Life on earth depends on a delicate balance of chemicals in the atmosphere.
Radiation in the form of Infrared [heat] and Ultra Violet [UV] Light from the sun are controlled naturally.

• Heat needs particles for transmission and cannot easily pass through the near vacuum of space.
• Most of the intense UV radiation entering our atmosphere is reflected back into space by the Ozone Layer. The little that arrives at the surface is converted to heat energy. That's why its cold in space and much warmer here on earth.

Global warming is about heat.

1. Destroy the Ozone and we lose the heat shield above us.
   
2. Generate too much heat and the planet cannot dissipate it.
   

For billions of years greenhouse emissions from volcanic eruptions, lightning, forest fires and animal waste have been balanced by our oceans and plant life. In recent times, since the Industrial Revolution, the earth's temperature is rising because:

1. Almost every process, appliance or machine we have generates heat that the planet must dissapate and .
   
2. Man-made greenhouse gas emissions are excessive causing depletion of the Ozone Layer.
   

New Zealand is heavily dependant on fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas. There is no denying that we need the energy to survive in our modern world. The problem is that the natural absorbtion of greenhouse gasses and heat radiation from the earth has a limit. Many scientists believe that we are very close to that limit now, however, even if they are wrong, only time is between the growing demand and the depletion of the worlds stocks of fuel.

Nuclear energy at 30% efficiency* is NOT the solution. Nuclear power relies on running cold water over a reactor to produce live (superheated) steam, which turns a turbine that rotates a generator producing electricity with no greenhouse gas emissions.
* For every 3 Giga Watts of electrical energy produced another 7 Giga Watts of heat is generated that must be cooled by the environment in some way.

We know that heat can't escape the earth's atmosphere therefore its heating the oceans, the landmass and the atmosphere. No one really knows how far we can go without causing irreparable damage but we do know that there is a limit.

To overcome global warming we need to:

• Produce a clean burning fuel such as the hydrogen cell to power our civilisation.
  
• Eliminate as much polution from our processes as possible
  
• Use the sun's energy as it arrives at the earth's surface to generate Solar Electricity and Solar Hot Water.
  
• Use renewable energy from the wind and the sea currents to generate electricity instead of burning fossil fuel.
  
• Increase the energy efficiency of our homes, factories, processes and offices to conserve the resources we have.
  
• Recover heat from gray water and other sources so that the heat we have is not wasted.

Renewable energy - Wind, Photovoltaic and Solar Hot Water cannot meet all of our energy needs but harnessing these natural renewable resources now can extend the life of our fossil fuel stocks until a clean replacement is developed.

Some of the silliest things we do

1. We burn thousands of tonnes of costly fossil fuels every day to generate electricity to heat our water yet solar hot water uses free clean energy.
2. We store the hot water in a tank and let it cool down then we pay to reheat it again.
3. We send the hot water right down the drain yet grey water heat recovery is simple and very cost effective.
4. Hot water stresses the drainage system causing early failure. So then we pay again for unnecessary upgrades.

Everything we do that reduces our energy consumption helps and that's why Quadrix Energy provides complete solutions not just isolated products.

Best Regards

The Quadrix Energy Team