I hope this film does for peak oil, what Al Gore did for climate change. Buy you friends a copy for Christmas! Clive :-)) ... Bend and Yelm this Friday....
A new technology – solar power – has come to Old Glory. A partnership between the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative and the International Brotherhood...
KOBE (Kyodo) The world's first large ship to use the sun to help power engine-related devices was unveiled Friday in Kobe, with a ceremony to turn on the flow...
These vehicles, known as velomobiles, allow a single occupant to travel faster than a bicycle using their own power. Power assist systems are available as an...
We can use slow moving ocean and river waves for a new, reliable and affordable alternative energy source. A University of Michigan engineer has developed a...
The city of Los Angles is taking up the world's most ambitious solar power project. Till date this project will be the largest solar power plan started by any...
Near Granada, Spain, more than 28,000 metric tons of salt is now coursing through pipes at the Andasol 1 power plant. That salt will be used to solve a...
A butterfly's wing can help us enhancing the solar power efficiency. Butterfly wings have scales that act as tiny solar collectors. Researchers from China and...
Hi folks, Name is LaMar and I am a long time off-grid homesteader. I live in Utah in a solar cabin I built myself. I use solar for almost everything and...
How about a vehicle that not only draws energy from an electric grid but also gives it back when there is surplus or unused energy in the vehicle? This is...
Recently I have come across an article on use of solar energy as a viable alternative energy resource. This article explains that FabDigs to be a San Jose...
An Idaho-based company called Solar Roadways has been attempting to solve this energy crisis in its distinctive way. According to Scott Brusaw of Solar...
Within the Dorchester, Berinsfield, Drayton catchment area is a proposed development of a huge incinerator which we do not want, incineration is an out dated...
Just letting folks know I have added 5 new plans to my ebook "Simple Solar Homesteading" its now 198 pages long. Full of pics and step-by-step easy to follow...
A London based company called Solar Botanic intends to use Energy Harvesting Trees to generate solar as well as wind energy. The solution is unique in a sense...
If you are considering going off-grid or wondering why anyone would do it lets talk. 1. One main reason people go off-grid is because electrical services etc....
The green plants trap sunlight energy and convert it into electrochemical energy. Now scientists want to imitate the process of photosynthesis to produce clean...
If alternative energy is in your plans it will probably require different housing designs ? At present we have gotten into a McMansion style of home building....
Since there has been debate over the financial aspects of installing solar/wind vs. a standard grid connection I think it would help to see the true cost of...
I'm currently looking in to providing power for a remote chicken farm where the electric company wanted a fortune to run grid power over to the field. My...
Street-lamp sensors have been in use for several years, but Southwark's engineers have carried out several studies allowing them to reduce the time each light...
Regardless of whether you are grid connected or off-grid most homes ca reduce electricity and heating costs with a few inexpensive passive solar projects. The...
Maybe you thought to be funny so I will correct you. I am a solar installer and sub contractor in a small town in Utah. I do not leave my town to do...
If you get 4-5 hours of good sun you can build a simple solar water heater to use independently or tie into your existing hot water system. The easiest and...
I agree that there is a cost in connecting to the grid for a new property. In your situation the solar makes absolute sense. However most people don't live a...
