Getting Green Off The Grid

The article mentions using compressed air, it uses grid power anyway. Has anyone come up with a solar or wind powered air compressor?
On the other hand, it only takes a few seconds to fill the tanks with compressed air.
The Air-Powered Motorcycle by Jem Stansfield : TreeHugger

He took carbon-fiber air tanks that are usually used […]

Economies of scale are pushing the prices down. That, and high energy prices.
ENN: Inexpensive residential wind turbine

California based Freetricity’s E2D Windmaster is a roof-mounted small residential wind turbine that comes with an affordable price tag. Though it sports a small propeller that could prove hazardous to hummingbirds and the like (though its size and […]

Factories are excellent places for off-grid energy. They have all that roof space for solar panels and wind turbines, it seems like such a waste of space to let it sit there unused.
Ecotricity to build a third turbine for Ford - News - Ecotricity

Built under Ecotricity’s Merchant Wind Power scheme (MWP), the existing two […]

A quick way to determine what size of wind turbine you need.
OzarksSpaces.com

Q: I am tired of my high electric bills and consuming so much fossil fuels (coal, gas and oil). I like the idea of using a small windmill to produce my own electricity. What are the options for a house?
A: There are many options […]

A barangay is a small government controlled area. I suppose that would be similar to a county or city.
Manila Bulletin Online

The last week in March, Energy secretary Angelo Reyes, in a presscon following a speech at the Renewable Energy Conference in Washington, announced that with the use of solar and micro-hydro power 11,000 barangays […]

I like how the turbines are linked together to generate more power. Although some are saying the amount of electricity generated is not worth the expense, we all have to start somewhere. This might be a way to keep your cell phone towers operable during a power outage. Or someone’s life […]

A fairly comprehensive article.
Energy Bangla - Myths and Facts of Wind Energy: Australian Lesson

People have wrong notion and misperception about Wind Energy.
On the back drop of above let us have a look at the Australian works on myths of Wind power.

Via Treehugger. Can’t wait to see them in this country.
Motorola’s Solar and Wind-Powered Cell Phone Base Stations in Africa : TreeHugger

From my perspective, it seems that most people in the green movement want to use the force of government in order to advance their agenda. Being more of a libertarian sort, I would rather find economic stimuli in a different way. This is one of the ways I can see making the green […]

Getting cheaper all the time!
inexpensive residential wind turbine : The Alternative Consumer

WindMaster is available in four different power packages. The Grid Connects unique design is the most convenient system and supplies the most kilowatt-hours of power of all the packages. Simply mount the wind turbine to your roof, wire it to the grid connect inverter, […]