Forum: Solar Power
05-24-16, 05:18 AM
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Forum: Solar Power
04-22-15, 09:23 AM
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Forum: Solar Power
04-21-15, 05:25 PM
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Who would have thought this would be happing?
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Who would have thought this would be happing?
Birds Bursting Into Flames over State of the Art Solar Plant
“Workers at a state-of-the-art solar plant in the Mojave Desert have a name for birds...
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
02-19-15, 11:06 AM
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
02-18-15, 07:38 PM
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Thanks for the ideas.
I will look into two...
Thanks for the ideas.
I will look into two pumps I would like to make a solar water heater so one pump could do that.
I like the idea of having a second pump if one would stall out the fish/plants...
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
02-18-15, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 858
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Through experience, I have learned it is better...
Through experience, I have learned it is better to go with a couple or three pumps of smaller capacity than one large pump. Without fail, on the worst day possible, at least one pump will decide to...
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
02-18-15, 05:59 PM
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!2v pumps are a lot more efficient then 115v...
!2v pumps are a lot more efficient then 115v pumps.
have a look for Commercial 12-24v DC pumps and compare the output to the watts , you will notice that the 12 / 24v DC pumps give at least a 50%...
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
02-18-15, 04:09 PM
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
02-18-15, 04:05 PM
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Replies: 858
Views: 413,077
I found some pumps that I am interested in. You...
I found some pumps that I am interested in. You would think it would be simple but far from it. The pump runs all the time so I want to not use that much power. My system is on the large side so I...
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
02-18-15, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 858
Views: 413,077
I have been considering building this passive...
I have been considering building this passive solar greenhouse. It is 12' X 24' It is 12’ wide and two rows of grow beds and the 55 gal barrels would leave about a 2 ½ foot walk way. I would like a...
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
02-17-15, 11:15 AM
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I picked up 5 IBC 330 gallons. They are food...
I picked up 5 IBC 330 gallons. They are food grade one time use containers.
They look new I got them for $60 each.
Each one had clearly labeled what was in them before so I know they are safe. I...
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
02-17-15, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 858
Views: 413,077
The extension office provided me with these...
The extension office provided me with these links.
IBCofAquaponics (http://ibcofaquaponics.com/)
This link is to a PDF book.
http://ibcofaquaponics.com/files/IBCofAquaponics.pdf
Here is...
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
02-17-15, 10:59 AM
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Replies: 858
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Aquaponics System, Passive Solar Greenhouse build
http://ecorenovator.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=6802&stc=1&d=1458916235
We started out with our Chevy Volt then my wife and I were talking and we said it would be nice to charge our Volt...
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Forum: Solar Power
01-07-15, 11:57 PM
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Replies: 36
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Forum: Solar Power
01-07-15, 09:35 PM
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Forum: Solar Power
01-03-15, 11:17 PM
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Actually if you look at the map. Ivanpah is...
Actually if you look at the map. Ivanpah is actually very close to las vegas. Now las vegas has the hoover dam, so we will assume the vegas doesn't need that solar power. So one must assume like the...
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Forum: Solar Power
01-03-15, 10:26 PM
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Forum: Solar Power
01-03-15, 10:13 PM
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Thorium need not kill other technologies , it...
Thorium need not kill other technologies , it would fill in the spaces rather well , for instance I could see it being useful to power a complete city that currently has to bring its power in.
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Forum: Solar Power
01-03-15, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 36
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Wind turbines and solar burn no fuel. So they...
Wind turbines and solar burn no fuel. So they cost less and less over time. Sure they require maintenance - but so does nuclear and fossil fuel plants.
Renewable energy gets less expensive the...
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Forum: Solar Power
01-02-15, 11:05 PM
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Replies: 36
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No mechanical or electronic system gets cheaper...
No mechanical or electronic system gets cheaper to run over time.
Things wear out, break downs happen more often. When the systems age major break downs happen more often, they get more expensive to...
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Forum: Solar Power
01-02-15, 10:34 PM
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Forum: Solar Power
01-02-15, 07:25 PM
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I encourage everyone to watch this video in its...
I encourage everyone to watch this video in its entirety, if only to gain background knowledge into the way the related industries operate. In North America especially, the nuclear power supply-side...
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Forum: Solar Power
01-02-15, 02:18 PM
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All the geo thermal available for commercial...
All the geo thermal available for commercial power generation has been tapped, the US is the leading geo thermal power producer by wide margin to the #2 guy.
Agreed, if the waste is properly...
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Forum: Solar Power
01-02-15, 02:14 PM
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Forum: Solar Power
01-02-15, 10:09 AM
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