Month: May 2010

  • 5 things you need to produce solar electricity

    If you want to produce renewable and free electrical power using solar energy, here’s a list of things you absolutely need. 1. Solar radiation It’s obvious, right? No, it’s not! Not for many people! Solar radiation is everywhere, but not everywhere it’s enough to produce electricity using solar photovoltaic module. All the modules are described […]

  • “The Self-Sufficient Life and How To Live It” – Review

    I just finished reading a great book “The Self-Sufficient Life and How To Live It” by John Seymour. And I must say that if I was to choose one book about self-sufficiency it would be this one. It’s a great source of information for all people who, like me, want to live off the land. […]

  • Passive solar: interior thermal mass

    Thermal mass on the interior of the building is able to store heat or cold, and then slowly release it back out to the surrounding air. Heat from a sunny winter day as well as the coolness of a summer night can be retained inside the insulated shell of the exterior walls if the building […]