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Drinking Water Plant When I started off writing this post it was just going to be about basic water conservation and the list I found on 100 Ways to Conserve water. This list is pretty good, but it repeats itself a fair amount and all but a few of the tips are things … continue reading 
Let’s face it, everyone would love it if their home could be powered by moving water. It looks cool. It sounds cool. It’s free and essentially endless (forget about droughts for a moment). But the truth is only a teeny tiny percent of the population have optimal conditions for installing a residential micro hydro generating … continue reading 
Whether you’re on a long camping trip or a storm has knocked you off-grid, you are going to need a consistent supply of clean water to drink. We’ve written a few posts on how to live-off grid from an energy standpoint, but we all know water is a little more vital to our survival. Fortunately, … continue reading 
In my short career in industrial sales I’ve been into all types of facilities: nuclear/hydro/coal power plants, chemical plants, drinking water facilities, car manufacturers, chicken plants (live chickens in one door, plastic wrapped chicken – minus feathers, head, feet – out the other), chewing gum factories, contact lens manufacturers, etc. The facilities that could result in … continue reading 
Nashville is experiencing some of the worst floods in the city’s history due to the near 16 inches of rain the city received over the weekend. According to CNN the rains this weekend were responsible for 27 deaths in the Southeast: At least 27 deaths were blamed on flooding in the Southeast, 18 of … continue reading 
When it comes to vital importance to survive, Water trumps Energy. On a society scale, you can’t have one without the other: you need energy to produce clean water and you need water to produce energy (in all cases except solar and wind). But it seems that energy usually gets the most … continue reading 
Monkeying around with water heating controls While watching the winter Olympics I saw the great ad for the new GE GeoSpring hybrid water heater. If you missed the ad with the snow monkeys chilling out in the heated water it can be seen here. The new GE hybrid water heater is called a hybrid because … continue reading 
Solar Hot Water Installation As part of my quest to reduce my carbon footprint and because I love technology and tinkering with systems, I decided to install a solar hot water system in my home. Several years ago, I helped start a solar company here in Georgia and as part of that startup, I was … continue reading |
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