Energy Systems
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Pistols at Dawn
A three-year, £100 bet on solar power has matured. Who won? by George Monbiot The UK — a solar powerhouse…?…
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How to Build a Rocket Stove Mass Water Heater
With deforestation still moving ahead apace, dealing with the global demand for fuel wood is critical. Life without heat and…
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Coppiced Nitrogen-Fixing Firewood Species of the World
This article is an excerpt from my forthcoming book Carbon Farming: A Global Toolkit for Stabilizing the Climate with Tree…
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PRI Sunshine Coast – Biogas Project Update, March 2013
On the 18th of March we started our biogas project. This project involves making a bio-digester which will turn manure…
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Energy Advice: Think Long Term and at the Local Level!
Interview of Nikos Salingaros by Mumtaz Soogund on Defimedia, Mauritius, 8 March 2013. Dr. Salingaros recently joined the CT (Centrale…
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Iowa and South Dakota Approach 25 Percent Electricity from Wind in 2012: Unprecedented Contribution of Wind Power in U.S. Midwest
by J. Matthew Roney, Earth Policy Institute Defying conventional wisdom about the limits of wind power, in 2012 both Iowa…
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Biogas Project at PRI Sunshine Coast
For some years now we have been looking at minimising our energy consumption, and at alternative forms of energy creation…
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Fracking for Shale Gas
A fully referenced version of this article is posted on ISIS members website and is otherwise available for download here.…
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Wind Surpasses Nuclear in China
by J. Matthew Roney, Earth Policy Institute Wind has overtaken nuclear as an electricity source in China. In 2012, wind…
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Wood Burning Stoves 2.0 – the DVDs (Kickstarter Campaign)
Four DVDs will be created: "Fire Science", "Sneaky Heat", "Boom Squish" and "Hot Rocket" – showing the most sustainable way…
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Heating The Greenhouse Rocket-Style
by Rob Avis Our new rocket mass heater is now functionally done. After installing a proper chimney, it really hums!…
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Working With Principles for Creating More Efficient Cooking Stoves (Ethiopia)
In rural Africa it’s pretty hard to come by fuel sources which are a good alternative to wood. Gas is…
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