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We Are Living On Solar - See How We Are Using Solar Energy

 

We live in an all solar home. We heat, cool and power our home using solar energy. We Have even created a website that not only tells how we do it, but shows you as well using videos. We are glad to share what we have learned over the last 20 years with those who may do the same or want to learn more about solar energy or even how to build a solar air conditioner.

Visit our website Living On Solar

Living on Solar - Solar Cooling 

Build a solar air conditioner

We built a solar evaporative cooler to keep our home cool in the summer. You can use our plans and do the same.

Watch our solar cooling video

Living on Solar - Passive Solar Home 

We live in a passive solar home.

You can watch our passive solar video to see how it works.

Living on Solar - Solar Electricity 

We generate our electricity with solar panels.

You can watch our solar electricity video to see how it works.

Living on Solar - Solar Tracking 

We made a video and a set of plans for our solar tracker. Please visit our website to learn more information.

You can watch our solar tracking video to see how it works

Great Places To Find Solar Products 

Real Goods Solar, Inc.A great place to find solar panels and all kinds of solar products.

Living on Solar - Solar Books 

Here are some books we recommend.

Great 5 Book Deal - 1. Build A Wind Generator 2. Biodiesel 3. Install Solar Panels 4. Build Your Own Home 5. Renewable Energy Solutions For Home. Find Free Solar Panels.
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Earth4Energy At Last! A complete plan to eliminate your power bill and pocket the savings for yourself!
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The Solar Power Design Manual will guide you smoothly through the complex process of designing, specifying and installing stand-alone solar power systems for all applications, anywhere in the world.
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Living on Solar - Videos 

Videos showing how we live on solar.

From You Tube and our website: Living On Solar

Solar Air Conditioner - Solar Evaporative Cooler

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Passive Solar Home - www.livingonsolar.com

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Solar Electric Home - www.livingonsolar.com

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Links To Solar Sites We Like 

Living On Solar
Have you ever wondered what it might be like living in a solar home? Watch our videos showing how we heat, cool and generate electricity with the sun.
Solar Air Conditioning
We found a way to cool our home using an existing cooler and a tracking solar panel. We want to show others how we did it.
Solar Electricity
We live in an all solar home. We are glad to share what we have learned over the last 20 years about solar electricity.
Passive Solar Home
We live in an all solar home. We would like to show you what it is like living in a passive solar home.
Solar Tracking
We live in an all solar home. We made a small solar tracker for a solar panel that controls our solar evaporative cooler.

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Lensmaster

Retsel

Green Tech on CNET NEWS published an article on solar panel inverters that readers might find interesting. Here's the link:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10033260-54.html?tag=mncol;title

Retsel

ReplyPosted September 11, 2008

chemrat wrote...

Thanks for your kind comments. I'm very impressed with how useful your lenses are! You might be interested in some of my other sites also. Best wishes, Jim

Chemistry for a sustainable world
Gather.com (which also features my environmental articles and photos)
Sustainability and the environment group
and the lens that features you,
Solar Power lens

ReplyPosted July 22, 2008

chemrat wrote...

featured at my solar energy lens! Jim

ReplyPosted July 20, 2008

Lensmaster

Les wrote

If you're interested in using solar to power your home, this is an excellent, informative, well laid out site that will tell you everything you need to know.

Reply Posted July 16, 2008

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