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

Close up of a highly reflective tandem perovskite solar cell panel.
Solar photovoltaic

Next-Gen Solar Perovskite and Tandem Cells - the Latest in Solar Technology

...solar energy and green building techniques in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these pages below: Solar windows: achieving net-zero with transparent photovoltaic (BIPV) glass Master net metering by combining PV solar, heat pumps and home batteries Roof mounted solar panels or solar trackers, which is best? ...

An Off-Grid Self-Sustaining Eco-Community Housing Development
Lifestyle and environment

How to Start an Eco-Community

...energy - community heating solutions Beyond personal and individual energy generation solutions, a large off-grid green living community may want to look at a more community-wide energy generation solution. District energy systems generate energy and heat at centralized stations and distribute it thoughout communities....

Solar Array District City, Calgary, Rocky Mountain Solar
Renewable energy

Solar heating and energy generation

...energy production essentially a noble, yet unprofitable undertaking for homeowners. Regardless of financial returns though, any home renewable energy system is clean energy and will reduce the demand on our energy infrastructure, and consequently emissions. What is passive solar heating? Passive solar heating is the co...