"home solar power"

home solar power / 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...

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...

Renewable energy

Can you really power your home with a bicycle generator?

...home energy efficiency and decentralising power generation is something we can do to reduce our personal energy consumption and carbon footprint. Theoretically then moving towards home solar, wind power and even bicycle generators can make for a more efficient home, as you rely less on grid-fed power. Even in the green...

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 ...

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...

Wind power

Storing power from wind farms

...power. See more pages about sustainable home building in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these pages below. See more inspiring Net Zero homes here Ecohome builds Canada's first LEED V4 Platinum home All you need to know about achieving Passive House certification Resilient design features to make homes mo...

Lifestyle and environment

How to handle a power outage in cold weather

...power. If conditions appear dire and there's no news about when the power outage should be fixed, use finite resources sparingly and wisely to conserve them. For example, if there are multiple mobile phones in the home, nominate one for emergency use and turn it off to conserve its power. If it looks like the power is ...

Micro-hydroelectric

Portland, Oregon will Soon Generate Hydroelectric Power in Water Pipes Under City Streets.

...power generation without interrupting the flow of water. As velocities increase, power production increases. Due to the lift-based design of LucidPipe, the system generates power across a very wide range of flow conditions, volumes and velocities". Riverside, California has been a test site for the LucidPipe, where the...

Tiny house

The Fun Box! Solar, wind and human powered luxury living

...home renovations and improvements on the pages below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages. New prefab homes, see here a directory of the best manufacturers When to renovate or tear a house down and rebuild? Resilient and durable building techniques for a changing climate See different models of tiny ho...

Passive solar home design

...solar design features into their homes for thousands of years. Active solar refers to any system of solar panels whether it be photovoltaic power generation, or thermal solar where liquid passing through tubes collects heat to be redistributed through your house. According to NASA, every day the sun provides the earth ...

Renewable energy

Tidal generators offer a predictable supply of renewable energy

...power again. The success of that pilot project earned Verdant Power the first ever commercial licence in the U.S. for tidal power generation, a green light for the installation of up to 30 turbines over 3 years that will produce 1 megawatt of power, or enough for 900 homes. The pace of the project is being intentionall...