Boasting
nearly 3000 items, our Alternative Energy product portfolio comprises the
most energy efficient products and technologies required in the generation,
transformation, storage, conversion and distribution phases of any design.
Our featured solutions, design resources and product training videos are
developed to help you with the design and implementation of these systems,
while simultaneously keeping you up to date with the latest innovations that
open up new applications for alternative energy.
There are many viable reasons for considering an alternative energy solution
to power new designs, especially for those with ultra-low power
requirements. Lower total cost of ownership, environmental benefits, and
ease of implementation are just some of the many benefits that alternative
energy sources can bring.
A solar-powered home is probably the most economical and practical use for
an alternative energy at this point in time. The long term savings of not
having to constantly depend on the energy grid easily outweighs the initial
setup costs. Small scale wind power generation schemes have been used for
household electricity generation in conjunction with battery storage over
many decades, especially in remote areas. Nowadays, equipments such as
wireless Internet gateways are being powered by wind turbines, replacing the
need for a connection to the power grid. It is easy to think of all
alternative energy as giant wind farms or hydro plants, but many alternative
energy sources can be as simple as a single solar cell powering a remote
sensor and wireless transmitter. As well as solar power, piezoelectric and
thermoelectric generators can harvest vibration and thermal energy to
generate enough electricity to power a simple circuit. Such energy
harvesting schemes have now been widely employed in environmental and
geological data sensing applications.