tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17942542779226986962024-02-21T08:38:10.773-08:00Greenertech: simple living Not how much you need but how little.Doug Greenertechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855376468118666444noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794254277922698696.post-75480003241438454602021-01-31T15:30:00.002-08:002021-01-31T15:30:22.797-08:00About Land Borders & Covid<p> Further to my last post: We are an island nation; although you wouldn't think so sometimes when you hear our pompouse politicians sounding off. But believe it, we are.</p><p>But we have a land border! With another island nation! The Republic of Ireland, because we pretend to own a northern corner of their island. Enough politics. We'll leave that for another day.</p><p>I have lived on & off in Ireland for the last 40 odd years, & I can tell you that the border is an open one: both during the troubles & during the peace.</p><p>Open to the passage of goods, people, & Covid!</p><p>And so we should ensure that Ireland gets vacccinated alongside ourselves. After all, their total population is smaller than some of our cities!</p><p>Just a suggestion for our pompeous politicians to ponder?</p>Doug Greenertechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855376468118666444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794254277922698696.post-58408861831176203482021-01-29T17:37:00.001-08:002021-01-29T18:11:19.847-08:00And so Brexit rears its ugly Head<p> Whiist people over the world are dyingwe argue about whose vaccine is it, and who gets it first!</p><p>Who signed first & He said, She said small print contractual niceties. And a hundred or a thousand more die.No matter: the argument is far more important than the dying.</p><p>Just an idea, but why not join together for a post-brexit hands across the channel assault on Covid? The real enemy of our time/ Or was the organist right? And were the brexiteers wrong? And is any of that important in the face of this imminent destruction of, if not mankind , then our civilisation as we know it?</p><p>So by mid February 15 millions of Brits survive, but not quite so many other europeans?</p><p>No! I didn't vote for that! Did you?</p>Doug Greenertechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855376468118666444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794254277922698696.post-8248469913098640492021-01-27T16:53:00.008-08:002021-01-29T18:11:19.994-08:00Is this the beginning of the end for mankind?<div><br /></div><div>Or is it just a new virus that we have to deal with, like those of the past? </div><div>But can we deal with it? Control it? Tuck it under our belts,so to speak,and carry on with our inexorable rise to the Future! Mankind, the dominant species. Rulers of the Universe?</div><div>Or is this the moment when we have to deal with the consequences of our arrogance? That we are just merely a step on the road to the future. </div><div>Maybe rats are the next dominant species?</div><div>Q. Are rats susceptible to the virus?</div>Doug Greenertechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855376468118666444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794254277922698696.post-87508546800060442982021-01-26T12:52:00.000-08:002021-01-29T18:11:20.078-08:00A new beginning?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
What's happening? Does anyone know? Is it a new beginning of a war? Or is it just a new virus that an overcrowded world has produced in order to survive? Are we to fight back, meekly succumb to it, or try to understand its import and its meaning in order to weave it into our worldview whilst secretly praying for personal avoidance of any impending doom?<br />
Those are just a few of the questions.And as we explore the answers, more will arise.<br />
What is happening?<br />
This is a new plague? Surely the very word and its meaning is from the past!<br />
This is the 21at century! We live in modern times! This is not history. This is now!<br />
Surely we,us humans,mankind control the world! We are no longer at the mercy of our environment,like some small crawling insect? We are mankind! Masters our destiny!</div>
Doug Greenertechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855376468118666444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794254277922698696.post-17972705706630533592017-03-08T13:03:00.001-08:002021-01-29T18:11:20.160-08:00A Viking Camp <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88RQDaGuqWugEVFQIlTRiEpVPznFPQT5wHrbXQwWwJbyUAefvdb7EHHFwhd49C0IDVG2Jos8qGnRMngCb9EXAyeyQMP5RNCOeU3NxK49oZW73OhOqjjBPlDJ1E9P7YxEdzbGZsoip2hc/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg' onblur='try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}'><img border='0' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88RQDaGuqWugEVFQIlTRiEpVPznFPQT5wHrbXQwWwJbyUAefvdb7EHHFwhd49C0IDVG2Jos8qGnRMngCb9EXAyeyQMP5RNCOeU3NxK49oZW73OhOqjjBPlDJ1E9P7YxEdzbGZsoip2hc/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg' style='display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;'/></a><br/>
How about building one of these this summer? <br/>
I've got the land and the timber <br/>
You bring the tarps and the muscle, OK? <br/>
Email me to arrange if you're into doing it<br/><p style='font-size: xx-small' align='right'>posted from <a href='https://market.android.com/details?id=pl.przemelek.android.blogger'>Bloggeroid</a></p></div>Doug Greenertechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855376468118666444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794254277922698696.post-7263777739714341692017-03-08T12:26:00.001-08:002021-01-29T18:11:20.243-08:00An inconvenient truth <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href='https://stopthesethings.com/2017/03/07/inconvenient-truth-wind-turbines-are-the-largest-cause-of-bat-mortality/comment-page-1/'>https://stopthesethings.com/2017/03/07/inconvenient-truth-wind-turbines-are-the-largest-cause-of-bat-mortality/comment-page-1/</a><br/>
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Not all is sweetness and light in the world of renewable energy <br/>
Especially in regard to onshore wind turbines <br/>
Please let's have your comments on this serious matter <br/>
After all, we have killed enough in our mastery of the planet<br/><p style='font-size: xx-small' align='right'>posted from <a href='https://market.android.com/details?id=pl.przemelek.android.blogger'>Bloggeroid</a></p></div>Doug Greenertechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855376468118666444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794254277922698696.post-51787266049702205392017-03-07T07:43:00.001-08:002021-01-29T18:11:20.326-08:00Windy old Scotland has some benefits <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href='https://cleantechnica.com/2017/03/06/scotlands-wind-power-output-takes-massive-jump/'>https://cleantechnica.com/2017/03/06/scotlands-wind-power-output-takes-massive-jump/</a><br/>
Interesting read for all of us renewable energy guys<br/><p style='font-size: xx-small' align='right'>posted from <a href='https://market.android.com/details?id=pl.przemelek.android.blogger'>Bloggeroid</a></p></div>Doug Greenertechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855376468118666444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794254277922698696.post-42398282237592510272017-03-06T09:04:00.001-08:002021-01-29T18:11:20.409-08:00A pic of interest to Wild Campers <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>I can supply the timbers if you bring the cover! <br/>
<a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZINT6fAo5pF-cVJGAEhz7pnRWxyZUrNOnPFMnU1bTwzDQQpFa6b2KmTOc2aTEao22ES5ejS0pTgn7PpYtJ1SiCd9gxUEOqN3rlMnlLFjLIYP59dETzkhj7m8FGho245G0HjLuYcymAE/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg' onblur='try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}'><img border='0' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZINT6fAo5pF-cVJGAEhz7pnRWxyZUrNOnPFMnU1bTwzDQQpFa6b2KmTOc2aTEao22ES5ejS0pTgn7PpYtJ1SiCd9gxUEOqN3rlMnlLFjLIYP59dETzkhj7m8FGho245G0HjLuYcymAE/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg' style='display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;'/></a><br/><p style='font-size: xx-small' align='right'>posted from <a href='https://market.android.com/details?id=pl.przemelek.android.blogger'>Bloggeroid</a></p></div>Doug Greenertechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855376468118666444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794254277922698696.post-11506126735230860352017-03-05T08:23:00.001-08:002021-01-29T18:11:20.492-08:00The famous Foers Nomad and the boat <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOYEQjOKMSryqtfZ2XQJarHyzxEmZ7Cr35M-CcRk375TswM0XOMuPyJKd49G4slqQVZpWOpRloYhyphenhyphenYQc9Q-pXmy7UY9XHXqbdsukyPZ1YlngbkQXt8Sd0bBscs3S3RJPd5cBcBXRnCeE/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg' onblur='try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}'><img border='0' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOYEQjOKMSryqtfZ2XQJarHyzxEmZ7Cr35M-CcRk375TswM0XOMuPyJKd49G4slqQVZpWOpRloYhyphenhyphenYQc9Q-pXmy7UY9XHXqbdsukyPZ1YlngbkQXt8Sd0bBscs3S3RJPd5cBcBXRnCeE/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg' style='display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;'/></a><br/>
<a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzWb5JchPuKxACoVllQNYzX6hiIEy9OmoLDCg85wyz1_Mqu1k7X55oOnl5GGuMvAS8fSKzgALMI2cLeRAnbYdL0uyQzpWXcmFAi92w30CstOuEe_oArnlxOAcxfak87N2xDW0hUqjZ8o/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg' onblur='try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}'><img border='0' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzWb5JchPuKxACoVllQNYzX6hiIEy9OmoLDCg85wyz1_Mqu1k7X55oOnl5GGuMvAS8fSKzgALMI2cLeRAnbYdL0uyQzpWXcmFAi92w30CstOuEe_oArnlxOAcxfak87N2xDW0hUqjZ8o/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg' style='display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;'/></a></div>Doug Greenertechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855376468118666444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794254277922698696.post-55748060694594367342017-03-05T05:13:00.001-08:002021-01-29T18:11:20.576-08:00More on Wild Camping<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>So you've cleared your campsite & found the toilet & shower. What to do next? <br/>
Well there's a fire dish in the yard to cook a meal on; and this year I'm building a pizza oven!<br/>
Also, I have a 12ft dinghy with a small outboard and towing/launching trailer if you fancy a run around one of the many nearby lakes. Or buy a licence and do a spot of fishing. I can tow it there and back for you. <br/>
Also, if your vehicle insurance covers you, I have an interesting old pickup, a Foers Nomad (google it, you'll see a pic of mine there). You can do your shopping in it or drive to a walk. It's your choice. <br/>
So, it may be a wild camp, but it ain't that wild! Just diff'rent!<br/>
Pics of the boat and the Nomad to be put on YouTube</div>Doug Greenertechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855376468118666444noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794254277922698696.post-61888379309266463782015-08-12T00:45:00.001-07:002021-01-29T18:11:20.659-08:00In answer to the govt. of the day!<div class="blogaway-section"><p>Investment in either of the 2 main sources of “renewables”‘ wind or solar, whilst definitely the future in electricity production in the long term, is only half of the equation. The other half, the storage of the eletricity produced, is still in the research stage.<br/>Panic not, chaps! All will be revealed in the fulness of time! But please keep away from the naughty nuclear! Mummy & daddy know best!</p></div><br/><div class="blogaway-signature"><br/><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beanie.blog&referrer=utm_source%3Dutm_link_blog"><font size="2">Posted via Blogaway</font></a></div>Doug Greenertechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855376468118666444noreply@blogger.com0Nottingham, United Kingdom52.9456644 -1.1706477tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794254277922698696.post-21979766692455196952015-08-07T02:10:00.001-07:002021-01-29T18:11:20.743-08:00A guy named trump for president? You're 'avin' a larf!<div class="blogaway-section"><p>http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/08/07/us/politics/rivals-jab-at-donald-trump-as-gop-debate-becomes-testy.html?referrer=</p></div><br/><div class="blogaway-section"><p>Any english speaking country which is prepared to elect as it's leader someone who has a name usually associated with a colloquialism for "fart" must be entirely unmindful of it's standing in the world, cocooned in it's own arrogance. Surely? & this, aside from the man's congenital idiocy & ignorance in the world's affairs.<br/>
Imagine the scenario of him negotiating with Putin! Two arrogant fools in charge of Armageddon!<br/>
</p></div><br/><div class="blogaway-signature"><br/><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beanie.blog&referrer=utm_source%3Dutm_link_blog"><font size="2">Posted via Blogaway</font></a></div>Doug Greenertechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855376468118666444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794254277922698696.post-74212119832711247252015-07-12T05:33:00.001-07:002021-01-29T18:11:20.826-08:00Remember! There's nowhere to run!<div class="blogaway-section"><p>http://m.dailykos.com/story/2014/07/28/1317252/--Vast-methane-plumes-escaping-from-the-seafloor-discovered-in-Siberian-Arctic-Sea#</p></div><br/><div class="blogaway-section"><p>READ THIS PLEASE THIS WEEKEND!<br/>
We can no longer pretend that"things" aren't as bad as the climate scientists are making them out to be! If we don't do something serious to STOP! global warming, it will STOP! us!<br/>
Two things to start now: 1) reduce fossil fuel dependency drastically: ie. down to 0% within the next 10 years. & 2) reduce the world population by 50% within the next generation. Although by not doing the first, the second will be done for us without any effort whatsoever upon our part!</p></div><br/><div class="blogaway-signature"><br/><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beanie.blog&referrer=utm_source%3Dutm_link_blog"><font size="2">Posted via Blogaway</font></a></div>Doug Greenertechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855376468118666444noreply@blogger.com0Nottingham, United Kingdom52.946905 -1.1752464tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794254277922698696.post-65687550707557522252015-04-18T13:01:00.001-07:002021-01-29T18:11:20.908-08:00Some more to the wind power argument<div class="blogaway-section"><p>http://stopthesethings.com/2015/04/18/uk-election-brits-insane-wind-power-policy-the-elephant-in-the-room/<br/>
Electricity generation is probably the most important part of modern life. And much nonsense is talked about it, mainly by people who have not generated 1 watt themselves.<br/>
Well I have, & so I'd like to add my half pennoth of electricity generation knowledge to the argument.<br/>
I've been experimenting with producing my own electricity off-grid for the last 10 years, & I do so quite successfully; & I can tell you that it can't be done on a regular, everyday basis from wind power. I learnt that about 6 months into my project! Secondly, the pre-requisite to any off-grid project is to reduce your need for electricity. Then you're in with a chance of success.<br/>
I generate my power from solar panels, 6 one hundred watt panels, 4 heavy duty lead-acid storage batteries, a 75amp wind generator, feeding through a 1400watt converter system to produce my 240 volt supply, & direct 12 volt DC for lighting & some electronic equipment charging; & all backed up by a 4.5 kilowatt LPG fired generator. This latter comes on at either low battery voltage or high 240v circuit demand.<br/>
As for percentage of power from each source: it depends on the weather & the time of year, but a good majority comes from the solar panels. As for wind, anything from nil to 50% I would guess. And the genny comes online for the washing machine. <br/>
But remember the prerequisite! Cut your usage down before ever you start to go down the off-grid road! Otherwise you'll be pissing in the wind---when it blows, that is!</p></div><br/>Doug Greenertechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855376468118666444noreply@blogger.com0Nottingham, United Kingdom52.9457237 -1.1713129tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794254277922698696.post-34608684491104025892015-04-03T02:35:00.001-07:002021-01-29T18:11:20.990-08:00Energy storage<div class="blogaway-section"><p>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150402101417.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fmatter_energy%2Fsolar_energy+%28Solar+Energy+News+--+ScienceDaily%29<br/>
<br/>An interesting article, well worth a read if you found my last blog re UK energy policy useful. <br/>
</p></div><br/>Doug Greenertechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855376468118666444noreply@blogger.com0Nottingham, United Kingdom52.9472084 -1.1737918tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794254277922698696.post-50035733071227846242015-03-31T00:47:00.001-07:002021-01-29T18:11:21.073-08:00A problem with the UK energy policy<div class="blogaway-section"><p>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/11501235/No-one-is-talking-about-our-utterly-mad-energy-policy.html <br/>
I am in some agreement with the conclusions arrived at in this article. My understanding of electricity production is such that wind generation is totally unreliable, but can be useful if it can be stored; which it can't be in any sort of meaningful quantity at present. Although one of the easiest & low tech ways to store energy is by way of water. Pump it uphill to absorb any surplus, & let it flow back downhill to drive hydro generators when needed.<br/>
However, solar power, which hardly gets a mention in most of the blurb on this subject, & none at all in this article is more reliable insofar as the sun shines every day, & solar panels produce some power in all light conditions, but they don't at night! So once more a storage method is needed.<br/>
The third, & most important thing , that is almost never mentioned is this: individual electricity production rather than relying on large, centralised, & horrendously expensive power plants. I'm not suggesting that a modern economy could be powered entirely by a few solar panels on your roof & a wind generator at the bottom of your garden. But certainly if every house & small business premises produced some proportion of their electricity needs on a regular, daily basis, & stored some of it via a simple battery system this would help to solve the coming electricity generation crisis; & maybe without the need for too many inherently dangerous nuclear plants.<br/>
Rather than the latter, maybe wait for technological advances in wind, wave, & solar methods, plus more efficient storage methods? And don't let's forget hydrogen as a clean fuel!</p></div><br/>Doug Greenertechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855376468118666444noreply@blogger.com0Nottingham, United Kingdom52.9472084 -1.1737918tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794254277922698696.post-88843629365141779522015-03-27T10:43:00.001-07:002021-01-29T18:11:21.155-08:00About blogging & twittering<div class="blogaway-section"><p>Check out this blog "The constant search for blogging & twitter apps" http://dougdevos.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-constant-search-for-blogging.html</p></div><br/>Doug Greenertechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855376468118666444noreply@blogger.com0Nottingham, United Kingdom52.9467199 -1.1764173tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794254277922698696.post-76698341287189070722015-03-17T14:58:00.001-07:002021-01-29T18:11:21.238-08:00Another Mexican Standoff at the EU Corral!<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href='http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/idUKKBN0MC0N220150317?irpc=932'>http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/idUKKBN0MC0N220150317?irpc=932</a><br/>
Once more, the Greeks are taking the Germans to the wire. <br/>
Wait til the elections are over in the UK though!<br/>
The wrong party gets in & its up your UKIP!<br/><p style='font-size: xx-small' align='right'>posted from <a href='https://market.android.com/details?id=pl.przemelek.android.blogger'>Bloggeroid</a></p></div>Doug Greenertechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855376468118666444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794254277922698696.post-49013956317007827612015-03-17T14:49:00.001-07:002021-01-29T18:11:21.320-08:00New blogging app<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>Test<br/><p style='font-size: xx-small' align='right'>posted from <a href='https://market.android.com/details?id=pl.przemelek.android.blogger'>Bloggeroid</a></p></div>Doug Greenertechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855376468118666444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794254277922698696.post-52637103758405692592015-02-28T10:03:00.001-08:002021-01-29T18:11:21.402-08:00A big ! wind power project!Check out @DougGreenertech's Tweet: https://twitter.com/DougGreenertech/status/571731865654202368?s=09Doug Greenertechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855376468118666444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794254277922698696.post-18544102999952439742015-02-27T07:54:00.001-08:002021-01-29T18:11:21.485-08:00Solar power: the answer to remote living.http://www.malaysiandigest.com/news/543345-solar-energy-lights-up-lives-of-remote-villagers.htmlDoug Greenertechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855376468118666444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794254277922698696.post-36067371891660585632014-01-24T08:26:00.000-08:002021-01-29T18:11:21.567-08:00My New Chat PageHello all! I've just started a new chat page at: <a href="http://www.greenertechsolar.info/">www.greenertechsolar.info</a><br />
So if you want any info on renewables for energy production, or want to offer some info, or just want to chat about it, go to this page & contact me.<br />
Bye for now! Hope to hear from you soon! Doug .Doug Greenertechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855376468118666444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794254277922698696.post-77009724234516664722013-05-04T04:13:00.001-07:002021-01-29T18:11:21.649-08:00Citi: The Solar Age Is Dawning - Business Insider<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/citi-the-solar-age-is-dawning-2013-5?nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Triggermail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Business+Insider+Select&utm_campaign=Business+Insider+Select+2013-05-02&utm_content=emailshare">Citi: The Solar Age Is Dawning - Business Insider</a><br />
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Just trying out another app designed to make life easier!!! LOL!!! It's the bloody apps that complicate thyings in the first place; but ain't I a sucker for tech?Doug Greenertechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855376468118666444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794254277922698696.post-81191989104683651762013-03-22T04:33:00.002-07:002021-01-29T18:11:21.731-08:00Want something fo free???Free Water!<br />
Have you noticed that a considerable amount of water is delivered to
your house for free? We call this Rain! It falls partly on your roof,
& is then directed into the drainage system of your property! We
call this waste!<br />
A simple set-up involving a tank & in some cases, a small pump,
which can be run by solar power, can supply, say, your toilet flushing
system at least.<br />
Think about it! You know it makes sense! & if you want any help or advice on this please email me at: <a href="mailto:doug@greenertechsolar.info">doug@greenertechsolar.info</a> <br />
Bye for now!Doug Greenertechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855376468118666444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1794254277922698696.post-11765795251386659912013-03-20T13:41:00.001-07:002021-01-29T18:11:21.812-08:00An Easy Way to Save Money!Hello fellow travellers! This is the first blog on matters of energy self sufficiency since I re-jigged my website, & sorted the best blogging app out: Google Blogger! (yippee!)<br />
And it's not directly about energy! No, it's about water!<br />
So, to begin:<br />
The following are generalisations which will apply to most of us with regard to our housing:<br />
Our house has a roof. Inside our house we have at least 1 toilet. That is usually situated below the lowest level of the roof. We use alot of water each day flushing the toilet, or toilets; water that flows from our supply, which is all potable.<br />
We live in a part of the world which receives a large amount of rain. An appreciable amount of which falls on the roof (To go back to the previous paragraph). It's not necessary to use drinking water to flush a toilet. The toilet is below the rainfall falling on the roof. Water, being heavier than air, falls down, etc. etc.. Am I making sense yet?<br />
So why do we use precious drinking water to flush our toilets when we could be using rainwater, which is in plentiful supply, & present in (usually) over-abundant quantities?<br />
All we need to do is to install, or have a plumber or builder install, a system for catching, containing, & distributing the rainwater to our toilet cisterns.<br />
Not costly, either to install, operate, or maintain. Yet representing an immediate cost-saving to both ourselves, our community, & the planet!<br />
Go on, do it, you know it makes sense!<br />
If you want some advice on this, email me at: <a href="mailto:doug@greenertech.eu">doug@greenertech.eu</a><br />
Bye for now!Doug Greenertechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01855376468118666444noreply@blogger.com0