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Beanz meanz Biofuels
Alcohol Still Ethanol is produced from starch-based grains, including corn, barley, grass straw and fast growing poplar trees, and is a replacement or additive ...
Geothermal Heating, Cooling & Hot Water
From https://www.hydrodelta.com/: Horizontal Loop GSHP Anyone who has a refrigerator or air conditioner is already familiar with the operation of a geothermal h...
EVs PHEVs and Hybrids
Don McGrath’s Sparrow Welcome to the new age of Greener vehicles. Time was, electric vehicles were promoted as the zero emissions saviours of the future, ...
Waterpower 101
MicroHydro Generator If your homestead can take advantage of water sources to produce electricity, then you have come to the right place. Here are the ins and o...
Photo-Voltaics (PV)
Burbank Resident Robert Beher on the roof with his 2 kW solar PV system Here on our off-grid homestead, we use PV panels as part of our energy solution. PV take...
Convert your gas car to electric
Electric Car conversion Victor Tikhonov converted a Honda from gasoline to DC Electric. A few years later, he upgraded it to a AC Electric propulsion system. Ev...
Building your own Wind Generator
The payback time for wind generators is still too high. At otherpower.com you can learn to build your own wind turbine, reducing the cost and the payback time....
Installing a wood stove
Ancient Kalamazoo Franklin We had a very old Kalamazoo Franklin wood stove that was coming apart at the seams, literally. The final straw was this week when the...
Solar Heated Water
Solar Water Heater Good ol’ John Canivan – guru of sun heated water systems, related the following to me: In 1970 a friend of mine left the civilize...
Vermont Home Harnesses Wind
In pristine northern Vermont, tucked in the woods, David and Mary Lahar have lived off the electricity grid since moving to their new home in Strafford in 1984....
Alternative Energy Bangladesh: Reaching Where the Grid Can’t
[Via Alternative Energy Blog] Bangladesh is experiencing a severe energy delivery crisis. The Financial Express of Bangladesh says load shedding and suspension ...
Power Toys
Here are a few technical toys for getting and using power in an off-grid home. Power Toys need power Starting with the NiMH battery Charger, it holds 4 AA or AA...