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Solar powered rainwater pump
SolarJan 10, 2011

Solar powered rainwater pump

Pumps up to 100 gallons on a single charge and runs off of a solar rechargeable NiMH battery. Adaptable to most style rain barrels...

Army readies to sever from the grid
EnergyDec 26, 2010

Army readies to sever from the grid

Plan to measure the effectiveness of microgrids and their potential to make energy infrastructures more efficient and cyber-secure...

Daryl Hannah slams Steven Chu
EnergyDec 8, 2010

Daryl Hannah slams Steven Chu

Says Mexico Climate Change conference center is over-air-conditioned and condemns Chu for proposing “nothing concrete” in his keynote speech....

Using a car to charge batteries
Courses, guides & tutorialsDec 3, 2010

Using a car to charge batteries

How to use vehicle as a back-up generator for when batteries get too low due to absence of sun or wind...

Save money on energy costs this winter
EnergyNov 30, 2010

Save money on energy costs this winter

Short list of simple measures to reduce heating costs this winter...

Power a house using a waterwheel
Courses, guides & tutorialsNov 19, 2010

Power a house using a waterwheel

The first off-the-shelf waterwheel system which can generate a good supply of electricity from a water fall as little as 20cm...

Tractor-inverter
EnergyNov 18, 2010

Tractor-inverter

an ultra-cheap, ‘inverter tractor’ works the fields and lights the home...

Generator dealers in North America
EnergyNov 15, 2010

Generator dealers in North America

Distributors and dealers of engines, generators, engine-generator sets, switchgear or related equipment...

Inside fuel plant helping push up food prices
EnergyNov 13, 2010

Inside fuel plant helping push up food prices

Wheat used could have been put into the food cycle, for humans or animals...

Can solar crash the grid?
SolarOct 29, 2010

Can solar crash the grid?

Uptake of solar in Germany has been so great that the sudden appearance of the sun could generate so much power that it blows the county’s grid....

LPG Generators
EnergyOct 18, 2010

LPG Generators

Green Power gensets – CC5000 series with Single-Phase Synchronous Brush Alternators...

Yak wool power plant
EnergyOct 14, 2010

Yak wool power plant

The umbrella-like design uses yak wool and a cheap Chinese insulation fabric with unusually high reflectivity to focus the sun’s rays and generate about 1...