This Old House
Gasoline prices have spiked again. Two weeks ago I filled up for $1.999 and yesterday it was $2.499. I do not understand how gasoline prices can go up $0.50 in under two weeks unless oil prices climb the same. I don't remember oil reaching 80 per barrel lately. I know there is concern about demand and Iran and terrorists attacking pipelines but come on. A 25% increase in the price of gasoline in two weeks is a little absurd.
So I am back thinking about energy conservation. I saw an episode of This Old House recently. I know, what were you doing watching television. It must have been a cold snowy Saturday afternoon or maybe I was just bored. Anyway, the episode featured college teams who had build energy efficient homes that could be easily manufactured and not use external energy sources. Some of them even went as far as no outside utilities (other than sewer I would imagine) by collecting and recycling rain water. These houses used active and passive solar to heat and cool. One house had a garden on the roof to grow vegetables and herbs.
The main gist was using solar to produce electricity while the sun was shining. The electricity supplied the power needs during the day and converted water into hydrogen for storage. The hydrogen was used to produce power during the peak periods and times when the sun wasn't shining. You could also sell excess electricity to the grid if you were full up in your system. It was also presented that you could gas up your hydrogen powered car using the same equipment. If this technology is available right now, why isn't it being incorporated into current home construction options. To eliminate the utility bills from your monthly budget and produce clean energy and reduce pollution seems to be a solid solution to our current desire for more. I guess it is not time for the paradigm shift just yet.
From This Old House.
Icool
Cobb
So I am back thinking about energy conservation. I saw an episode of This Old House recently. I know, what were you doing watching television. It must have been a cold snowy Saturday afternoon or maybe I was just bored. Anyway, the episode featured college teams who had build energy efficient homes that could be easily manufactured and not use external energy sources. Some of them even went as far as no outside utilities (other than sewer I would imagine) by collecting and recycling rain water. These houses used active and passive solar to heat and cool. One house had a garden on the roof to grow vegetables and herbs.
The main gist was using solar to produce electricity while the sun was shining. The electricity supplied the power needs during the day and converted water into hydrogen for storage. The hydrogen was used to produce power during the peak periods and times when the sun wasn't shining. You could also sell excess electricity to the grid if you were full up in your system. It was also presented that you could gas up your hydrogen powered car using the same equipment. If this technology is available right now, why isn't it being incorporated into current home construction options. To eliminate the utility bills from your monthly budget and produce clean energy and reduce pollution seems to be a solid solution to our current desire for more. I guess it is not time for the paradigm shift just yet.
From This Old House.
Icool
Cobb
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