Showing posts with label alternative energy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label alternative energy. Show all posts

October 16, 2013

Returns from Mutual Funds that are into solar yields are higher

Savings from oil and coal importation

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From From Clean Technica

Returns from Mutual Funds that are into solar are much higher ranging from 16% to  64%.  On the average returns for MFs on alternative energy was at 32.4% and no MF on alternative energy suffered a loss.

April 13, 2013

Why it is time for us to go solar? (alternative energy)

I just learned that our electric bill in one site where we have extensive use of sprinkler system reached Pl6t for 1291 kwh;   it more than doubled.  If we multiply that by 12, that would be P192t a year.  Consumption for the month was 1291 kwh.

I asked a quotation for a solar system with inverter and it would cost P185t;   it would be recovered in one year.

Why is it that I only know about this technology?

It is time to save money;  it is time electricity and energy?

April 6, 2013

Mr Electricty says conservation, enercon, not RE is the answer

From Mr. Electricity

"Alternative Energy Can't Save Us"

Mr. Electricity says that shifting to alternative energy is not the answer.  We have finite resources whether solar, gas, or nuclear.  When they are gone, they are gone.  Even the uraniums resources we have will not last for a hundred years.  He thinks that solar cell use will only contribute to 2.5% of total usage (from Popular Mechanics in 2009) (compare that with Energy and Capital numbers which are very much larger)  Their number is 25% in Germany. 

Is alternative energy the answer? How about renewables?

Do you agree with Mr. Electricity

April 5, 2013

Welcome to AREP (Alternative Renewable Energy in the Philippines) site - it is PERA spelled backwards

 If spelled backwards, AREP is PERA (money!)  This site is also about money - saving money.

Ever since I had a guest on Alternative Energy who discussed RA 9513 of 2008,  I started to have  a very keen interest on alternative energy.

With the prospect of brown outs (as what had happened to the term of CA and FVR) and the ever increasing cost (PHL has the highest power cost in Asia), new alternative energy sources of energy must be found or we must adopt these modern technologies now.

One of the most feasible now is solar.   There are solar installations in USA where the cost of generation is at l2 cents/kw.  Wow.  Solar costs have gone down by as much as 50% during the last 4 years and therefore has become a feasible alternative energy source.

Oil or coal might run out in the next 30 years.   The higher cost of power/fuel reflects  the decline in supply of fuel.

If you are on solar power and the LCOE is PHP 6.00/kwhr, then its going to be that amount for the next 25 years.   It wont change no matter what the price of fossil fuel is.