| Maybe one of the most talked about issues today | | | | now ready to be used just like any regular power |
| aside from politics is global warming. It is the term | | | | source. The sun produces 1000 watts of energy per |
| referring to the condition of the earth where its | | | | square meter of our earth's surface. Imagine all that |
| temperature has suddenly increased compared to the | | | | energy! If we could collect all that, we could power |
| past. It has such an impact aside from our daily lives | | | | our homes for free. Just think of all the money we |
| where we feel the sudden changes of weather. The | | | | could save. |
| ripening of fruits has been delayed resulting to the | | | | Wind power on the other hand is of course, power |
| destruction of the ecosystem of some areas of the | | | | generated form the wind. Usually, we need a wind |
| world and typhoons have been so destructive lately. | | | | turbine to collect energy from the wind. The energy |
| The media has been telling us time and time again to | | | | from the wind is in the form of kinetic energy from |
| conserve Mother Earth. One way to do that is to be | | | | the air molecules that collide with the blades of the |
| "environment friendly" in all things that we do. | | | | turbine. This kinetic energy is then transformed into |
| Environmentalists frown at different industries for | | | | rotational energy by the shaft which is connected to |
| their contribution to pollution. The use of fossil fuels is | | | | a generator. Rotational energy will then be converted |
| one huge contributor to pollution and to global | | | | into electricity in the generator. |
| warming. Scientists have long found alternative | | | | A solar and wind power system would be a more |
| sources of energy; it's just that we haven't made | | | | powerful source of energy. During bright days, you |
| use of these. Examples of earth-friendly energy | | | | can power your own home or business with solar |
| sources are the wind and sun. Solar and wind power | | | | power. During long periods of cloudy days, you can |
| system might just be the answer to energy | | | | still store energy from the wind. If you are lucky |
| problems. | | | | enough to live in a place where both the sun and |
| Let's start with the sun. What is solar power and | | | | wind are plentiful, you can make use of this. |
| how does it work? The sun is ever present up there, | | | | However, if you live somewhere sunny but not |
| abundantly gazing down at the earth and shining with | | | | windy, then solar power is a good choice. |
| its brilliance. The sun which provides all the energy | | | | Solar and wind power system are abundant, clean, |
| that life on earth needs. Now, why don't we trap all | | | | and renewable. Not only are we being earth friendly |
| the energy from the heat of sun and store this for | | | | when using solar and wind power system, we can |
| our use? That is how solar power works. The heat | | | | also save lots of money. So why not learn how to |
| from the sun is trapped in solar panels or solar cells. | | | | build a solar and wind power system now? |
| This energy is then stored in a generator where it is | | | | |