Improving the battery is bad for business? Long-life batteries are considered a national security threat in some circles. But Tritium can make better batteries. Will improved efficiency in batteries disrupt the economy of America?
Prepare now because preparedness pays off. What’s your natural disaster recovery plan? Is there is a disaster, how will you provide relief for your children and neighbors? Putting together a natural disaster or man-made disaster recovery plan is always a good idea.
Everyone likes to know that their efforts are worthwhile. Everyone likes to be told thank-you. And it’s no different for us here at GreenJoyment. We received this message from James, and I wanted to share it with everyone here because of what James has decided to do. We can, as a community, make our planet … [Read more…]
Happy Valentine’s Day! This may not be all that valentines ish, but today we want to talk to you about beer. To be more specific, beer cans. And to be even more specific, we want to talk to you about a company called Solair that is taking old beer cans and soda cans and turning … [Read more…]
3 videos about a solar heater made from beer cans. This guy kind of sounds like he’s consumed some of the beer as well. But really, kudos to him for this DIY. And not only for building a solar heater from beer cans, but for documenting his project for the world to see and improve … [Read more…]
I want to make a solar heater, but I want to know that the time and energy I put into making it will pay off. What is the ROI if I make a solar heater?
This is the part of the DIY process for solar heaters where some people check out (mentally). This is because it involves thinking about the math behind the placement of your panels. Math… yuck. But you don’t have to do all of the work yourself. The good news is that there are TONS of calculators … [Read more…]
Solar Heater Panels: Why don’t we all have them? Seriously. Free energy falls on us from the sun every day. In our global culture, and in particular in American culture, we don’t make use of the solar energy coming to us every day. Think “solar panels”, and they still carry some sort of “geeky” (not … [Read more…]
Welcome to Solar Heater and Solar Air Conditioning week on GreenJoyment! There are many technologies available today for solar heaters and solar air conditioning, from commercially available solar heaters to solar heaters you make yourself. Some people are even showing how to make a solar heater from beer cans. This week, we’ll be detailing many … [Read more…]
Somehow this post got deleted. We’ll be re-writing it, but here are a couple of the commercially available solar air heaters we had detailed in the post (that mysteriously disappeared). Links open in new window. Your Solar Home 1000G-Glazed Solar Air Heater Environmental Solar Systems SunMate Wall Mount Package