August 2004

Energy

Inspiration comes first

The Eco- marathon we previewed last week was a close contest between ‘Inspiration’ and ‘Team Green’ on Sunday at the
Grampian Transport Museum in Scotland. Team Green took the lead after the first run with Inspiration not far behind.

InspirationInspiration in action

They both improved in the second run as Inspiration closed the gap and finally went into the lead on the third run.

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French Eco-festival

The South West Eco-festival Sept 11th and 12th at the Ecocentre in Perigord, France

eco-friendly architecture, renewable energy, water management and waste recycling.

Adults – 4 free for children up to 12

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Energy

Sex and drugs and Biofuel for Neil Young

Former Crosby Stills Nash and Young singer, Neil Young chose soya oil to power his 2004 USA tour. The singer was escorted by a fleet of biodiesel powered vans and buses.

Neil Young

Biodiesel is the fastest-growing fuel alternative in the USA. Army and school buses now run on this cleaner fuel in some parts of the country.

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Mobile

UK Camper van and motor-home rental

Camper vans and Motor-homes combine fun and freedom. Going to a festival, or just a nice cheap family holiday? Want to wake up to the sound of the lark, not the sound of the landlady’s vacuum cleaner? Here’s where to find camper vans rentals and motor-homes for hire online.

VW van

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Energy

Scotland hosts eco-car race

The lightest, smallest cars in the world will be competing this weekend in a strange car race in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Gho2stHydrogen car Gh2ost and its driver

Teams from all over the planet will drive their vehicles around a 10-mile track during the Scottish round of the Eco-marathon, an annual fuel economy competition organised by Shell Global Solutions programme.

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People

Techno rickshaws in India

Bicycle rickshaws with a difference are a feature of the roads of Uttar Pradesh, India, this year. The rickshaws are part of a project called Infothela (or info-cart) conceived in 2003 by the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur. They carry a computer with a high-speed, wireless Internet and aim to use technology to improve education, health care and access to agricultural information in India’s villages.

Infothela cart

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Montana off-grid place for sale

I have an off-grid place in Montana for sale. Here is some info.

$170,000

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Land

Book and blog about off-grid houses

Thinking of designing and building your house yourself? Here are a good book and a good blog, packed full of ideas and useful information, to have a look at before you start.

Hot Dirt Cool Straw “Nature-Friendly Houses for 21st century Living” by James Grayson Trulove.

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Energy

Mobile solar panel offer

LOW PRICE SOLAR PANEL

Coleman’s Exponent Flex 5 solar energy pack recharge your mobile phone and other small items on the move – at a better price than you will find anywhere else.

Flex 5

We have done a deal to get our readers the best possible price on a great little powerpack that will convert solar energy into trickle charge electricity.

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Off-grid houses for sale

If you want to live off-grid and you have the ready cash, there are off-grid environment-friendly houses for sale out
there. But they are hard to mortgage. You may need to buy them outright. Here’s where to find them on the internet:

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Energy

Energy efficiency is key to off-grid comfort

Careful planning can decrease the amount of energy consumption of an off-grid building — a key issue if you don’t want to maintain a shed full of batteries. A house built with energy efficiency in mind can consume as little as a tenth of the average grid connected house! Here are things to consider:

Solar House

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Off-Grid 101

Easy off-grid wireless living

Wireless technology is making easier to live and work off-grid.

Wireless internet relies on satellites and small satellite dishes barely 30 cm in diameter. With one of these, it is possible to get a 1M bps connection — 20 times faster than internet via phone lines — even in remote areas.

Installing dish

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