25 July, 2008

Babington Ball Nozzles Are Available Via Ebay!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130241627105

Kind regards

Andy Mahoney
Home Brew Power
Off-Grid Power Installer - UK)

www.homebrewpower.co.uk
Mobile: 07504 50 50 89
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Labels: Babington Balls, Babington Burner, Babington Nozzles, Waste Veg Oil, Wind Turbine, WMO, WVO

Written at Friday, July 25, 2008 by Andy Mahoney.

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Can Cars Really Run On Water?

Does the “water-powered car” really work?

Yes, but the water has to come from unicorn tears.

Unsurprisingly, inevitably, rising gas prices have brought increased interest in the water-powered car. Is there really a simple technology that can dramatically boost the efficiency of conventional cars or, better yet, allow you to run your car entirely on tap water?

http://tinyurl.com/watercar

Kind regards

Andy Mahoney
Home Brew Power
Off-Grid Power Installer - UK)

www.homebrewpower.co.uk
Mobile: 07504 50 50 89
HomeBrewPower Yahoo Group On Carbon Neutral Power

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homebrewpower/

Labels: Water Car, water powered, Wind Turbine

Written at Friday, July 25, 2008 by Andy Mahoney.

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17 July, 2008

Wood Forge Project Going Ahead In Next Couple Of Weeks

Previously I have mentioned a wonderful little project to supply off grid power to a Metal Casting Wood Forge Down the far south of England.

The new 140W Panel arrived today from the manufacturers. I am extremely impressed with the Solar PV Panels construction. Open circuit is 21.8V and will charge 2 x deep cycle SLA batteries at 12V. The Pure Sine Wave Inverter arrived late last week so I am currently contstructing the sub frame for the panel to be mounted on.

I'll be posting some pictures of the setup once it is installed at the forge some time soon.

Kind regards

Andy Mahoney

Home Brew Power

Off-Grid Power Installer - UK)

www.homebrewpower.co.uk

Mobile: 07504 50 50 89

HomeBrewPower Yahoo Group On Carbon Neutral Power

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homebrewpower/

Labels: electrical solar panels, Iron Work, Ironwork, Off Grid, Off Grid Installer, off-grid electricity, Off-Grid Power, Solar Panels, Solar Power, Solar PV, Wind Turbine, Wood Forge

Written at Thursday, July 17, 2008 by Andy Mahoney.

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14 July, 2008

Cutting Back - The Oil Crisis Is Here!

Well, I have been extremely busy lately with Home Brew Power. The business end as apposed to the Website end of things.

It seems that the Oil Crisis is finally impacting on the lives of every day people. The Fuel is going through the roof, both Diesel and Petrol are at record highs, the Oil prices (Fuel Oil) is driving people to look for real alternatives now.

Is there an easy solution to the problem? Answer, NO. You all now need to look at your energy footprint and start to look for ways to reduce it as much as possible without freezing yourselves to death.

Fixes to help:

1. Energy Saving lamps throughout your home, garage and outside lights are now a must do.
2. Leave a room, turn the light off
3. No more appliances on standby, when you have done with the TV, CD, DVD, MP3, Xbox, PS3 etc TURN IT OFF! Unplug it, that way there will be no phantom loads.
4. Have TRV's (Thermostatic Valves) fitted to your radiators, the rooms your not in, turn the heat down in the winter, you would be surprised how much GAS / Heating Oil you can save by doing this!
5. Have your home Cavity Wall Insulated, again a great way to save valuable heat escaping on a cold day / night.
6. Put on an extra layer of clothing on an evening, it's not that hard to do and will save you money!

All I can say is the situation is going to worsen from here on in, oil is finite, it will run out and we need to look for viable solutions to the 'Soon to be upon us' Energy Crisis. For now I suggest we all look at the waste energy and do something to reduce it ASAP.

I am seeing more and more people asking me about the possibilities of CO-GEN / Micro CHP systems for homes, it is something I see will fast become common, people and families will become self sufficient and off-grid, away from the hungry power companies and greedy suppliers. Solar PV, Solar Thermal, Geo Thermal, Ground Source Heat Pumps, Micro CHP, Wind Turbines will all become common sites within our cities and streets over the next decade.