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appeared in the "New Content" area on the home page in the past.
- Simple solar pumping solution for spring to greenhouse that is 800 ft away and 50 ft above...
- Unique new solar water heater design - potential for low cost and high solar fraction...
- David's way north in the UK very nicely done solar water heating system -- a really nice build...
.- Elektra One Solar -- solar airplane you can buy with 1000 km range...
- 2 year report on Gordon's unique Khanh solar water heating collector...
- Testing the transmittance of some common solar collector glazing materials...
- Update on Rain Water Collection System -- a freeze problem...
- A nice DIY microinverter PV system in WV...
- A further update on the DIY Off The Shelf Solar Water heating
system -- testing with sealed glazing...
- ElectricForum -- a good electric car and electric car conversions site...
- An update on the DIY Off The Shelf Solar Water heating
system -- building and testing a glazed pool heating
collector...
- The
ASES Solar Citizen program...
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A full function homemade blower door you can build for $30...
- An
energy conserving shower improvement that is easy to
retrofit...
- A
simple and effective thermal shade design for windows
- Dryer heat
recovery design challenge....
- Skyview iPhone
app can be used for solar site surveys...
- Very nice south wall integrated solar space heating
system...
- A
major new section on Low Thermal Mass Sunspaces --
exceptional space heating plus multi use space...
- A very
simple solar hot water kit for warm climates at $1K...
- A
$125 per sqft Net-Zero-Energy home...
- A DESIGN CHALLENGE for pop can and downspout collector
builders...
- Very interesting solar space heating system uses plastic
collectors...
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Added another good set of plans for an HRV ...
- Plans for a DIY
HRV design using Coroplast sheets...
- New
section on HRV's...
- Added entries to
Window Analysis page. The last entry on in field
window infiltration measurements is very interesting...
- Thermal
comfort calculator from Berkeley...
- Our new
solar greenhouse/sunspace/TinyHouse project in Montana...
- Univ
of Missouri solar greenhouse...
- Solar
greenhouse research in Manitoba...
- A Solar
Shading tool for Android phones...
- Updated the duct/pipe
pressure drop calculators page...
-
Steve's large solar space and water heating system in Maine.
Featuring: 28 ft Hizer collector, boiler coupled, improved
efficiency heat exchangers...
Web Walk - October
27, 2012
- A cold
climate solar heating demonstration cube...
- Guy's
solar charged Chevy Volt page...
-
Energy efficient solar-heated greenhouse produces all winter
with only solar heating...
- A unique DIY pool heating collector from
PVC pipe...
-
Heating With Wood Safely and Efficiently ...
Web Walk - October 19, 2012
Web Walk - September 18, 2012
Early 2013
August 2012
- Pipe
coil solar pool heater for in-ground pool...
-
Solar space and water heating system...
-
Cutting
electricity use dramatically -- tools...
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The
Northwestern Tiny House -- amazing!...
July 2012
- C- LAM -
affordable house that meets PHI ..
- Near Zero Energy
Solar Upgrade of a NM Home..
- Update on our
rain water collection system...
-
New
Solargraphy pictures from Kevin...
June 2012
Solar heated air floor distribution systems...
Added
several entries to the windmill water pumping page...
May 2012
New section on using PV
for shading...
Solar
collector size to heat a hot tub...
Solar shade canopy made
from PV modules...
A good book
on building Natural Swimming Pools ..
Active cooling of water barrel mass with night air...
PV charged Chevy
Volt story...
Added logged attic temps
for 2011-2012...
A large
solar pool heating system...
Sandbed heat
storage -- a MN example...
Climate Crisis
-- good book on climate change...
Measured performance of 3 modern Ground Source Heat Pumps
installs...
New test on the
big coil of PEX heat exchanger for solar DHW systems...
Brian expands
the myDTC controller line...
Simple solar
bird bath heater...
Toyota hybrid concept
car -- 112 mpg...
A good talk on Climate
Change by Jim Hansen...
Solargraphy --
combining pinhole photography with solar paths -- great school project...
Doug's new 4.6 KW
grid-tied PV array -- good innovations...
Under the radar grid-tie PV...
Added
to section on distributing heat for solar systems...
Combination root
cellar and storm shelter...
A
really simple and effective way to heat greenhouse soil and maybe
homes?...
George's flat
plates vs parabolics tests...
Solar Water Heating System
Kits...
Global warming
potential of various insulating materials - surprising! ...
Added
import differential controller...
New video on our thermosyphon shop heating collector...
A nicely done
screen absorber solar space heating collector...
The Deep Mesh solar
air collector design...
Heating water with a solar air heating collector...
Wet spray
cellulose insulation...
Need help with sun
simulator desing -- got ideas?.,..
RootSimple -- good DIY
gardening etc. site...
An
easy/good DIY LED can light retrofit...
Extensive R Values
table...
Using stored
solar heat to cook after sunset...
MAJOR updates
on our thermosyphon solar shop heating collector...
Unique new
heliostat design...
Restoring an
Elec-Trak tractor and integrating it with our grid-tied PV system...
A simple wave
power system...
Air flow distribution in horizontal solar air heating collectors...
An aerial photo
based solar survey service...
Update on Richard's MTD
collectors after 4 years...
Randy's
solar garden helper machine -- a self propelled planting, weeding,
and picking machine...
Handling
drain back solar water heating systems that have dips in the
plumbing...
New
collector fin making tool from David...
GreenstarBlox -- a new high R value wall building material...
Testing a conductive silicone in the fin to tube joint on solar
collectors...
Boat In A Hole --
Saga of a Root Cellar...
More
on personal space heating to increase comfort and lower heating
bills...
The 2012
Fuel Economy Guide is out...
Update on Chad's large solar heating system...
Twinwall
glazing vs single glazing for solar collectors -- a test...
Flow of River
hydro projects and design information...
Bottom-Up Insulating Shades for Light and Insulation -- Our R8.3
Window ..
One year
update on Sandy's $1K solar water heating system...
Mike's 360sf
solar air heating collector -- 25 years of trouble free service...
Update on our PV
system after two full years...
How Much Money Do You
Save Installing Your Own PV System? ...
Pop Can solar water
heating collector? ...
Rob's solar
space and water heating system using a Hizer collector...
A small, portable PV
system for camping or learning...
$1K
solar water heater PLUS Arduino based differential controller...
Recycled
bulk milk tanks for solar heat storage...
Two good new
student wind projects ...
A very nice
small solar greenhouse on a budget...
A
large, closed loop $1K style Solar Water Heating system...
DIY corn
cleaner for corn burning stoves...
PV systems intended for
homeowner installation...
An innovative
commercial solar water heating system...
The Solar Decathlon is Starting...
A
REALLY SIMPLE pool heating idea..
Simple Solar
Irradiance Calculator...
Soda pop bottle
Solar Light...
Nice rain barrel
rain collection kit...
An interesting roof integrated solar water heating collector...
Effect of
solar system on home sale prices...
Doug reports on
rebuilding a 31 year old copper/aluminum collector...
Report on Taco variable flow pump with differential controller...
Added some new entries to the
"All-Around Solar References" page...
Sleeping cool
with minimal energy use...
NOAA Solar
Calculator...
Update on Lonnie's thermosyphon solar hot water system...
A unique
use for an unused swimming pool...
A large
thermosyphon solar water heating system for a hospital in Pakistan
-- fascinating story...
A unique DIY large
solar water heating system using horizontal "risers"...
Large
DIY pipe coil pool heating collector...
A new
section on energy efficint clothes drying...
Randy's amazing
solar clothes dryer conversion...
Eric's $1K
solar water and space heating system...
A solar
pop-can space heating collector...
Added to Elec-Trak electric/solar tractor section...
Insulating paint...
Solar powered rain water
collection/distribution system...
Further small update on the $2K vertical collector...
Our new DIY 2500 gallon
rain water harvest system...
Randy's
invisible solar attic space heating collector...
Walk behind
electric tractor plans...
Cristian
adds a greenhouse to his earth sheltered home...
Tropical home
designs with natural AC...
Logged attic temperatures for
VA home...
A very good,
new "Half" program and blog...
Tim's simple
scheme to use attic heat for space heating AND more attic solar
schemes...
Natural swimming Pools -- new
set of pictures...
Roundup of
efficient cars from Solar Today...
Solar box
oven how to and kits site...
An alert for people building the $2K space + water heating system...
Three solar food
dehydrators...
Small
panel test -- conductive silicone vs regular silicone in tube to fin
joint for solar water heating collector...
Our PV system is cover story in new issue of Mother Earth News...
Our winter long study of
heating performance for several DIY solar air heating collector
designs...
Detailed owner built strawbale home blog...
Added a few entries to the wind page...
Testing an
inexpensive, kit pyranometer...
Kevin's new 3.8KW micro inverter
based PV system...
The big summer Energy Fairs are coming ...
My new thermal imaging
camera - tests, impressions, lessons learned...
Detailed pictures of PV
array at Craters of the Moon National Monument...
A hands on series of
articles on LED lights...
Experiment to
measure heat transfer efficiency of solar air heating downspout
collectors...
Effect of power line wire
shadows on PV array power output...
Nice simple, efficient hand washing laundry setup...
New
electric car section at FuelEconomy.gov...
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A unique, affordable strawbale home with many sustainable living features...
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New weather site gives very clear weather history graphs ...
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Solar
"John" in Wyoming with Automatic Solar Shutters ...
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Solar heated stock tanks -- a way to keep the drinking opening from freezing...
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Transportation that works in disasters...
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Retrofitting a catalytic combustor and secondary combustion to an '80's wood burner...
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Our new $2K solar space + water heating system with a hundred
pages on how to design and build it...
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More tests on window screen as collector absorber...
The VW XL1 concept car --
wow!...
Protecting pumps from freezing...
A $25 large
air heating solar collector...
Ken's DIY Solar
Air Heating Collector -- Aluminum Soffit Absorber...
A very nice
$1K solar water heating system with excess capacity...
Software to size
Ground Source Heat Pump ground loops...
Some thoughts on
sand bed heat storage for homes...
Isabella Eco Home
...
Energy overhaul at
the Kootenai River Campground...
Some updates to the
Earthship page...
Ron's small, inexpensive standalone
PV system...
Two combined PV and heat
commercial systems ...
A
really nice Super Insulated Stock Tank ...
Building a
warped mirror parabolic trough solar collector...
Concentrating
solar collector efficiency...
Update on El Paso
Solar Association's Solar Still project...
Adventures in measuring
airflow for a solar collector...
Effect of light snow cover on
PV panel output...
A unique off-grid
home in Oregon...
A paint on
waterproof liner for solar heat storage tanks...
Major update on Tom's wind
turbine project...
Terry's suitcase
solar electric scooter...
Update on dual-flush toilets
project -- great price...
A one year report on our
micro-inverter PV system...
Test on a collector that uses
horizontal "risers"...
Logged performance for
Neil's UK$1K solar water heating system...
Shipping container based solar space heating system...
A nicely done
built in hydronic wall radiator...
Great DIY Solar Websites --
Kris's Solar Projects...
Great DIY Solar Websites --
JC-SolarHones...
Added Solar Panel Talk to list of
recommended discussion forums...
Starting new section on Great DIY
Solar Websites by individuals...
Plans for large evap
cooler for greenhouse...
Saying goodbye to the Jelly Bean
Car...
Low air infiltration pet
door ...
Solar collector absorber paint
test...
CO2 emissions
associated with production of many common materials and products...
Sandy's $1K solar
water heating system on Prince Edward Island...
Philip's Fiji Island thermosyphon solar water heater...
Thom's 200 sqft
solar space heating system...
Renewable energy
advice from Tom Gocze...
Greg's very nice
soda pop-can solar air heating collector... -->
A very nice and
large pipe DIY pool heating collector...
First full scale
test of our evapro/radiation house cooling system...
PV system wire sizing refs...
Thoughts on life cycle
costs of efficient vs not efficient cars...
Our Prius goes over 100K miles --
$10K in savings!...
DIY PV Array Mount
Systems...
Rocket Stove Mass
Heaters...
How to determine collector flow rate...
Variation in
riser flow for wide solar collectors...
Ken's
most excellent solar clothes drying rack...
Paul's "$1K" Solar Water
Heating System -- some unique design wrinkles...
2010 update on Don's solar powered
electric scooter...
A simple,
cheap, and
efficient DIY
solar pool heater with PV powered pump...
Cheap approach to
Whole House Fan...
4-H National Youth Science
Day experiment kits for 4-H kids...
Full plans for the MA
Zero Energy Challenge winning home...
A commercial
radiant wall solution...
Straw Bale construction
DVD review...
Today's Plans -- energy
efficient house plans...
Update on the Half Plan for 2009 -
2010...
Lee adds self-propulsion
to his solar electric lawn mower...
A compact commercial grey water
recycling system...
Full wall
shading structure on French Passive House ...
Nice micro-hydro calculator...
Clay tile roof cooling in
the Central Valley...
A little micro-hydro project...
and a big micro-hydro project...
Surya - concentrating
inflatable tracking PV or thermal collector...
Edison X-prize entry
100mpg, 100mph...
Denver in
Ohio Does a $1K Solar Water Heating System System for $800!
Eliosolar combined
shading structure and solar water heater...
David's
white reflective roof experiment...
Todd is very sold on dual
flush toilets...
The 2 year
performance update on Gordons' amazing deep energy home retrofit...
Earthbag root
cellar...
A very good DIY
Electric Cars site...
Real time reporting for our
PV system is back ...
Two laundry water to landscape
watering systems...
Pump and pipe
sizing for solar water or space heating systems...
Taco solar pump
with integrated differential controller...
Highly portable solar jar
cooker...
Mist cooling...
Good, hands on
strawbale home site...
A 320 watt truck mounted PV
system...
Phase change
drywall for heat storage...
Knicks very nice new
$1K solar DHW system...
WOW! -- this is
a BIG pipe coil pool heater...
1 year update on
Woodsy's $1K solar water heating system...
Nathan's low tech, high COP
air conditioner...
More on Tom's PEX
based pool heating collector project...
GTB efficient hybrid bus
design...
The Green Building Advisor
website...
New website on Plugin
Cars...
Added more info to the
clothes line drying page...
Phony CAFE standard mpg
numbers for 2016...
A very
nice and very simple DIY thermosyphon solar water heater...
Selecting our new efficient TV
& frustrations with Energy Star...
A Jean Pain style heat
generating compost pile experiment...
A very nice $1K system from
the UK...
Hybrid car battery
pack rebuild...
"All Season" solar cooker
adjusts easily for solar elevation...
Evap coolers --
Mike the "Las Vegas Handyman" reports on savings, install, ...
John's Prius site...
More power
saving ideas...
How Much Collector Area Do I Need
To Heat My House?...
Solar collector output simulation
tool...
Solar water
heating system that tracks the sun...
Low tech solar hot
tub ...
A nicely done
PEX coil heat exchanger...
Solar water heating
for commercial cheese making...
Experiments with
thermosyphon solar water heaters...
TodaysPlans.net -- DIY and
plans website...
Performance
update on Kevin's $1K Solar Water Heater-- nearly a full year ...
Simple poly bag biogas
generator plans form U of Adelaide...
Biogas Science Fair
projects...
More on Flat
Plates compared to Evac Tube collectors...
Prototype of
over/around window solar air heating collector...
Folding
collector solar space and water heating system...
Clean electric
vehicles powered by a dirty electric grid...
Plans for OSU
Extension batch solar water heater are back!...
Midcoast Sustainable Living
Expo...
Tracking
parabolic collector plans...
Making use of attic heat...
An unusual scheme for
recovering shower heat...
A very energy efficient
(if a bit odd) shower design...
Update on Chad's solar
heating system -- he has been busy!...
Efficient DIY inflator
for double skin greenhouses...
Very nice
Swedish pop can solar heating collector...
Affordable Zero
Energy Home in MA...
Avoiding odor problems with solar
air heating collectors...
Lots of SPRING solar projects...
Absorber fins from
Tom -- update...
Skysails -- kites for
boats...
Booklet on heating water
with a wood stove...
IR reflective wall
paints for cooling...
UAZ students help local
businesses reduce energy and water consumption...
Homes from converted
grain bins...
Woodstove water
heating loops...
Making and evaluating heat
absorbing fins for collectors...
March 2010
Harvesting fresh water from
fog..
Bob's solar
heated ice fishing shack!...
Sun-Savvy -- a zero
energy home for the rest of us...
The Schoolgen
program "brings solar energy to life for children"...
A nice set of pipe and duct
flow calculators...
Small greenhouse from
recycled windows...
Tucson off-grid
home with unique cooling...
Building with
ICF details...
SW style
strawbale home...
Another
strawbale home from the Fine Homebuilding archives...
Rainwater harvesting
systems...
Choosing and
installing a ceiling fan...
Attic
insulation upgrade how-to...
Good attic
hatch design...
6 ways to build
an R40 wall...
Florida
home uses passive cooling...
Fine Homebuilding net zero
home article...
Spray foam
insulation...
Removing snow
from collectors...
Insulating Roman Shade plans...
Two good wall
radiator projects...
8 KW grid-tie array details...
Final on Tom's
336 sf solar heating system -- tank and wood boiler...
Fine
Homebuilding archive on DVD...
Brian's pop
can solar heater...
215 watt PV panels on 190 watt
micro inverters...
Effect of partial shading on my
PV array output...
"The Small House Book"
-- great 100 sqft homes...
Hanover House - energy
efficient, reasonable cost...
January 2010
Wind Power for Dummies -- excellent
new book on wind power from Ian Woofenden...
Air Admittance
Valves to eliminate vent stacks...
1 year report
on Gordon's Deep Energy Retrofit of schoolhouse...
Heating your own
personal space...
Very detailed
account of building earth bermed home...
Innovative heat
storage tank kit...
Solar air
heating collectors using alum downspout for absorber...
Very nice
solar air heating collector - with PV powered fan...
Large solar
space heating system
from Tom...
Acrylic inside storms
on large windows...
Hybrid air and
water heating solar collector...
Fin clamp for
copper/alum collector...
Insulated rammed
earth construction...
Very nice system
for heating home and hot tub...
Yet another
window insulating idea...
Homemade Ground
Source Heat Pump projects...
New ICF product
with lots of Rvalue and effective thermal mass...
Sun Tracker -- an iPhone
application for solar site surveys...
The WooTank -- DIY rainwater
catchment tank...
Our new PV system -- lots of detail
-->
Improving large truck
aerodynamics...
November 2009
No freeze water bowl
for feral cats...
A very
simple and interesting thermosyphon solar water heater...
Two new entries on
Heat Pump Water Heaters...
Performance
update on Kevin's $1K Solar Water Heating System...
New idea for domestic
water heating...
Good video on Jean Pain
method of heating water from biomass...
Some new material on
embodied energy...
MEN article on
Structural Insulated Panels...
Good article on
choosing low rolling resistance tires...
Mike's $1K
Solar Water Heating System...
Update on Ron's solar batch heater using a stock tank housing...
Our new PV system...
Update on MTD collectors after 2
full seasons...
GAISMA good site for world wide
sunset/sunrise, insolation, ...
Great stories and
pictures on historic water pumping farm windmills...
A wind logger you can build...
Fun video of driving
Mitsubishi i MiEV electric car...
First full year of
performance for the $1k Solar Water Heating System...
Tom's quest for a good hot tub
heating collector...
October 2009
Scott's 24X8 space
heating collector...
Started up
the Solar Shed for heating season...
Home built grid-tie with battery
backup PV system...
Update on Lee's solar lawn
mower...
Update on Marc's heat from
compost furnace -- first year performance...
Updated sections on
Heat Exchangers and
Heat
Distribution for solar systems...
A nice design for
heating with compost...
The Solar Dinosaur!...
Duct loss calculator...
Performance update on Kevin's "$1K" solar water heating system...
September 2009
Guy's Enphase PV system complted - all
the details...
This is the season for Energy Fairs --
check the list...
Have your collector fins
made in Tom's press...
Very detailed "how-to" on making PV
panels for cells...
New $1K system
from New Zealand...
Update on Tom's wind turbine...
Home Build PV panels and system...
August performance for $1K
solar water heating system...
An
exceptionally well done residential energy retrofit...
EcoRider -- converting a
riding gas mower to electric...
August 2009
Single seat VW gets 250+
mpg...
Performance update on Kevin's $1K system...
More detail on
Affordable "Near Zero Energy" homes...
Matt's $1K
Solar Water Heating System with innovations...
Nissan LEAF EV for US...
July performance for the
$1K solar water heater...
Insulating
underground pipe runs...
Solagon -- a sort of SIP
yurt...
Plans for an efficient
wood burning furnace...
Neopor
insulation/walls...
Cooling without AC...
Rollup
exterior sun shades...
New page road map for $1k Solar
Water Heating System...
The mb-soft heat from
compost schemes...
Durability
by Design -- designing durable homes...
Condensation
Calculator for window insulating treatments...
Junior Solar Sprint --
great solar program for kids...
Inexpensive pyranometer kit...
Greenway DIY PV
systems...
Lighting Facts DOE
website...
July 2009
Vacuum insulated panels...
Very nice roof integrated
solar attic collector design...
Hot Tub energy
use...
Effect of inlet dust
filters on performance of thermosyphon solar air heating collector...
Affordable Near
Net Zero home...
PV Combiner box guide...
Good, new solar home
design manual from Solar Nova Scotia...
Unique desert home...
Two new sets of plans
for hoop house greenhouses...
Woodsy's $1K style
solar water heating system...
Daylighting manual -- very
good and very free -- from LBNL...
More examples of
$1K Solar Water Heating System...
Who knew there were so many ways to
use old tires...
Long haul truck concept...
June 2009
Tank update for $1K solar
water heating system...
DIY grid tie PV system using Enphase
micro inverters...
VT SIP house with
solar sand bed storage...
Jack's solar
workshops for kids...
Sean's plans for making PV
panels...
$1K solar water heater tank
loss test ...
May performance
for the $1K solar water heating system...
Solar heating
system uses remote cu/al collectors ...
Rain X to keep
collectors clear of snow? ...
Kevin's WAY
NORTH solar water heating system...
Snow accumulation of
collectors...
Pelton turbine design for
small hydro...
May 2009
Converting a small pickup to
an EV...
Garage door scheme for solar light and heating ...
Calculator for designing EV
conversions...
Growing Tomatoes in
the solar heated stock tank!...
April 2009
Wind Turbine Buyers Guide
...
April
performance for the $1K solar water heating system ...
Nice DIY array
of concentrating collectors...
Solar Water
Heating: A Primer...
Microturbine
based Range Extended Electric Vehicle...
A simple
DIY pipe coil style solar pool heater...
Spring update on
Steven's solar horse watering tank...
Don's
Solar Electric Scooter Update -- 5 years and still going strong -- full
conversion plans ...
March 2009
Building a rainwater AND
greywater
harvesting system...
22 Lesson Plans
for grades 4 to High School ...
Rain water gardens to
control runoff...
Optimizing the Thermal Conductivity of the Fin to Riser Tube Joint
in DIY solar collectors ...
Build a 10 ft wind turbine...
Building a Sol-Air
solar air heating collector...
Very nice
solar space heating retrofit ---->
March performance for $1K
solar water heating system ...
A simple, cheap
PEX pool heating collector...
An impressive press for forming
aluminum fins for collectors ...
And more presses...
Solar
heated horse tank - Version 2 ..
February 2009
Fran's free,
homemade clothes washer ...
Tesla EV Sedan details...
First driving numbers on
3rd Generation Prius...
Quick look at
collector using CPVC instead of PEX ...
Solar wood drying kiln
with interesting collector design...
A good design for
full wall solar collectors...
Ford Fusion Hybrid is
out...
Strawbale home plans
...
Guide to all
available electric cars ...
Flow distribution
test for our Copper/aluminum collector...
Battery basics for PV systems...
Fran's Use of
Subterranean Air to Defeat the Evil Air Conditioner...
February performance for
the $1K Solar Water Heating System ...
Interesting new
heliostat product...
New MIT electric bike
design...
January 2009
Stimulus bill Energy
Tax Credits ...
"The Rough Guide to Climate
Change" ...
Indiana super-insulated
home...
Optics
experiments on the cheap...
California Academy of
Sciences -- science for fun...
Grey water heat
recovery calculator...
PV economics calculator...
Life of Mylar
storm windows...
Solar Noon Calendar...
Bozeman Montana solar
resources...
Greenhouse from pop
bottles...
Retrofit Larsen
Truss super insulation project ...
Interesting new solar cooker
design...
New Honda Insight hybrid
details...
Multi poly drum
heat storage system...
Group discounts for PV systems ...New manual for Radiation On
Collector...
Concentrating solar water distiller...
Root cellar/cooler in
basement ...
December 2008
December
performance for $1000 Solar Water Heater...
Homebrew Wind Power" new book
on building wind turbines...
Using Google SketchUp for sun
on home modeling...
Making a wood fired clothes dryer
for off-grid homes...
Another good
solar stock watering tank with full construction details -- with performance ...
$1000 solar water heater
performance at -20F...
More Power
Hogs ...
Wide-ranging solar
cooking site...
A very nice solar
heated and insulated stock tank ...
Bermed freeze
resistant stock tank .
PEX/alum collector efficiency
test..
Comparing fuel use for two
years ...
November performance on
PEX/Aluminum Solar Water Heater ..
More Power Hogs
...
Very nice trellis
shade structure...
Wood Handbook from Forest Prod
Lab ...
Ghost Mine -- A unique,
90% solar heated, low cost home design -->
Final Update on Tom's turbine --
up and running -->
Update glazing ref -- add
Coroplast...
An electric MINI...
New pump for $1000 solar water
heater project...
November 2008
EPA mpg for plug-ins
difficult to determine...
EcoRenovator
-- DIY energy saving projects ...Update on multiwall polycarbonate storm windows...
Update on PET bottle
solar water heater design...
Keeping the
pipes from freezing when away (without fuel)...
Freedom's
solar heated stock watering tank...
October performance for $1K
solar water heating system ...
Tom's 5.5KW wind turbine, and
140 ft tilt-up tower -- full construction details... ----->
Canuckle sun tracker...Solar
Livestock Handbook available again...
Bob's
Insulated Stock Tank -- full build-it details...
Earthbag Building
-- an excellent book...
Finding a professional
installer....
October 2008
Energy Ball wind turbine...
Kid Wind -- great
site for kids (and others) to learn about wind power...
Updated collector glazing
materials overview ...
New collection of Frugal Energy Saving
Ideas...
Nice rain barrel project...
Solar water heater
from PET bottles...
A bit of performance on
$1000 water heater ...
New material on the chispito wind
turbine ...
Shane's excellent site on building a combined
PV and
wind system ...
First performance
on the Copper -Aluminum prototype collector...
Tanks from Tom ...
A $1000, cold climate, high
performance, durable, Domestic Solar Water Heating System ...
A collector using PEX tubing
instead of copper ($4/sqft)...
A low cost, high
performance, copper/aluminum collector ($6/sqft)...
Small panel tests as a
way to compare collector designs...
Thermal performance of a
large plastic pipe coil heat exchanger...
Effect of vent size on
thermosyphon collectors -- A small test...
Energy efficiency of different modes
of transport...
September 2008
Update on
Ron's stock tank solar water heater ...
Update on Guy's mower
conversion-new motor source ...
Fuel and heating system comparison
calculators ...(adds and updates)
Simple
solar batch water heater using stock tank as enclosure...
Pictures of
water pumper windmill ...
Toyota iQ city car ...
Very nice plans
for double pane inside storm windows from Guy...
Updated Solar Stock
Tank...
A unique solar water heater
design ...
Added several new Events to Energy
Fair page ...
SunCache -- a
new design for a cost
effective solar water heater...
----->
Path To Passive --
a solar design book ...
August 2008
CookingWithTheSun.com
-- solar cooking and recipes ...
Site Survey -- more ways
to find true south ...
PV sizing tool for Europe and Africa...
Auto X-Prize shoestring
entry with all the details...
SOLAR COOKING EVENT IN MONTANA
- August 16 ...
PV modules that look like roof
shingles ...
Update
on Denver Habitat zero and near zero energy homes...
DIY radiant
barrier installation ...
Heating water from
waste AC heat...
Heat
Pump water heaters ...
WindBlue -- wind generator kits
...
Test -- Edge gaps
on thermal shades ...
Making your own PV panels ...
Serpentine
collector drain back test ...
July 2008
Reflective
shade that looks good ...
Ecomodder -- vehicle
mods to improve fuel efficiency...
Giant, cheap
solar collector ...
MTD stagnation test results...
"Hot Water, Cold
Beer" ...
NEW metal version of Modified
Trickle Down solar heating collector ...
Masonry heater
design/build article...
EV conversion -- 130 miles on
7.2 KWH! ...
Ken's low tech
cabin ...
100 KWH/year
homemade fridge...
Ron's
solar air heating collector...
Roof PV system install
guidelines..
Lowering AC
bills dramatically through roof changes ...
Home "Home Energy Station"
makes H for fuel cell car ...
<--
New video on the
SolarBug...
Inspector Guidelines for PV
systems ...
Grid-tie PV system ...
Affordable zero net
Habitat For Humanity home...
PV install guide...
PV trackers from satellite dishes...
June 2008
Collector glazing material
comparison ...
The Power Hogs ...
Update on Lee's Solar Mower ...
"Juice from Juice"
student experiment...
<--
The Beer Can
Collector in English...
New material added to PV section ...
& PV suppliers ...
A good PV reference and catalog ...
Mercedes Actros 40 ton
semi set mpg record ...
'10,000 Miles in the Jelly Bean
Car" (our Prius) -- 50K miles Update...
NOAA CLIM20 report for rain
water collection design ...
Natural
Space Dome homes ...
Super Insulated
dome home ...
May 2008
More on choosing
efficient ceiling fans ...
How to blow
cellulose insulation in existing walls ...
Pole mounted PV detailed how-to ...
New worldwide degree-day tool...
Update:
Shading effectiveness of overhangs vs solar screen on windows ...
How to build
pipe-in-pipe heat exchanger ...
Added more Energy Fairs & workshops to
list ...
Schoolgen -
renewable energy projects and materials for schools...
Interesting wood gasification
experiments ...
Masonry Heater
examples, construction, ...
Energy
efficient/sustainable home construction techniques from Gimmie Shelter
Builders ...
Low cost heat storage from
sunspaces ...
PV pool pump system
...
Added a few more Energy Fair Event ...
EEBT -- energy efficient home
builder ...
"Green From
the Ground Up" book on green home construction ...
Solar tunnel style food
dryer...
Update:
simple solar pool heating collector payback ...
Energy Fairs list ...
Calculator for CO2
emissions per KWH in your area ...
Mitsubishi i MiEV
electric car ...
Beer can
solar collector ...
MIT Warm Light Wall ...
Meyers motorcycle/car
EV...
FSEC programs for
kids ...
Fuel Comparison
Calculator
Very
nice DIY cylindrical tank design with unique heat exchanger ...
Commercial solar lawn
mower ...
Complete energy
efficiency renovation of 100 year old home ...
Think! electric car to be
offered in US
Heat Loss Calculator
update, examples...
Undershot water wheel
update ...
The Hippo water transporter ...
Reorganized and added to supplier
section ...
Two new biodiesel sites
...
Kawasaki EV conversion...
Living Walls
...
More greywater reuse
information ...
April 2008
BiFold inside
thermal shutters ...
More pictures of Shade
Sails ...
Good Solar
water pumping installation story ...
Update - Hybrid
Cars dot Com...
More
Larsen Truss pictures...
Alberta super
insulated NetZero
home - impressive! ...
Solar
shop doors for heat and light -- Update -- Fred's doors....
Greg's solar
air heating collector ...
New section on
extensive retrofits for home thermal efficiency ...
AutoBlogGreen - green car news ...
Vertigro - Oil from
algae ...
Compendium of
Solar Cookers ...
Scheffler concentrators update...
Ultimate solar cooker
...
CA green building
guide ...
Venture 100mpg 100mph
tilting car ..
WaterSense low water use
toilets ...
Update --
Sealing ducts -- no duct tape! ...
Pool heating in
Ottawa...
How tightly
must inside shutters fit to be effective?
Practical low drag motorcycles ..
March 2008
Energy storage
effic for cars comparison ...
UK zero carbon home
dsign ...
DIY pipe
coil pool heater ...
New Larsen Truss
material from Robert ...
"Think" electric cars
(updated)...
"SunCache" simple
solar water heater ...
Diesel-Hybrid
pickup? ...
PV life cycle pollution
study.
February 2008
Phantom
Loads interview with me ...
Good Dirt Radio ...
Solar Stock Tank update 2...
Hot
water recirc system
Update ...
Modified Larsen
Truss -- cost effective, super insulated ...
Updated to show EStar rating
Prototype Solar
stock tank heater...
Experimental
- Optimal solar air collectors ...
Saskatchewan super insulated ...
Solar Stock Tank update ...
Modular efficient home
...
EV Album - 1400 EV
conversions ..
Solar Shed
tank changes ...
EV of Washington DC --
good EV conversion site ...
Pipe
coil pool heater ...
NM PVC framed hoop
house...
Outdoor Wood Furnaces...
Rain water for toilet flushing
...
SW off-grid strawbale
with water catchment system ...
AZ rainwater collection
guide ...
Warm window
Thermal shades ...
Good, simple rainwater collection
book ...
More on the
Mooney wall ...
Half Plan in Mother Earth News...
Old Dutch windmill - great
pictures..
Small, efficient Arctic
home ...
Ray's water catchment
livestock shelter ...
New Trickle Down Collector
design ...
WindStuffNow update ...
One hour
windmill ...
Jan, 2008
Solar powered
attic vent fan ...
Efficient hot
water recirculation ...
The quest for an R15
window shade
Hot water
recirculation system test
surprising results ...
Nice solar
home ...
Taiwan solar car
prototype ...
Water heating roof tile
...
Collector
buying guide ...
Unique passive
solar home design ...
Updated
Radiantec solar heating...
Experimental
twinwall collector ...
Jan 8, 2008
Doug's Solar
Projects ...
7 great new projects from Doug
Solar Greenhouse ...
Passive solar home
...
Slipform
construction ...
Masonry stove ...
Solar water
heater - PV ...
Solar water
heater - passive ....
DIY
thermal shades ...
Why
a solar lifesytle? ...
An educational
solar project for students ...
Unique design solar air heating
collector ...
Update on "Tiny Homes"
...
New Home Page and Getting Started
sections ...
Dome home construction
-->
Flagstaff solar
greenhouse ...
Advanced EV
conversion ...
Owner built
strawbale house ...
Lamar's off-grid cabin ...
Grey water heat recovery test
Chevy Volt info site
...
Large DIY concrete water tank
Solar Fire concentrating collectors
The
Elec-Trak electric tractor series
Dec 9, 2007
Sun Chaser program for kids update
The Straw House Blog
...
Heliostat -- light and heat on the dark side -->
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