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Off-Grid.net

Off-grid brings you news, knowledge, discussion, and classifieds from the off-grid world. What seems like a tiny niche is growing in popularity as people seek a life outside of the city. Off-gridders must find ways to produce their own energy, food, water, shelter, and other necessities. Connect with people who live off the beaten path or begin the search for your own property on this site.

Build It Solar

Dedicated to do-it-yourself renewable energy projects, Build It Solar provides hundreds of ideas and plans for any kind of home energy endeavor. New to renewable energy? Start with the "Half Plan" that uses a variety of energy saving projects to cut your energy usage in half. New to solar? Look for the do-it-yourself site survey to understand your property's solar potential. Not limited to solar, Build It Solar also includes tons of projects for wind power and biofuels.

Earth2Tech

Energy self reliance is a big topic for environmental, political, and individual reasons. Earth2Tech posts news about technological developments that can affect us on personal and societal levels. Stay on top of the news about electric cars, the smart grid, the bloom box fuel cell, solar power applications, and LED lightbulbs.

Wisebread

Wisebread is well-known for its advice on real personal finance. It's a community of bloggers who write about frugal living, lifehacks, careers, and other financial wisdom. Being smart with your money isn't supposed to inhibit you: rather, Wisebread's advice helps people worry less about money, allowing you to focus on the really important things in life. They also feature an active forum where you can ask questions and interact with other people who are trying to live within their means.

Instructables

Do you want to know how to build a vertical garden? How about your own solar panel array? Maybe you're looking for ways to reuse a linen closet full of old pillowcases. Instructables is a community based site that allows anyone to post a how-to project complete with photos and instructions. The result: a lifetime's supply of projects that can help you save money, recycle, or simply satisfy your appetite for making stuff.

Survival Spot

Disasters are a reality that shouldn't be ignored. That's the reason Survival Spot was created - to share information about a variety of survival and preparedness topics. Topics cover many aspects of survival, including gardening, food storage, health, and self defense. Also read about getting by in the wilderness and reviews of essential gadgets and gear. Like any other type of self reliance, preparedness is something to get into gradually and this blog can give you ideas on where to start.

Self-Reliance-Exchange

Written by a group of self reliant people, Self Reliance Exchange is quickly building an enormous database that covers a huge range of categories on self reliant practices and philosophies. Anyone interested in self reliance will find something useful to take away from this blog - recipes from scratch, emergency preparedness, and personal finance are great categories to start looking into here.

Simple Self Reliance

This writer explores the concept of self reliance and how self reliance fits in this modern society. How far can you realistically go down the path of self reliance? How can you stay on track with your priorities? He also writes on the grandaddy of self reliance, Henry David Thoreau. We can't wait to see how this blog unfolds!

American Preppers Network

For information and news from the world of emergency preparation, American Preppers Network is a great resource. Learn about food storage, what to expect during a natural disaster, and about other survival techniques. You can also connect with other preppers in your region and all over the world in the forum and through the numerous links to other prepping blogs on the web.

Fuel Cells

Fuel cells are one of the most promising sources of efficient, sustainable energy. The fuel cell powers the hydrogen car. It also shows promise as a potential residential power source - for example, the Bloom Energy Box could one day be scaled down for use by homeowners.

There are a great number of fuel cells that use a variety of materials to generate power, only one of which is hydrogen. Unfortunately, in 2009, the Obama administration cut off funding for hydrogen vehicle development which will probably disrupt the Hydrogen Car from hitting the road. The potential of the fuel cell for a massive source of renewable energy has not been reached.

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CNet: Is the Bloom Energy Fuel Cell Box the Holy Grail of Clean Energy?
The Bloom Box is a solid oxide fuel cell touted by Silicon Valley company Bloom Energy to be the next big thing for sustainable, clean energy. Using fuel cell technology, the Bloom Box can run on a variety of sustainable materials (including biogas). Stay informed about this promising new technology.
Bloom Energy Box - Off Grid Living
A new oxide fuel cell produced by a California company called Bloom Energy takes oxygen from the air and produces CO2 to make electricity. Read this if you are interested in learning about a future way of living off the grid.
Off-Grid: Home Hydrogen to Spark Energy Revolution?
Interested in living off the grid? Check out this experimental domestic hydrogen generator that delivers 2.5 watts of output.
Matter Network: Fuel Cells Move a Step Forward
Tests by the AFC show that fuel cells using alkaline-based technology are just as efficient as traditional platinum-based electrodes. The alkaline electrodes are less expensive than platinum electrodes and need to be replaced less often.
Wikipedia: Fuel Cells
Are fuel cells the energy source of the future? If so, why and how? This Wikipedia article explains how fuel cells work in theory, in practice, and possible applications.
U.S. Fuel Cell Council: Residential Applications for Fuel Cells
While fuel cells are thought of as a replacement for internal combustion engines, they are also being developed for residential use. Residential fuel cells will be able to supplement or replace traditional grid power.
U.S. Fuel Cell Council: How Fuel Cells Work
A brief explanation and diagram of how fuel cells work. A chemical reaction causes hydrogen and oxygen to form water. When hydrogen and oxygen combine, an electron from the hydrogen breaks loose and creates an electric current.
U.S. Fuel Cell Council
Whatever happened to the hydrogen car? USFCC, a trade organization, advances fuel cell technology, especially in bringing the fuel cell to the consumer market.
Eartheasy: Hydrogen- Fuel of the Future?
Hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe, could be the solution to our dependence on nonrenewable oil and gas. In this article, Darshan Goswami, former Chief of Energy Forecasting and Renewable Energy at the Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Washington, DC, explains why hydrogen is definitely going to be a huge part of the future.
 
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