"Solar"

Solar / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

Off-grid living blog: a firsthand account of building and living in a remote area

...solar designs of that time. There were terms like Trombe walls, usage of large water tanks for thermal mass, 'Earthships' with greenhouses inside the home, and more. There was a great deal of experimentation going on in building innovative and green homes for the future, with the hope of drastically reducing the amount...

Renewable energy

Bullfrog Power makes clean renewable energy available to all of us.

...solar panels on your roof, the actual electricity you use is for the most part not the electricity you generated. The bulk of electricity generated by home solar panels happens in the middle of the day when most of us are at work and our homes are using little power. So unless you have a battery backup system (which is...

Renewable energy

Solar heating and energy generation

...solar heating and energy generation. Learn more about sustainable living and building in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and on these pages below : How to choosing between a solar tracker and fixed solar panels 10 questions to ask a solar contractor Does the Tesla solar roof work? Tidal hydroelectric generat...