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Waterpower 101
EnergyJan 26, 2005

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)
Courses, guides & tutorialsJan 24, 2005

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
EnergyJan 21, 2005

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...

Installing a wood stove
EnergyJan 21, 2005

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...

Vermont Home Harnesses Wind
Courses, guides & tutorialsJan 12, 2005

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....

Woody Harrelson: Getting off the grid
Courses, guides & tutorialsJan 10, 2005

Woody Harrelson: Getting off the grid

Harrelson is an all-organic vegan, and he and his family spend time well off the grid in the Hawaiian forest with 40 other families in a community that has no p...

Rainwater harvesting once common, needed again to promote conservation
LandJan 7, 2005

Rainwater harvesting once common, needed again to promote conservation

By Mike Mecke For thousands of years, the world has relied upon rainwater harvesting to supply water for household, landscape and agricultural uses. How to harv...

Power Toys
Courses, guides & tutorialsJan 5, 2005

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...

What is off-grid?
Courses, guides & tutorialsJan 5, 2005

What is off-grid?

Being off-grid means something different to everyone. To me it simply means not being tethered to the services one normally expects of society. Steve Spence and...

Energy Alternatives
EnergyDec 30, 2004

Energy Alternatives

For a clear headed guide to alternative energy sources in a cold (UK) climate, visit Off the Grid. Written by David Allender, who bought a remote house ten year...

Beach Hut Crazy
Courses, guides & tutorialsNov 23, 2004

Beach Hut Crazy

Part of the reason for going off-grid is the obscene price of property. But even high-earners will be appalled at the 140,000 asking price for a small beach hut...

Green and Gold
EventsNov 18, 2004

Green and Gold

He’s the heir to business millions and she’s the former model who swapped the catwalk and high heels for wellies and a life down on the farm. Togeth...