As part of our Energy Descent Plan we’re trying to progressively reduce our energy consumption – fuel for the car, electricity and gas in the house. This’ll save us significant money but also will reduce our carbon footprint and dependance on Fossil Fuels. The first thing is to work out how much energy we’re using, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Solar Photovoltaic’
12 Feb
Shopping List – latest update
Steadily firming up the shopping list for our new house – here’s the latest list, with links. Kitchen Multi-fuel or Wood-Fired Range (possibly with Back Boiler), will need to be smokeless Various non-powered kitchen gadgets: Mouli, Hand-Powered Blender, Thermos Slow Cooker, Low-voltage (LED or Fluorescent) under-cabinet lighting Water Purifier Large Pantry, pref double-sided DC Fridge or Brownout Protector Equipment for Waxing [...]
24 Jan
Cheaper Solar Panels (update)
Having posted about predictions that cheaper Solar Panels were on the way in 2009 here we are, less than a month later, and cheaper panels are popping up. OK I’m prepared to admin that this might not be a great economic shift – it might just be that I missed this supplier last time. They are [...]
26 Dec
Cheaper Solar Panels
It seems that cheaper solar panels are on the way in 2009. I’d heard this earlier in the year with regard to new Chinese suppliers coming onstream, but now the forecast drop in prices is accelerating as a result of drop-off in demand from Spain and Germany. By the end of 2009 average prices for [...]
21 Dec
iZip Electric Bikes
iZip Street Enlightened Saw one of these in our local bike shop when we were in there picking up a new tube. It’s an iZip Street Enlightened – looks like a normal fast hybrid but the aero down tube is wrapped around a battery pack – a 24V / 10 AH Lithium-Ion pack for those of [...]
21 Aug
Inspiration: Alternative Technology at Home in Suffolk
Another real hero – an amazing amount of information on all of the work they’ve done to their house: – Solar PV – Wind Power – A great Standy Power system with 12Volt Lighting – A wood-burning stove The real standout part of the site is all the information on using storing and growing wood that they have. [...]
20 Aug
Inspiration: Andy Hunt, Trafford Sustainability Officer
This is great to see – someone really walking the walk! Andy’s house – “Green Cottage“ - is an inspiration to anyone committed to improving the house they’ve got. It’s a great mix of everyday solutions and more advanced technologies. They have a wood burning stove with back boiler supplementing their Solar hot water. For power [...]
