Solar Home Review
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Located Victoria, British Columbia Canada
Tags renewable energy, residential solar, small wind turbine, energy news, climate change, energy rebates, home incentives, home energy planning, energy efficiency
Our e-magazine provides information on solar home energy planning. Included find news, product reviews, tips and tools.
We are a learning place on climate and energy.
Latest Blog Posts
- DIY Solar Part 4 | System Costs on Nov 11, 2009 in diy solar installation solar cost
We've been talking about Do It Yourself Solar and the steps involved. In the final post in this series let's get down to the brass tacks: solar cost. We'll approach it from two directions, component costs and complete system costs. We'll use a 2 k...
- DIY Solar Part 3 | System Components on Nov 8, 2009
. In our previous posts we talked about the design process and then different kinds of systems to choose from. Now let's talk about the system components that you need to be aware of before tackling a project like this. Many people believe that yo...
- DIY Solar Part 2 | Choosing A System on Nov 5, 2009 in diy solar installation planning solar installation
. Last time we started talking about DIY solar and covering the topics that will help you decide if you can do solar yourself. There are plenty of different systems that can fit your solar needs. Let's cover the three most popular systems. Grid T...
- Is Do It Yourself Solar Doable? Part 1 | The Design Process on Nov 2, 2009 in diy solar installation planning solar installation
. For homeowners around the world, the idea of reducing their power bills and helping the planet is pretty enticing. The problem now as it always has been is money. Solar can be expensive, and even with government rebates the cost can scare some pe...
- Obama's $3.4 Billion in Grants for Smart Grid on Nov 1, 2009 in green business news renewable energy market
.Speaking at Florida Power and Light’s (FPL) DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center, President Barack Obama announced the largest single energy grid modernization investment in U.S. history, funding a broad range of technologies that will spur...
- Amazing All-in-One Recycling Center on Oct 31, 2009 in greening your home
. Recycling in my house is a mess. Newspapers and cardboard get stacked by the door. Plastic, glass and aluminum sit beside my sink. The kids are supposedly in charge of organizing the recycling into the appropriate bins outside, but alas, th...
- Part 2 | FITs - Incubating a Clean Energy Future on Oct 25, 2009 in Feed in Tariff
With an interest in promoting renewable energy development governments around the world are looking to the FITs incentive model and many are already using programs that encourage the adoption of renewable technologies. FITs inherently promote commun...
