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My earlier post on this subject got a lot of attention and many people shared there successes, ideas and dreams. So I thought some of you might like to see how...
Hello! LaMar you seem to be full of resources. I am curious about supplementing my electric with solar, and love your recent post about running your fridge,...
Recently Renault and German electric utility RWE signed a cooperation agreement to create a large-scale zero-emissions individual transport and travel system...
Thought you might find this article interesting. I have said many times that once contractors, lenders, and insurance companies seen the benefit of building...
Hi Everyone, Just thought I'd let you know that Good Energy (www.goodenergy.co.uk) are hosting some great sounding workshops on how to generate renewable...
The point of having a domestic energy assessor come into your home is to determine not only what part you might play in saving the environment but also how you...
Going off-grid and using solar/wind does not have to be expensive. I built my solar cabin for under $2000 with all new materials except for doors and windows. ...
Hi, I have recently begun to install solar panels on the roof of my pool house to heat an indoor swimming pool. Have the manifold and frame up at the correct...
By Adam Aston BW Magazine As global financial markets melted down in October, Congress handed a gift to America's green energy industry: It renewed and...
Hi folks, I am a solar sub-contractor and architectural draftsman and have helped many people build their own efficient and inexpensive homes. Over the years I...
Algae fuels OriginOil and Sapphire Energy both announced this week that they are ready to take the final steps to commercialization of their respective...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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 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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
