This Alternative Energy Page is where you can link to articles on how to improve efficiency and maximize resources pertaining to solar, wind, and hydro power. Many of the articles are “outside the box” and talk about less traditional, non-comnventional opportunities for utilizing alternative energy sources. At the end of the list of my articles are links to some of the best websites out there.
Solar Boost: talks about how you can dramatically increase the amount of sun hitting your PV arrays at a fraction of the cost of expanding your system, especially in winter.
Hot Tub Blanket: this article talks about how you can utilize a heat saving “blanket” over your hot tub . . . while using it!
Wind-Roof: talks about why it makes sense to place windmills atop our tallest buildings.
Flushing Our Money Away! why do we not see urinals in our homes, even though they use far less water?
Best Kept Secret: Solar PV & Wind get a lot of subsidies, while the greatest opportunity before us goes almost unnoticed! You have to read this article I wrote for Off-Grid.
Pilot Only – Hot Water: Is it possible to heat your water, without ever having your heater actually kick on? Read more . . .
100% Efficient Wood Stove: Not worthwhile if you have an efficient setup, but if you loose a lot of heat up your chimney, read this article I wrote for Off-Grid.
In House Solar Oven: not the first one to think of this, but wanting to help spread the word! In fact, the originator of the idea liked my article enough to request to use portions of it on the wikipedia page for this topic.
