DIY Solar Power

The future of our current energy resources is a bleak one. Not only are we chewing up our finite energy sources at a rate of consumption never seen before, we are also faced with rising costs and being at the whim of politically unstable countries. Add to this the likelihood that China and India are [...]

Living a more environmentally friendly lifestyle is important to your health and the health of our planet. We have polluted the soil, water, and the air that we breath with toxic gases,pesticides, and fertilizers . It makes no difference where you live. As long as you eat, drink water and eat, you are affected by pollution.

With energy resources decreasing rapidly and global warming altering climates over the world, a lot of folks are looking towards renewable energies for shrinking their carbon footprint. Yet, even the most environmentally enthusiastic individual can’t act on such attempts without a large financial investment. The installation of a solar power system can run into [...]

As stated before here at SolarPowerDIY.info we will be taking a look from time to time into other alternative energy sources as well as our main focus which is solar energy. Today we take a look at the idea of changing to electric powered cars and other vehicles (also known as PHEV’s) to help off [...]

With the rising cost of fuel and its potential limited availability combined with the increasing damaging environmental impact of their emissions and pollutants on the earth, it is high time we had a re think when it comes to alternative energy.
An increasingly popular way to address these issues is to take up the notion of [...]

The main difference between Biofuel and fossil fuels is fossil fuels are extracted from biological material that died a long time ago, whereas biofuel is obtained from biological material that died far more recently.
These days Biofuel usage is increasing as we look to alternatives to traditional fuel source of fossil fuel. The main usage of [...]

Solar power for the home, is an extremely responsible step for the homeowner to take. Forgetting the savings you stand to make from “living off the grid”, solar power is a much needed energy alternative if we are to help the earth recover or at least not spiral deeper into the environmental mess we find [...]

Whilst the primary focus of this blog is solar energy, it is certainly not the only alternative energy option out there. So over the next series of articles we will be taking a look into a number of alternative energies and the pros and cons associated with each type.
Just a few of the energy sources [...]

As we move further into these uncertain times of rising fuel costs, financial crisis, global warming and geo-political unrest, big business has become wise to the fact that being seen to be environmentally pro-active can lead to increased consumer trust, which in turn leads to increased profitability.
With the new super powers in the global community, [...]

With the cost of fuel ever increasing, people are starting to search out alternative cheaper fuel sources and in some cases have decided to make their own homemade fuel. One of the most popular, cheapest and safest methods for generating homemade fuel is the process of  Making Biodiesel at Home
It may be come as suprise [...]