Swedish Home Inside Greenhouse to Grow and Heat Year Round A couple in Sweden decided to take full advantage of their desire to save on energy bills and grow year round. Located in Stockholm where the winters are particularly long, the need for a greenhouse if you desire to grow the bulk of your own …
Baby Steps Toward Switching To Solar I personally would love to switch my home over to all alternative energy in particular in my case both wind and solar. However, switching to off grid methods of generating energy doesn’t come inexpensively. I know I can’t afford to just do it! I think that might be the …
Uncommon Ways To Generate Off Grid Electricity I am surprised at the household items that can be used to generated electricity off grid! When I think about generating power I think, windmill, water wheel, battery, gas generators etc…. but I hadn’t considered the common items already in my possession! In any grid down scenario the …
DIY Portable Wind Generator If you reside in an area with more wind then sun then this is an awesome project for you! No matter why you are off grid, this is one way to produce your own power. It’s portable, puts off 12 volts, 17 watts and automatically furls. Great little generator for camp sites …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Lasqueti Island – 400 People Live Totally Off Grid Lasqueti is not a tent city. It’s not full of homeless folks off grid due to circumstance. These 400 people live there and off grid by choice and are well educated people who feel they have traded the conveniences of …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Thin Flexible Material Turns Surfaces Into a Solar Panel As you know I am a big fan of renewable alternative energy sources. So I find this news very exciting and hope that this product will hit the market at a reasonable affordable price for consumers. I do find it …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Charge Your Electronics with Campfire Power Charge your small electronics with fire and boiling water! In a long term SHTF crisis power may not be available, batteries will wear out and die, solar power can fail in inclement weather or the panels broken in all the chaos. With this charging method you connect …
Solar Charged Lawnmower Very few people actually enjoy mowing the lawn. However, imagine mowing with a solar powered lawn mower! No more trips with the can to the gas station to fill it up with a couple of gallons which in today’s economy isn’t cheap. No more tripping over the cord or unplugging yourself from …
Bio-Gas FAQ & MIY Instructions The state of Florida has put together a pretty good web site on bio-gas. Featured is the question and answer page they have put together. I am surprised that it seems to be a fairly simple process and isn’t used more! The graphic pictured is a nice overview of the …
Bio-gas at home- Cheap and Easy This amazing method of making an alternative energy called bio-gas from animal waste, garden waste and kitchen scraps (almost any organic material works) was recently brought to my attention. Even though not as tidy per-say as solar it is less expensive, recycles waste, and would work year round. No worries …
