Saving lives in Sierra Leone May 5, 2017 You may recall that Matthijs wrote a blog, late last year, about building an unattended battery based energy system - in essence a containerised energy... Read more
Off-map – Off-grid Apr 25, 2017 If you own a 100 Hectare property (let's just pretend) - so large that mains power is available only in one corner of it -... Read more
Art-ificial Microclimate Apr 18, 2017 April 8th saw the opening of the most ambitious exhibition ever staged by the ARoS Aarhus Art Museum in Denmark. Occupying 3000 square metres of... Read more
Smelling Good… Apr 4, 2017 Man's best friend is not always his best companion. It's that canine habit of trying to blend outdoor interests of muddy fields, rotting sea-weed, and... Read more
Cradle of Civilisation Mar 27, 2017 Image: Carlos Delgado; CC-BY-SA At the same time as looking back on the region's monumental cultural heritage (the image above is the 'Tetrapylon' gate to the... Read more
The Sun God, Ra Mar 24, 2017 The Sun - our past, our present, our future. It was the sun, shining into one of Scotland's beautiful glens which produced the tallest conifer... Read more
Halcyon days: Moving on from diesel Mar 8, 2017 Villa Halcyon is situated on Boquete Island, one of the many islands of the Philippines, in the Puerto Galera municipality. Puerto Galera is the most... Read more
Emerging from the dark ages Feb 15, 2017 Flies They don't tell you about the flies when considering building a house using Straw Bales. Because crops are harvested in August or September, before... Read more
Peak Power: Nepal Microgrid Feb 8, 2017 I'm very much looking forward to Justin's next blog installment (about his Victron powered off-grid Straw Bale home) when he plans to open the Victron... Read more
