Posts Tagged ‘sustainable’
Tell others to see http://www.thesolarvillage.com/ . Andreas Delleske is a member of a private group that built a “passive house” that uses only 1.5 litres of oil per square meter per year for heating. An architect and a biologist worked together to combine alternative energy and alternative waste management concepts. They found friends who were also interested and involved in energy topics. In the end sixteen members decided to build the home together in 1997. The house is composed of twenty units. The price overall of the building was only 7% higher than conventional new built homes. The house has a higher value since the residents pay very little for energy to heat the home. The entire structure required, which includes twenty units, each unit having about 90 square metres, and the annual utility bill was only 140 euros. Often people pay ten times this amount annually. By building with a group there are also savings in terms of sales and marketing costs.
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This video can be downloaded here: http://www.ashdenawards.org/winners/solarcentury Solarcentury won an Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy in 2007. To find out more visit the link above and check out the Ashden Awards Blog http://ashdenawards.blogspot.com
Solarcentury is a beacon for the UK’s solar power market, showing how attractive, flexible and easy to install solar PV can be, even in crowded urban areas. The company has used innovative design to develop a range of excellent solar products — mainly solar PV panels and some solar water heating — and mounting systems to fit a wide range of buildings, including industrial estates. It has designed and installed 550 solar systems across the country, meeting the rigorous standards of planners as well as clients.
Solarcentury’s total installed capacity is around 3.3 MWp generating around 2,370 MWh/year which prevents the emission of about 1,350 tonnes of CO2 a year. One of its best known installations is the CIS tower in Manchester with the largest commercial solar façade in Europe.
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Just a brief walk around of what I have set up. I am making a couple small changes that will be coming up on newer videos. This is just so a few people can see, that you need to do something NOW!!!!!.
EVERYONE like to talk about what COULD be done, but they are ignoring what THEY could be doing now. When your lights go out, mine dont.
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LUMENHAUS is Virginia Tech’s entry to the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2009 Solar Decathlon competition. From its inception, the creation of LUMENHAUS was documented in this ten-minute video, produced by Summer Productions, an award winning television production company.
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Home made solar hot water heater. It’s been working in Grass Valley, CA. near Auburn CA, about an hour out side Sacramento, Ca for the last 30 years. Simple and cheap to build. On grid or off grid. You can also find us at http://www.easyasabt.com
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The BeauSoleil Louisiana Solar Home was designed and built by Louisiana students for Louisiana residents. Judges for the Market Viability contest in the 2009 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon recognized that.
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette team placed first in the contest. Judges were looking for homes that answered the needs of their clients.
TEAM BeauSoleil designed for Louisiana residents who face harsh summers and hurricanes.
The (BeauSoleil) house hit on all cylinders, said Joyce Mason, Market Viability judge and vice president for marketing with Pardee Homes. We were so impressed with the degree to which the team listened to their market. They didnt impose their ideas or try to infer them upon their residents.
The team is one of 20 university teams from across the globe competing in the 2009 Solar Decathlon on the National Mall. TEAM BeauSoleil is the only team from Louisiana to ever participate in this contest held every two years.
We knew from the beginning that if we couldnt bring this home to the people of Louisiana, we wouldnt accomplish anything, said Gretchen Lacombe Vanicor, BeauSoleil project manager. We paid a lot of attention to our Cajun culture and produced a product that is viable.
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Ever thought about installing solar power for your home? Here’s a my personal statement on some good reasons to champion solar – economic, environmental, moral and design reasons! If you’re group is interested in licensing this program contact Rees Candee at 800-950-3205. This program is copyrighted 2006-2007 Candee Productions, Inc. All rights reserved.
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A new technology (enertia.com) for building homes that heat and cool without fuel or electricity. Enertia Homes use free energy from a shift in time. All natural materials
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Blogging effectively using natural resources (sunlight & wind)
The future of energy is Solar and Wind. Here is a short video of some solar energy farms around the world. Enjoy
Solar Energy is energy from the Sun. This energy drives the climate and weather and supports virtually all life on Earth. Heat and light from the sun, along with solar-based resources such as wind and wave power, hydroelectricity and biomass, account for most of the available flow of renewable energy.
Solar energy technologies harness the sun’s energy for practical ends. These technologies date from the time of the early Greeks, Native Americans and Chinese, who warmed their buildings by orienting them toward the sun. Modern solar technologies provide heating, lighting, electricity and even flight.
Solar power is used synonymously with solar energy or more specifically to refer to the conversion of sunlight into electricity. This can be done either through the photovoltaic effect or by heating a transfer fluid to produce steam to run a generator.
Solar photovoltaics provide 0.04% of the world’s energy usage.
There are many technologies for harnessing solar energy. Applications span through the residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural and transportation sectors. Solar energy can be used to produce food, heat, light and electricity. The flexibility of solar energy is manifest in a wide variety of technologies. -wikipedia
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This video illustrates the process of Net Metering, where photovoltaic (PV) panels provide energy with any excess kilowatts generated going back into the utility grid for credit on one’s electricity bill. In addition, rebates and/or tax incentives from your state may be available. The illustrated system is in Vermont.
In this case, the solar home is implemented via panels installed on a separate structure–a garage, but can also be installed on the roof of the house itself or as a freestanding array.
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