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by Nick Rosen on February 20, 2010 · 0 comments

in ENERGY, MOBILE

Car is my power station

Micro-grids could operate reliably without the need for a national grid backup if they tapped the vast amounts of power stored in the batteries of electric and hybrid vehicles, to balance out fluctuations in supply and demand.

Vehicle-to-grid, or V2G, technology, which will enable electric car owners to make money while storing power for their local micro-grid, was unveiled at the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
The first experimental V2G system went live last year at the University of Delaware, the Christian Science Monitor reported. At Delaware,  electric cars are connected to the grid whenever they are not being driven.

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Portable battery chargers

December 5, 2009
Portable battery chargersBattery charging is an important part of off-grid life. Some of the devices I rely on when I'm on the road are ones that basically sit in my backpack doing nothing at all. We're talking portable battery chargers -- devices that store a charge and recharge a phone, camera or whatever small electronic device you've \run down. Best buy is the ALLSTART AMPG-108 1700 Amp Marina Portable Power Generator With Power Inverter.

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Hot springs holidays

December 4, 2009
Hot springs holidaysThere are a burgeoning number of resorts going off-grid to provide vacationers with a full-fledged eco-experience.  Check out this Hot Springs in New Zealand, as featured on the Travelgood.com web site. We are building a database of off-grid resorts and other eco-travel opportunities and destinations all around the world.  We already have a database of UK and Irish and US resorts -- now please send all your best off-grid travel suggestions to news@off-grid.net.

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And so farewell G-Wiz

November 1, 2009
And so farewell G-Wiz Alan Rusbridger & G-Wiz With its short snout and sit-up-and-beg driving position, the G-Wiz electric car looks like it would be more at home in Toytown than on than on the boulevards of the world’s capital cities. Even so it has rapidly established itself as the ever so slightly smug symbol of superior environmental consciousness among well-wheeled metropolitan liberals such as Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger and actress Kristin Scott Thomas. But alas, we learn, the G-Wiz is to be no more.

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Eco giving

September 22, 2009
Eco giving

Why do we care that Leonardo di Caprio drives a Prius?  What is it about humans (especially men) that makes us want to flaunt our compassionate side in public?

Social psychologist   Mark van Vugt has the answer.

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Clinton:do as we say,not as we do

July 21, 2009
Clinton:do as we say,not as we do

The United States has for the first time accepted responsibility for its contribution to global warming, but her Indian hosts are unlikely to be impressed with the way US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton couched her statement.

In an attempt to encourage developing nations to cut their carbon emissions,  Clinton warned an audience in Mumbai last week not to make the same environmental mistakes the developing world has made.

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Our 4th of July Weekend

July 9, 2009
Our 4th of July Weekend

We have started to build on our 10 acres in northwest michigan. So here is a story about the weekend and how everything went.

We decided our plan was to get to the property early Friday, and get as much built as quickly as possible. Char took the day off on Thursday to help ready us for the trip. She went and bought some of the materials needed while I worked, which was a huge help. For the braces, corner 4x4's, insulation and nails she ended up spending about $320. We are keeping a record of what we buy and for how much so we can break it down for everyone when we are done. After seeing everything she bought, we ...

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Anonymise your mobile phone

July 5, 2009
Anonymise your mobile phone

WARNING: A directory of UK cell phone numbers goes live shortly.

All existing cell phone numbers including those belonging to special needs and children will be available from next week to to unscrupulous marketing people for the purposes of cold calling and general abuse.

To remove your number go here (you need your mobile phone with you to do this, they text you a code).

http://www.118800.co.uk/ - more on next page

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Why I won’t fly to America

June 30, 2009
Why I won’t fly to America

Larch Maxey: can't fly, won't fly An off-grid academic has become a media hero in Britain after he refused to fly to an environmental conference in the United States.

Larch Maxey, Doctor of Sustainability at Swansea University lives in a self built chalet, and does everything he can to keep his carbon footprint low.  He had been offered the all expenses paid trip to attend the Smithsonian Festival in Washington last week to present a paper on global warming.

"If I had flown, it's more than my share of carbon emissions for a couple of years," said Dr Maxey. Instead he presented his paper, 'The Future in Our Hands: Low Impact Development and Sustainability Transitions,' by video link.

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