"Home solar"

Home solar / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Solar photovoltaic

Using reflectors to increase the yield of solar panels

...solar collectors. Find more pages about home power generation below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages. How to build your own DIY solar air heater Choosing between a solar tracker or fixed solar mount All about solar batteries for home power storage 10 questions to ask a solar panel installation con...

Solar photovoltaic

Lithium-ion solar home batteries

...solar over the last 10 years Now you know about home batteries and power storage. Read more about moving away from fossil fuels and how to reduce your carbon footprint in the following pages and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide. Building a near Zero Energy home on a budget 10 questions to ask a solar panel ...

Solar photovoltaic

Choosing between solar trackers and fixed solar panels mounts

...Solar tracker © Ecohome Now you know more about choosing between a solar tracker mount and fixed solar panels. Find more info pages about solar PV & sustainable building in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these pages here: DIY guide on how to build your own solar air heater All about solar panels - th...

Renewable energy

Which is the best type of home energy generation for green homes?

...solar panels, your own wind turbine, solar heated floors, bike generator, or even a water-wheel! Solar heating - passive and active energy Passive solar heating refers to designing a home to collect heat from the sun. Passive cooling means providing natural shading to cool a home (such as deciduous trees, awnings or su...

Renewable energy

Can you really power your home with a bicycle generator?

...home Green Building Guide and on these pages below : What to look for in a home solar system? Heat pump water heaters save energy and money See the compost hot water heater, free heat from manure! 'DIY solar air heater guide for free heating Learn more about the benefits of a free Ecohome Network Membershi...

Tiny house

Off-grid tiny house in the heart of the Sierras.

...home building on the pages below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages. Find all you need to know about off grid living here See more tiny houses here Future-proof building techniques for a changing climate How to build your own DIY solar air heater Find more about green home construction and reap th...

Renewable energy

Transparent solar panels

...solar power generation. Find more info pages about solar PV & sustainable building in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these pages here: Build your own solar air heater - see our DIY guide All about solar panels - the different options & how they work Ten questions to ask a solar panel contractor So...

Grants and incentives

The Ontario MicroFIT program

...solar and wind projects cannot be built on residential properties but can be built on commercial properties and farmland not deemed residential. 60% of the manufacturing and/or production process for solar projects must be done in Ontario. For a solar project to be considered “rooftop solar” it must be built on an exi...

Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

Off-grid living blog post 5: appliances, mechanical and other systems

...home. See post 1 of the off-grid homes blog here, the overview . or post 2 in the off-grid homes blog here covering design and construction choices. or here see post 3 in the off grid homes blog about off grid power generation and here see post 4 all about off-grid heating systems In years past, the mechanical systems ...

Renewable energy

Aquion’s saltwater home battery

...solar PV and home battery power storage. See more pages on renewable energy and green building in the Ecohome Building Guide and these pages here : How to choose between a solar tracker and a fixed solar panel mount Are solar panels recyclable? Find out here Ten questions to ask a solar panel contractor before s...

Solar photovoltaic

Ten questions to ask a solar panel contractor

...home Green Building Guide pages. Find the best lithium ion home battery for power storage Sign up here for Ecohome's Sustainable Home Building webinar Building a near zero energy home on a tight budget Fixed solar panels or solar tracker, which is better? Discover all the benefits of a free Ecohome Network M...