Renewable energy / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...energy as the entire surface area is a black collector. So, in the absence of other factors, a flat plate will produce more energy than an evacuated tube design in summer, because it has a greater amount of collector surface area, and ambient air temperature is less of a problem. Conversely, in winter, air temperatures...

...energy input. If more light is fed to the panels through a reflector, the temperature variations of the panels themselves will be greater, and the energy output is less predictable. According to Pearce, many manufacturers are unnecessarily concerned about this leading to potential failures. To counteract what he consid...

...energy; the rest of the time they are not quite operating at full capacity. Those who use panels seasonally (cottages for example), often choose a more horizontal angle to accommodate the high position of the sun, or a steeper angle if your use is predominantly in the winter months. Manually operable solar panel stands...

...energy performance. It also leads to the use of spray polyethylene foam since it has a higher R value per inch, and while spray foam works well, the problem is that most brands of spray foam insulation have high greenhouse gas emissions. Read here about how to find more environmentally-friendly spray foam with lower em...

...energy, money and carbon footprint of homes with renewable energy.  Find other articles and information on renewable energy systems here :  Solar air heated radiant floor form kits for Passive House, LEED & Zero Net Energy homes  How heat pumps work in Passive House, LEED & Zero Energy homes Heat pumps: g...

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...renewable energy is desirable, manageable, and applicable for both residential and industrial areas throughout Canada. The CanmetENERGY program, funded and run by Natural Resources Canada, focuses on introducing and developing renewable energy sources both across the country and internationally. Their current projects ...

...energy and solar power, so this provided just the impetus that I needed to pursue an off-grid home. I'll list the vital statistics of our off-grid energy system first, and then say a bit about how the system has worked so far, as well as the updates that have already been implemented. Our off-grid electricity generatin...

...energy source, the sun. I also discovered the Passive House movement coming out of Europe, which looks to drastically reduce overall energy use through such things as super-insulation and extremely airtight buildings. Interior design concepts: For any of you who are considering building a custom home, I would recommend...

...renewable energy in place already, no other province has taken such a proactive stance on addressing the elephant in the room - transportation.   Quebec buildings are powered exclusively by renewable hydroelectric energy, as is much of BC and Manitoba and others, but the perceived energy cleanliness of any one of those...

...energy from the grid, you are increasing your carbon footprint, not reducing it.  All of Quebec is on renewable power, as is much of British Columbia and a growing percentage of many other provinces. Clean power currently provides a total of 18.9% of Canadian electrical needs.  3. Material conservation and re-use: It i...