{"id":20629,"date":"2013-07-19T17:11:53","date_gmt":"2013-07-19T11:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bharatestates.com\/blog\/?p=20629"},"modified":"2020-06-15T03:54:25","modified_gmt":"2020-06-14T22:24:25","slug":"self-sufficient-homes-with-eco-friendly-energy-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bharatestates.com\/blog\/self-sufficient-homes-with-eco-friendly-energy-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Self Sufficient Homes with eco-friendly energy systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-20648\" alt=\"solar-home\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bharatestates.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/solar-home.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" \/>Conventional energy sources like fuel are rapidly depleting and creating power through alternate energy sources in huge quantities is very expensive. In such conditions, electricity bills will continue to soar. The biggest challenge is to create a cost effective and eco-friendly power resource to replace the conventional resources like fuels, coals etc.Government and scientists across the world have been working on various solutions to create energy from natural sources and some day we will for sure get the benefits of such resources. Till then, making your home self sufficient to reduce the use of conventional energy sources is a need of the hour. A self sufficient home offers a cost effective energy generating solution. One can generate energy at home with various effective sources like solar panels, bio-gas and wind turbines.Few techniques which can be used to generate electricity at your home include:<b>Electricity from solar panels<\/b>Sun is the biggest natural resource available on the planet. By setting up solar panels on roof top, we can generate a large amount of electricity which can be used for various purposes. The photovoltaic cells of a solar panel convert the solar energy into direct current and this current can be stored as a battery backup for future use. Although the cost to set up a solar panel is very high, it can give you good returns in future since it is a onetime investment. Roof top solar panels or terrace solar panels are the best way to utilize vacant spaces.Other than solar panels, energy from the sun can also be used in solar thermal or solar water heaters and solar lightings for apartment or common areas. Chennai has received a good response for its use of solar power systems. Recently, Chennai Government has acknowledged applications to set up solar power system from about 550 households.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><b>Wind System<\/b>Installing wind energy system is a little bit of an expensive alternative of generating electricity at home. You can go for a small scale wind energy system or commercial scale wing energy system, but to install commercial scale energy system one needs to fulfill various Government procedures like municipal permissions and location etc. Small scale wind turbines can be mounted on roof tops with battery backup which can be used to store the energy. Wind Energy system is an eco-friendly and a pollution free source. No Green House Gases are emitted through it.<b>Bio-waste Energy<\/b>Energy generated from bio-waste is also a great way to obtain renewable energy. The bio-fuels obtained by decomposing bio-waste can be used for producing heat, electricity, and transport fuels. The bio waste can be treated at domestic level by using bio mechanization technology which is used to produce cooking oil.\u00a0 The bio-waste energy plants are the best way to create energy from the waste and it is not only eco-friendly but also a cost effective solution to create energy. Vijaywada Corporation is planning to install affordable portable bio-gas plants in several households in the city.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>Other than these well known technologies, there are various other modes to create energy such as dance floor generated energy. 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