The flood gates seem to be opening to independant power producers here in BC. And while i don’t like that BC Hydro isn’t doing the dirty work, clean power is still the most important thing in the long. I saw the notice of purchase of Crown Land today in the Alberni Valley Times. The application …
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An inventor in the UK has come up with a device that is:(The Herald) the first off-the-shelf water wheel system which can generate a good supply of electricity from a waterfall as little as 20cm in height. That good supply? About 1 to 2KW … or 24-28KWh per day. Now my household uses around 42KWh …
Long time no blog again, mainly due to work, and, oddly, The Weather!. The last few weeks have been wild out here on the West Coast. We’ve had winds reaching 175kph, Category 2 Hurricane Force. We’ve also had torrentional rain, and a good dump of snow. All of which has made the ground fragile and …
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