Tag: off-grid

Getting Hotter!

Last month I promised a deeper dive into solar thermal and PVT technology and, more importantly, whether or not we could use this technology to off-set some or all of the propane and diesel fuel we currently use to heat our house and provide year...

Getting Hot!

Last month my post about long term storage of solar energy using hydrogen generated a few interesting questions about why we are not using heat pumps, solar thermal collectors, and heating in general. And these questions are certainly relevant. Part...

Happy 2023, Happy Spring, Happy Cetus and more!

It has been a long time since our last update, so much to catch up on, so this will be a quick overview. More to come, hopefully, in the weeks to come.Ok, we made it to the equinox, now the days are longer than the nights for the next half-year. We...

This is Not a Normal House.

The title here refers to both the Noctiluca House, a physical off-grid castle, and the House Bender, the eccentric family who live in the castle. The first thing you need to know is that our house is so remote that the word “boondocks”...

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