Renewable Energy Technology and How It Is Used In Today's World

This is an article written by Paul Luciw

With the rising cost of fossil fuels and the effect they are having on the environment people have become more interested in alternative energy sources such as renewable energy technology. Renewable energy technology is a type of alternative energy that is considered green and focuses on energy that is replaced as it is being used, such as solar energy and wind energy. Alternative energy includes all renewable energy sources, but also includes things like nuclear power and energy from municipal waste. These forms of alternative energy are not considered green.

Today many home owners are turning to these renewable energy technologies to reduce the monthly utility bill. These technologies include solar energy panels and wind turbines. Solar energy panels are used to turn energy from the Sun into electricity that can be used to run various household appliances. Wind turbines use the wind power to drive generators which also provide electricity for the home.

These systems can be installed professionally or by the home owner. The ability of the home owner to install these systems has been greatly aided by amount of information that is available on the internet and from other sources. The components needed to build solar panels and wind turbines are also becoming less expensive and are easy to source. The home owner can save money by building and installing these systems themselves. Not only do they end up saving money on their electricity bill but also on the actual installation of the system.

Not only are renewable energy technologies being used by home owners to reduce the utility bill there are now solar-powered chargers for cell phones, batteries and small household appliances. Solar-powered technologies can even be seen on the side of highways to power lights and signs.

Many areas of the world are seeing the creation of huge wind farms. These wind farms contain hundreds of wind turbines that generate large amounts of electricity for nearby urban centers. There are a number of these wind farms located in the state of California that supply a significant amount of energy in the form of electricity. One such wind farm is located in the San Gorgonio Pass. This pass is one of the windiest places in California and is the gateway into the Coachella Valley. Some of the wind turbines in use are up to 160 feet in height.

Renewable energy technology is being put to use by governments, private industry and home owners. This is being done to reduce energy costs and minimize the effects on global warming. Likely this trend will continue as the cost of producing energy with fossil fuels increases and the effects of global warming becomes more apparent.

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Paul Luciw

Has The Introduction of Robot Technology Increased The Unemployment Rate?

This is an article  written by Paul Luciw

Many have asked will the continuing introduction of robot technology affect the jobless rate in today's society. The introduction of robots in the manufacturing industry has already made profound changes in the manufacturing industry especially in the in the automotive sector. Just ask the employees at various automotive, food processing and electronics manufacturing facilities.

People jobs are being replaced by advances in artificial intelligence and advances in robot technology. This can be a good thing as it will and is increasing productivity in the manufacturing sector. After all robots don't need to rest and surely won't ask for a raise in pay. However these machines will need to be installed and maintained. This will require computer and robot technicians. This could be good thing with regards to creating good paying jobs. However this type of work force will be limited especially when the computer and robot industry learns how to create the software and hardware that make up these devices more cheaply and faster. The production and replacement of these robot devices will become plug and play. All you have to look at how the operating systems that run our computers and smart phones has evolved. Smart phones have become throw away devices after two or three years. The same is and will occur in the robotics and AI industry.

Although robot technologies have removed the need to use humans to do the more repetitive and boring tasks, they do reduce the need for employees. This of course has increased the unemployment rate in certain urban areas, at least until those who have lost jobs can upgrade their skill sets.

But whose to say once these people have upgraded their skill sets they won't be replace more advances in technology. Just ask the people who work in the information technology industry. It is said people working in this industry need to upgrade their skills every three to four years. A computer technician working thirty years ago didn't need to know anything about the internet. They didn't have to know anything about AI such as voice recognition or speech synthesis, except in the most secret and primitive applications.

On a positive note these changes are being seen in the fast food industry. As technology advances those who own and manage these types of businesses are already making changes to maximize profits use artificial intelligence and related robot technologies. Some of these technologies actually allow the customer to interact with them. These AI based technologies will take your order and discuss the ingredients you want on you pizza. One major pizza delivery company has already implemented such a system.

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Paul Luciw

 

What Is The Human Condition In 2020?

This is an Article Written By Paul Luciw

There are a number of factors to consider when trying to understand the human condition in today's world. These includes advances in technology and mankind's effect on the environment. There are other factors to consider, however this article will focus on these two factors.

Advances In Technology

Advancing technology is changing the human condition. It is not just the advancing of technology but the pace at which it is changing. All through human history advances in science and technology has been transforming how we live. Today the rate at it which it is changing is staggering. Consider the advent of the computer and the internet. These technologies have transformed how we do business and communicate with each other. It seems everybody has a smart phone these days. These devices are phones that are packaged with electronics that what would be considered to be a super computer when man first set foot on the moon and launched the first space shuttle. These phones are equipped high-resolution cameras and can easily record any event and spread it all over the internet using numerous social media platforms, literally at the speed of light. All human events are now being covered by potentially 3.5 billion smart phones as of 2020 and number is growing everyday.

These advances in computer technology also mean there are cameras located everywhere that monitor all of our movement. These videos are recorded and stored on hundred's of thousands of web severs throughout the world.

Video surveillance in the workplace is everywhere and has become accepted as the norm by most employees. Can you say big brother. Do employers have the right to monitor their employees using video cameras? Unfortunately the use of video cameras in the work place is quite common in places such as Canada.

Mankind's Affect On The Environment

It seems every time you watch the news there is talk of how mankind is affecting the climate in a negative way. There always talk of the climate change and how the related overall warming of the planet will increase the number of extreme weather events. This means more hurricanes, flooding and wild fires that are completely out of control. Just ask the people who live in Western Canada, California and South East Asia.

Of course mankind's effect on the environment is not just limited the land. The effects on the environment can be seen in rivers, lakes and oceans. These bodies of water are being choked with plastic and various toxic chemicals.

One source stated that in 2015 eight million tons of plastic waste are dumped in the oceans each year and the overall effect of this will mean there will be a tenfold increase in amount plastic waste by 2020.

This not only affects the helpless creatures that live in these environments but also the people living in the vicinity.

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Paul Luciw

Energy Saving Ideas For Your Home

Enregy Saving Ideas For Your Home

Can Alternative Energy Save You Money Heating Your Home and Proving You With Hot Water?

From an Article By Paul Luciw 

There are a number of ways to make your home more energy-efficient. These methods are practical and cost-effective. The bottom line is that they will save you money with heating, cooling and supplying electricity to your lights and appliances.

Solar Panels For Your Home

One solution is to add solar panels to your home. These can used to supply electricity and also can be used to help creating hot water in your potable water supply.

Solar panels absorb sunlight using photovoltaic cells. These photovoltaic cells create direct current, which is type of electricity that flows in one direction. However the appliances used in your home use alternating current, which is a type of electricity the runs in two different directions through the wiring of your home in phase system. Your solar panel system will therefore need an inverter to convert the DC electrical energy into usable AC electrical energy.

Most home owners install these panels on their roofs. However this is not say you cannot setup a row of these panels in your backyard where the most hours of sunlight hit the ground.

Building solar panel with proven plans would be a practical solution helping to reduce energy costs and make your home more energy-efficient. However this will be technical task and proper guidance will be necessary for most individuals.

Roof Top Solar Panels

Home are being constructed with roof tiles that have solar panels built-in them. These roof tiles look like a normal roof but solar panel are built into them and will help subsidize your energy bill.

Windows as Solar Panels

Recently the solar power industry have found methods to use windows to provide energy for a building. These solar-powered windows can be used to replace the existing windows in a building and make the structure more energy-efficient. These windows contain tiny solar cells that convert sunlight into energy. This energy is converted into electrical energy and can used directly. Excess electrical energy is stored in a battery to used later.. Apparently one of these windows can supply enough energy to charge a cell phone twice a day.

 Other Energy Conservation Methods

Using energy-efficient light bulbs is one way to make you household more energy-efficient. There are a number of energy-efficient light bulbs available to the consumer. These include the halogen incandescents, compact fluorescent lamps and light emitting diodes (LEDs). These are very popular and can be purchased in various hardware and grocery stores.

Energy inefficient incandescent light bulbs are being phased out but are still available at lower cost per unit. However they have a shorter life span when compared to these more efficient sources of light. You do the math.

Reduce Your Electricity Bill Using Solar Panels

Reduce Your Energy Bill With Solar Panels

Reducing your electricity bill can be done in a number of ways..Reducing the amount of hot water you use is one way. Also reducing the amount of light you use can also do this. These methods may be realistic so why not consider solar panels.

So What Is A SOLAR PANEL

From Wikipedia

The term solar panel is used colloquially for a photo-voltaic (PV) module.

A PV module is an assembly of photo-voltaic cells mounted in a frame work for installation. Photo-voltaic cells use sunlight as a source of energy and generate direct current electricity. A collection of PV modules is called a PV Panel, and a system of Panels is an Array. Arrays of a photovoltaic system supply solar electricity to electrical equipment.

The most common application of solar energy collection outside agriculture is solar water heating systems.