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Over 2 years ago we wrote about the Woody Gasifier, a device that took in wood and then produced gas that was burned in a generator to create electricity. It seems that this device and associated website is no longer supported, but I recently heard about another project that enables individuals to create their own … continue reading 
Obama on Energy Independence Today, President Barack Obama spoke to the students at Georgetown University to challenge the next generation to meet the challenge of reducing our dependence on oil. He put forth a plan to reduce our daily import of foreign oil by a third by 2020 by: Increasing our … continue reading 
In February we wrote about residential natural gas fuel cells, which allow homeowners to create their own electricity and heat from natural gas. The only catch is that fuel cells for residential energy consumption is still an emerging technology, and not everyone has access to natural gas lines. Aside from fuel cells, another options … continue reading 
Where does your electricity come from? Are you connected and totally dependent on the electrical grid or have you built a net-zero energy home? Does your region rely heavily on coal power like the southeast U.S. or are you blessed with hydro power like the northwest U.S.? We use electricity … continue reading 
The last few pages of any magazine are chock full of advertisements that sound too good to be true, and Popular Science is no exception. For example, I recently covered Edenpure and Sunheat Infrared heaters. Both of these heaters (they’re nearly identical) had advertisements in the back of Popular Science that promised to slash home … continue reading 
Off-Grid Serenity There are two main things you will need to focus on if you want to live off-grid: using less energy and figuring out how you are going to cleanly produce the energy you do use. In a recent post titled Fossil Fuel Reduction strategy I covered the three components of reducing fossil fuel consumption … continue reading 
Wood goes in, gas comes out Biomass is currently used to create electricity in many places in the U.S. The process is fairly simple. Chop down some trees (a renewable resource), burn them (with the required air permits), create electricity. While sometimes the trees burn in a boiler to create steam … continue reading 
In the past week I’ve seen two great articles about heating your home with Wood Pellets and a pellet stove. The first was in October’s issue of Consumer Reports, which has a great section on energy efficiency for the home and a section on pellet stoves. They also have a good pellet and … continue reading |
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