Alternate Energy Secrets

Not all shifts in thinking have to include parking your car and walking. This guy in Van Nuys California has taken advantage of Federal Government money to convert one of his 5 car washes to be powered by Solar. His car wash uses the same amount of power as 28 homes. By strategically making these conversions, we can reduce our impact on our environment and put money in your pocket. Want to know how fast Sean Shouhed will pay off his investment? Read the story and start planning to put cash in your pocket… (more…)

This is an interesting program that is funded by the Canadian Federal Government and the Alberta Municipalities. It would appear that the intent is to encourage municipalities to gain experience in integrating Solar power into their infrastructure. The artile lists the sucesses todate, the municipalities that are still waiting to flip the switch and the proposed amount of power.

The thing that bothers me is that there is no incentive for the homeowner in the form of resources or tax breaks to make this happen. Maybe with the municipalties getting involved, maybe the expertise can some day be passed onto the general public.

Here is the story as it appeared in the Edmonton Journal. (more…)

Just saw an episode of “How Things Are Made” on the Discovery channel. They did a profile on a company that makes an inexpensive wind power generator. The components are rather simple, low tech, but it wouldn’t take much for a home owner with the right location to create a wind power company for their neighbours. This system can easily be paired with a solar system to create a “solar wind power” solution. And because the solution is coming Canada, the price is cheaper than buying in the US. I think the Wind Power Canada solution runs around $1,200 Canadian. On the companies site they even have a little diagram to… (more…)