Tag: off-grid
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Modern Prefab Tiny House
The prefab home firm Mima Housing of Portugal recently introduced a new line of tiny homes, which are slick, modern and affordable. They’re calling them Mima Light, and perhaps the most striking characteristic of these homes is that they feature a mirrored base section, which makes it seem as though they are floating a few…
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Stay in a Real Hobbit Village
Here is some great news for all Lord of the Rings fans. Kristie Wolfe, who’s already been featured here when she built her Hawaiian tree house, has now set out to build a Hobbit village, which will be located in Chelan, Washington. The village will consist of three Hobbit dwellings, which will all be off-grid.…
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WATCH: ‘Solar Frontiers’ explores global discussions of climate change
As global leaders meet to discuss the future of climate change at COP21, Economist Films has released its latest documentary film “Solar Frontiers,” which is about the people and projects pushing the frontiers of solar power around the world. Solar Frontiers is the third episode in the “Global Compass” series of mini-documentaries,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Home Atop a Fire Tower
We’ve seen quite a few ingenious tiny houses, but this Fire Tower home is certainly one of the coolest. About two years ago, Dabney Tompkins and Alan Colley decided to quit their jobs and make a fire lookout station into their full time home. Their home really is a “treehouse without a tree” as they…
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OutBack Power’s battery-based inverters earn HECO approval
OutBack Power Technologies, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of advanced power electronics for renewable energy, announced that the Hawaiian Electric Companies (HECO) has approved its Radian, FX and FXR multimode inverter/chargers for transient overvoltage self-certification (TrOV-2). OutBack’s products are the first battery-backed inverters to qualify for HECO’s stringent “ultra-fast trip”Read More — Solar Builder magazine