Slump in Demand for Power
00 Coronavirus is laying waste to the global energy system – its biggest shock in at least 45 years, and…
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Customise your favourite outdoor gear
00 A kayaker and his brother painted shark jaws on the front of their kayak. A long-distance cyclist attached mirrors…
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Freezers and fridges in Africa
+25-27 One of South Africa’s largest producers of household appliances has announced plans to offer solar powered fridges and freezers…
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Indian getaways
+23-31 . Here’s some ideas about where you could holiday off the grid in India… MARITIME ADVENTURE Sunbathe on pristine-white…
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Recycling for fun and profit
0-1 The circular economy is being talked up at the moment. The safeguarding of valuable resources by keeping them in…
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£150 idyllic house made from waste
00 A British farmer has built a house for just £150. Using an ancient building technique and materials he found…
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Prefabulous and Almost Off the Grid – book review
0-2 In homebuilding, innovation in materials technology and energy efficiency is everywhere, but construction methods seem always to lag behind…
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Service charges for off-grid buildings
00 SEATTLE (AP) – Why should off-gridders pay the same rate for County services as those who are on the…
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A flat roof could be your new home
Need a free place to stay? Try a flat roof
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Roll out the rain barrel
Rainwater harvesting is legal in Colorado - but still hedged about with too many rules - most people ignore the…
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Kiwi theater goes off-grid
A theater in Wellington stages a fully off-the-grid production. Others will follow.
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Beyond biofuels
00 Byrnes (left) and Senator Statement by Robert Byrnes, Nebraska Renewable Energy Systems to Congressional Small Business Subcommittee on Rural…
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