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See larger image Sunforce 11260 2500 Watt Pure Sine Wave Inverter (Misc.) List Price: $799.99 USD New From: $449.23 In Stock

Product Features

Converts 12V DC to 110V AC of pure sine wave power
5000 Watts surge power, 2500 Watts continuous power
Ideal for running small electronic tools, air pumps, electronic doors, small motors, refrigerators, HDTVs, electronic game systems, computers, laptops and inkjet laser printers
Safety features include: Soft-start system technology for superior inverter performance, Low battery shut down, DC input overload voltage, output overload, overload temperature and short circuit shut down and high speed cooling fan
Includes: Four 110V outlets, modular connector cable, LCD digital display and a key chain remote control
Product Specifications
Product Information
Brand: Sunforce
Manufacturer Part Number: 11260
Sizing and Specifications
Item Weight: 23 Pounds

Product Description
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The Sunforce 11260 2500-Watt Pro Series Pure Sine Wave Inverter converts DC power into clean, stable AC power that is ideal for running home appliances, pumps, and motors. It provides 5000 Watts of peak surge power to get your gear started, and 2500 Watts of continuous power to keep it running. Pure Sine Wave inversion guarantees optimum compatibility with sensitive equipment, computers, motors, televisions and more. Compact and portable, this inverter is perfect for use at worksites, on boats, or for permanent use in a solar power setup.
Use solar power to charge batteries and create AC power
Safe, Clean and Reliable Power–Right Where You Need It

Sunforce Pro Series Pure Sine Wave Inverters stay safe, quiet and cool while providing clean, stable power. They convert the energy stored in 12-Volt batteries or other DC power sources into the AC electrical power that many home appliances and tools need. Pure Sine Wave Inverters provide clean power with very low harmonic distortion, and no static or humming noise. This allows for a clearer picture on televisions and monitors, and less static or noise in audio systems. Motors and pumps run more efficiently, quietly and will produce less heat. Pure sine wave inverters are also ideal for computers, laptops, printers, faxes, HDTVs and electronic game systems.
Pure sine wave power better performance

Weighing only 22 pounds, this unit is compact, portable and can be easily installed right where you need it. It is equipped with four 110-Volt household electrical outlets, and provides 2500-Watts of continuous power with 5000 Watts of surge power capability. The Sunforce 2500-Watt Pro Series Pure Sine Wave Inverter is so advanced that it is patented, and includes numerous safety features to keep you and your gear safe. It comes equipped with an audible overload alarm with LED light, a high-speed cooling fan, and a soft-start system. The unit will automatically shut down in the event of short-circuits, low battery power, DC input voltage overload, output overload, or excessive temperature. It even comes with a remote control modular connector cable and key-chain remote for your convenience.
Key Component of Solar Power Systems

A power inverter changes the DC power stored in 12-Volt batteries into AC power, which is the same kind of power used in your home. The inverter is attached to one or several batteries, which serve as your power source. The devices that you want to run are then plugged into the outlets on the front of the inverter. An extension cord can be used for devices that are located farther away. Once set up, simply turn on the inverter and then turn on each device.

The attached batteries will discharge as the inverter draws power from them, and will need to be periodically recharged. Solar power is one of the most convenient and cleanest ways to recharge 12-Volt batteries. With a solar power setup, you can generate free power anywhere the sun shines–even in remote locations. Once connected to solar panels and a charge controller, your batteries will be automatically recharged by sunlight and will provide the inverter with clean, renewable power for your equipment.
Better Technology Keeps Your Components Safe

Some power inverters use a modified sine wave instead of a pure sine wave. This modified power wave is not exactly the same as electricity from the power grid, and appears as a choppy squared-off wave when viewed through an oscilloscope. The voltage fluctuates with this type of inverter and may cause difficulties running sensitive electronic equipment. You may notice that digital clocks lose time, the picture appears wavy on screens, and motors run roughly; these are indications that you require a pure sine wave inverter.

If you are someone who wishes to begin researching and developing alternative energy technologies and you would want to be set up as a not-for-profit organization or entity, you will want to look into getting government grants, on both the state and the federal levels. Government grants for alternative energy research and development have been highly touted by politicians on local, state, and federal levels in recent years, all the way up to the President himself. This is due to the fact that we now recognize as a society that we need to seek out and develop alternative energy sources to those of the fossil fuels that we presently depend upon, as these fuels are not only slowly but surely running out (at least cheap access to digging them up is running out), but also damaging to the environment and air quality.

Windmax HY1000-5 1,000 Watt Max 24-Volt 5-Blade Residential Wind Generator Kit (Lawn & Patio) List Price: $1,099.00 USD New From: $899.99 In Stock

From the Manufacturer

Our high performance, reliable WindMax wind turbine features advanced electromagnetic over speed control, aerodynamic blade speed limitation, solar/wind dual output capability, reliable light weight generator design using die-casting technique and high performance rare earth neodymium magnets, advanced airfoil designed blades made of mixed nylon and reinforced fiber glass using injection molding and thermoplastic technologies for consistency, high strength. HYenergy Windmax Wind Turbines are the one of the most well built, reliable, most efficient and cost-effective small wind turbines available on the market today. The HYenergy Wind turbine system is the perfect choice in a smart investment for a renewable energy solution built on advanced technologies. The HYenergy wind turbine system defines a new level of superior performance and reliability in the small wind turbine industry. Brushless, strong Neodymium magnet PMA, unique winding and multi pole design reduce the start-up torque of the alternator to assure the HYenergy wind turbine have great performance at low wind speed. Designed with both reliability and performance in mind, HYenergy Wind Turbines feature maintenance free design, high reliability and consistent performance. The result: greater energy production yield for all wind speeds and lowest ownership cost. A small home wind turbine is a long term investment. Windmax H series wind turbines lead the small wind turbine industry by eliminating problematic mechanical furling over speed control which requires a lot of maintenance and causes wind turbine failure. Windmax H series wind turbine improves the reliability and performance by advanced electromagnetic speed limitation supplemented by aerodynamic speed limitation by blade deformation. Electromagnetic braking is used in combination with Aerodynamic braking to reduce the rotational speed of the generator in high wind condition.

We got the turbine up and running in just a few hours! It fit easily onto a standard 2″ steel pipe. It only weighed
about 50 pounds so it wasn’t too difficult to mount. It came with a charge controller included which was nice. The controller has it’s own dump load and has 3 led lights indicating what it’s doing. Later we will add solar panels to the unit. Once the wind picked up the turbine started spinning wonderfully. The output was better than expected and quickly charged 8 12-volt deep cycle batteries. We had the batteries running into an outback off-grid inverter which handled the output of the turbine quite easily. So far I am very pleased with this purchase!

See larger image Sunforce 50048 60-Watt Solar Charging Kit (Misc.) List Price: $599.99 USD New From: $279.95 In Stock Release date November 25, 2005.

Product Description
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The Sunforce 50048 60-Watt Solar Charging Kit gives you several more reasons to love the sun. It provides the power you need, while helping you save money and protect the environment. This kit is ideal for cabins, recreational vehicles, remote power, back-up power, and 12-volt battery charging. It comes with everything you need to start producing up to 60 Watts/4 Amps of clean, free power in all weather conditions.

Convenient Power That Helps You Save Money and Protect the Environment
The Sunforce 50048 60-Watt Solar Charging Kit lets you harness the power of the sun, the most powerful and plentiful source of energy available to us. This inexhaustible supply of power is freely available wherever the sun shines, and gives users the freedom to power their homes, RVs, boats, batteries, and electronic equipment far from civilization or right in town. Solar power can help cut your energy bills by reducing your dependence on the main electrical grid, and can also provide back-up power during outages. Unlike nuclear and fossil fuels, solar power systems are clean and pollution-free, and they require very little maintenance to operate.

We are dependent on oil from the middle east, yet we seem to do nothing here at home to try and lessen our dependence.

If someone mentions an alternative source, the answer always seems to be ” That will take to long to accomplish”.

Imagine where we would be if we had started producing wind, solar , and alternative fuel for our cars.

Vegetable oil can be used to heat greenhouses,
allowing operators to turn up the heat without blanching. It all
began three years ago at a Monk’s Café in Philadelphia, a
restaurant known for their French fries because they change the oil daily. One day Glenn Brendle, when delivering his farm-grown
produce to the café, saw 25 to 30 jugs of vegetable oil sitting in
the alleyway. He asked, “What are you doing with all that oil?” The
proprieter said, “Take it, take it!” A service used to take the
oil away, but now the café used so much oil that it was becoming cost-prohibitive.
Brendle, a self-described “piker,” said, “Maybe I can use it.”
For the last 20 years Brendle has grown produce for Philadelphia
restaurants at Green Meadow Farm, a small farm
outside of Gap, PA. He also directs a loose coalition of local
market farmers. He distributes their produce, cheese, and meat to
local restaurants and cafes, which love the fresh food. (Diners
love it too.)
Brendle’s two heated greenhouses covered 4,000 square feet.
He hated burning all that money every winter … especially
if he could get the fuel for free. First,
Brendle made a heater to burn the vegetable oil in one
greenhouse. Later, he experimented with a commercial waste oil
heater, but he was always having to tinker with it. Then, one
morning, to his astonishment, a huge hole was melted in
the side of his greenhouse. During the night the heater had
exploded and sent a fireball through the plastic. So, he decided
to bite the bullet and do it right. He found another waste
oil burner, modified it to burn vegetable oil, then
installed it inside a small shed he calls the heat house. The burner
heats the water to 180 degrees. A circulator pump sends the
heated water through pipes four feet underground to hot-water radiators in the house and the two greenhouses. In each greenhouse is a hanging radiator that’s about 2 by 2 ½ feet. A squirrel-cage fan blows the heated air over the plants. When the fan shuts off, the
radiator puts out very little heat. Any time the winter temperature
drops below zero, Brendle will turn on the oil burner for backup, but he’s had to do that only two times over the last year. The
heated water is constantly circulating, so it doesn’t freeze,
not even when the boiler shuts down completely, which has
happened. The vegetable oil doesn’t gel up because it’s stored in the
heat house, which always stays toasty. The vegetable oil burns
very clean, and the exhaust smells like French fries. When Brendle
first started using the vegetable oil, he kept thinking that
someone was cooking French fries up at the house until he realized the
smell was coming from the furnace. In summer, the heat house gets
very hot because the boiler’s always running in order to deliver
the hot water supply. Brendle’s making the best of this: he’s found
that the heat house is the perfect place to dry things. Since the
vegetable oil doesn’t stink as other fuels would, it doesn’t add odd
flavors to the food he’s drying. He plans to build slots with bread trays that slide out to dry tomatoes, herbs, even ham!

As an American citizen, you have access to many alternative energy options. Your vocal support of renewable energy doesn’t mean anything if you do not take action. There are many forms of alternative energies that will help to make a difference. Get involved with endorsing alternative energy and voice your opinion. Show your support by helping to clean up your environment. The best way to lead is by example, set a good example with your children and your community by caring for the environment.

Use alternative energy in your home and fight to make it known and available to others. The best way to support the alternative energy movement is to use alternative energies. This may not possible on large scales for everyone, but we must start somewhere. When you are building make sure that you think green and you accommodate the use of renewable energy in your building plans. Use forms of alternative energy for at least part of your energy supply. Many affordable home kits are available that produce solar, water, and wind power for your home.

Also, consciously try to use less energy. Using the sun to dry your clothing in the summer is an easy way to save energy and help the environment. Take advantage of light from the sun. Do paper work and reading outside instead of consuming energy by needlessly burning your lights during the day. Replace old windows that might not be sealed right and insulate your home to avoid over using your heating system and burning excess energy. All of these actions are very easy and practical ways to support alternative energy.

Get information about different alternative energy sources so that you can make good decisions. Spend time at your local library or research the subject online. The federal government?s Department of Energy will supply you with all the material you need to make informed decisions regarding the use of alternative energy. Take advantage of their user friendly website or their published literature. Also, subscribe to renewable energy magazines and stay up-to-date on the latest news and events in the alternative energy world.

Join the local organizations that support the use of alternative fuels. There are many communities that have groups getting involved. We must organize our efforts so the government takes America’s need of alternative energy use seriously. No longer can we damage our Earth by mining depleted fossil fuels and building power plants. Play an active role in the alternative energy revolution. Play an active role in the future of our children and of our Mother Earth.

I’ll bet you never thought you could do-it-yourself!

Getting Started
By Phil Livingston
The bulk of our energy comes from coal, oil, and natural gas—exhaustible resources that create pollution when burned and contribute to global warming. Renewable energy (RE) is non-polluting energy that comes from inexhaustible resources, such as wind, sunshine, and falling water. Using more RE and less nonrenewable energy means less pollution produced. Plus, RE can provide personal and national energy security freeing you from a lifetime of utility bills and reducing the United States´ reliance on imported fuels.
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Conservation & Efficiency
Many people get entranced by RE technologies—solar-electric (photovoltaic; PV) modules, and micro hydro and wind turbines. But the first focus of anyone wanting to invest in RE should be conservation and efficiency.
Conservation involves changing your energy use behaviors from wasteful, inefficient habits (such as leaving on the lights when you leave a room) to energy-saving ones (turning off the lights every time you leave a room). This is a conscious choice—although you are using the same fixtures, you´re making an effort to minimize your energy consumption.
Efficiency, on the other hand, is reducing energy consumption—without changing your lifestyle—by using efficient appliances. As energy efficiency expert Amory Lovins once said, energy efficiency is a “technical fix.” Using the previous examples, the efficiency solution would be to swap out incandescent lightbulbs with compact fluorescents (CFs), which only use about a quarter of the energy.
Both conservation and efficiency work hand in hand. Apply the basic principles of conservation and efficiency to all of your energy choices, before looking at harnessing renewable energy. It makes very little sense to put PVs on your roof before you have CFs in your light fixtures.
Conservation and energy efficiency are low-hanging fruit, to be picked before moving forward with solar electricity or hot water systems. By reducing your energy demand, you will greatly reduce the cost of your RE systems when you´re ready to have them installed. Every dollar you spend on efficiency measures will save you roughly $3 to $5 on your renewable energy system costs.

In the current situation of extreme energy crisis across the globe, it only makes sense that we look for alternate power solutions. The windmill proves to be an economical option, especially in farms and in the countryside. A windmill may not be the optimum solution in a highly-populated area.

What are the prerequisites for setting up a windmill?
There are two important pre-requisites for a windmill:

? The place where the solution is to be implemented should have an area of at least one acre. It is not advisable to set up a windmill in a smaller area as the windmill blades will not be able to capture enough wind power for the windmill to work.

? The average speed of wind in the area should approximately be 11 miles per hour. It is not advisable to employ the windmill at a site where factors like high-rise buildings and tall towers block the wind. You also need to make sure that the wind speed is consistent at your site.

What are the components of a windmill?
You will need the following components to make a windmill:

? Blades: These blades are responsible for making use of the wind energy. Blades are typically made of wood or plastic.

? Tower: The tower is the pillar that holds the system high enough to be able to use the wind. They are made up of hard material such as poly-vinyl chloride.

? Shaft: The shaft is used to join the blades to the tower, at the same time allowing them to rotate smoothly.

? Base: The base of the windmill is what holds the tower and the blades.

How is a windmill set up?
You will find ready-to-install windmill kits in the market. Consult an expert to choose the one that best suits your place and needs. If you would like to choose the components personally and set the windmill on your own, make sure you seek professional help; a mismatch of size in the components will make your windmill useless.

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