Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Energy Production, Products and Conservation

Heat and Cooling

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Solar powered (radiant) heat exchange: project design and product catalogues, professional services
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Roof integrated solar heated hot water panels; tube insulation materials
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Pool water heating with solar pumping; tube insulation materials
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Solar furnaces
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Diverted hot water/heat transfer designs
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Wood or other burners, with water boiler exchange options
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Combustion technology and consultants
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Wood or manure burning stoves; convection looped water heaters
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Central heating systems and recovery boilers designs
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Bio-gas (composting) recovery to heat space or water
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Geo-thermal heat recovery systems
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On-demand, spark-ignited gas water heaters (wall mount)
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Absorbent Cooling and Refrigeration
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Propane and photo voltaic refrigerators
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Air conditioning systems and ‘vapor generators’
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Desiccant cooling systems
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Evaporative-Photo Voltaic cooling
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Heat engine/Vapor compression (Rankine-cycle heat exchange)
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Alternatives to refrigerants:e.g. insulated cool rooms for fresh produce storage; Ice boxes and insulated coolers to transport perishable food

Electricity Production, Alternative Energy Products

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Photo voltaic power generation:
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Solar panels and charges
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Solar kits
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Wind Power and alternative designs:
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Wind towers and turbines; tower kits
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Mechanical roof-mount dumping turbines
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Hydro-, tidal- or wave-powered designs
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Turbines and pumps; Pelton wheels; tubing
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Micro/macro hydro systems: Ram pumps, and components
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Bio-gas (bi-product of composting) steam driven turbines
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Electrical supplies, alternative products:
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Inverter and fly wheels, battery banks and components
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Electrical systems—12V, 120V with components; separate branch design from PV panel to breaker and switches; transformers;
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Indoor and outdoor lighting systems and new technology with low watt fluorescent lighting
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Water pumping windmills and components
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Miscellaneous technology: solar battery charges for vehicles; PV-powered appliances and fences; portable PV systems; thermostats and well pumps; timers and switches; meters, log books & related components; animal or human generated electricity

Energy Conservation

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Energy saving concepts:
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Education materials, consultants, data and case studies
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Organizations funding, teaching and promoting energy conservation
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Solar energy architectural designs using natural light; low watt and fluorescent bulbs; shade trees and convection cooling
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Alternative refrigerants; roof integrated heating and cooling systems
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Published suggestions for changing energy use habits such as: turn off lights and other electrical equipment when not in use; hang laundry to dry, etc.

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