Off-grid: disconnected from utilities
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How To Build An Autonomous House – Episode 2
The video attached below is the second episode of my series about building an autonomous house on my land lot. Today I finished translating subtitles for this episode, so you can watch it with english subtitles. This episode shows the early spring on my lot. It was recorded in high definition, but I guess that […]
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Off-grid energy sources: a good way to save for your retirement
I read once an interesting opinion, that investing your money in renewable energy sources pays off mostly when you’re retired. Why is that? All the alternative, renewable energy sources, provide you with free energy. If the system is designed properly (for example, photovoltaic panels coupled with wind turbine), you always have enough energy to fulfill […]
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Water as alternative energy source
Water current can be effectively used to generate clean electricity. Generation of electricity from water currents can be accomplished in very large scales, by constructing dams or constructing tidal power plants and ocean surface wave power plants. It can also be done by individual homeowners (homesteaders) and small business owners, to generate and use small […]
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How To Build An Autonomous House – Episode 1
Today I finally got the first part of the subtitles I ordered for my series about my autonomous house. I recorded and published 10 episodes last year, started somewhere in january or february 2010. I couldn’t share them with you as they were recorded in polish, but since I got the subtitles, I translated it […]
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Saving energy and money with off-grid household items
Living off the grid is a challenging effort, but the success of the lifestyle is worth the effort. Living off the grid essentially means using nothing more but renewable energy sources, like wind or sun for power supply. Maybe to have the entire home power supplied with a renewable energy might be a little difficult […]
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