Archive for Bio Fuel
January 16, 2012 at 6:20 pm · Filed under Activism, Bio Fuel, DIY Projects, Green Tech, Money and Finance, Off Grid, Solar, Uncategorized
Sounds simple enough, yet how?
Being a vagabond is great and all, but I also believe in community and sustainability! How could I accomplish all parts of my equation at once? I mean, isn’t community and sustainability accomplished successfully by living in one location with a group of people, following models of communal or group living, farming and running co-ops? And isn’t tramping around comprised of moving from one place to another quite often, rarely being somewhere long enough to build community or become part of an already established one, coupled with spending way too much time in cars, busses, trains, or airplanes and chain supermarkets to be sustainable? Read the rest of this entry »
January 9, 2012 at 9:37 pm · Filed under Bio Fuel, DIY Projects
Running the flue of a wood stove up the outside – rather than the inside – of a home has two advantages. It leaves more inside space clear and installation can be said to be inherently easier. If you are a do-it –yourselfer trying to either save money from your wallet and home maintenance budget , take pleasure in accomplishing such projects on your own – or additionally don’t want to call in a heating trades mechanic or tradesperson this can be said to be your ticket and preference and first step.
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January 9, 2012 at 9:05 pm · Filed under Bio Fuel, DIY Projects
A metal chimney outdoors- A good and easy idea that you may not of thought of when dealing with a smoke pipe system for saving valuable space is to have an exterior wall support a space-saving chimney, which can well draw hot smoke outdoors and up on the side of a house or building to a good and safe distance up on the roof.
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December 31, 2011 at 4:48 pm · Filed under Bio Fuel, DIY Projects, Off Grid
Many people – especially for décor and ambience are drawn towards “real antique “pot bellied wood burning stoves. If they are strictly for ambience – and not to be fired up – then it really does not matter. That is except for purchase price. However if you are purchasing the device either as a heating appliance along for ambience and charm , or strictly for its furnace heat output comfort giving qualities any of a number of real concerns come into play. Consider safety, your house and fire insurance policies coverage and extra fees and costs that may come into play. Its not only a question of “is it good enough “ or “safe enough” but also that the device may not meet current fire safety csa ( in Canada ) or Underwriters Listing standards or for that matter even your local building codes. Even if the heater does measure up – you may not know its full condition, its maintenance over the years and even if serious events or damages happened to occur to this one unit over its lifetime.
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December 13, 2011 at 9:49 pm · Filed under Bio Fuel, Green Tech
Finding an alternative source of energy is the need of the hour. Scientists have been engaged with the unenviable task of searching for a viable source that does not eat into our fast dwindling resources. Given the combined forces of resource depletion and environmental damage that’s caused by non-renewable energy sources, there can be little doubt about the urgency of the situation.
One source that’s being suggested, due to the fact that it would not seem to leave any appreciable carbon footprints on our overtly polluted atmosphere, is algae biofuel. Read the rest of this entry »
November 16, 2011 at 6:26 pm · Filed under Bio Fuel, DIY Projects, Green Tech, Off Grid
Unless you have a need of a special material or materials, select insulation and insulating materials based on its cost per net square foot for a given R-value. As an example suppose that you want to upgrade your home’s energy insulation to both save you heating fuel costs and reduce your carbon footprint. Suppose you want to upgrade the values to an R-value of 19. You would or could then price out one kind of insulation that has a calculated and labeled R-value of 3.2 per inch of thickness and costs merely 7 cents per square foot at the 1-inch thickness. Another type, for this calculation exercise, has an R-value of 3.7 per inch of thickness yet costs 8 cents per square foot. Which is the better overall buy?
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November 11, 2011 at 8:34 am · Filed under Bio Fuel
At first glance, it might seem a bit insane to create renewable energy out of alcohol. However, whisky could become a good source of energy. In Scotland, a distillery is attempting to create a greener world by installing a generator that runs on biogas. This would also enable them to solve any issues with energy. 
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October 18, 2011 at 6:51 am · Filed under Bio Fuel, DIY Projects, Green Tech, Off Grid, Solar, Wind Power
Add-on solar systems are another possibility as an auxiliary source of heating energy. Air heaters, to provide at least a portion of the needed winter space heat, built along south facing walls can be constructed of relatively inexpensive materials Solar water heaters can take much of the load off of conventional water heaters – on a year round – winter , summer , fall, springtime basis.
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October 18, 2011 at 6:26 am · Filed under Bio Fuel, Ecology, Green Tech, Off Grid
If homeowners are going to escape the tyranny of higher and higher oil costs, they will definitely need to cut back on energy use while at them same time them moving congruently to natural energy sources: wood, sun, wind and earth. For most of us however no doubt you can well bet that there are still going to bills and expenses to pay.
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October 11, 2011 at 6:02 am · Filed under Bio Fuel, DIY Projects, Off Grid, On Grid
With winter’s chill soon upon us we should do all we can around our homes, offices and properties to take steps to reduce our carbon footprint and fossil fuel use. After all a watt of power saved now – is energy down the line that is not used and saved for future generations and others in less fortunate areas of the globe.
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October 10, 2011 at 4:58 am · Filed under Bio Fuel, DIY Projects, Green Tech
With winter soon approaching as responsible green consumers we should be doing all we can to decrease our energy use and usages and save fossil fuels for the next generations and indeed the world. Here are some additional heating tips and energy conservation measures that you can easily employ you don’t have to live in northern Canada or Manitoba with its 40 below zero January winter temperature climates to reduce your energy waste by following these tips and procedures.
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October 4, 2011 at 7:13 pm · Filed under Bio Fuel, Green Tech, Off Grid, Solar
For most homeowners and property owners, investing in equipment to produce all the heat and power needed is somewhat less than practical. Most of us in 2011 need to put priorities on limited energy and fuel dollars – especially to shepherd our fossil fuel usages. The wisest course of action is to invest first in materials, systems and equipment which will give us the greatest rate of return. This is basic logic when it comes to raw savings. In most homes and properties, in this era, space heating and domestic water heating demand attention first and foremost. Or so it seems. Let us do the analysis and workup.
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September 21, 2011 at 12:21 pm · Filed under Bio Fuel, Green Tech, Solar
Amazingly for most homeowners and those wanting to be “green” and energy smart few realize that hot water in homes is the second biggest user of energy in most households. If your household is typical, then 15 to 20 % of your total annual energy bill and wattage use goes to heat ordinary domestic hot water.
September 19, 2011 at 1:04 am · Filed under Activism, Bio Fuel, Green Tech, hybrids, Solar, Wind Power
Is there an energy shortage, are energy shortages looming or is it just a case of us being wasteful and using more than our fair share? Experts in the energy and energy conservation fields have stated time and time again that “Our trouble is not just one of being a simple shortage and shortfall of energy”. The same can be said for an alcoholic in that one drink is neither enough nor one thousand.
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September 13, 2011 at 12:47 am · Filed under Activism, Bio Fuel, Green Tech, Off Grid, Solar, The Politics
Wherever you and your family reside you can start easing yours, theirs and family members as well into the “natural energy “picture right away. If you look through recommendations from solar , wind and governmental energy saving agencies you will notice that most of what is being done in this area of “alternate energy” and energies is for the most part completely new , complex and complicated and certainly not outside the boundaries of good old fashioned common sense. For the most part we are returning to good old proven and sustainable ways and means. The sun has been there for a long time – billions and billions of years. People have burned wood for heat since the dawn of man.
Add in the potential for heat from hot springs and geysers.
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September 9, 2011 at 12:31 am · Filed under Bio Fuel, Green Tech
If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times: “we need more investment in renewable energy.” Some of the greatest minds of our day are busily at work trying to find a solution–even if it is a moderate solution to the world’s energy crisis. Companies and individuals are investing billions of dollars and perhaps billions of man hours to find “the next big thing” in the utility and power market. With all these self-proclaimed green energists has come a litany of critics claiming that such and such a method is not worth pursuing for any number of reasons. I disagree. I think each segment of the green and renewable energy space needs to be explored. For none of them alone hold the grand key that will unlock and solve our problems and addiction to commercial electricity. Read the rest of this entry »
September 3, 2011 at 7:09 pm · Filed under Bio Fuel, Climate, DIY Projects, Money and Finance
How big a furnace – whether it’s solar or fossil fuel energy based to you need for your home, living or even agricultural barn needs? It seems to be a state secret, highly guarded by the priests of heating and energy trades yet all in all it’s fairly easy and simple to work out and calculate yet its not all too complex a concept or set of concepts to understand, how can you easily understand and reduce your heating and cooling energy needs and requirements.
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August 23, 2011 at 4:41 am · Filed under Bio Fuel, DIY Projects, Off Grid
Uncontrolled air flow through the “building envelope” which protects us from outside air temperatures is the major source of heat and energy loss from living areas of your home and in addition can subsequently result in a host of other humidity, building maintenance and health / allergy / mold problems and issues.
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August 19, 2011 at 4:14 am · Filed under Bio Fuel, Green Tech, Off Grid
What did people do before air conditioning and mechanical air conditioners came on the scene and were installed in homes and offices? Somehow “people lived” and they got through long hot and humid summers – even the elderly and those comprised with breathing illnesses. Yet how did previous generations manage to cool their homes and buildings with little external supplementary energy and power sources?
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July 30, 2011 at 9:51 pm · Filed under Bio Fuel, Ecology
In 1742 none other than Ben Franklin made claims that his newest invention – a wood burning stove contraption – had the greatest advantages over all other known (at that time) means of heating dwellings and in this case specifically individual rooms.
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