Hi Chris I would like to suggest that you diversify. Solar is great but don't forget about wind. You could start by investigating the local, state, and federal...
First you need to determine what things you are using electricity for and is there a better option. Like if you have an electric water heater you are wasting a...
Get a Pacific Energy woodstove Collect used fryer oil and make biodiesel Get a waterjacket cooled diesel engine generator Burn the biodiesel in the generator...
The latest on the search for viable alternatives to oil By : Tracey Boles and Richard Orange October 02, 2005 RUDOLF Diesel, the German inventor of the...
Chris: I'm there myself and working on it. From what I've seen: First, take a look at what your appliances are costing your. I'm also all-electric. Usually,...
First this is inside the meter. It is the CEPCA Alliance http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-02 -2005/0003771604&EDATE=...
If you are using conventional wiring in the house (120/240 volts AC) to power the appliances, I don't see how the source of the energy would have any impact,...
I am considering a return to school to finish a degree and now that I have a few years of real world experience under me, I would like to get a degree in...
I'm with you Don. Party Smarty it's not important. Renewable energy is the future. 100 years from now Americans will look back at fossil fuel, like we look...
Well, David, You might as well flip a coin, you're as likely to get the truth that way on biofuels. I will give you my viewpoint-- (I am not an expert.) The...
hi Dave, People asking these things about biodiesel and other biofuels is a good sign. It shows they are thinking about them. You can do your own searching...
You didn't say anything about southern exposure, what type of heating, or anything. Solar thermal is going to be a better deal than PV (after insulating,...
Actually, I think you'll find that ethanol (compared energy consumption to that produced) is about .65 consumed to produced... and *that* assumes the grain is...
Yes, I considered the diesel. VW seemed to be the company that offered them. At $24000, the were too expensive for my budget. (At $3 a gallon, I spend about...
First, a warning: I'm not a expert here. Light vegetable oils, like canola, are perfectly good diesel fuels provided they get through the injector nozzles...
... Not to crush any of the other good ideas that are being offered, but I do have a problem with this one. You can get a large water storage tank for cheaper...
Your uncle should add methane recovery into the cycle - he then would get gas to run a small electric generator to supplement his home energy needs and then...
Vegetable oils and other natural oils. Palm oil is the cheapest fuel right now! Does anybody now, where whale oil or more correctly sperm whale oil ends up...
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Bio-Diesel production is very economical, cost effective and energy efficient. Just as is corn used for cattle feed - so is soy - the end result of bio-diesel...
Chris: (and all the installers) I find www.mapquest.com is a great tool for me to locate a possible client, as all I have to input is 5 digits: your zip code....
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Hi Patrick I live in Central Arkansas in the Arkansas River valley, so I have an abundance of sun, but not a lot of wind (except for the tornados of course) ...
A lot of folks can't understand how we came to have an oil shortage here in our country. Well, there's a very simple answer. ... HERE'S WHY !!! ... ...
Thanks for this reply, Jason. I am in the process of working on energy saving light bulbs, etc. The Home power magazine looks very interesting, they have some...
Hi John, I will certainly investigate this info, but I have to tell you that engines and I don't get along too well. I even have electric law mower and...
<http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_37/b3950067_mz018.htm ... Power From The Sunbaked Desert Solar generators may be a hot source of plentiful...
I'd like to get a nationwide petition, or at least something that generates some traction, regarding the concept of conversion of military fuel to alcohol. We...
Heinz, biggest demand that I know of for whale oil is nuclear bombs. ... From: renewable-energy@yahoogroups.com [mailto:renewable-energy@yahoogroups.com]On...