Solar powered house ! Cool guy !

[altenergyshift]

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[the_big_m_in_ok]

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I might pick up a monthly edition occasionally and look at it for the articles.  Good magazine.  Lots of tips.  Money is tight for a whole prescription all at once, though.

--Lee

[mikestocks2006]

This maybe of interest:

Photovoltaic Glass.

It appears it will be making it into the main stream consumer market.
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=6Cf7IL_eZ38&vq=medium

Just imagine the possibilities.
Enjoy
Mike

[gauschor]

Fascinating vision of future, and most of the things shown are possible to create already.

[quantumtangles]

I think I came across this video last year whilst aimlessly surfing Youtube. It is nice to see that our august leader (Hartiberlin) picked up on it as well. .


Mike Stritsky is an important pioneer in terms of domestic sustainability. His interconnecting solar array and energy conversion systems are the best I have ever seen. Even though he built it 6 years ago, no-one seems to have done a better job since.

What I learnt from it; in terms of sustainable energy and energy conversion, is that hydrogen storage is probably a bad idea. Hydrogen has low energy density (in contrast with other fuels such as petrol), in consequence of which he needed several massive hydrogen tanks to store the same amount of latent energy as you would find in about 200 litres of petrol. So the cost effectiveness of these large tanks is an issue, but I am also uncomfortable with the space they take up as well as safety issues arising from the (well documented) dangers of storing Hydrogen gas (think Hindenburg). Certainly not for the faint hearted.


Also, let us be candid, it must have cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars, even with support from local businesses. But the Hydrogen tanks aside, this is a seriously cool set up. Thumbs up to Mr Stritsky for having had the vision to come up with it, and the ability and commitment to see it through.