"Renewable energy"

Renewable energy / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Grants and incentives

The Ontario MicroFIT program

...renewable energy projects across the province. Find tax incentives for home solar panel installations As part of this initiative, they have developed a program which allows citizens to connect their renewable energy projects to the provincial energy grid and receive premium prices for any excess energy produced above t...

Tiny house

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

Snowboarding pioneer and photographer Mike Basich built himself an epic Tiny off-grid cabin. Without a bedroom or bathroom per se, but equipped with a hot tub and chairlift, this gorgeous Tiny House is most perfectly situated in the heart of the Sierras. © Mike Basich Basich began his career as one of the p...

Appliances

Off grid foot pedalled washing machines doesn't need electricity and uses very little water.

...Energy Star washing machine can cut water usage to about 49 litres per load and significantly cut energy usage, but this, the Drumi, will not only wash your clothes without using electricty, it also uses as little as 10 litres of water per load. Think about the implications of that for a minute in a world facing catast...

Renewable energy

Transparent solar panels

...energy bill of such a building. Skyscrapers are notorious energy hogs as they seem if anything to be designed to shed heat in the winter rather than hold it. And they're no better in the summer, they require huge amounts of energy to cool them down while the sun beams in and slow cooks the occupants. Glass curtain wall...

Renewable energy

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

...energy system as their customers have used. By voluntarily paying a premium for green energy, you are creating market demand for more renewable power sources. Since Bullfrog's launch, several new wind projects have been commissioned in Canada to meet the demand of their customers. While Bullfrog Power is not yet availa...

Renewable energy

Tidal generators offer a predictable supply of renewable energy

...renewable energy generation. Learn more about sustainable living and building in the Ecohome 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 Preventing mold when you insulate your basement 'Smart' sewage backup flood preven...

Renewable energy

Solar heating and energy generation

...renewable energy production essentially a noble, yet unprofitable undertaking for homeowners. Regardless of financial returns though, any home renewable energy system is clean energy and will reduce the demand on our energy infrastructure, and consequently emissions. What is passive solar heating? Passive solar heating...