Eco-friendly homeowners, off-grid enthusiasts, and anyone who wants to save money on their electric bill now have a new, easy option for adding wind power to their house.
Introducing the Honeywell/Earthtronics WT6500 Wind Turbine. Unlike the windmills of yesteryear, this all new design harnesses winds blowing as slow as two (2) miles per hour to produce [...]
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Practical New Windmill Design Now at Ace Hardware
February 8th, 2010 · No Comments · News, Off-grid, Alternative Energy
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College Students Go ‘Off Grid’ and ‘Off Campus’ with Alternative Housing
January 18th, 2010 · No Comments · News, Off-grid, Alternative Energy
In a unique display of creativity, three college students have built their own economical houses as alternatives to living in dorm rooms.
Brett Butler, 24, set up his own Teepee in the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is 256 square feet on a wooden platform and uses a wood burning stove for heat.
Jake Weller, 19, built a [...]
Pueblo Indians Harness Solar Energy for Alternative Income
January 14th, 2010 · No Comments · News, Off-grid, Alternative Energy
The Pueblo indian tribe based in New Mexico is building the United State’s first grid connected utility solar power plant on tribal land.
The Pueblo hope the project will yield approximately 1 million dollars annually for the next 25 years, a sum much needed to rebuild their antiquated water supply and treatment system.
The 3000 member tribe, [...]
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