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	<description>My journey to living off-the-grid in Europe</description>
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		<title>5 things you need to produce solar electricity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 10:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to produce renewable and free electrical power using solar energy, here&#8217;s a list of things you absolutely need.
1. Solar radiation
It&#8217;s obvious, right? No, it&#8217;s not! Not for many people!
Solar radiation is everywhere, but not everywhere it&#8217;s enough to produce electricity using solar photovoltaic module. All the modules are described by one most [...]


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		<title>&#8220;The Self-Sufficient Life and How To Live It&#8221; &#8211; Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 20:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just finished reading a great book &#8220;The Self-Sufficient Life and How To Live It&#8221; 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.
The [...]


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		<title>Passive solar: interior thermal mass</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 10:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[heating, ventilation and air conditioning]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[solar architecture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]


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		<title>Passive solar: insulated exterior shell</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[heating, ventilation and air conditioning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The better the insulation in the

walls,
roof,
foundation,
floors,
doors,
and windows,

(the shell of the house), the slower the leakage rate of heat or cold from the inside of the house to the outside, and vice versa.  To be more specific, heat always flows from the higher temperature to the lower temperature &#8212; so we don&#8217;t say that the cold [...]


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		<title>Passive solar energy use</title>
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		<comments>http://off-the-grid.eu/passive-solar-energy-use/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[introductions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Passive solar technology is simply a set of techniques for using sunlight for useful energy without the use of any active mechanical systems.  These methods convert sunlight into usable heat (passive solar heating &#8212; hot water, warm air, and heat stored in thermal mass), cause air-movement for ventilation, and store heat for future use.  Passive [...]


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		<title>History of Solar Energy Usage</title>
		<link>http://off-the-grid.eu/history-solar-energ/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 09:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We often think that modern societies were the first to use solar energy. Not true! Early cave dwellers preferred caves that had openings facing southeasterly that allowed the morning sun to warm them up without overheating in the warm months.  Native Americans in the Southwest oriented their pueblo dwellings.  So the low winter sun would [...]


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		<title>What is solar energy</title>
		<link>http://off-the-grid.eu/what-is-solar-energy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Solar energy is a term that refers to the direct use of sunlight to produce heat or electric power.  The sun&#8217;s energy is plentiful, but it is thinly distributed over a large area. It must be collected and concentrated in order to produce usable power. The amount of solar radiation per unit of flat area [...]


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		<title>Hard rime cuts people off the grid</title>
		<link>http://off-the-grid.eu/hard-rime-cuts-people-off-the-grid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In some areas od Poland people are disconnected from the electrical grid by the weather. A lot of hard rime covered electrical lines and caused some pylons to break.
It is not uncommon in Poland to have temperatures below -20°C (-4°F). But such weather with very high humidity is not something we would expect. 
Because of [...]


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		<title>It&#8217;s Not Easy Being Green &#8211; Season 1 review</title>
		<link>http://off-the-grid.eu/its-not-easy-being-green-season-1-review/</link>
		<comments>http://off-the-grid.eu/its-not-easy-being-green-season-1-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just finished watching the first season of TV show &#8220;It&#8217;s Not Easy Being Green&#8221;, hosted by Dick Strawbridge. A great source of inspiration, and a great way to spend seven afternoons, watching seven episodes.
If you&#8217;re not familiar with european satellite TV channels, you probably don&#8217;t know Dick Strawbridge, lieutentant-colonel, and engineer. But if you [...]


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		<title>Water: drill (dig) your own well</title>
		<link>http://off-the-grid.eu/water-your-own-well/</link>
		<comments>http://off-the-grid.eu/water-your-own-well/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[water supply and wastewater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water filters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water pumps]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you don&#8217;t have access to water supply network, you can harvest rainwater, or use water you have on-site. If you have access to groundwater, you need to dig or drill a well to be able to use it.
Having your own well is a good idea. It is a reliable source of water, and the [...]


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