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Prince Charles announces he wants to build an eco-B&B. If plans go ahead, the residence will be the first royal home to take paying guests…
May 17, 2007
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Prince Charles announces he wants to build an eco-B&B. If plans go ahead, the residence will be the first royal home to take paying guests…
Apart from saving resources, using solar energy instead of power from portable generators like diesel generators. Yamaha generators or Honda generators, for everyday power needs could shield the West from the negative effects of dramatic shifts in the supply and price of energy.
But the sun does not always shine. You need backup power for your home — a way to store solar energy for times when the sun is not shining. Hydrogen provides a safe, clean , efficient way to do this.
Here’s how the solar hydrogen cycle works:…
Christopher Blue�s music career has taken him from working with John Cale to fronting his own raging band �10 Minute Warning�- alongside Duff McKagan, fresh off the ultimate in balls-out rock and roll trips, Guns N’ Roses. It�s no wonder he�s chosen an off-grid place to help him unwind and get away from the hectic Seattle music scene.…
New rules proposed by the UK government mean we may soon be able to walk the whole outline of the British Isle unimpeded by pesky �keep out� signs � but don’t count on it. The big landowners are opposing the move – write to DEFRA to voice your support. Currently, the public has access to only half of the country’s coastline, and despite a popular misconception – none at all to most beaches.…
looking for an off-grid hidey-hole? You couldn�t do better than a cave. There are hundreds to choose from, all empty, and a new acaemic study lists them all with notes about what makes the most attractive living conditions.…
Al Gore has been under attack ever since the release of his documentary �An Inconvenient Truth� for allegedly not practicing what he preaches. Most notably, his frequent flying and lavish energy-guzzling home were revealed to be causing the environment a whole lot of damage.
But, Gore has had some vindication lately. It seems that zoning laws have prevented the former presidential candidate (and some suspect potential candidate for 2008 despite his denials) from installing solar panels on his roof.…
Residents in Colorado are getting around 50% back on their solar installation spending � all thanks to renewable energy incentives offered by Colorado utility companies. In 2004, Colorado voters passed Amendment 37, requiring large utility companies to get 10% of their energy from renewable sources. As a result, Xcel created the Solar Rewards program, offering an up-front rebate for homeowners wanting to install solar systems.…
Richard Branson�s got himself another island to do with as he pleases. Branson wants his latest purchase to serve as an eco-friendly example to the rest of the resorts out there. Conventional cars will be banned although there may be small electric buggies to ferry visitors around. Homes will be built Balinese-style from sustainable materials. Branson is already installing wind and wave turbines and solar panels on Necker, which is used as a hideaway by celebrities such as Mariah Carey and Annie Lennox.…
After announcing she was quitting acting and settling down, Elizabeth Hurley has been true to her word. She wed Arun Nayar at the start of March, and now plans to settle on an organic farm.…
A house being built at Florida State University incorporates hydrogen, solar and fuel cell technology and is set to be wholly off-grid. …
Each day carpenter and aspiring writer Salim Hossen Gaus, aged 25, winches himself 30 metres (100 feet) in a precarious home-made pulley to a small wooden platform he has built at the top of a palm tree.…