on government to guide a mix of public and private investments along specific paths towards designated ends. They also emphasize technologies that are already deployed at scale today, not those still under development or striving to attain scale. Implicitly, the Romney plan prioritizes supplying the energy for a robust economic recovery over programs designed to address long-term environmental challenges like climate change. These positions present voters with a serious and consequential choice on November 6th.

The Romney campaign's website on energy arrays the candidate's ideas mainly in words, rather than with the kind of images and interactive features that dominate the Obama campaign's sites. Energy is the first plank of Governor Romney's five-point "Plan for a Stronger Middle Class", though it requires a little work to explore the details of his energy program. A list of bullet points  is backed up by a lengthy policy paper with numerous references to external sources, but you have to look for it. 

The Romney energy plan focuses mainly on oil, gas, coal and nuclear energy, which together meet 91% of current US primary energy demand and which the Department of Energy projects will still provide nearly 90% in 2020 under the policies in place today. You won't find much on his campaign's website about the new renewables that generated electricity equivalent to 2% of our energy use last year, beyond a critique of the administration's investment in Solyndra and a commitment to R&D on new energy technologies.

Among the details of his plan are support for expanded offshore drilling, including areas such as offshore Virginia that were originally in the Obama administration's early-2010offshore development blueprint, along with a comprehensive assessment of US resources using current technology, rather than further extrapolations based on 1980s technology. Governor Romney proposes expanding energy cooperation with both Canada and Mexico and would approve the entire Keystone XL pipeline. His goal of attaining North American energy independence is aggressive, yet recent analysis by Citigroup puts it within the realm of possibility. It appears to be based on an assessmentby Wood Mackenzie, a top-notch energy consultancy, indicating that US oil and natural gas liquids output could expand by 7.6 million barrels per day, with 6.7 million of that coming from federal lands and waters currently off-limits to development. That compares to US net petroleum imports of 8.5 million barrels per day in 2011.

Another aspect of the plan aimed at streamlining the permitting of energy projects could be just as useful for utility-scale renewable energy projects as for oil and gas exploration and production. Regulatory and permitting delays are among the key reasons it takes longer and costs more to develop crucial energy and infrastructure projects here than in many of the countries against which our competitive standing has been slipping. Governor Romney also proposes giving states greater control of permitting on their non-park federal lands. That could substantially increase energy access and output, especially in the west, where the federal government owns over 280 hundred million acres, or 37% of those 11 states, net of tribal lands. 

There are also some missing elements. I would have liked to see more about how renewables fit into Governor Romney's vision. He apparently supports the Renewable Fuels Standard but is silent about the increasingly urgent need to reform it. He is on record against the extension of the wind Production Tax Credit (PTC), a 20-year old subsidy roughly equivalent to the current price of natural gas, yet misses the opportunity to explain how all types of energy would be treated under his proposal to reduce corporate income tax rates while broadening the tax base--policy-speak for closing loopholes and eliminating incentives. In last night's debate he said, referring to the $2.8 billion in annual tax incentives for oil and gas identified by the Department of Energy, "... if we get that tax rate from 35 percent down to 25 percent, why that $2.8 billion is on the table. Of course it's on the table. That's probably not going to survive (if) you get that rate down to 25 percent." I'd also like to hear more about how Governor Romney would address greenhouse gas emissions once the economy returns to stronger growth. 

Superficially, much of the Romney energy agenda evokes a return to the pre-2008 status quo: heavy on oil, gas and coal, light on renewables, and largely ignoring climate change. I see it from a different perspective: When Barack Obama began running for President in 2007, the US was considered by many to be tapped out on conventional energy, with domestic oil and natural gas production exhibiting signs of deep and permanent decline. In that context it made sense to look beyond those resources to the potential of renewable energy and vehicle electrification, even if the transition involved would be lengthy. That approach also appeared synergistic with reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and a strategy was born. In the meantime, however, it turned out that US oil and gas were far from exhausted, and the most productive new energy technology of this decade wasn't wind, solar or biofuels, but the combination of hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") and horizontal drilling that has unlocked hundreds of trillions of cubic feet of shale gas and tens of billions of barrels of shale oil or "tight oil" resources. Since 2008 the expansion of shale gas drilling has added as much new US energy production as over 250,000 MW of wind turbines or solar panels--8x the wind andsolar power added in the same interval. To the surprise of many, the big global energy opportunity of the 20-teens is US hydrocarbons. The Romney plan reflects the unexpected energy transformation we're experiencing. 

As in 2008, this blog isn't in the business of endorsing candidates. Energy remains an issue that, like the Cold War, demands bi-partisan cooperation and some level of consistency from one administration or Congress to the next. However, that doesn't prevent me from observing that the energy agendas of the two campaigns are not equally well-suited for a period of serious US fiscal constraints and shrinking federal discretionary expenditures, in which our energy security and economic growth will still depend largely on fossil fuels. In that context, it's highly relevant that the "all of the above" credentials of one candidate depend on oil and gas outcomes that his policiesdid little to support. Of course, energy isn't the only issue that matters, but then you wouldn't be reading this if you didn't think it was important.

Labels: climate change, crude oil, election, electric car, energy independence, gas shale, keystone xl, obama, renewable energy, romney, solar power, subsidy, tax reform, tight oil, wind power

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2012, Energy Development, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Energy, Solar power,

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Is Gas Rationing Superior to Raising Prices for Consumers?

ENERGY OUTLOOK

  Is Gas Rationing Superior to Raising Prices for Consumers?

With New Jersey about to end the odd-even gasoline rationing  imposed in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, we have an opportunity to consider whether this kind of response actually produces better outcomes than the price increases by which the market would normally balance supply and demand.  Most of the defenses of "price gouging" that I've seen, including Matthew Yglesias's recent posting in Slate, tend to focus mainly on its supply-side aspects. Yet such arguments, however well-reasoned, are unlikely to sway Americans from their innate sense of fairness, on which most anti-gouging regulations are premised.  That's inherent in the judgmental term itself.  However, having spent my share of time in gas lines during the energy crises of the 1970s, I believe that supporters of these rules are ignoring some even more pragmatic, consumer-based arguments for allowing prices to rise after a disaster.

In addition to the tragic loss of life and property inflicted by Sandy, the storm left the petroleum products infrastructure on which New Jersey depends paralyzed for days.  Refineries were shut down, distribution terminals full of gasoline were unable to deliver product, and gas stations without power had no way to sell the fuel stored in the tanks under their forecourts.  This combination represented a huge supply shock to the region, and it wasn't long before gas lines formed at those stations that had both product and electricity.  New Jersey has strict and specific anti-gouging rules and isalready charging merchants with violations following Sandy.  Within a few days, in an effort to alleviate the queuing that resulted from the supply shortfall and the inability of retailers to raise prices, Governor Christie resorted to rationing by license plate number.

Although restricting prices might superficially appear more equitable--particularly for lower-income consumers--than allowing them to climb to the levels necessary to clear the market without long lines, it also imposes significant costs on all consumers.  For starters, anti-gouging rules effectively confine motorists to their vehicles precisely when they have many other urgent priorities, including attending to their families and homes. They also implicitly put a very low monetary value on consumers' time.  Waiting on line for four hours to obtain 10 gallons of gas at a pre-disaster price of $3.50/gal., instead of experiencing a much shorter wait to purchase fuel for $5.00/gal., is equivalent to being paid $3.75 per hour--around half the state's official minimum wage.  This situation also increases the chances that an individual will wait for hours only to see the station run out of fuel before his or her turn comes, because demand is unchanged or temporarily higher than before the crisis.  Adding odd/even rationing might reduce gas lines by limiting demand and breaking the psychology contributing to the lines, but it also compounds the harm to consumers, some of whom are left with no legal means of acquiring fuel when they need it most.

I don't expect politicians and regulators suddenly to embrace a purely market-based approach towards post-disaster pricing of necessities like fuel.  However, we ought to expect them to look at the real-world results of their policies and apply some common sense and creativity to improve how they function.  Anti-gouging rules clearly benefit some at the expense of others. How could we simultaneously preserve the benefits for the first group, while allowing those willing to pay a premium for emergency supplies to do so, in the process sending the appropriate price signal to reduce overall demand? One solution might be to allow gas stations with multiple pump islands to raise prices as long as they have at least one set of pumps offering the pre-disaster price.   Technology should provide even more innovative and effective options.

Given the magnitude of the supply disruption post-Sandy, there was no way to avoid a serious shortage of motor fuel in the affected region.  However, the appearance of long gas lines and the resort to a 1970's expedient of odd-even rationing shouldn't satisfy anyone concerning the effectiveness of the pre-existing emergency energy policies that were called into play following the storm.  I can't imagine New Jerseyans being content with the outcome they experienced.   

Labels: gas rationing, gasoline prices, gouging, hurricane Sandy, new jersey, odd-even

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2012, Energy Audit, Renewable Energy,

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Interesting article on how a grass-roots funded effort

Interesting article on how a grass-roots funded effort has enabled the purchase of Tesla’s long neglected Wardenclyffe lab, with plans to turn the site into a permanent museum for the Croatian genius. 

Tesla’s Wardenclyffe lab as it looks today.

I say CROATIAN because Fox News seem to be trying to change the fact of his country of birth with the article entitled “Honoring the legacy of Americanphysicist and engineer Nikola Tesla”.  Why not just say Croatian? – surely American readers will still be interested in reading the article regardless of whether he was born in America or not?

Anyway…here’s the article..

“Earlier this month the purchase of a long-neglected laboratory of the Croatian-born (son of a Serbian Orthodox minister) American physicist/engineer, Nikola Tesla, received funding through a remarkable web-based grassroots campaign that raised $1.37 million within a week.

The average contribution was a mere $47 and gifts came from every part of the US and a total of 100 countries worldwide.

The web-site was run by a comic book writer, Gary Inman, who created The Oatmeal and lives in Seattle, Washington — a long way from the Wardenclyffe lab in Shoreham, Long Island, NY.

In some ways this campaign is reminiscent of the grassroots funding campaign for the election of Barack Obama, which contributed to his election in 2008. On the other hand, unlike President Obama, who could speak eloquently for what he represents, Tesla is no longer with us and there are, no doubt, many different opinions among the donors to the Wardenclyffe purchase about what Tesla represents.

On this 70th anniversary of Tesla’s death at the New Yorker Hotel at age 86, capturing what Tesla represents and the best use of his former laboratory seems like a critical next step, now that a 16 year effort to purchase the property has likely concluded.”

Categories: All-Posts, Free Energy, Nikola Tesla

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2012, Efficiency, Energy Audit, Renewable Energy,

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UBM India brings Asia's Largest congregation of Renewables

UBM India brings Asia's Largest congregation of Renewables

Renewable Energy India is an annual exposition held in New Delhi to serve the Indian renewable energy market in leading sustainable development globally. It focuses on upscaling and mainstreaming environment-friendly renewable energy resources such as solar, wind, biomass, bio-fuel, small hydro, geothermal and energy efficiency through an international exhibition and conference platform.

Destination India

• The renewable energy supports the government's objectives of 'inclusive growth' and is part of solutions to meet nation's energy needs
• The sector has grown at an annual rate of 23% to about 25,000 MW in March 2012
• The renewable power installed capacity forms 6.5% in the total electricity mix and 12.5% of total installed capacity in 2011- 2012
• With 17,352 MW of generation, WIND continues to account for 70% of installed capacity
• RE generation from Small Hydro power is 3395 MW |Biomass power is 3224 MW and Solar power is 1028 MW
• Capacity addition of 30,000 MW is planned from various renewable energy technologies in the next five years
• Wind Energy is estimated to contribute 15,000 MW followed by solar power at 10,000 MW, small hydro by 2100 MW and biomass power by 2700 MW
• Cleantech sector has the potential to generate 10 mn jobs in India by 2025

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2012, Efficient energy use, PIC Microcontrollers, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy,

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Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy Regulatory Framework

Renewable Energy Regulatory Framework

The development of grid interactive renewable power took off with the coming into force of the Electricity Act 2003 (EA 2003), which, among other things, provides for regulatory interventions for promotion of renewable energy (RE) sources through a) determination of tariff; b) specifying renewable purchase obligation (RPO); c) facilitating grid connectivity; and d) promotion of development of market.
The National Tariff Policy (NTP) 2006 requires the State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs) to fix a minimum percentage of Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) from such sources taking into account availability of such resources in the region and its impact on retail tariffs and procurement by distribution companies at preferential tariffs determined by the SERCs. NTP has further elaborated on the role of regulatory commission; mechanism for promoting renewable energy and timeframe for implementation, etc. The policy was amended in January 2011 to prescribe solar-specific RPO be increased from a minimum of 0.25 per cent in 2012 to 3 per cent by 2022. Further, the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) suggests increasing the share of renewable energy in the total energy mix at-least up to 15 percent by 2020.
In view of the aforesaid provisions, regulatory framework for renewable power is evolving and all major States, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), Central Electricity Authority (CEA) etc are declaring, revising, and modifying renewable power regulatory framework such as RE policy, RPOs, Feed in Tariffs (FiTs), Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) mechanism, grid connectivity and forecasting provisions etc. on a regular basis.
Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has initiated an exercise to track the evolving renewable power regulatory framework and develop a repository of information in a consolidated manner. This exercise is expected to help understand the dynamic nature of the renewable energy regulations and related issues and also create a platform to share information on pertinent issues.
The information is planned in the following two broad categories;

• Monthly Update/Summary
• Consolidated Renewable Energy Regularity Framework Data

 The consolidated data comprises of State-wise and CERC level regulations. Utmost care has been taken to compile the information, however, in case of any discrepancy or further clarification the primary source only may be treated as authentic.
Feedback/suggestions if any may be sent at: http://www.mnre.gov.in/feedback

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2012, Energy Audit, Renewable Energy,

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Energy development

Sustaining Energy Development in Eastern Utah

Energy development is the effort to provide sufficient primary energy sources and secondary energy forms for supply, cost, impact on air pollution and water pollution, mitigation of climate change with renewable 

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Technologically advanced societies have become increasingly dependent on external energy sources for transportation, the production of many manufactured goods, and the delivery of energy services. This energy allows people who can afford the cost to live under otherwise unfavorable climatic conditions through the use of heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning. Level of use of external energy sources differs across societies, as do the climate, convenience, levels of traffic congestion, pollution and availability of domestic energy sources. Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable (naturally replenished). Renewable energy is an alternative to fossil fuels and was commonly called alternative energy in the 1970s and 1980s. In 2009, about 16% of global final energy consumption came from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from hydroelectricity. New renewables (small hydro, modern biomass, wind, solar, geothermal, and biofuels) accounted for another 2.8% and is growing very rapidly. The share of renewables in electricity generation was around 19.4%, with 16.1% of global electricity coming from hydroelectricity and 3.3% from new renewables.[1] Wind power is growing at the rate of 21% annually, with a worldwide installed capacity of 238 gigawatts (GW) in 2011,[2] and is widely used in Europe, Asia, and the United States.[3] At the end of 2011, cumulative global photovoltaic (PV) installations surpassed 69 GW, an increase of almost 70%,[4] and PV power stations are commonplace in Germany, Italy, and Spain.[5] Solar thermal power stations operate in the USA and Spain, and the largest of these is the 354 megawatt (MW) SEGS power plant in the Mojave Desert.[6] The world's largest geothermal power installation is The Geysers in California, with a rated capacity of 750 MW. Brazil has one of the largest renewable energy programs in the world, involving production of ethanol fuel from sugar cane, and ethanol now provides 18% of the country's automotive fuel.[7] Ethanol fuel is also widely available in the USA. Climate change concerns, coupled with high oil prices, peak oil, and increasing government support, are driving increasing renewable energy legislation, incentives and commercialization.[8] New government spending, regulation and policies helped the industry weather the global financial crisis better than many other sectors.[9] Scientists have advanced a plan to power 100% of the world's energy with wind, hydroelectric, and solar power by the year 2030,[10][11] recommending renewable energy subsidies and a price on carbon reflecting its cost for flood and related expenses. While many renewable energy projects are large-scale, renewable technologies are also suited to rural and remote areas, where energy is often crucial in human development.[12] Globally, an estimated 3 million households get power from small solar PV systems. Micro-hydro systems configured into village-scale or county-scale mini-grids serve many areas.[13] More than 30 million rural households get lighting and cooking from biogas made in household-scale digesters. Biomass cookstoves are used by 160 million households.[13] Wind, water, and solar power using current technology can supply all of the world's energy by 2030, and has the advantage that consumption is reduced by 30%. Excess production would be used to produce hydrogen for use in ships and airplanes.[14] It also has the advantage that it lasts for as long as we are on the planet, vs. less than a century for most of the non-renewable resources. Conventional production of oil peaked in 2006, and the more we use the faster it will be depleted. An investment in non-renewable resources of $8 trillion is required to maintain current levels of production for 25 years,[15] a cost that is avoided by transitioning instead to renewables. A 2010 study estimated that Australia could transition to 100% renewables for $370 billion over a ten year period - about $8/household/week.[16] Driving an electric car is like buying gasoline for $0.60/gallon,[17] although in 2012 an electric car is over $8,000 more than one powered by gasoline. If they were mass produced, this differential would be reversed. The most expensive part, the battery, is projected to be reduced from $12,000 to $1,500 by 2020.[18] Charging an electric car from roof mounted solar panels is almost free, other than the cost of installation, which could be included in the purchase price of the home.[19] Electric cars have almost no maintenance costs. The EV1, an advanced prototypical electric car, was brought in once every 5,000 miles just to rotate the tires and re-fill the windshield washer fluid.[20]

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New Energy Sources

  New Energy Sources and Inventions In the late 1880's, trade journals in the electrical sciences were predicting "free electricity" in the near future. Incredible discoveries about the nature of electricity were becoming commonplace. Within 20 years, there would be automobiles, airplanes, movies, recorded music, telephones, radio, and practical cameras. For the first time in history, common people were encouraged to envision a utopian future filled with abundant modern transportation and communication, as well as jobs, housing and food for everyone. So what happened? Where did the new energy breakthroughs go? Was this excitement about free electricity all just wishful thinking that science eventually disproved? Current State of Technology. The answer is no. Spectacular new energy technologies were developed right along with other breakthroughs. Since then, multiple methods for producing vast amounts of energy at extremely low cost have been developed. None of these technologies have made it to the open consumer market, however. Why this is true will be discussed shortly. First, here is a short list of new energy technologies. The common feature connecting all of these discoveries is that they use a small amount of one form of energy to control or release a large amount of a different kind of energy. Radiant Energy . Nikola Tesla's Magnifying Transmitter, T. Henry Moray's Radiant Energy Device , Edwin Gray's EMA Motor , and Paul Baumann's Testatika Machine all run on Radiant Energy. This natural energy can perform the same wonders as ordinary electricity at less than 1% of the cost. It does not behave exactly like electricity, however, which has contributed to the scientific community's misunderstanding of it. The Methernitha Community in Switzerland currently has 5 or 6 working models of fuelless, self-running devices that tap this energy. [More] Permanent Magnets . Dr. Tom Bearden has two working models of a permanent magnet powered electrical transformer. It uses a 6-watt electrical input to control the path of a magnetic field coming out of a magnet. By channeling the magnetic field, first to one output coil then a second repeatedly and rapidly, the device can produce a 96-watt electrical output with no moving parts. Multiple inventors have working mechanisms that produce torque from permanent magnets alone. [More] Super-Efficient Electrolysis . Water can be broken into hydrogen and oxygen using electricity. When water is hit with its own molecular resonant frequency, it collapses into hydrogen and oxygen gas with little electrical input. Hydrogen fuel can drive engines (like in your car ) for the cost of water. [More] Cold Fusion. Though initial claims were debunked, cold fusion is very real. Not only has excess heat production been repeatedly documented, but also low energy atomic element transmutation has been catalogued, involving dozens of different reactions. [More] There are dozens of other systems. Many are viable and well tested. But this short list is sufficient to make the point: new energy technology is here. It offers the world pollution-free energy abundance for everyone, everywhere. It is now possible to stop the production of "greenhouse gases" and shut down the nuclear power plants. Transportation and production costs for just about everything can drop dramatically. Yet all these wonderful benefits that can make life on this planet so much easier and better for everyone have been postponed for decades. Why? Whose purposes are served by this postponement? Four Invisible Forces. There are four forces that have worked together to create this situation. The wealthiest families and their central banking institutions are the first force. Their motivations are greed and the need to control almost everything except themselves. Their plan is to eventually control all of the resources of the world, and thereby control everyone's life through the availability of all goods and services. An independent source of wealth (new energy device) in the hands of every person in the world ruins their plans for world domination. They don't want any competition. The weapons they have used to enforce 

 this include intimidation, "expert" debunkers, buying and shelving of technology, and murder of inventors. They have also promoted the scientific theory that states free energy is impossible (laws of thermodynamics). The second force is national governments. The problem here is related to the maintenance of national security. There is a constant jockeying for position and influence in world affairs, and the strongest party wins. In economics, it's the golden rule: "The one with the gold makes the rules." Unlimited energy on this planet will lead to an inevitable reshuffling of the balance of power. Everybody will want it, and at the same time, want to prevent everyone else from getting it. So, national governments' motivations are self-preservation. Their weapons include preventing the issuance of patents based on national security grounds, harassment of inventors with criminal charges, tax audits, threats, phone taps, arson, theft, and a host of other intimidations which make the business of building and marketing a new energy machine

A New Energy Source - Blacklight Power

practically impossible. The third force consists of deluded inventors and con men. On the periphery of the extraordinary scientific breakthroughs that constitute real new energy technologies, lies a shadow world of unexplained anomalies, marginal inventions and unscrupulous promoters. The first two forces have constantly used the media to promote the worst examples of this group, to distract the public's attention, and to discredit real breakthroughs by associating them with the frauds. So, the third force is delusion and dishonesty. The motivations are self-aggrandizement, greed, want of power over others, and a false sense of self-importance. The weapons used are lying, cheating, self-delusion and arrogance combined with bad science. The fourth force operating to postpone the public availability of new energy technology is all of the rest of us. It may be easy to see how narrow and selfish the motivations of the other forces are, but actually, these motivations are still very much alive in each of us as well. Like the wealthiest families, don't we each secretly harbor illusions of false superiority and want to control others instead of ourselves? Also, wouldn't you sell out if the price were high enough? Or like the governments, don't we each want to ensure our own survival? Or like the deluded inventor, don't we trade a comfortable illusion once in a while for an uncomfortable fact? Or don't we still fear the unknown, even if it promises a great reward? All four forces are just different aspects of the same process. There is really only one force preventing the availability of new energy technology, and that is unspiritually motivated behavior. New energy technology is an outward manifestation of divine abundance. It is the engine of the economy of an enlightened society, where people voluntarily behave in a respectful and civil manner toward each other. Unspiritualized humans cannot be trusted with new energy. They will only do what they have always done, which is to take merciless advantage of each other, or kill each other and themselves in the process. The Opportunity. What is new is that you and I can communicate with each other now better than at anytime in the past. The Internet offers us, the fourth force, an opportunity to overcome the combined efforts of the other forces preventing new energy technology from spreading. What is starting to happen is that inventors are publishing their work , instead of patenting it and keeping it secret. More and more, people are "giving away" information on these technologies in books, videos and websites. While there is still a great deal of useless information about new energy on the Internet, the availability of good information is rising rapidly. All of us constitute the fourth force. If we stand up and refuse to remain ignorant and action-less, we can change the course of history. Only mass action can create the world we want. The other three forces will not help us put a fuelless power plant in our homes. New energy technology will change everything about the way we live, work and relate to each other. It obsoletes greed and fear for survival. But like all exercises of spiritual faith, we must first manifest generosity and trust in our own lives. New energy technology is here. It has been here for decades. Communications technology and the Internet have torn the veil of secrecy off of this remarkable fact. People all over the world are starting to build new energy devices. The bankers and governments don't want this to happen, but can't stop it. Tremendous economic instabilities and wars will be used to distract people's attention from the new energy movement. There will be essentially no major media coverage of this aspect of what is going on. Western society is in many ways spiraling toward self-destruction due to the accumulated effects of greed and corruption. New energy technologies cannot stop this trend. If, however, you have a new energy device, you may be better positioned to support the transition that is underway. The question is, who will ultimately control the emerging world government, the first force, or the fourth force? Those who choose the fourth force may live to see the dawn of the world of new energy. I challenge you to be among the ones who do so. New Energy Sources was written by Peter Lindemann, D. Sc. and summarized and edited by Fred Burks

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Solar Water Heaters

Solar Water Heaters

An ENERGY STAR qualified solar water heating system can cut your annual hot water costs in half, and is generally designed for use with an electric or gas back-up water heater. These systems can substantially reduce your carbon footprint. Your first step is to determine if your house is suitable for a solar water heater. For maximum results, your roof should:

• Receive direct sunlight between the hours of 10 AM
  and 4 PM year round;
• Face south (within 15°); and
• Be sturdy with the shingles in good condition.

You will then want to contact a local solar water heater contractor, who can assess your site, provide recommendations, install a system and then perform periodic maintenance.
New Jersey's Clean Energy Program provides a list of approved solar water heater contractors. These contractors have been approved to participate in the program and have met several technical training requirements as well as completed the Contractor Application for Participation.

2012 Solar Domestic Water Heater Rebate*
Equipment Type	Qualifying Level	Incentive
New, qualifying solar water heater system replacing or supplementing existing residential class water heater in a single-family home	System must be ENERGY STAR qualified (OG-300 SRCC rating, SF>=0.5) and listed on energystar.gov Warranty 10 years - solar collector 6 years - storage tank 2 years on controls 1 year for piping and parts	$1,200
IMPORTANT: *To be eligible for the solar domestic water heater incentive, the residence must be serviced by one of the following electric utilities: Atlantic City Electric, Jersey Central Power & Light, Public Service Electric and Gas, Rockland Electric Company, or gas utilities: New Jersey Natural Gas, Elizabethtown Gas, Public Service Electric and Gas, South Jersey Gas.

Eligible Solar Equipment
Find eligible solar water heater systems on energystar.gov.
Find out more about how to become a solar water heater trade ally
2012 Application Forms
For systems purchased on or after February 15, 2012:

• WARMAdvantage Gas or Electric Solar Domestic Water Heater Application

For systems purchased on or after July 1, 2012:

• WARMAdvantage Solar Domestic Water Heater Application for propane, municipal, and Co-op electric Customers 

*For any customers who purchased equipment between June 15, 2012 and June 30, 2012 we will honor your applications and process them.  Please disregard the June 15th ending date shown on the Terms & Conditions page of the application
For systems purchased between February 15, 2011 and February 14, 2012:

• WARMAdvantage Electric Solar Domestic Water Heater Application

Additional Opportunities to Save

• If you purchase an energy-efficient product for your home, you may also be eligible for a federal tax credit. Please consult your tax professional.

Also, consider getting a home energy assessment from Home Performance with ENERGY STAR to help you save even more and improve the comfort, safety, and durability of your home.
Are you wondering what other rebates might be available?  Visit our Rebates and Promotions page.
Questions About Your Rebate Status?
Do you have a question about a rebate that you already submitted? Please contact us at 866-NJSMART. You may also submit your question online.
Please allow up to 120 days to receive a rebate.

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Heating

Heating

As much as half of the energy used in your home goes to heating and cooling.  Through the WARMAdvantage Program, consumers are provided rebates when they purchase high efficiency ENERGY STAR^® qualified natural gas home heating systems and/or water heaters.  As part of the program, you are able to receive rebates for the purchase of furnaces, furnaces with electronic commutated motor (ECM) or equivalent, boilers, and/or water heaters.  By purchasing these high efficiency heating products, you will save on energy bills and improve the comfort level of your home.
Furnaces

Furnaces are the most commonly used residential heating system in the United States, running most often on gas, but sometimes on fuel oil or electricity, and deliver their heat through a duct system.  One in 4 furnaces in U.S. homes today is more than 20 years old.  ENERGY STAR qualified furnaces use advanced technology to deliver higher efficiency than standard new furnaces available today.
Boilers
A boiler heats your home by burning gas or fuel oil to heat water or steam that circulates through radiators, baseboards, or radiant floor systems.  Boilers that have earned the ENERGY STAR have higher Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE) ratings, which is a measure of heating equipment efficiency.
Domestic Water Heaters
New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program also provides incentives for the purchase of high efficiency water heaters.
Find out more information on the WARMAdvantage Program.

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Renewable

Renewable

New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program offers various ways to help you save money on your energy bills. The program provides information and resources when choosing solar, wind, or biomass technologies.
Solar
Solar electric technology converts sunlight directly into electricity whenever sunlight strikes the solar electric modules. The amount of electricity produced by a system will vary. More electricity is generated when the light is most intense (a sunny day) and strikes the solar electric system’s modules directly (when the sun’s rays are perpendicular to the modules).
Wind
Wind is a form of solar energy. Winds are caused by the uneven heating of the atmosphere by the sun, the irregularities of the earth's surface, and rotation of the earth. Wind flow patterns are modified by the earth's terrain, bodies of water, and vegetation. Humans use this wind flow, or motion energy, for many purposes: sailing, flying a kite, and even generating electricity.
The terms wind energy or wind power describe the process by which the wind is used to generate mechanical power or electricity. Wind turbines convert the kinetic energy in the wind into mechanical power. This mechanical power can be used for specific tasks (such as grinding grain or pumping water) or a generator can convert this mechanical power into electricity.
So how do wind turbines make electricity? Simply stated, a wind turbine works the opposite of a fan. Instead of using electricity to make wind, like a fan, wind turbines use wind to make electricity. The wind turns the blades, which spin a shaft, which connects to a generator and makes electricity.
"Small wind" refers to wind-powered electric systems sized for homes, farms, and small businesses. These turbines are defined as 100 kilowatts in capacity and below.
Biopower Energy
Sustainable biopower technologies are eligible for financial incentives through New Jersey's Clean Energy Program. These biopower technologies use a renewable supply of organic material (biomass) to produce electricity, thus reducing our dependence on fossil fuels while promoting local business and farming.
The organic matter that makes up plants is known as biomass. Biomass can be used to produce electricity, transportation fuels, or chemicals.  The use of biomass for any of these purposes is called biomass energy or biopower.  New Jersey supports "sustainable biomass". 
Wood is the largest biomass energy resource today, but other sources of biomass can also be used.  They include food crops, grassy and woody plants, residues from agriculture or forestry, and the organic component of municipal and industrial wastes.  Even the fumes from landfills (methane, a natural gas) can be used as a biomass energy source to produce biopower.
Please visit the Renewable Energy homepage for more information regarding the programs offered relating to solar, wind, and biopower.

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