| Wind power and solar power are becoming | | | | high-tech components. Think about the alternator in |
| increasingly important in today's world of high energy | | | | your car - it generates electricity all day long just by |
| prices, global warming and environmental awareness. | | | | being turned by your car engine, and then stores it in a |
| More and more homes and offices have solar panels | | | | battery. That's exactly what a wind turbine does - it's |
| on their roofs, and the huge rotating fins of wind farms | | | | the same principle. A solar system can be made just |
| are becoming more and more familiar across our | | | | as simply. |
| landscape. The problem is that even with alternative | | | | Although the technology and components are relatively |
| energy, it's the major players who are set to benefit | | | | simple and affordable, what you do need is the |
| most - you, the home owner, still has to pay for his or | | | | know-how. It's easy to build a bad wind or solar |
| her electricity, no matter how it's produced. So why | | | | generator - what's not so easy is to build a good, |
| don't you have solar or wind power in your home yet? | | | | efficient and reliable one. This will generate the |
| Is it because you think its too expensive? | | | | maximum amount of electricity from the available wind |
| In fact, you can have your own solar or wind powered | | | | or sunlight, and store it efficiently. You also need to |
| system setup in your own home for less than $200! | | | | know exactly how to harness this power, and feed it |
| This may surprise you, but the reality is that most of | | | | into your home power supply. Done correctly, it's |
| the components required to build a solar energy or | | | | possible to run all your household appliances from your |
| wind energy system are basic and readily available. | | | | own energy - think about the savings you could |
| For example, wind generators don't use any complex | | | | achieve! |