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Energy: PV plus Wind
10 April, 2010 - 06:37 | by fylUp until a couple of weeks ago, my only electricity source was about 2000 peak watts of PV panels. What's new is a 400 peak watt wind turbine. So far, so good.
The PV array usually supplies all my energy needs. Everything here is electric except the kitchen stove. In almost a year of living here, I have run my backup generator for about eight hours and half of that was just because it is a good idea to start it every couple of months. True that our rainy season wasn't rainy enough but that still shows PV was a good thing.
PV Solar Breakthrough
21 February, 2010 - 10:33 | by fylFrom the article:
The cells are made of micron-sized silicon wires that are encased in a flexible polymer that can be rolled or bent.
Solar Cities
7 January, 2010 - 17:44 | by fylNavigation
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Why grow your own, consumerism, growing.
Information for English-speakers living in or considering a move to Nicaragua.
Lots of why consumerism is bad info and lots of alternatives. Or, as they say, "Ideas and shared solutions for sustainable & low cost green living."
- All the reasons you don't want to drink milk. Some information is funny, most is scary.
- Pure Core Organic Life Mirror offers a collection of Vegan recipes. Nice site, nice pictures and great recipes.
- An international list of vegetarian and vegan recipes. The majority are in English but there are also many in Spanish and Chinese.
- Great resource for solar cookers/cooking. Lots of plans and ideas. Available in Spanish, French and "something else" as well.
- A relatively short article on how to grow new topsoil. This is a "how to do it" article that is not highly technical. Anyone can do it.
