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Time to go green?

With speculation mounting, regarding the introduction of a Carbon Tax in the imminent Irish budget, there has probably never been a better time for the households and businesses of Ireland to look at ways of reducing the usage of and dependence on fossil fuels.

In addition to the damage to the environment, people and businesses will need to look at the possibility of reduced spending and reduced margins, based on higher energy costs due to these taxes.  So what are the alternatives? Well, there are some obvious actions that people and businesses can take:

For instance better insulation of homes and buildings will mean that less energy will be required to maintain the required levels of interior heat.  Another possibility is to replace your boiler with a more efficient one.  The good news is that there are government grants available to help cover a portion of the costs.

Check out http://www.sei.ie/Grants/Home_Energy_Saving_Scheme/ for more details.

Another possibility for reducing your energy usage is to change your lighting from conventional incandescent and halogen lighting to low wattage lighting such as CFL (compact flourescent lighting) or the new LED (light emitting diode) based lights.  It may be possible to reduce your lighting electricity usage by 70 to 80% using these lower-wattage alternatives.

On a larger scale, a household or business may decide that they wish to move away from buying some or all of their electricity and move towards generating their own.  The two most popular methods of generation are Wind Generated, using a wind turbine, or Solar Generated using solar panels.  Obviously this is a more expensive option in the short term, but should return the investment over time, and with the imminent introduction of a carbon tax, possibly a shorter time than would previously have been the case.

It seems to make sense that people and businesses should look closely at their opportunities to reduce their carbon footprint and save money at the same time.

Ogham Sourcing Ltd. a sourcing company with offices in Cork and Shenzhen, China may be able to help you, to make the changeover. We have a Chinese source for wind turbines, and also for LED lighting (GU10). Contact us today through our website, maybe we can help you to help the environment and lower your spend on Energy at the same time.