The concept of alternative energy for many owners of private houses and cottages is associated with expensive solar panels, windmills or heat pumps. No one even realizes that in just a few hours you can build a solar collector from plastic bottles for mere pennies to supply yourself with hot water throughout the warm season....

Lovers of tinkering will always find application in their own strength, patience and waste materials. Of the almost free components, they can easily build an extremely useful thing in everyday life. For example, they can make an effective Frenett heat pump with their own hands, without spending anything. But they will replenish the store of knowledge and stock of skills, and this is priceless, is it not so?...

The reasons for the popularity of alternative energy sources are understandable: there is an opportunity to save on fuel and realize dreams of environmentally friendly life support systems. Skillfully using the energy of the sun, wind and water, you can turn an ordinary country house into a modern eco-house....

The use of "green" energy supplied by natural elements can significantly reduce utility costs.For example, having arranged solar heating of a private house, you will supply low-temperature radiators and underfloor heating systems with virtually free coolant. Agree, this is a savings....

In connection with the regular increase in the cost of coolants, alternative heating methods are becoming popular. For example, a practical air-water heat pump that uses air energy to heat. Installation does not require expensive consumables, easy to use, safe. Due to the considerable price of the factory assembly of the unit, many have an interest in the independent construction of this system....

One of the main expenditures of the family budget is the payment of public heating or the purchase of fuel for heating a house. Every reasonable owner will probably think about real and effective ways to reduce these costs. But you can literally reduce them to a minimum using alternative energy sources....

The first versions of heat pumps could only partially satisfy the demand for thermal energy. Modern varieties are more effective and can be used for heating systems. That is why many homeowners are trying to install a heat pump with their own hands. We will tell you how to choose the best option for the heat pump, taking into account the geo-data of the site on which it is planned to be installed....

Science has given us a time when the technology of using solar energy has become publicly available. Every owner has the opportunity to get solar panels for the house. Summer residents are not far behind in this matter. They often find themselves far from centralized sources of sustainable power supply. We suggest that you familiarize yourself with the information representing the device, the principles of operation and calculation of the working components of the solar system....

Solar panels are a source of energy that can be used to generate electricity or heat for a low-rise building. Here are just solar panels have a high cost and are not available to most residents of our country. Agree? Another thing, when a solar panel is made with your own hands - the costs are significantly reduced, and such a design works no worse than an industrial panel....

Autonomous ecological housing, fully equipped with effective support systems, is able to “support” itself. And without harming the environment. But to build it and equip it with smart appliances is quite realistic. We will tell you how to build an eco-house with your own hands, using exclusively natural building materials - clay, sand, straw, wood....

The reserves of fossil fuels are not unlimited, and energy prices are constantly growing. Agree, it would be nice to use alternative energy sources instead of traditional ones, so as not to depend on gas and electricity suppliers in your region. But you don’t know where to start? We will help you deal with the main sources of renewable energy - in this material we examined the best eco-technologies....

Farmers annually face the problem of disposal of manure. Considerable funds that are required to organize its removal and burial go nowhere. But there is a way that not only saves you money, but also makes you use this natural product to serve your good. Leading owners have long been using eco-technology in practice, which allows them to get biogas from manure and use the result as fuel....

It is difficult not to notice how stable the supply of electricity to suburban facilities differs from providing urban buildings and enterprises with electricity. Admit that you, as the owner of a private house or dacha, have repeatedly experienced interruptions, inconveniences and damage to equipment related to them. The above-mentioned negative situations, together with the consequences, will no longer complicate the life of lovers of natural open spaces....

For heating and providing hot water to private houses, it is advisable to use a water-water heat pump that works from natural sources - groundwater, rivers, reservoirs, etc. The system is characterized by absolute environmental safety, does not require regular expenditures on consumables, therefore it is becoming more and more popular....

The rise in price of traditional energy sources encourages private homeowners to look for alternative options for heating homes and heating water. You must admit that the financial component of the issue will play an important role in choosing a heating system. One of the most promising ways of energy supply is the conversion of solar radiation....

Do you want to equip convection heating in the house, where an air-to-air heat pump is used to heat the coolant, which provides significant savings in heating costs? Agree that getting a full heating in a company with hot water is almost free - a very tempting event....

The question of finding alternative sources of heat is becoming increasingly relevant. This is facilitated by rising prices for gas, coal, oil. A very promising direction is solar heating systems that can efficiently heat a room for many years. Consider arranging a solar system, but are there doubts and questions?...

Technological innovation is really surprising, especially when it comes to the practical side of life. More recently, people did not know the schemes for obtaining profitable energy, which makes it possible to refuse expensive electricity. Agree, now alternative sources are available to everyone and it would be great to use them....

Windmills have long ceased to be an exotic novelty, now they are considered as one of the possible options for saving. The air flows above the earth's surface carry a huge amount of energy, which is currently successfully used in industrial wind turbines and small wind turbines for private use....

A classic fireplace is a bulky structure and requires regular maintenance. But modern developments allow you to equip a compact hearth in the limited space of a house or apartment. To a greater extent this is facilitated by high-quality biofuel for the fireplace, obtained from various raw materials....