Renewable Energy

These pages are devoted to renewable energy. They include work done by the author, information to help you learn about the various topics and some work done by others.

What's New

January 30, 2012		Details about amp hour meters for solar power systems.
January 23, 2012		Solar cooked gluten-free pumpkin sourdough bread/cake recipe.
January 17, 2012		How to use a hydrometer to measure the specific gravity of solar system batteries.
January 16, 2012		Winter results for David's DIY PEX coil solar water heater.
January 10, 2012		A warning about window covering solar air heaters.
January 9, 2012		Inexpensive iPhone and Android apps for doing solar shade analysis.
January 6, 2012		New very cool DIY shade finder tool for doing solar site surveys and how to interpret a Sun Chart.
December 19, 2011		New solar cooker - the Modified CooKit solar cooker!
December 14, 2011		Solar cooked winter solstice sourdough sunshine cake recipe and reflector aiming method using distant viewing trick.
December 12, 2011		New Solar cooking recipe section, starting with no-knead bread and pizza crust!
December 7, 2011		Baffle solar air heaters for odd shapes and multiscreen screen solar air heaters.

Click on the item on the diagram below that you'd like to dive into. You can even click on the various parts of the diagram (e.g. the solar panels.)

- Solar energy - Solar air heating - Solar power - Solar pumping - Solar hot water - Solar pool heating - Solar cooking - Wind power -

For the interest of anyone in the Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and surrounding area:

the author does his solar work on contract to Ottawa Solar Power (http://www.ottawasolarpower.com) and Isolara Energy Services (http://www.isolara.com),
the author offers two courses through the General Interest Program (adult evening courses) of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, "Solar Power Systems" and "Solar Heating Systems". Check here for the latest schedules.

Renewable Energy

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