Battling Electricity, Gas, and Oil Costs This Winter
 Winter 2008 |
As winter approaches here in the US, many people are breathing a major sigh of relief. Just three short months ago, the price of crude oil was at historic highs.
Americans first felt the impact of high oil prices to their wallets in the price of gasoline. As the price of gas rose, people began to drive fewer miles in order to budget appropriately.
Looming in the distance, however, is the winter season.
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SYLVANIA DOT-it® Portable LED Lights
DOT-it® bright white LED lights are the new smaller light source that outperforms incandescent tap lights in both brightness and life. They adhere to almost any surface imaginable and the design is just so simple: just push it on and push it off.
The first portable LED lights from SYLVANIA, you can stick and re-stick DOT-it® lights practically anywhere. Gently pressing the center of the light turns it on and off.
 Sylvania DOT-it |
Peel off the unique 3M adhesive backing and stick it wherever you need light. The adhesive sticks and re-sticks to practically any surface, without marring, and can withstand extreme temperatures from zero to 120 degrees. You can also leave on the adhesive backing and carry it like a flashlight.
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Subscribe to the RSS Feed 3 Watt LED Light Bulb - 20 Watt Equivalent
 3 Watt LED Light Bulb |
Detailed Description
- Manufacturer: Light Emitting Designs
- Manufacturer’s Part No. LED-A19-120-3-36-WW
- 3 Watts
- Incandescent Equivalent: 20 Watts
- Color Temp: 3400K - Warm White
- Light Output: 195 Lumens
- Low Heat Generated/No UV
- E26 Medium Household Base
- Lamp Lens: White Acrylic
- Non-Dimmable
- Number of LEDs: 36 Diodes
- 50,000 Life Hours
- Length: 3.50 in.
- Diameter: 2.375 in.
- Call for Quantity Discounts for Purchases of 12 or more LED light bulbs
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Subscribe to the RSS Feed 5 Watt LED Light Bulb - 30 Watt Equivalent
 5 Watt LED Light Bulb |
Detailed Description
- Manufacturer: WDM Lighting
- Manufacturer’s Part No. LEDW-5WBULB3K
- 5 Watts
- Incandescent Equivalent: 30 Watts
- Color Temp: 3000K - Warm White
- Light Output: 300 Lumens
- Shock and Vibration Resistant
- Low Heat Generated/No UV
- E26 Medium Household Base
- Beam Angle: 120°
- Lamp Lens: Acrylic
- Aluminum Housing
- Non-Dimmable
- Number of LEDs: 5 Diodes
- 50,000 Life Hours
- Length: 3.90 in.
- Diameter: 2.75 in.
- 1 Year Warranty
- Call for Quantity Discounts
- View Spec Sheet
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 15 Watt LED Light Bulbs |
Detailed Description
- Manufacturer: WDM Lighting
- Manufacturer’s Part No. LEDW-15WBULB3K
- 15 Watts
- Incandescent Equivalent: 75 Watts
- Color Temp: 3000K - Warm White
- Light Output: 750 Lumens
- Shock and Vibration Resistant
- Low Heat Generated/No UV
- E27 Medium Household Base
- Beam Angle: 120?
- Lamp Lens: Acrylic
- Aluminum Housing
- Non-Dimmable
- 50,000 Life Hours
- Length: 7.87 in.
- Diameter: 3.14 in.
- 1 Year Warranty
- Call for Quantity Discounts
- View Spec Sheet
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Palm Oil as an Alternative Energy
 Palm Tree |
Palm oil is currently the most commonly produced vegetable oil in the world. For many rural poor countries, particularly in Southeast Asia, income received from the production of palm oil is the sole source of income.
Palm oil is extremely versatile. While it is extremely high in saturated fats, it is almost solid at room temperature. However when heated, palm oil turns into a liquid. It is used for a variety of purposes, from producing margarine, to a source of alternative energy.
Palm Oil As Biodeisel
Palm oil is used as a fuel in biodiesel internal combustion engines. It is being researched as an alternative to crude oil for its benefits in reducing greenhouse gases and depleting the ozone layer. It is also a renewable source of energy, which means we can always get more; whereas energy sources such as crude oil are finite in their resources.
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Solar Energy Conversion Gets a Major Upgrade
Researchers have created a new material that overcomes two of the major obstacles to solar power: it absorbs all the energy contained in sunlight, and generates electrons in a way that makes them easier to capture.
 Solar Panels |
Hybrid Solar Materials
Ohio State University chemists and their colleagues combined electrically conductive plastic with metals including molybdenum and titanium to create the hybrid material.
In a study published in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), distinguished University Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemistry, Malcolm Chisholm explained, “There are other such hybrids out there, but the advantage of our material is that we can cover the entire range of the solar spectrum.”
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The Potential of Hydrogen Power for Energy Storage
With oil prices increasing and signs of climate change becoming ever more noticeable, there is much interest these days in alternative fuel sources. On example of such an alternative fuel is hydrogen.
What Experts Know About Hydrogen Power
 Hydrogen Fuel Cell |
You may think of hydrogen as a fuel source, like gasoline, but it is actually more of an energy storage solution, like a battery. This is because there are not reserves of existing hydrogen that can be mined from the earth. Hydrogen must therefore be produced using another energy source before it can be used. This may make hydrogen sound less useful as a fuel, but energy storage is actually a very important problem.
An Energy Storage Solution
Many clean alternatives for generating power at power stations such as solar and wind are being developed, but without storage solutions this energy cannot be used in places like your car where it must be portable. While batteries can be used for storage, they can be expensive and harmful to the environment. It may be possible to develop a cleaner and less expensive solution using hydrogen.
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Natural Gas as a Sustainable, Renewable Energy Source
 Natural Gas |
Millions of years ago, the remains of plants and animals decayed and built up in thick layers. This decayed matter from plants and animals is called organic material — it was once alive. Over time, the mud and soil changed to rock, covered the organic material and trapped it beneath the rock.
Pressure and heat changed some of this organic material into coal, some into oil (petroleum), and some into natural gas — tiny bubbles of odorless gas. The main ingredient in natural gas is methane, a gas (or compound) composed of one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms.
In some places, gas escapes from small gaps in the rocks into the air; then, if there is enough activation energy from lightning or a fire, it burns. When people first saw the flames, they experimented with them and learned they could use them for heat and light.
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5 Watt Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb - 30 Watt Equivalent
Detailed Description
- 5 Watt
- Dimmable
- 120 Volt
- Incandescent Equivalent: 30 Watts
- 25,000 Average Life Hours
- Color Temp: 2850 Kelvin (Warm White)
- Color Rendering Index: 82
- Lumens: 200
- Length: 4.25 in.
- 2 Year Warranty
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