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Glen Kinney sands a doorframe in the Kinney Earthship. Many of the doors are custom made right on site. Photo Duncan Kinney, Green Energy Futures
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Glen and Duncan Kinney on some of the leftover tires from the Kinney Earthship build. Over 800 tires were used to build the Kinney Earthship. Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures Video story on the making of an Earthship on the prairies in Canada. www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/earthship-revisited
We're off grid and I remember fitting our lights into the house and feeling so excited. Over the years we've increased our solar panel array and we've two computers !
Whoever thought it would come to this ?
The second day of work, the tire wall is rising and the footing is starting to be laid out with the blue Styrofoam insulation. Photo Duncan Kinney, Green Energy Futures
An Earthship Biotecture worker checks the batteries in the Kinney Earthship in southern, Alberta. Modest battery systems easily allow super energy efficient homes such as Earthships to cost effectively go off grid. Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures See video and story: www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/82-how-we-built-our-own...
oil lamp or even a pillar candle (in a glass lantern box) by the door/entrance or entrance gate/fence instead of electricity
Typical aspects of conventional "organic" agriculture practice. These cannot be sustained in a non-energy-extraction future.
The 9 metre mast will sit on this base.
We'll dig four other bases for the 8 metal guy ropes used to keep the mast absolutely straight.
The bolt goes through the bottom of the mast which will be pulled upright gently by our tractor and secured in place.
We still have a lot of building work to do before we put the generator up but the cement bases should be dry and completely solid by then.
These two 12v batteries are wired in series then in parallel to stock electricity from our 24v solar panels.
An Earthship Biotecture worker fills up the solar batteries with distilled water. The water level in the batteries should be checked once a month. Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures www.greenenergyfutures.ca
Members of the Soil Food Web are shown and their contributions to soil health discussed, highlighting the importance of never tilling.
Anna Davidson, Dawn Kinney, Glen Kinney and Duncan Kinney on the roof the Kinney Earthship – 2,700 sq. feet of roof will collect 1,620 gallons of water from one inch of rain that is stored in four 1,700 gallon cisterns.Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures www.greenenergyfutures.ca
I needed a bigger converter to run the new laptop 19v from 12v. This converter will go up to 150watt so operates my 17" laptop with no problems.
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Some of the best camping ever... fee includes endless hiking and use of the hot springs!
photo by Hartmann Design Group.