Events
News and events about renewable energy and green living.
Green Party attack central power
The UK Green manifesto promises major redistribution of income and less reliance on centralised power....
Better Off
If you cannot wait until Earth Hour on 27 March to switch off power in your house, try making this weekend your Power Off Weekend. That is what a group in the...
Off-grid real estate, Phoenix
On March 13, 2010, bidders will have a rare chance to acquire Vulture Ranch, a sprawling 80 acre compound, and “an absolute jewel among Arizona real estat...
Beware of 1BOG
The company recently raised $5m, a step forward in its aim to become a major corporate player in the solar panel market. But this tiny start up is making som...
Building the off-grid revolution
Ecobuild has become the most important building exhibition in the UK.Off-grid picks its favourite products....
Off-grid Olympians
American Olympic snowboarder Hannah Teter has returned to Vermont — to live in her yurt. “Mom has a huge garden and fruit trees,” she told People ma...
Pacific Power Seeks grid-tied Renewable Energy
From March 8 thru May, Pacific Power will accept applications for community-based renewable energy funding from its Blue Sky renewable energy program. They cove...
Boom time for Bloom Box
A new but still unseen fuel cell technology that its creator claims can be an off-grid source of cheap energy, and clean power, is about to get its formal debu...
Where have all the engineers gone?
A common theme running through many if not most if the current crop of discussion threads dealing with alternative lifestyle and off-grid living is a lack ...
Here comes the sun
Because we live off the grid, people seem to think we live in a shack without modern conveniences. Totally not true, but we do have to be frugal with our energy...
Walking house, Air-borne hotel – Welcome to eco-prop
The world’s first walking home set off on vacation early this morning. The box-like dwelling which uses six hydraulic legs powered by solar panels left the Wysi...
Take a walk on the wild side….
…..Lou Reed sang the song; now he has gone back to the wilderness. The archteypal New York heroin rocker,Reed,together with his wife, performance artist ...