Solar Powered Vehicles sets World Distance Record
By The Canadian Press
Oct. 30, 2008
VICTORIA, B.C. - A Canadian man has set a new world distance record in a solar-powered vehicle that looks more like a flying saucer than an automobile.
Marcelo Da Luz arrived at Victoria’s mile zero marker Thursday to complete his 15,000 kilometre journey in his [...]
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Alternative Fuel Vehicles
While I consider the Plug-in Electric Vehicle (PiEV) to be the king of alternative fuel vehicles, there are several additional technologies in the design stage or with limited production runs.
For this article, I’m going to forget about both ethanol & bio-diesel. Both these fuels still produce too much pollution and greenhouse gas. Likewise, I [...]
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Extend Your Pool Season
The easiest way to extend your swimming pool season is to use a pool cover or blanket. An inexpensive pool cover can easily add a month at the beginning and end of the swimming season. For every 12 hours the pool cover is left on, the temperature of the water will rise [...]
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Happy “Green” Halloween
Halloween can still be black and orange, but without much effort, you can add a little “green”.
The first place to start is with the costumes. Rather than spending a whole lot of money on a commercially made costume that only gets worn once, try something different. Take a trip down to Goodwill - [...]
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DIY Solar Water Purifier
Solar water purifiers can be very simple, effective devices for making drinking water from saltwater, or brackish water, by using condensation within a solar still.
The basic concept:
Dirty, salty or brackish water is placed in a sealed container, in a dark pan, that is pointed towards the sun. The sun evaporates the water, which condenses [...]
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New Time-of-Use Electricity Prices in Ontario
Ontario is rapidly increasing the number of SMART meters rollout out to residential electricity consumers. These consumers will eventually be rolled over to Time-Of-Use billing, which charges different rates per kilowatt hour of electricity, based on the time of day it was consumed. These prices are adjusted every six months, [...]
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Gainesville Florida to consider solar feed-in tariffs
Gainesville Regional Utilities has attracted the eyes of environmentalists across the nation for a trail-blazing plan to encourage solar energy production by agreeing to buy the electricity above market value for 20 years.
Ontario, Canada has had a solar feed-in tariff for a number of years and this program has [...]
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DIY Home Air Pressure Test - seal the leaks
Cooler weather is approaching, or warmer if you’re in the southern hemisphere. Either way, you’ll want to find and seal off any air leaks in your home to keep your heating or air conditioning bills to a minimum. A simple Home Air Pressure Test can help you find [...]
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