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Solar Thermal System for Heated Swimming Pool
Imagine taking a dip in your outdoor swimming pool in late October, even November as the ground hardens and the frost thickens. The steam is coming off of your ...
Solar powered pyramid
Ever see an off-grid pyramid? Well you are about to. This is the video story of Greg Grant, who began his off-grid existence slow and small. He didn’t put...
Utilities enter the Death Spiral
Electricity and water rates are set to rise sharply because so many households and business are now generating their own power and managing their own water supp...
Hinkley C + QE = Slavery
The spectre of the British people as slaves of the new Chinese superpower just got a step closer. The Brits have agreed to what must be the dumbest deal ever to...
UK solar homes pass 500,000
Recent data from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) shows that nearly 460,000 homes across the UK have solar panels installed, and that does not...
Japan going off the grid, post-nuclear future one town at a time
Ohira, Japan (Agence France Presse ) 19Oct As the impact of Fukishima continues to terrify the Japanese people, a remote Toyota plant in northeastern Japan is p...
Tiny homes, cheap!
I am starting to see more and more of these shed style homes, they remind me of Morgan buildings. They are a glorified shed that can be finished out to turn int...
Scumbags at Scottish Power
Its yet another example of rip-off Britain. Scottish Power make it almost impossible for a normal custoimer to switch tariff or energy supplier. But the UK Stat...
New magazine focusing on Microgrids and Off-Grid Applications
PISCATAWAY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–November 14, 2013– IEEE Electrification Magazine highlights advanced concepts, technologies and practices ass...
Tata gets ready to launch waste-to-power
Giant Indian company Tata is developing an engine that will convert waste to electricity in predominantly rural areas, providing a cheaper substitute to diesel ...
Energy from neighbors, not utilities
A new study reported by Northwest Public Radio has found a growing trend for small wind turbines in the USA. These are mostly single turbines in people’s backya...
Wind farms are damaging our energy future
The growth of Renewable Energy could usher in a future where our energy is produced at the same place where it is consumed – and power is literally return...