Tag Archives: wind power

More on zero net energy projects

Posted on July 15, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

Over the past couple of weeks I have had posts on zero net energy homes. I posted a wild idea for integrated wind power, talked about how to calculate energy output from solar arrays, looked at costs and power consumption … Continue reading →

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Designed for wind power

Posted on July 3, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

Last week I talked about zero net energy homes and challenged home builders to design a home that could take advantage of wind power without having a giant wind mill in your back yard. Over the week I had a … Continue reading →

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Going off grid

Posted on June 27, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

There was an article in the paper (The Ottawa Citizen) by a well know local contractor (Mike Holmes) about zero net energy homes. He described how to build the homes to take advantage of passive solar heating, how to make … Continue reading →

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