Help Promote Artists

Looking to add a little fun to your neighborhood and help local and international film producers get their work out there.

Visit the following link

http://www.stage32.com/profile/55955/project/getting-films-out-there-australia-africa-india-north-america

And if interested contact me to join in.

Updated Post On Free Light From Bottles

Free Light From Bottles - watch the following to see how easy it is. http://www.wimp.com/lightenup/

Step By Step Instructions and Donate go to http://isanglitrongliwanag.org/

Or just give someone the tools to do this or post a comment if you want someone to send you the tools to do this.

All you have to give is:


1. Hammer

2. Chisel

3. Pliers

4. Sheet Metal Cutter

SOPA Is One More Reason To Be Careful With Cloud Computing & Go Local

Cloud Computing is the latest attempt to funnel the consumer into a controlled environment where by continual fees can be charged and Piracy is no longer an issue. Everyone seems to win except for those with little money but the open systems help there. With SOPA maybe it is time to think about protecting local businesses from being side swiped by politicians.

What is of more concern though is the blind acceptance that Cloud Computing is a good thing. Services themselves are the way of the future and hopefully we will not go back but combining this with the consolidation of data and functionality is very dangerous if you do not understand the ramifications.

Here are some of the risks.

1. Reliability – even though companies tout their backups and economies of scale (which is true) the fact remains if the firm fails for any reason, financial, cyber attack etc your ability to function is compromised and unless you have a business continuity plan that takes this into account you could be out of business.

a. Cloud groups are bigger targets – anyone wanting to cause damage can certainly affect more people.

b. Do you ever really understand the firm’s financial stability – you know your own.

2. Uniformity also comes with compromise – software may not have the same level of features that you need and the commonness provides economies of scale for the intruder.

3. American Law as shown by SOPA is a huge risk to your privacy. If you use a service hosted by an American firm they follow US law which can and will impact you. You also have to be careful that you are not breaking local laws by using these services.

4. Audit and Recovery. Using these services will tend to shift responsibility to others and the out of sight out of mind adage kicks in. If you use these services do you really have the ability to restore information to a level that an auditor would want or for your own research?

5. Many of us use email systems such as Yahoo and Gmail in which we depend on these firms to keep our mail private even though we know that any government can access the information if they want to. With Cloud computing you have now just handed over your entire business.

With these risks comes opportunity – opportunity to offer localized services that promote the fact that local laws are followed and that data does not leave a country. Industry specific services provide even more value add with more of the revenue staying in country.

Hackers Launch Own Internet Network to Beat Censorship

These guys are trying to take back the Internet.
http://bitcyber.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/hackers-launching-own-satellites-in-orbit-to-beat-censorship/
They are starting off slow but the applications are interesting and you may want to get involved.

One application could be to place at least two devices at every refugee camp in the world – this would provide real time information on the physical size of the camp and hopefully remind us that these camps have not magically gone away.


These camps could be highlighted while helping science for very little cost – Groups such as the Red Cross, Charities etc could maybe promote their cause on GPS maps and information web sites.

Some other links are:
http://aerospaceresearch.net/constellation/
http://shackspace.de/

Free Light From Plastic Bottles

Please watch the following video showing how plastic bottles can be used to light up homes.

http://wimp.com/lightenup/

It is so simple!

I am trying to set up a project funded by Kickstarter.com to do the following:
1. Promote the spread of this approach on the internet and provide video and pictures of each of the locations.


2. Document the energy saved.

3. Create training material and a knowledge base in more than one language.

4. Create a centralized database of people who want to become installers, or currently install with the ability to text requests.

Let me know if you are interested.

Greening Office Renovations and Save Ongoing Costs

I recently designed an advanced method of saving corporations money on office renovations with added Green Benefits. Immediate ongoing benefits of 10 to 70% depending on power configuration and devices implemented. Much more savings with first office renovation. Integrates all green power sources with grid power.

Groups that benefit are:
- Company in general with power savings.
- Accounting can allocate and control costs accurately per employee or department
- Ability to transfer costs to out side firms
- Direct energy savings or transfer by employee to offset carbon emissions.
- Flexible system quickly adapts to office renovation needs with zero or little waste and very fast configuration. No renovation dust or cleanup.

Excellent Source of "Green" Ideas and Industry Updates

Vist Greenerideal.com for the latest in energy saving ideas from all over the world. Our smart grid enabled community garden system is featured.

http://www.greenerideal.com/science/8811-advanced-composting-techniques-with-the-smart-grid

How To Save On Energy Bills

Save up to 75% of your business energy bill by using our PU-1 system which captures wasted energy. Most suited for businesses that:


1. Use a generator a few times a month or 100% (huge savings).

2. Operate in areas with frequent blackouts.

3. Use lots of motors (air conditioners, fans, fridges, equipment).

4. Use mostly fluorescent lighting.

The PU-1 connects to and optimizes any power source (Solar, Grid, Generator, Wind).

Want To Save A Lot Of Money On Diesel Or Electricity Charges
The PU-1 Energy Regeneration and Storage system that can save you 50 to 75% of your diesel generator energy costs. I have attached more detailed documentation but in summary the PU-1 stores the energy wasted by the generator and captures the inductive load created by motors (fridges, air conditioners etc). The PU-1 is extremely efficient in releasing the stored energy with zero usage if zero demand, thus in some cases a generator that normally runs for 24hrs a day needs only to run 4hrs a day with the PU-1.

Possible areas of benefit:

1. Reduce amount of diesel consumed

            a. Less fuel emissions

            b. Less transport costs

            c. Increased generator life span

2. Real time monitoring of power consumed

3. Reduces the number of solar panels needed by 50%

4. Improves wind performance by stepping in between the turbine and the grid.

5. Full power UPS for 16 to 24hrs depending on devices connected and configuration.

6. Extend the life of emergency back up systems.

7. Remove the need for intermittent generator use ( areas with frequent short lived blackouts).

8. Reduce noise.

9. Get real time data on energy consumption and storage.

How Does It Work?
Popular power factor correctors generally just turns negative energy (var) into heat. The PU1 system regenerates the var into usable energy.

The PU1 can power all your devices included high powered machinery, devices and air conditioners.

Enjoy a consistent power supply that protects appliances and sensitive, high value equipment from fluctuating power supply and power surges.

Proprietary Converter and Battery Monitoring System with automatic programmable charging from a variety of power sources. Fully automatic battery charging and switching of power source.

Savings and Payback
Unlike many alternate energy systems that take 10, 15 or more years to pay back we like to ensure that our payback models are in the 14 to 30 month time frame.

Payback time depends on your business and we can provide estimated payback time after we understand your energy demands. Once installed additional options can be attached to the metering system to save even more energy.

In many cases it is profitable to finance the PU-1 for the savings are far greater than the monthly finance charges. For example a 3,000/mth energy bill being reduced to 810 dollars leaving 2,190 for payments. Payback periods fluctuate per client with 14 to 22 months being the range and for those that currently only have emergency generator systems. In frequent blackout areas the payback period can be as little as one month.

Maximum Voltage Variation                                 5.00%
Maximum Frequency Variation                             0.01%
Reactive Energy Recovery                                   > 90%
Efficiency with Load Connected                          > 97%
Diesel Generator Fuel Savings                            > 60%
No Load Consumption of the Power Unit                0 W
Consumption of the System's Electronics             < 2 W
System Output Waveform                                    WS 10


For more information please contact me.