Alternative energy sources for homes

Natural gas and electricity suppliers are both heat and light in the hall. Both products have been around so long, it is difficult to imagine a world where they are replaced by another.

So far as you can see, the scientific horizon, at least they will not be replaced, either by a method such as zero point energy, the energy created by the quantum mechanical oscillations of the particles ... Sound like science fiction? Well, so far, yes, it is still science fiction, and if it is possible today, would be very expensive to produce. But do not despair, because in 1989, two chemists, Pons and Flieschman conducted an experiment, and claimed to have established a process of cold fusion. Fusion is a process that goes into the hearts of stars, while fission is something that occurs in nuclear reactors. Both very large and at least one, very expensive! Neither a viable option for domestic use only.

However, Pons Flieschman and shook the world when they published the results of an experiment, they have energy, ie heat, at room temperature by using materials and heavy water through a process of fusion, which generated heat from a sustainable source at room temperature. It is not until the end of April this year when the experiment was conducted by independent bodies, they have not been able to achieve the same results that Dr. Pons and Flieschman . The process was defective and that the two chemists have been discredited and, in general, was the end of the matter. The two chemists were, in terms of their career, they have ended and faded into obscurity. Pons and Flieschman committed the sin of the scientific community by publishing the results to the press instead of batteries for the first scientific review. Tut tut tut, the large search of hell, never to return again!

However, twenty years later, research is still ongoing and there were promising results, not only with cold fusion, but also hot melt. Hot fusion has been more media, probably because he does not seek to line of classical physics. Enormous heat, pressure phenomenal, incredible amounts of money and wallah, fusion! Cold fusion, on the other hand needs a drink, some of deuterium, palladium, heavy water. Now, I am inclined to believe, is an atomic reaction and not a chemical reaction as such, and May or May not produce a temperature rise of a few points more or a couple of weeks, depending on the impurities and of how it is measured. Not least, there have been significant advances in the quest for cold fusion that some companies have invested serious money in serious research.

Before you shake hands with joy at the idea of particles collide, shattering atoms of deuterium and palladium gourmet hot / cold fusion reactor at the bottom of the garden, you want May to consider some easily accessible, non-controversial alternatives to provide electricity.

Wind Turbines

40 of electricity a household over a year.

Costs for installing a solar electricity system are highly variable - the system costs on average between £ 8,000 and £ 20,000, depending on its size and type. The more electricity, the system can produce, the more it costs, but it could save. Solar tiles cost more than the signs, panels integrated into a roof are more expensive than those that sit on top, but if you need major roof repairs, tile PV can offset the cost of tiles.

The savings can be substantial - about 1.2 tonnes of CO2 per year and around £ 250 on your electricity bill. A 2.5 kWp system could provide 50% of the annual electricity output of a household needs.

Maintenance is generally small - you'll need to keep the panels clean and relatively safe that trees do not begin to overshadow them.

This article has barely scratched the surface of what is available to enable the owner to produce their own electricity, there are other methods such as hydrogen fuel cells, bio fuel for generators, oil recycled cooking for generators ... and so on.

However, implementation of this technology is useless unless your house is well insulated first.

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