Energy
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Phantom loads
Sounds like something that should be discussed during October, it is scary, but not in a paranormal way…. a phantom load is simply electricity that is bei...
More Brown-outs coming soon say boffins
Electrical blackouts that cause disruption to millions are a looming threat to society, argue Hugh Byrd and Steve Matthewman Hugh Byrd is a professor of archite...
Scotland’s last wildnerness
Off-grid energy company Knoydart Renewables in Scotland is one of several projects to benefit from a new GBP1m Highland Sustainable Fund. It will receive GBP75,...
US Army huge solar farm
Normally we do not like solar farms – they are usually built to feedinto the Grid – but not this one. The army just kicked off a solar farm in Arizo...
Why we oppose Wind Farms
For some politicians it is a badge of honor to come out in favor of wind farms. It allows them to suck up to green voters, while at the same time keeping in wit...
New golf cart batteries
Today was the first full day on the new batteries, we had everything hooked up to them, including the new chest freezer to refrigerator conversion, about a mont...
Direct Energy sister company gouges consumers
The owners of Direct Energy – one of North America’s largest energy and energy-related services providers with more than 5 million residential and commerc...
Charge your phone with this foldaway windmill
Forget plugs – you can now charge your mobile with a portable WIND TURBINE:the Trinity propeller harnesses breezes to power up a phone and other USB devic...
Off-Grid hiccups
A while back my current deep cycle batteries began to get weak, they would charge up quickly and not hold much of a charge, unfortunately the batteries are the ...
Battery life easily exceeds manufacturers estimates
Recent research just released from Zaragoza University, Spain, by VerticalNews show that battery life, crucial to the economics of off-grid energy – can e...
Electricity disintermediated
Economist newspaper runs a story today on off-grid power – saying its the future and the old utility model is dying. Utilities’ profits are under threat a...
Wind power 11% of UK energy, and rising
The UK’s wind power industry is breaking records EVERY MONTH after storms battered Britain this winter. According to the latest figures, wind energy met 1...