Category: electricity
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Wind turbines on eBay
Though I believe that at this time wind turbines are way to expensive to buy (especially in Poland, as I explained here), not every off-gridder is also a DIY-enthusiast. Because of that some of you may be forced to purchase wind turbine, instead of making one by yourself. If you consider buying one, I’d suggest […]
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Produce, save, store!
If you want power your off-grid home by yourself, you need to look at this idea on three levels: producing the energy in any source, reducing the energy use, storing it for future when supply exceeds demand. There are only two ways to deal with this problem with one simple solution. But none of them […]
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Off the electrical grid – introduction
This is the first post in a series of how to live off the electrical grid. In the series I will answer the following questions: how to make electric energy from various sources (photovoltaics, wind turbines, internal combustion engines, fuel cells, etc.), how to store electricity to use it later, how to save electricity, in […]
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The Electrical Grid (Wikipedia)
The most common public utility homes are conected to is the electrical grid, or simply the grid. 😉 Electricity is the most convenient way of transferring energy to long distances. Because it’s so easy to use, it’s become the main energy source for most home appliances. Before I start getting deeper in the labyrinth of […]