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Duncan Kinney takes a break from the hard work of pounding tires. Over 800 tires were used in the construction of the Kinney family Earthship.
Photo Duncan Kinney, Green Energy Futures
We went once more "Up the Pyrenees mountains and down again" in 3 dauntless Land Rovers..
A video from last year's relaxed Land Rover drive through the Pyrenees: www.youtu.be/ja9FGhrygv0
Volunteers and crew celebrating on the last day of the build. In five short weeks 13 crew and more than 30 volunteers helped us build an Earthship. Photo Duncan Kinney, Green Energy Futures
The walls were a combination of rough concrete scratch down to very fine adobe finishing plaster. Here a worker lays on a layer of fairly rough concrete plaster.
Photo Duncan Kinney, Green Energy Futures
Living Off the Grid - www.thriveoffthegrid.com/ - See how others are living offgrid using the advantages of wind and solar energy plus more for off grid power and ...
Living off the grid you must take advantage of renewable energy. This renewable resource originates from several sources, consisting of sun, wind and water, to start with ...
Researchers are constantly on the lookout for more ways of making green energy. Here are the 2 types you must understand now.
Living off the Grid: - Advantages of Solar Power
i. The energy that originates from simply one hour of sun suffices to supply energy for a year for the whole world
ii. A battery can be used to store off grid solar power for evenings and cloudy days
iii. Solar panels on a roof work when the sun's rays strike the cells in the panel and electrons are released, producing energy
iv. Using solar power will typically provide a saving of $100+ each month on utility costs for the property owners of off grid homes .
Living off the Grid: - Advantages of Wind Energy
i. When wind goes through the blades of a turbine that is connected to a generator, the energy produced by the spin is converted into electrical energy
ii. A single large wind turbine can provide electricity for around 500 off grid homes
iii. Last year, 42 % of the houses that were geared up with a source of off grid power used wind
iv. Unlike most other sources of energy, wind utilizes hardly any water; not only is wind energy carbon neutral, it helps water conservation also
v. There is around 10 times the amount of wind available in the U.S. than is needed to supply power for the whole country
vi. Wind energy is presently the fastest-growing source of renewable energy: - Around two wind farms are set up weekly in the U.S.
For living off the grid, the facts indicate that the advantages of solar power combined with the advantages of wind energy now exceed any advantages that fossil fuels may have had. However it is probably down to individuals to begin the shift to a larger scale adoption, so that we may all enjoy living off the grid.
Dawn Kinney shows off her newly transplanted tomato plants in the greywater planter. Photo Duncan Kinney, Green Energy Futures
With the roof on inside the house became the place for the 13-member crew and up to 35 volunteers to congregate after a long day of work.
Photo Duncan Kinney, Green Energy Futures
It rained for a couple days during our visit. The nearby Moon Complex forest fire was all but extinguished. Crews remained in the area to monitor the hot spots.
Lake of the Woods Lookout. Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon.
Sometimes 1 giant is enough to hold back the clouds.
Sometimes I wish I could be such a giant.
Sometimes I feel I can be that giant.
Sometimes I know we can all be such giants.
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This sequence shows the progression on the east wing of the house, from tires and plaster to covered over and finishing. The finish is very basic iron oxide solution. Photos David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Green Energy Futures www.greenenergyfutures.ca
this is taken standing in the kitchen, looking down the main area of the house. the length of this area faces south to take advantage of passive solar. two bedrooms and a large bathroom sit on the other side of those shelves on the right. the wood stove was salvaged. cork floor with in-floor radiant heat.
you can read an article on marilyn pedretti's strawbale home from her local paper here.
seen on the 2007 MREA wisconsin solar tour.
This is a cheap 15 watt solar panel that I got at an auto supply store for about $100. It comes with everything you need to plug and play. The panel itself is already wired with a plug. And the frame has holes in it which made it easy to hang off the gutter here.
Dual Solar street lightng systems are used along highways, roadways and streets in many countries in Africa.