Water

Exploring The Ins and Outs Of Micro-Hydropower

Jan 7th, 2013 | By
Exploring The Ins and Outs Of Micro-Hydropower

Solar and wind energy are the alternative energy options most often chosen by those seeking an off-ramp from the grid superhighway. But while solar and wind may indeed be the most reasonable choices for many, it is always best to keep an open mind, and post-grid adventurers should strive be as flexible and creative as
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Preparing For Energy Shortfalls: How To Harness Hydropower

Feb 27th, 2012 | By
Preparing For Energy Shortfalls: How To Harness Hydropower

The search for home energy alternatives has been heating up in recent years, thanks to high utility costs, undependable service, and a general desire to return to a more authentic and sustainable style of living. This has helped stimulate mini-booms in small-scale wind and solar, and it has even helped rejuvenate wood burning, the oldest
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Suppressed Technology or Urban Legend? The Truth About Water-Powered Cars

Feb 13th, 2012 | By
Suppressed Technology or Urban Legend? The Truth About Water-Powered Cars

Stories of conspiracies to suppress new technological breakthroughs that threaten the status quo are almost innumerable. While most of these tales seem to be a bit on the tall side, in some instances there really does appear to be some fire behind the smoke. Scam artists and hucksters may outnumber the true unappreciated or unacknowledged geniuses by 10 to 1 (or maybe it is more like 100 to 1), but that does not mean that every single new discovery that gets rejected by the scientific and media establishment is automatically unworthy of consideration. And make
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Hydroelectric for the Home: An Alternative to the Alternatives

Dec 5th, 2011 | By
Hydroelectric for the Home: An Alternative to the Alternatives

It is hardly surprising that off-the-gridders and preppers would be intensely interested in the possibilities offered by alternative energy. Self-sufficiency and independence on a small and manageable scale are the goals of those who are making the effort to live outside the mainstream, and methods of generating energy that harness the bountiful gifts of nature
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Hydroelectric Energy for a Home

Sep 26th, 2011 | By
Hydroelectric Energy for a Home

When attempting to go off the grid with your energy source, it can seem hard to get started. There are many different ways to create energy, but getting it in the quantity that you need to power your home may require a little creativity. The massive electric companies tend to tie up many of these
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Hydro Power

May 9th, 2011 | By
Hydro Power

There has been one constant in all of recorded human history:  our dependence on water. We need it to live, but not only to drink. Water can be harnessed in a multitude of ways to supply us with power, warmth, food, and even enhance our shelter. Over the years, water power generation has improved tremendously.
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The Power of Water

Jan 3rd, 2011 | By
The Power of Water

Creating energy from an existing water source is called hydropower. Utility companies have used water as an energy source for decades. When you see a dam across a river, you’re seeing hydropower in action. You can create much the same utility for your own home power use if you have an existing water source available.
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Get Used to Cold Showers

Jul 5th, 2010 | By
Get Used to Cold Showers

It’s been called the “Scottish Shower.” Ian Fleming’s title character, the memorable James Bond, often took this shower, which began with hot water and ended with brisk and invigorating icy, cold water, not in the movies, but in the novels themselves. Perhaps mention of this unique shower had something to do with Fleming’s Scottish background
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