28th July 2011 - For the past decade or so, the awareness regarding global warming and the effects that our over reliance on conventional sources of energy has increased dramatically. However, little has actually been done to actually do something about the reliance on energy sources, till now. This over reliance can now be overcome with the help of Home Made Energy sources. The best thing about these sources is that they have no adverse affect on the environment and the second is that these can be arranged in the home itself.
The two main homemade sources that are available to us at this point of time are – wind energy and solar energy in the form of wind turbines and solar energy converters or cells respectively. Users can now download guides, purchase books and the apparatus required to make their own wind turbine and solar cell apparatus at their house. In fact, one can even use solar energy to heat water which reduces the reliance on water heaters (and the electricity that goes behind it).
In the wind energy department, the users get to either buy or make and install their own wind generation turbines. The working of this apparatus basically involves a huge fan installed outside the house which moves when air flows through it. When this happens, the coils in the turbine rotate and that produces electricity which is stored in the generator attached to it. This stored energy can then be used to run appliances in one’s house.
In the case of solar cells, the user is provided with the blueprint to make the apparatus or one can purchase them in the market. These are placed at the top of the house so that they come into direct contact with the sunlight. When the light falls on the cells, a chemical reaction with the photons (light rays) takes place which releases electricity. This is stored in the generator attached to the cell and then can be used for running appliances in the house. Going for these Home Made Energy sources help us run our appliances without having to deplete any other sources and deal with the pollution that they cause.