Sungate Energy Solutions would like to explain photochemical smog. This type of smog has been present in California for years. Unfortunately, many areas of California have all of the conditions necessary for this type of pollutant to thrive. These conditions come from pollutants put out by automobiles, trucks, buses, motorcycles and any other vehicles that operate on gasoline or diesel fuels that travel our highways constantly. The second important contributing factor is sunlight and California has a lot of that.

The results of pollutants such as nitrogen, hydrocarbons and other oxides plus sunlight form ozone. Ozone is considered corrosive and is extremely harmful to humans and all other living things. Sungate Energy Solutions has worked for alternatives to oil and coal for over three decades. Knowing that so many of the vehicles on our highways plus lots of sun equals smog. Adding the pollutants of fossil fuels from heating and cooling our homes and businesses to the ozone produced by vehicles will only keep us on the path to more air pollution.

There are alternatives to fossil fuels such as solar energy.  If you’re interested in learning more about California Air Quality, the California Air Resource Board exists to promote clean air and protect public health with the reduction of air pollutants. Sungate Energy Solutions would like to suggest that California Air Resource Board’s website which is available to you through the EPA. For more information regarding renewable energy alternatives available to you, please visit Sungate Energy Solutions.

The BP Gulf Oil Spill and the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Alaska are huge events and the destruction they caused makes many of us upset. Those stories made front page news, but what has happened more than half way around the world as a result? Have we learned anything? There are daily oil spills in Nigeria and those stories are rarely in front of our eyes as they should be. There is no place in the world that has experience as much destruction as Nigeria.

Sungate Energy Solutions is concerned about all people on this planet. It is hard to live with, if you’re a Nigerian citizen, knowing that a burst oil pipe owned by Royal Dutch Shell took two months to be shut down. This is one of many similar tragedies that occur often. This one began in Nigeria’s mangroves and ended with a body of water once alive with shrimp and crab now brown with thick oil and dead. Wild life, fish, seafood, plants, birds and people are dying from travesties like this one. Nigeria has the shortest human lifespan of all countries on earth.

If the world cared, environmentalists believe that with huge restoration, the Niger Delta could be brought back to life. Some believe that aging pipes are the reason for this debacle and some believe that it’s caused by terrorists or thieves. Things must change no matter what the reason.

Sungate Energy Solutions has a reasonable answer to this dramatic challenge. The answer is for renewable energy to become the only necessary power source reducing these environmental and human catastrophes. It really isn’t about money because only a very few benefit from the riches that oil produces. It’s about the desire of the majority of the people on this planet to learn about choices. There are other ways to live without destroying the earth and the people who live here. Our selections for energy can come from solar energy, geothermal energy to wind power.

Sungate Energy Solutions has practical information and stories of success regarding how renewable energy can save the planet and help people live a financially sound life as well.

How will we determine which alternatives to fossil fuels is the answer to which renewable energy best serves this planet? Sungate Energy Solutions knows that renewable energy is the answer. There are numerous alternatives to energy that currently pollutes our lives. We have choices. There is solar energy, geothermal energy, hydro-power, and wind energy.

Wind energy is now being used in both industrialized countries as well as developing countries as an alternative to fossil fuels. Wind can generate energy and leaves no pollutants in its trail. It’s accessible and available to rural areas and it’s inexpensive. It can also be used as income because excess energy can be sold to nearby homes and businesses. The wind is available and reliable and needs no fossil fuels like coal or oil in order to be efficient. There is no end to the wind so it’s a never ending source of energy. The price of wind as an alternative is not subject to political whims of other nations. The price of wind is not subject to political whims of other nations. Finally, wind can be used along with other energy types such as solar energy.

Sungate Energy Solutions believes that It would only be right to also discuss the challenges of wind turbines. They are placed high off of the ground and can be affected by lightning and other severe weather. Because wind is not always blowing at the same speed, the production of electricity will vary according to wind speed. There is also a risk to birds that can fly into the blades of the turbines. Also, the rotation of the blades can be noisy so having a wind turbine in your backyard would be annoying. Some people also see wind turbines as unaesthetic destroying scenic beauty of rural areas.

Whatever the challenges of wind energy, it’s important to remember that it’s still a viable alternative to fossil fuel and it produces no pollutants. It’s right for rural areas and may not be right for cities. However, Sungate Energy Solutions believes that alternatives to fossil fuels should be researched and considered for a cleaner tomorrow.

Sungate Energy Solutions has additional information on renewable energy,  solar energy and other energy saving systems.

Sungate Energy Solutions and the California Cash for Appliance Program is something all California citizens should know something about, especially if they’re considering buying new energy savings appliances in the near future. One of Sungate’s many objectives is saving people from wasted energy costs. Of course, solar energy is a topic that Sungate can help you gain information about as you move towards renewable energy and away from the use of fossil fuel use. However, there are appliances that are in homes all over the country that run inefficiently costing families far more money to run than Energy Star appliances.

The California Energy Commission has been allocated $35.2 million dollars to participate in a cash for appliance program called the State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program (SEEARP). SEEARP will administer rebates to California consumers so that they can get rid of certain old appliances in return for purchasing an Energy Star labeled appliance that has been deemed energy efficient. The three categories of appliances are washing machines, refrigerators and window air conditioners. These rebates are in addition to existing rebates.

Contact the California Energy Commission for more information on the SEEARP project. Contact Sungate Energy Solutions for more information on renewable and clean products and systems for your home.

Sungate Energy Solutions is continually looking for the means that lead to solar energy advances. Scientists are constantly trying to improve ways to make solar energy more efficient regarding solar cells. These cells are vital to all systems powered by the sun and their function is to capture sunlight and turn it into power. Experiments regarding how to best have solar cells capture energy has taken researchers on many journeys.

One of the latest scientific discoveries is the use of pokeberries to coat fiber based solar cells. Solar cells need absorbent materials to capture the sunlight and turn it into power. Recent research has found that the reddish purple dye from pokeberries is a good coating to use cells as its light absorbent. These plants can be grown in any climate so this product can be cultivated worldwide.

Pokeberries have been used as dye for many years. They have been used as a basis for ink since the civil war and now scientists have developed means to use the dye as part of the solar cells needed to trap sunlight for energy. A process has been discovered to coat plastic sheets with this absorbent dye which creates a viable and flexible surface for light to be captured. Since pokeberries can be grown locally including in developing countries throughout the world, these plants will help solar energy to be produced more efficiently and less expensively. When more renewable energy is used like solar power, the better it is for all of us regarding the reduction of fossil fuel dependency.

Sungate Energy Solutions has solar products that are currently available  and one of our knowledgeable staff members will be available to answer any questions that you may have regarding your solar energy needs.

Sungate Energy Solutions has been doing its homework for more than three decades regarding how renewable energy like solar power can curb the climatic changes for people on earth. We know that even if the doubters of fossil fuel effects on global warming can’t agree with studies and research about the effects of CO2 on conditions in our atmosphere, they should agree that politically and economically it’s a bad idea to continue to depend on fossil fuels. We know that our dependency rules our stand on who our international friends are and we know that America’s trade is off balance due to depending on fossil fuels. We also know that we have alternatives that create no side effects that you would be afraid to breathe in with your garage door closed. This serious energy solution is called solar thermal power or CST. It can be concentrated to power turbines or engines and it can also be successfully stored.

Sungate Energy Solutions has the experience to install solar energy equipment to heat and cool homes and solar hot water systems that can generate people’s needs on demand.

The staff of Sungate Energy Solutions would like to answer your questions and introduce you to some interesting facts about renewable energy that will save you money and provide you with dependable, clean power. Please contact us  and allow us to meet with you. This could be the most valuable meeting that you ever had.

Solar Irradiance by definition means the average incoming solar radiation taking into account the angle at which the rays hit a particular part of the earth’s surface. Solar irradiance is dependent on the location of the earth’s atmosphere and the latitude of where to measure where it’s taking place. Solar irradiance can come to the earth directly or through cloud cover which is indirect. When we define irradiance further, it’s defined as the amount of electromagnetic energy on a particular surface per unit and per unit area.

Why is solar irradiance so important? It’s important because it influences the climate of the earth and its relationship to the earth determines the effect of long-term climatological changes such as global warming. It can be measured by scientists. The radiant energy that comes from the sun has been termed by researchers as luminosity. This is very important to scientists who want to understand the variations of luminosity and how it effects weather changes on earth. Researchers who are concentrating on conditions on earth that effect climate changes so that we can determine whether these are related to the sun’s radiation or because  of serious environmental affects that man has made on global warming due to pollution and the overuse of fossil fuels. Variations in luminosity are being studied to understand the sun’s rotation, convection and magnetism. All of these will be useful in researching solar energy for the future. Sungate Energy Solutions has a large part of its mission the quest to create products that will help mankind live better in the future with a kinder relationship with the earth. Renewable energy such as solar is the answer to the reduction and reliance on fossil fuels.

Please contact Sungate Energy Solutions for more information regarding how we can help you to live a healthier environmental life.

To understand baseline quantities Sungate Energy solutions would like you to explore the minimum quantity of electricity and gas at the lowest possible rates. It’s used by energy companies as a means of conserving energy. Each bill a residence receives should have a baseline quantity on it and it’s computed based on the billing cycle or the number of days that equals the last billing cycle. If the resident’s energy usage is below the average baseline usage, that amount is billed at a lower rate than if the amount of usage was above the baseline average.

In order to find your monthly baseline quantity, compute the numbers in this way. First locate your baseline territory on your bill. Multiply your daily quantity times the number of billing days. All of that can be located on your bill. If you’re having trouble finding this information, contact your energy provider for assistance.

If you want to compute your savings, it’s important to know how much you have spent. Sungate Energy Solutions can help you discover the savings of both your money spent on energy as well as how can help to save the environment. Please check with Sungate Energy Solutions for information and allow us to meet with you so that we can show you how your home can be free from the use of fossil fuel as it’s being used today.

For those who use alternative renewable energy, there is an advantage that can actually generate income in some cases. When a net metering customer has a renewable generator that is producing more power than is consumed, the electric meter actually runs backwards generating credit for those who have that as an agreement.

Net metering is part of a special agreement regarding metering and billing between customers and utility companies. This is an incentive that takes small renewable energy systems like solar panels and connects them to the utility company’s power grid. This allows the consumer to have a somewhat reliable backup should the renewable system not produce enough energy.
Then there is a power grid to fall back on. At the same time, the power companies are allowing benefits to the economy as well as the environment.

Because the consumers are only being charged for the net power that they buy from the energy provider, should the home’s energy system make more electricity than is consumed, they can get credited or paid for the excess electricity. Sungate Energy Solutions has products that can help customers achieve their goals of both saving energy for the sake of the environment as well as for their own financial gains.

Please contact one of our representatives at Sungate Energy Solutions for more information. It could be like money in the bank.

Many community efforts to reduce dependence on fossil fuels are being realized through the products sold by Sungate Energy Solutions which is helping to turn homes and businesses into places that get their energy through renewable energy such as the sun rather than from fossil fuels. One of the most successful community efforts is the Community Environmental Council of Santa Barbara County. Their mission is to solve important environmental issues that affect their community. Their goal is to get this area of California off of dependency on fossil fuels by the next generation.

Their mission is actually economic as well as environmental. The economic benefits would come from renewable energy with the use of everything from heating and cooling homes to hot water appliances and Sungate Energy Solutions can offer many products that will help to achieve those goals. Renewable energy costs a lot less overall than fossil fuel costs. The CEC is researching the creation of jobs through the technology of wind power, solar power and wave power from the ocean.  Renewable energy not only saves on the costs of fossil fuel but will help to create a cleaner means of powering our homes and businesses. The goal of this worthy organization is to see Santa Barbara County have 100% of the electricity generated from renewable energy happen within the next 25 years.