Wind Turbine is installed and running! I have been talking about it forever on here, but it is now official……….we have our wind turbine up and running! The reason it took so long is, well, to be honest, money. Money is the hardest thing to come by when you want to do something so bad. The turbine we bought and was sitting in it’s box waiting.
“Waiting for what?” you ask.
“I will show you!”
Tag: solar
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Wind Turbine and Solar Alternative Energy System
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Awesome Tiny House Cottage
This is a meticulously crafted tiny house on wheels that was built by a family of builders (2 brothers and a father). It was finished on June 7th 2012. The interior is approximately 136 square feet.
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Experience with a Solar Powered Refrigerator
Off-grid family provides a detailed report on living with a solar powered refrigerator.
“For several months now, the refrigerator has operated smoothly and silently at a constant 4 degrees (C ) at the ‘medium’ setting. There has been no frost or moisture buildup. Our batteries seem to hardly notice the draw.”
Continue reading about Our experience with a solar powered refrigerator | Eartheasy Blog.
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Unique Four Season East Coast Tiny House on Wheels
Simple tiny house for sale and located in central New Jersey.
“Passive solar design, completely finished walls inside with low VOC paint, kitchen “area” with refrigerator, chair/pull-put couch, high-value rigid board insulation ( ceiling is double insulated! so it is heats up great in the winter and stays cool in the summer) and comes with the gold standard heater for tiny homes: Newport-Dickinson P900 fireplace propane heater.”
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Sunny Days = Solar Installation
If you’ve been curious about tiny solar systems for tiny houses, here’s a homeowner that just upgraded and discovered the difference a couple panels can make.
“We finally had a break in all the rain so we took an opportunity to install the new solar power system. Our electrician friend Dann (who helped us wire the house during construction) is in town so he helped with the solar install as well.”
Read the entire post at Life in 120 Square Feet: Sunny Days = Solar Installation.
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Japanese Ad Company Designs 100% Off-Grid House – The Good Human
MIRAI NIHON Project from mirainihon project on Vimeo.
Accepting that our infrastructure is fragile and that the uninterrupted supply of energy is no guarantee, this ad agency asked the hard question, can we live without a connection to the grid?
I really like projects like this because it brings the truth that diversified small scale solutions are not only more environmentally sustainable – they are more sustainable through tough times.
“Japanese agency TBWA\HAKUHODO has designed a house full of new technology which will allow homeowners to live comfortably even if they are completely off the grid.”
See video and learn more about Japanese Ad Company Designs 100% Off-Grid House – The Good Human.
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Powering your shed – We love sheds
Kevin from the Solar Shed wrote this guest post for We Love Sheds.
“Over the years, Shed men and women have often pondered as to how to power up their wooden edifices, and be able to see when its dark, stay warm in the winter when preparing the ‘plot’, make a brew and all the other things that shed folk would like, to make life easier.”
Read the full article: Shed Week Guest post: Powering your shed — shedblog.co.uk – We love sheds.
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MTU Researcher Develops Low Cost Integrated PVT System
Small solar ideas for distributed energy solutions from Michigan Technological University.
“Tiny houses don’t have much room on their tiny roofs, and that’s a problem when it comes to finding space for solar panels, let alone a combined solar power system that can generate both electricity and heat. However, help is on the way in the form of a new compact photovoltaic thermal energy system under development at Michigan Technological University, and it could help make off-grid solar power more cost-effective for larger buildings, too.”
via MTU Researcher Develops Low Cost Integrated PVT System.
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Tiny Solar Saltbox Plans Update
This past week I updated the plans for the Tiny Solar Saltbox. This is a small 8′ by 12′ structure that can be expanded by building multiple units for larger footprints like 16′ by 12′ and 24′ by 12′. Pictured here is a 16′ by 12′ example.
Tiny Solar Saltbox
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Tiny Solar House Plans
This past week I published a set of tiny house plans for tiny solar house. It’s a little 8′ by 12′ saltbox that can be built in multiple units so the owner builder can build a larger home (12×16, 12×24, 12×32, etc) from the same set of plans. The 40-page plans cost $9.99 and can be ordered online and downloaded to your computer.
Tiny Solar House Plans
