OFG-HowToFreeYourself.svg

cheap power

Energy

Power a house using a waterwheel

The first off-the-shelf waterwheel system which can generate a good supply of electricity from a water fall as little as 20cm

Read More »
Powell: Hypemaster-General
Energy

Bloom energy box enables off-grid living

More details of the Bloom Box have been revealed at a carefully managed press conference in California.  The much-hyped off-grid source of cheap electricity  will not lead us all to disconnect from the grid tomorrow, but it is undoubtedly disruptive technology, and very exciting for the off-grid community.

The firm’s executives and backers do think that many people in future may choose to install the small box in their home and use it to generate electricity from such fuels as methane and ethanol or even solar, rather than buying it from expensive, wasteful centralised producers.  It is a game-changer.
Read More »

off-grid.net

Join the global off-grid community

Register for a better experiencE on this site!