Energy Conservation Projects

Well, Google would be a good first step.

Your own brain is best starting point. Scratch your head a bit, you will get many many idea.

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Freeenergynews.com has information about all sorts of energy issues. Check the topics on the left side of the page also. Consider use of waste heat.

What seems to be problem with you.Just because this is your first thread so you thought up of writing and asking dumb questions. \|Why do you not write"energy conservation" in google or any search engine and you get over 80,000 sites to tailor into whatever articles/ebooks you want.

We really need more details to point you in the right direction. Are you looking for info on industrial or residential energy efficiency (E2) ideas? If industrial, what is the sector and what equipment and processes are used at the facility? Once this information is known, simply Google search for it. There is a wealth of information that can be found on E2 through Google.

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U can also get the link to other useful website from this.

I have been working to reduce my home energy loss by applying the 'whole house' method to conserving energy. The experience and results have been fantastic. Not only have I reduced my energy loss by 23% (35% when I compare first quarter 2008 vs 2009..whole house method still working!) but I have greatly improved the overall comfort of my home.

I decided to document my experiences and how I did it in a series of small eBooks. Check it out at www.stophomeenergyloss.com It's free...really...no email required..nothing. I have a huge pile of notes that I am still working through so I don't have everything document yet, but I am plowing through it! If you can't do it all at least do a little. Give it a shot!

John M

Thanks very much for your fine information. I have some questions though.

1. Where do you live? Is it average like St. Louis, or extreme like Minneapolis or Tampa?

2. Were you starting with single pane windows, and virtually no insulation? I moved from a drafty old house with virtually no insulation to an energy efficient home and cut my bill in half. I live in central Illinois.

I am thinking about window coating, but am afraid that I would lose the heat gain I get from the sun shining in the windows. Could you expand on that issue. Heating is more of an issue than air conditoning here. I have dual pane windows.

Thanks,

Ron

Ron,

I live in North Georgia. We definitely don't experience the winter conditions like in Central Illinois; however, it does get very cold, especially at night. During the day the winter temps remaining around 45 - 55 degrees.

My windows are double pane and I started out with about 10 to maybe 15 inches of insulation in the attic.

During the hot and humid summer days (90 degrees plus) the heat that was generated through my windows felt excessive and appeared to really make my AC work overtime so I do believe that I have a greater need for heat reflection than where you live. The humidity is rough here also. Even if the lows fall to a comfortable level, you can't open a window with high humidity. For this reason, whole house fans aren't common in the south. Where I live, I never really felt that passive heating gave me much of a benefit even though the majority of my windows faced south.

I am confident that my house design is not indicative of a passive solar design either or at least I don't believe the builder had it in mind. Also, my understanding is that the amount of passive heat that is allowed by a window is measured using a Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) Rating. A rating of 1 is no heat passes while 100 is all the heat that is available can pass. I am not sure what my 'builder' grade windows are but I would guess probably not below 50? The windows are around 12 years old.

Depending on what your SHGC rating for your windows and the direction they are facing (hopefully most of them are facing south), I would think that in your geography you could inquire about a window film with a low emissivity level that enhances passive solar heating. The lower the emissivity level the better the insulating quality. This combo along with closing insulated curtains at night should be a real winner. My average highs in the winter are about 15-20 degrees higher than Central Illinois. Whatever heat you do generate passively I probably wouldn't want to reflect it using window film. I think I would want to try and absorb as much as I could.

Thanks. Very interesting.

John

Thanks for the advice. I have been pleased with just going 90% fluorescent, and enjoying my new home. My highest Winter bill has been about $160, and by lowest about $84 in early Spring. About half of my old house. My new house is only 1,340 square feet. My old one was about 1,700 square feet, and was 90 years old. I have well placed deciduous trees that also help. All the best, Ron Wagner

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