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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
Final test of the recycled, recirculated Tesla CD Turbine Blender system.
Will it hold together long enough to work??
See the video at youtube.com/watch?v=tIWPsckaiCwbe
Setup shows organic yogurt, strawberries, organic banana, and organic apple, ready for the Turbo-Blender.
Craik developed the Eco-Centre as part of its plan to attract folks to come live in this rural community and build a home in the Eco-Village. If population growth was the key goal the town of Craik has grown by 11 per cent and the rural municipality by five per cent since the Eco-Village concept was developed. Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/craik-eco-village
This shot shows my small 20 watt solar panel trickle charging at 800mw a 115Ah deep cycle battery
Will peak at just over 1amp, The charge controller is on the rear of the panel
Hope to purchase a 100 watt panel soon! should supply approx six amps of current
Used the battery at the weekend on my local beach salt marsh area, Working into Japan, South Korea etc
Also as a bonus the six meter band was open around europe
73, de Dave 2W0DAA / GW4JKR
Moving to this house has been a bit of a challenge in getting used to off-grid living. This includes cooking on a wood burning stove. I don't have the same amount of instant control as I do on an electric wood stove, but I love the warmth, the glow, and the scent.
Senior Energy Advisor and Lead at Power Africa, Katrina Pielli participated in a panel session on innovative financing instruments to meet the mini-grid sector needs.
During the winter power has been a bit of a struggle. Some days I don't have the luxury of using my electric grinder and am forced to use a hand one, which isn't bad, just takes longer.
here's her inverter. it's just normal wiring throughout the house.
you can read an article on marilyn pedretti's strawbale home from her local paper here.
seen on the 2007 MREA wisconsin solar tour.
Like many small towns on the prairie Craik, Saskatchewan was dying as people increasingly moved to the big cities. Craik decided to fight back. They created the Eco-Centre and a concept for an Eco-Village to attract people to this town that sits about halfway between Saskatoon and Regina. Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/craik-eco-village
Battery water refill for our #offgrid homestead in #newmexico This battery bank is years old and nearing it's end. Next year we connect to the grid.
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Kelly and Audrey Taylor-Faye started building a 7,000 sq. foot retreat our of straw bales and it was blown down by a sustained wind storm. This is the second version project, a little smaller in size and made out of clay and straw, like a cob with straw filler, a method they found in Germany. Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/craik-eco-village
this is the kitchen area. cork floor tiles that i just loved. the cabinets were made by her nephew out of hackberry, a tree that grows locally in the swamps. the countertops are hackberry and honey locust. i love the glass blocks in the wall. those provide a little extra light into the utility room on the other side.
you can read an article on marilyn pedretti's strawbale home from her local paper here.
seen on the 2007 MREA wisconsin solar tour.
Brent Kreuger gives us a tour of the Eco-Village in Craik, Saskatchewan staring with his neighbour Mark Smallwood, who built his home out of two shipping containers. Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/craik-eco-village
Coordinator of Power Africa Andrew M. Herscowitz moderated a Panel Session on innovations in consumer and enterprise financing.
A student from Japan relaxing in the Praxis boarding school facility built in the Eco-Village of Craik, Saskatchewan. Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/craik-eco-village
Energy Access Advisor at GIZ Caspar Priesemann was one of the panelists participating in the Session: "Maximizing socio-economic benefits through off-grid renewable energy solutions"
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
The First Tailgate Storage / Trash Bag
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The Craik Eco-Centre was built out of 1,500 straw bales and today houses the Solar Garden Restaurant and provides meeting space locally. Much of the timber for the centre was recycled from an old grain elevator. Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/craik-eco-village
Brent Kreuger says they used an induction stove in their Eco-Village home to save energy and because it’s good to cook on with its instant on and off heat. Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/craik-eco-village