Sunday, February 22, 2015

CUT electricity bill by half using solar power

A Makati homeowner shares how he is able to cut his electricity bill by 
half using solar power
 
 
 
 READ MORE AT SOURCE ARTICLE AND PHOTO FROM SOURCE ARTICLE BELOW
 http://www.rappler.com/business/industries/173-power-and-energy/64165-solar-power-ph-households-net-metering 
Most homes in the Philippines have enough solar power falling on their 
roofs to power the entire house. Solaric makes it a reality. Want to 
know more go to

www.solaric.com.ph

https://m.facebook.com/solaricPH

Friday, February 13, 2015

Could the Entire World Really Run on Solar Power?

Could the Entire World Really Run on Solar Power?

At our house in Cebu we just finished installing 12 solar panels that generate 1200 watts of electric at maximum. So far so good! Have you started saving energy and greenhouse gas too?

It’s pretty safe to say that we all know that we have to find an alternative to fossil fuels as soon as possible, and the most viable answer to the planet’s energy needs is visible to us any time we look upward. The amount of solar energy that hits just 1 square mile of this planet over the course of a year is equal to 4 million barrels of oil, and the energy that hits the Earth in a mere 40 minutes can fuel all of humanity’s energy needs for a year. Isn’t that incredible? Check out the infographic below to learn more about all the ways that solar power is the way to go, and how we can go about making it a reality worldwide.

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I come up with about 2500 square miles for the US. There are more than 40,000 square miles in the Mohave desert alone. Presumably about 50% could be used for solar.

source:  http://inhabitat.com/could-the-entire-world-really-run-on-solar-power/

Solar’s Insane Cost Drop and sources in the Philippines

Solar’s Insane Cost Drop

Prices of wind and solar energy plummet

The cost of providing electricity from alternative sources has plummeted, making it more competitive with conventional source like coal and gas click the above title to read

For solar panels and convertors and controllers for prevent battery overcharge and installers check out these links

CDRKING has stores all over the Philippines and if the equipment is not instock at one store just inquire other stores type solar to search or click this link
  http://www.cdrking.com/index.php?productstype=All+Products&searchvalue=solar&x=15&y=12&mod=products&type=search

OLX classified ads has lots of sources for equipment and installers type solar to search

http://www.olx.ph/index.php/classifieds+directory/q/solar for entire Philippines
http://www.olx.ph/index.php/classifieds+directory/q/solar/province/Cebu  for Cebu

Lazada Philippines online catelog company will deliver free and no upfront payment in some cases type solar to search

FAQ for Residential

Other sources here in Philippines by searching google Philippines and typing solar Philippines
http://www.solaric.com.ph/
http://solenergy.com.ph/

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Solar water heaters in the Philippines

There are a number on the market in the Philippines in the classified ads of OLX but the one I see in the newspaper regularly is the for 2500 pesos but the others are much more expensive. I have tried none of them.

http://www.olx.ph/index.php/classifieds+directory/q/solar+water+heater+price+list

About solar water heaters

http://greenpowerphils.com/our-products/solar-water-heaters/

http://solarthermotank.com/

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Cebu OLX classified ads solar

http://www.olx.ph/index.php/classifieds+directory/q/solar+panel+cebu

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Veco, the power company in Cebu offers solar power for P150T with excess created paid back to customer

The Cebu Power company will pay for any excess or unused power, he said. It will also charge the consumer if he uses more than 1,000 watts.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local-news/2014/06/29/veco-offers-solar-power-p150t-350830




Philippines is starting to Solar Power

SM North EDSA is now world's biggest solar-powered mall

  Calamba Doctor's Hospital now solar-powered. Possibly biggest solar-powered hospital in PH w/ 150kW system #rappler

The US could power itself with solar 100-times over and other headlines


The US could power itself with solar 100-times over

Apple invests in a solar farm that can power 60,000 homes

The best idea in a long time: Covering parking lots with solar panels

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