Archive for August, 2009

How do I replace a power cord in a toaster?

August 31st, 2009

I need to replace damaged power cord in my toaster / sandwich maker. It has three wires coming out of the inside: red, green and blue. The wires in the power cord are brown, blue and yellow-green. Which wires in the toaster should be connected to which ones in the power cord? I appreciate any [...]

which energy drink works the best…?

August 31st, 2009

they say red bull gives u wings…but im not flying. there are so many different kinds of energy drinks… whish one works best for u? MONSTER! :] powered by Yahoo Answers addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.renewable-energy-at-home.com%2Funcategorized%2Fwhich-energy-drink-works-the-best’; addthis_title = ‘which+energy+drink+works+the+best%26%238230%3B%3F’; addthis_pub = ”;

Is there a way to make car paint that collects solar and wind energy to power an electric car?

August 31st, 2009

If the paint could collect solar energy to charge a battery, and then once the car starts moving, other fibers in the paint could convert the wind passing over the car to electrical energy, wouldn’t this be a way to decrease our dependency on fossil fuels. Is there any technology out there that can do [...]

What is the absolute maximum amount of energy that solar panels can get?

August 31st, 2009

Say solar panels converted 100% of energy from the sun. How much energy would a solar panel get that was, say, 1 square foot? What I mean is how much of the sun’s energy actually gets to the solar panel? That depends on the solar insolation which varies around the surface of the Earth. At [...]

How do Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) work?

August 31st, 2009

Is it an incentive to use renewable energy? The basic idea that people who feel bad about something can buy them to get rid of the guilt. The way that they work is that a very small amount (much less than the subsidies and tax breaks given to politically correct energy) of money goes to [...]

I just want to know what is Obama planning to do with alternative energy if he wins the Presidency?

August 31st, 2009

Obviously, we can’t rely on fossil fuels anymore. *Please no links. If you’re a die-hard Obama supporter, then please provide me with a one or two sentence summary of his alternative energy plan. Thanx Danny Boy. This is what he proposes, from his website: "Require 25 Percent of Renewable Electricity by 2025: Obama will establish [...]

How do I get my power windows and power locks working again?

August 25th, 2009

Within a month of each other, my power locks and power windows went out. I can lock the doors by hand, but the windows are immobile and not closed all the way…which is fine until rainy season/winter snow begins. I’ve checked all the fuses (both under the dash and under the hood) and none are [...]

Has anyone seen the present pm selling wind or solar energy to india?

August 25th, 2009

Why is it that our commonwealth govt seems to see it as appropriate to sell one form of energy, but not safe and environmental energy sources? Umm, could there be any right wing liberal voters interests at heart? Why sell the cow when you can profit from the Milk? or something like that… powered by [...]

How to calculate how much energy converted from Solar Energy to Electricity?

August 25th, 2009

Dear All, How can I calculate how much energy converted from Solar Energy to Electricity? Does it based on the how strong of the sunlight? Does it based on how many solar cell? Any detail equations for this purpose? Thanks a lot. Holly Taken from wiki: "At solar noon on a clear March or September [...]

What is the most cost-effective place to buy large solar electric panels?

August 25th, 2009

We don’t have enough money right now to buy capacity for the whole house, which would probably require about 12 kilowatts. However, I would like to start buying panels toward building up toward that. But I want to buy the most solar panel for the least price. I think that piecing a lot of very [...]