Energy Systems
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Multi-Functional Living: Wood Heat
This year Emma and I are taking something we did last year and making it more functional: We are heating…
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WHAT MIGHT BUILDINGS, SETTLEMENTS AND EVEN REGIONS LOOK LIKE THROUGH THE LENS OF PERMACULTURE DESIGN? PART 2
This is part 2 of 2 of a transcript of a talk given by Paul Jennings to the recent SBUK Big…
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The Most Ethical Renewable Energy Systems
The main thing in renewable energy systems is the embodied energy: the energy over the lifetime of the product versus…
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Battery Technologies for Off-Grid Living
There are so many battery technologies out in the marketplace, and it is highly likely between me writing this and…
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The Need to Limit Energy Use
Energy: An Addiction or a Necessity? Energy is arguably the most defining aspect of industrial civilization. For the first couple…
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Reducing Resource Use (Energy and Water) in Industrialised Farms
Resources such as energy and water are consumed directly and indirectly throughout the supply chain of products emancipating from industrialised…
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Going Off The Grid To Cost Others
Victorian power company AusNet Services is sharing evidence of parliamentary pushing to update the industry that is ever-changing and incredibly…
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The Benefits of Using a Solar Heat Catch
When the weather starts getting warmer we can all start preparing for heating bills to jump up over the next…
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Health Benefits of Natural Earthen Construction
Somehow or another, the modern day, industrial world in which we live convinced us that dirt is unclean, impure, and…
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How to Make a Compost Water Heater
Everyone loves hot water in the home, but the ecological cost of long, hot showers powered by fossil-fueled water heaters…
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Passive Solar Design with Earthen Homes
During a long and cold winter, many of us might wonder if it is possible to stay warm without the…
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Broome Residents Question their Lack of Solar Power
The lack of access to solar powered energy has been a long fought battle for the Western Australian residents. Even…
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