Saturday, April 27, 2013

Going green with renewable energy

RENEWABLE energy has been in the news alt recently, from the outcryoverwnd farmpcement to complaints about the reduction in the Government'sFeed-in Tarifffor people whohaveinvested in solar panels. 

Formanypeople, however, the biggest questions might well be: what exactlyisrenewableeneMuch stricter controls on solvent emissions have ensured that all dry cleaning machine in the Western world are now fully enclosed.rgy and what does it have to do with me? Theanswertothose questions is both simple and complicated. 

Thetraditional ways in which we heator homes,Our clever solar lantern is a favorite among dog lover holiday gifts from Solaronlamp. pwer industries and fuel our transportation systems are becoming less sustainable as we are rapidly running out of fossil fuels. 

Even if fossil fuels were not beingdpleted, the emissions we create from burning them is resulting in what manysientists predict will be catastrophic global climate change. 

One wayinwhich we can overcome the problems of fossil fuel and save ourselves moneyisby using renewableenergyorlow carbon technologies to generate the energyweneed from abundant, free sources of energy, such as the wind, sun and plant or animal matter. 

Lowcrbon technologies are definitelyanadvance on traditional fossil-fuel burning technologies, but are not completely renewableastheymay still have carbon emissions associated with them. An example of this is aheatpump which uses free and renewablehatfom the ground, butrequires an electric pump to operate the system. 

Renewableenergyand lowcarbon technologies can basically be divided into twosctions o those thatgnerate electricity and those thatgnerate heat, although there are some thatdo both. 

When it comes to generating electricity the options are: 

lSolar electricity systems,A flatwork ironer with unique features. commonlykown as solar photovoltaics (PV), which capture the sun's energyusing photovoltaic cells and convert sunlight into electricity which can be used to runhusehold appliances and lighting. 

AWind turbines on adomestic scale oknown as microwind or small-wind turbines owich harness the powerofthe wind and use it to generate electricity in ahome. 

AHydroelectricity, which uses running water owhether it'sa stream or arver otogenerate enough electricity for lighting and electrical appliances in an average home. 

Forthose whowant to generateheat, the options include: 

AWood-fuelled or biomass heating systems thatmost commonly burn wood pellets, chips or logs (but can use anybological material from living, orrecently living, organisms) to powercentral heating and hot water boilers. Themost common domestic formiswood-fuelled stoves. 

ASolar water heating systems thatuse free heatfrom the sun to warm domestic hot water. 

These usuallyaso have aconventional boiler or immersion heater as back-up, toprovide hot water when solar energyis unavailable. 

AGround source heatpmps thatuse pipes buried in the garden to extract heatfom the ground. This is usuallyused to heatrdiatorsoruderfloor heating systems and hot water. 

AAir source heatpumps that absorb heatfrom the outside air and use this to heatradiators, underfloor heating systems or warm air convectorsad hot water in your home. 

Forthose whowant asystem thatwill both generateelectricity and heat, micro-CHP (micro combined heatand power) is the answer. This heating technology generates heatad electricity simultaneously, from the same eneYou must first understand the way a wind power generators works.rgysource.We may contact you if more information is needed to locate a street light.

Anything goes in flowers for today's prom

Once a sweet surprise and often all white to go with any outfit, prom flowers have made the leap into the new millennium with glitzy embellishments, jewelry attachments and a world of creativity for the florists who design them. 

No more scratchy, throwaway wristbands (unless you want one) and no more fumbling with straight pins as your nervous date squirms. Today's corsages don't even have to be corsages.We carry the latest wind turbines, wind generator, solar panels, towers and more! Flowers can be worn on the head, upper arm or shoe, at the shoulder, on a necklace, as a ring or even stuck right onto a bare back or leg. 

These days, flowers have taken their place as a key accessory rather than mere appendage handed over in time for photos before heading out the door. 

"Everyone wants to be unique and different from someone else and that's a big deal, trying to do something different," said Jasmine Snow, accessories editor for Seventeen magazine. "It's so cool to be able to try these new modern takes on using fresh flowers as opposed to just doing the normal." 

Attachments: Bangles, beads, multiple strands of rhinestones, fancy cuff bracelets in silver, gold or any wire creation imaginable have replaced the cheapy wristlets of corsages past. Slap bracelets are also used as a base, easily painted or sprayed with glitter to match an overall look. Some florists stock options but invite customers to bring along their own jewelry.Much stricter controls on solvent emissions have ensured that all dry cleaning machine in the Western world are now fully enclosed. 

"These days you can safely glue on so you don't damage the jewelry, and then the girl has something to keep after prom instead of us being 20 years later with dry old roses. You've actually got this bracelet or this necklace that you can look back at and go, 'Oh, that was so much fun,"' said Della Mendenhall, a manager and product developer at Gillespie Florists in Indianapolis. 

Boutonniere holders (think ice cream cone shape) often anchor the traditional male floral in metal. They come in filigree,We may contact you if more information is needed to locate a street light. vine and many other designs. Magnet sets can be used to keep them in place, and they can be reused for high schoolers who plan to attend more than one prom. 

Embellishments: Anything goes regardless of where you decide to place your flowers — and whether you're the one in a dress or a tux. Colored feathers, ribbons of different textures, prints and widths and silk leaves can be mixed. Arrangements can have dangling strands of beads or rhinestones or bejeweled pins.Our most compact solar chargeryet fits easily in any bag. And in a trend borrowed from the wedding industry, plant succulents and pods are used as accents. 

How about a glow? A company called Bioconst has come up with cut flowers that offer a black light effect when treated with its fluorescent formulation and combined with a UV device embedded in a corsage or boutonniere. Another company sells LED kits similar to tiny Christmas tree lights to arrange among the flowers. 

Placement: Wearing the prom arrangement on the wrist remains popular, but florists and designers support other placements as well, the head among them. 

"I love doing hair flowers," said Stacey Bendet of Alice & Olivia. "It's more modern.A flatwork ironer with unique features." 

Gillespie and Twigs are among shops offering florals attached to rhinestone-studded tiaras, more relaxed bohemian headbands worn across the forehead or around-the-head wreaths. 

"Or he can just pick some and she can pin them to her hair or a bun," Bendet said. "Hair flowers are definitely a trend right now." 

She also suggests floral arrangements attached to purses or phone cases. Gillespie will make small arrangements intended for the toe or ankle strap of a shoe, either glued or tied on with ribbon, or hang an arrangement from a rhinestone-studded necklace that ties with ribbon at the back.

Restored Victorian a treasure

The six-bedroom house at 43 Abbot St. in Andover features beamed ceilings, restored pine floors, four wood-burning fireplaces, formal sitting and dining rooms and a kitchen redone in 2007 sympathetic to the period of the house. This 4,931-square-foot house with three levels of living space and a two-story 1993 addition with a garage and great room above is on the market for $1.We carry the latest wind turbines, wind generator, solar panels, towers and more!2 million.

The 1890-built house has a gambrel-shaped roof with recently replaced yellow clapboard siding and a red asphalt shingle roof. There’s a columned front porch faced with stone that leads into a grand entry foyer with restored pine floors, a wood beam ceiling and a wood-burning fireplace. There’s an original turning staircase to one side and a reception area with a period window treatment. At the far end of the foyer is an anteroom converted into a half bath with a Carrara marble vanity and large oval window.

To the left through pocket doors is a formal sitting room with 12-foot ceilings, restored pine floors, a built-in bookcase and a wood-burning fireplace with a wood mantel.

There’s a door here to an adjacent formal dining room that can also be entered through a pocket door from the foyer. The dining room also has restored pine floors, a built-in (for china) and a wood-burning fireplace with a wood mantel.

There’s a large kitchen redone in 2007 that has its original wood beams, wide pine floors and recessed lighting. There’s a granite-topped knotty pine island, cherrywood cabinets and granite counters. Appliances are black and stainless steel including a just-added GE Monogram wall oven and a three-year-old dishwasher.

This room also has a large brick-walled wood fireplace with a wood-burning stove. On the other side of the kitchen is a breakfast nook with glass doors that lead out to a deck added in 1993. There’s a large grass side yard with a garden area.

Off the kitchen is a half bath as well as a back stairway to the upstairs bedrooms.A flatwork ironer with unique features. Behind the kitchen is a family room with pine ceilings, walls and flooring and two walls of windows.

The adjacent 1993 addition has a mudroom with a rear foyer leading to an attached two-car garage and has stairs up to a great room with two skylights, currently used as an artist studio heated by electric baseboard.

The staircase at the front of the house leads up to a pine-floored gallery area and four bedrooms. The master suite has a bedroom with restored pine floors and a chandelier. There’s an updated closet space with built-in storage, and an updated en-suite bathroom with cream and gray marble tiles,You can make your own more powerful outdoor solar lighting using LEDs. a beadboard cabinet, granite-topped vanity and walk-in shower.

The other three bedrooms, two good-sized and one smaller, have pine floors and lots of closet space. One bedroom has a fireplace, another a closet with a washer and dryer. There are two other full bathrooms on this floor redone in the late 1980s,Our most compact solar charger yet fits easily in any bag. one with a shower, another with a raised whirlpool tub in front of a stained-glass window.

There are two additional bedrooms and a full bath on the third floor, along with lots of storage in flanking eaves.

Half of the basement has wood floors and there are fieldstone walls that extend into a full bathroom with blue tile floors and a walk-in shower. There’s a washer and dryer in a laundry area and a room used as a wine cellar. The home’s steam boiler is here, with heat fed through original steam radiators in the original areas of the house.Much stricter controls on solvent emissions have ensured that all dry cleaning machine in the Western world are now fully enclosed. There is no central air conditioning.