Feature Article
Welcome to DIY Renewable Energy!
Why Renewable Energy?
By the year 2030 the world's Energy demands will be:
- Double vs. 1990 demand
- Half CO2 emissions vs. 1990 to avoid dramatic climate change
- 24% of world's population still do not have electricity energy. Thus 1.6 Billion of the world's 6,7 Billion people still don't have electricity.
- New Economies like China, India, Brazil, Africa contribute > 70% of the exploding energy needs.
- 2 Billion People access the Internet every day. Datacenters are one of the fastest growing energy consumers globally.
- >80% electrical energy efficiency losses are a result of people's attitude.
Living off the grid!
For the past 15 years our family has been living off the grid with only solar and wind power. We set to work to find alternative energy options
that we could afford.
You see our family is no different than yours. We are just regular people who just want to make a difference. Read more…
You see our family is no different than yours. We are just regular people who just want to make a difference. Read more…
Achieve More while using Less Energy
Its essential to achieve more while using less energy:
- Energy Must be Safe
- Energy Must be Reliable
- Energy Must be Effecient
- Energy Must be Green
Info on Reneable Energy Solutions
Renewable energy is energy generated from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides and geothermal heat which are renewable
(naturally replenished). In 2006, about 18% of global final energy consumption came from renewables.
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