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By making only a few simple changes around your home, you can live a
"greener" life that will allow you to reduce your utility bills and
make our planet a better place to live for future generations.
Top 5 Green Steps to Make Your Home More Eco-Friendly
- Use compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs
- Utilize low-flow shower heads or hand showers
- Seal any and all drafts in your home
- Buy ENERGY STAR products
- Turn down your thermostat for your home and water heater
Wind farms use anemometers on their turbines to determine wind direction
and speed. The readings from these devices allow the turbines to
automatically adjust their pitch and orientation of their blades to
prevent wind gust damage and maximize wind power output.
However, the anemometers only measure the wind as it arrives leaving a
slight delay for the wind turbines to adjust. A company called Catch the
Wind, Inc. has produced a new LIDAR system, which sends out energy
pulses (laser beams) up to 1000 meters away to take readings on dust
particles in the wind.
By knowing the direction and speed of the wind that is heading towards
the wind turbines, it can make the necessary adjustments to be more
energy efficient, which is estimated to be a 10% boost in wind power
output. The lasers are NOT harmful to eyes or wildlife.
