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When it comes to energy, first go for efficiency, then go for renewable.
Monday, 1 Dec, 2008 – 17:23 | Comments
When it comes to energy, first go for efficiency, then go for renewable.

I have always been of the opinion that the best thing you can do before you do anything else is ensure that your home is as energy efficient as possible before you go and install …

Blu Homes are breaking ground in Salt Lake City and Breckenridge.
Monday, 3 Nov, 2008 – 15:18 | Comments
Blu Homes are breaking ground in Salt Lake City and Breckenridge.

Not long ago I posted on Blu Homes and their launch. They are bringing Affordable, prefab modern homes to the country and were making progress on land purchases in both Colorado and Utah. …

Would you live in a house that walks?
Wednesday, 22 Oct, 2008 – 9:09 | Comments
Would you live in a house that walks?

This is a great one. A house that walks. Looks a little odd, costs to much for it’s target market at $51,000, but it is cool! As for the price, they expect …

Bluenergy Solarwind Turbine - Another amazing new possibility in Solar and Wind Power.
Tuesday, 14 Oct, 2008 – 16:54 | Comments
Bluenergy Solarwind Turbine - Another amazing new possibility in Solar and Wind Power.

Imagine for a moment a way to generate electricity from the sun and wind simultaneously. Then imagine that you can scale the project to any size application, both residential and commercial. You can do all …

Going Solar? Getting Married? Add those panels to your registry.
Wednesday, 1 Oct, 2008 – 12:35 | Comments

The link below will take you to a post in the Daily Green that explains how a couple wisely used their wedding registry to go solar in their home. By using their registry blog …

City of Berkley to provide loans for solar installation.
Wednesday, 17 Sep, 2008 – 14:39 | Comments
City of Berkley to provide loans for solar installation.

In an exciting story in the New York Times they have covered an announcement by the city of Berkley, CA that they will give city backed loans to property owners who install rooftop solar-power systems.  …

Will Solar payback for you? Find out at RoofRay.
Friday, 15 Aug, 2008 – 9:36 | Comments
Will Solar payback for you?  Find out at RoofRay.

I was reading my regular feeds today and came upon RoofRay in a post over at GreenTech Blog by Cnet.

Basically what you can do with RoofRay is draw your solar array on YOUR roof using …

Power Film Solar - 20 years of manufacturing thin film flexible solar.
Thursday, 14 Aug, 2008 – 14:34 | Comments
Power Film Solar - 20 years of manufacturing thin film flexible solar.

This is yet another remarkable product that I came upon at the Outdoor Retailer Convention. Power Film Solar a printed thin film solar product.
This note on the thin film solar product they produce is directly …

More information on Geos Neighborhood
Tuesday, 29 Jul, 2008 – 6:16 | Comments

When I first posted about Geos Neighborhood I promised to update you all when I was able to find more information and today Preston over at Jetson Green managed to gather several renderings for his …

Solar Guide at Low Impact Living
Wednesday, 23 Jul, 2008 – 8:20 | Comments

Low Impact Living has done it again with a post on Solar Energy and a guide to the different technologies available. Solar is a complicated field with all the technology that is out there …