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Wind Generators, Solar PV, & Water, Micro-Hydro, Electric Cars, and ??? SolWest Fair is July 25th, 26th & 27th, 2008
at the Grant County Fairgrounds, John Day, OR
The Eastern Oregon Renewable Energies Non-profit presents Solwest Fair the last full weekend of each July. SolWest is an occasion for learning, networking, and supporting all types of renewable energy. This three-day event offers engaging activities for all ages and knowledge levels. Participants from around the western region and beyond come to join the SolWest community and learn about energy efficiency, solar and wind energy, alternatively fueled vehicles, and more. Cascade Sun Works provides contracting, engineering, installation, service and maintenance for all areas of the renewable energy field. We believe that existing technologies have the ability to reduce a building's energy needs by at least 50%. Our approach to all of our customer's needs is to have a complete understanding of the total building energy requirements, evaluate potential energy conservation measures and then design a system that meets those needs.
Our team brings a level of professionalism to the solar industry that few others can match. Our sales staff are well educated and versed in energy and system requirements. By understanding your wishes and requirements, we then proceed to select a system from either the products we represent or proceed to our engineering personnel. Our engineering capabilities and solutions for our customers are second to none. Capabilities range from designing simple systems that out perform the competition to elaborate integrated multi-function systems that can be controlled remotely. Installation of all systems is either done by us, or overseen by us. We then can insure that the system delivered to you will perform as you expected and furnish you with many years of trouble free service. Trinity Electric brings over 20 years of electrical and renewable energy experience to Central Oregon. We have been the preferred expert for other solar vendors and home builders in the region, doing renewable energy installations and wiring ultra-efficient home. Now we also serve customers directly - delivering safe, high-quality work, along with the service and on-time results they expect. PV Powered Designs Founded in 2003 and based in Bend, Oregon, PV Powered designs, manufactures and markets the solar industry's most efficient photovoltaic solar inverter solutions. With thousands of its products in use nationwide, PV Powered brings together one of the most experienced design teams in solar power electronics. OREGON SOLAR YELLOW PAGES Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association (OSEIA)
Promoting strength and quality in Oregon's solar industry Electron Connection We offer load analysis, site survey, system design, sales, installation, user training, and tech support long after the warranties expire. We've lived on Renewables over 30 years. We have installed over 300 residental and commercial systems for happy clients. We specialize in NEC® compliant, safe systems. We participate in the Energy Trust Of Oregon Trade Ally Program and we are a Oregon Dept. of Energy Certified Contractor that sells eligible Photovoltaic and Wind Turbine Systems. groSolar, the leader in solar energy systems. groSolar is dedicated to energy independence and the reversal of global warming. A leading distributor of sustainable, green energy products and services, we deliver and install solar power systems for residential and commercial customers. It’s easy. Solar power works for any house, anywhere. groSolar makes “going solar” easy. We will walk you through every step from our solar evaluation to financing to help with incentives and rebates. Best of all, our systems are virtually maintenance-free.
It’s clean. No matter where you live, groSolar can design a system to help you secure your energy future and beat global warming. From California to Colorado to New England, our systems help customers divert tons of carbon dioxide from the Earth’s atmosphere every year.
It’s the right thing to do. There has never been a better time to invest in solar power for your home or business. The price of oil is going up; the cost of green energy is going down. Tax incentives on both the federal and state levels make converting to solar power affordable right now. ABUNDANT RENEWABLE ENERGY (ARE) wind generators are as strong as you'll find anywhere. Designed for harsh climates, they are built simply and ruggedly to quietly last. ARE machines have a large swept area to capture more wind and produce more energy, especially in low wind speeds. These machines produce energy in the winds you get, day in and day out… Power when you need it, not just in storms. EcoMotion: Earth Friendly Vehicles Backwoods Solar Why should you purchase from Backwoods Solar? Our answer is simple - we know what we sell. When you speak with Backwoods Solar, your questions are personally answered by people using the products in daily life. Each employee owns and operates an off-grid home that is powered by the products we sell. Your questions will get answered and your needs will be met. It is our earnest goal to leave you completely satisfied.
Backwoods Solar also offers FREE custom design service for your alternative energy system as well as FREE after sale technical support. Let us be the first to welcome you to our exciting world of off-grid renewable energy!
Wholesale Solar is located in Mount Shasta, California. We've done what you're trying to do! We started as Taos Green Solar, homesteading and raising our kids off-grid in New Mexico. We're currently grid-intertied, still living with the products we sell, and our "kids" are helping us help you. What are you looking for? Browse our site for the lowest prices on solar panels and renewable energy products by manufacturers including Kyocera, BP, GE, Powerup, Sanyo, SunWize, Midnite Solar, Outback, Trace, Xantrex, SunMar, SunnyBoy, Sharp, Prosine, Universal Power Group, Ready Watt, Surrette, Exeltech, Fronius, Heart Interface, Invertek, Magnum Energy, Powertek, Samlex, SMA, and more.
At Discount Solar, you are guaranteed the lowest price anywhere on brand-new solar power equipment.Low Price Guarantee:
We will beat any nationally advertised price on a similar item, provided it is above our cost — it's that simple!
Solatron® Technologies Inc. Solar panels and solar power products such as inverters, mounting racks, solar powered refrigeration and cooling systems, batteries, solar panel kits, charge controllers, cables, and solar powered water pumps. Solar panels from manufacturers like BP, Sharp, Shell, Photowatt, Sanyo, Kyocera and Mitsubishi Solar. Inverters by Xantrex, Sunny Boy, Outback Power, Heart Interface, Prosine, and Trace Engineering, just to name a few, at guaranteed lowest prices on the planet ! Sun Spot Solar & Heating, Inc is engaged in the sale of renewable energy products to both the retail and wholesale market. Our philosophy is to provide products that promote sustainable living while reducing our dependency on and expenditures for non-renewable fossil fuels. All our products promote the use of clean, renewable sources of energy that save you money and help protect our environment. Welcome to EcoBusinessLinks - Green DirectoryLooking for organic food, cheap clean energy, a sustainable house, organic cotton, a vegetarian date, an organic farm, a sustainable community or eco products? Not just green business here! We feature any and all green quality links... +300 categories +9,000 green links +1.5 million visitors/year http://www.ecobusinesslinks.com/ Green Business Solutions
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Supply Chains > Manufacturing > Retail..If you sell green or sustainable products please send information about your products and your URL to Carolyn for story consideration. We love to tell our readers about helpful organic, energy saving and eco-friendly solutions. Simple, daily, green decisions weave a sustainable community! Welcome To Quest Alternate Energy
We have provided the results of our almost 20 years of research in off the grid living, earth sheltered homes, and electric cars. There are numerous pictures and very extensive details of the earth sheltered home and the hydroelectric system that provides power for the home and the well house. We've also got lots of pictures of our electric cars, plus the new EV we are building from the ground up! Please feel free to browse around the pages and learn more about us.
I also wanted to take a minute and tell you about a fascinating and very informative CD-ROM we've created called "Without Warning: A Practical Guide To Surviving A Disaster". This multimedia book covers 11 specific disaster situations: floods, fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, winter storms, earthquakes, droughts, meteorite/asteroid impact, volcanic eruptions, radiological (including nuclear attack by another nation or terrorists group), and hazardous materials accidents, (including chemical/biological terrorists attacks). As the tragic events of September 11, 2001, have shown us; no part of our great nation nor the rest of the world is safe from disaster. The best we can do is be prepared for the worst and pray for the best! BioHOME is the prototype of closed-system housing and sustainable living, built with every man in mind. It is an ongoing developing project in kit form for the homeowner builder, giving you affordability, ease of construction, free standing power systems and more. Sun-Inspired Home Design Sunny, open, and creative
Warm in winter, cool in summer
Low energy bills for hot & cold climates
Integrating green & sustainable design principles
High-performance homes based on low-tech concepts
A variety of exterior styles and construction methods
Incorporating "Not So Big House" concepts
Complementary to active solar & zero-energy homes
We specialize in internet-based Sun-Inspired Home Design for clients throughout North America. Our web site has detailed information on these comfortable, passive solar homes.. You may be fortunate enough to find that one of our pre-designed house plans is right for you. Most of them can be adapted to a variety of climates. We also provide custom design to produce a comfortable and cozy home just for your family. For new custom designs, you will work directly with the architect, Debra Rucker Coleman, AIA. The Natural Home Building Source Sustainable housing design, passive solar, zero-energy, high thermal mass (HTM™) do-it-yourself solar house plans are featured along with septic system parts and consultation; Infiltrator® chamber leach fields; graywater reuse, greywater recycling systems; Clivus Multrum® and Sun-Mar® waterless composting toilets; Servel® non-electric gas refrigerators; drywell kits for storm water, sewage, washer drainage or erosion sediment control; Kobe® stainless steel hoods; and energy saving products like shade cloth, heat storage tubes, and battery operated flood alarms. DryStacked.com Dry stacked block home construction builds for less by using concrete masonry units (blocks) and a fiber-reinforced Surface Bonding Concrete (SBC) coating. Blocks are simply stacked, and then locked into place by a coating of SBC that is applied to both the inside and outside of the walls. This eliminates those unsightly grout lines as seen on most block walls and also water proofs the walls. This SBC can be colored to achieve wall colors other than white or gray. The wall thermal mass reduces heating/cooling expenses by averaging out the daily temperature variations. The outside temperature spikes and plunges are buffered by this wall mass. Earth bermed thermal mass homes often use dry stacked wall construction because of its convenience Six Rivers Solar, Inc. is all about energy generation and conservation. We harness the sun directly to heat your water, provide electrical power to your homes and businesses, or even to make your life more fun and comfortable with pool heating and radiant floor applications.
Solar water heating and solar electrical power systems are the core of the Six Rivers Solar family of products. As the premier manufacturer of solar drainback tanks today, with standard capacities from 50 to 600 gallons, our engineering expertise allows the users of our drainback water storage tanks as well as complete systems to lower power and heating costs today and tomorrow. Our tanks are built to the highest levels of quality, allowing us to provide them with the industry-leading 20-year warranty. Certified by the Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC), Six Rivers Solar is the only manufacturer of SRCC-certified systems with capacities above 120 gallons in the United States. Sun Ray Solar has positioned itself to be the supplier of choice for those contractors and customers who demand the utmost reliability, performance and cost-effective solar heating systems. The core of our business is our unique roll formed solar collector absorber plate, the heat exchanger that transfers solar energy to fluid.
Sun Ray Solar leads the way toward a cleaner and safer environment as a manufacturer of high quality solar pool heating systems, solar water heating systems, solar collectors, replacement collector absorber plates, fin-tube and headers. Earth House The hub for information on Earth Sheltered news and updates. If your interest leans towards the underground, technical publications on alternative ideas, disaster ideas helping to prepare you for the world that's coming. Hi, I'm Joel Akin. Founder and creator of Earth House. I built this site in 1998. Today 350,000+ visits annually from 100 plus countries help keep me motivated. As of July 2007 we hit a peak of 50,000 visitors a month. Davis Caves Construction
The need to protect and preserve the environment is becoming increasingly important. More and more environmentally-conscious people are building earth-sheltered homes from Davis Caves Construction...for many reasons. Energy Conservation
Natural heating and cooling form the earth create a valuable 60-85% savings on fossil fuel.
Limited Visual Impact
Blending with nature, earth-sheltered homes and buildings preserve the character of the land and become part of the natural landscape...promoting, rather than disturbing, wildlife.
Preservation of Greenspace
Building an earth-sheltered home allows the roof to remain as a park, plaza area, or someone's front yard, thus resulting in no loss of greenspace. In a broader sense, agricultural land as well as wilderness may be preserved.
Efficient Land Use
Sloping terrain that may otherwise be destroyed or unsuitable for conventional construction is easily utilized for an earth-sheltered home.
Environmental Benefits
Earth-sheltered homes and buildings, particularly in urban areas, not only enhance or improve the environment aesthetically, but can actually revitalize the natural landscape due to the increase of plant and animal habitat. According to a University of Minnesota study, water and air quality are also improved and the soil is enriched by allowing the natural ecological processes to occur within the boundaries of a built environment.
Wood Conservation
Another advantage of an earth-sheltered structure is that its construction requirements save wood use. The entire structure of a Davis Caves home is made of concrete and other man-made materials. The concrete can be finished off to match any type of interior decor found in conventional homes.
Make a positive contribution...choose an earth-sheltered home from Davis Caves Construction!
Earth Sheltered Homes As the cost of living increases, people everywhere are rethinking their needs for affordable ways to live. Many homes become huge financial burdens. A beautiful Earth Sheltered Home can be affordable to build and to maintain, working in sync with the environment. That’s “green" - building in support of the natural environment. That’s sustainable living.
Earth Sheltered Technology, Inc Thank you for your interest in our award-winning concept of earth sheltered living. Several hundred of our homes have been built across the country, and they are proving to do exactly as we advertise. Our home is the most unique earth sheltered home on the market today, as no other earth sheltered structure offers a true domed, cathedral-type ceiling. Our clients are finding that it costs less than half as much to live in one of our homes as it does in a conventional home.
You will find that we are able to save you up to 80% on your energy costs while practically doing away with maintenance costs. Our homes are drawing a great deal of national attention. Earth Sheltered Technology, Inc. has won national design and building awards over the last several years. We are undisputedly the oldest earth sheltered builder in the nation who has built nothing except earth sheltered structures over the past 18 years. We are also the only known earth sheltered builder to offer a written warranty against leakage. Earthlog Custom Homes®
Your Custom Designed Earth Sheltered Home is Built solid using
fiber-glass/Mix concrete with rebar, ready to stand up to the flying debris of
Tornados and Hurricanes and the devastating effects of Fires and Earthquakes.
Plus, the Superior Energy Efficiency and Soundproofing Qualities of an
Earthlog Earth Sheltered Home means greater comfort for your family
year round.
All of the benefits of concrete home building with architectural beauty.
Beautiful Earth Sheltered Homes in any style with all the added benefits like
Energy Efficiency, Safety, and Peace and Quiet.
Sunken Living Rooms, Bedrooms, Indoor Swimming Pools, a Front like a Castle,
or you can even Incorporate a Green House in your overall design.
Larger Homes can have a rear or Side Entrance that can be Designed just as
Elaborate as the Front Entrance or Comfortable the way you want it to be. FOXFIRE is managed by David Brackhahn, who specializes in natural building techniques and materials. Within these pages, you will find information about building with natural, earthen materials to create wonderful living and working spaces.
He has been building beautiful, energy-efficient homes since 1976, using ancient earth-building arts such as adobe, cob, earthblock, and straw-bale construction, as well as passive solar applications and design.David is very interested in helping people learn to utilize the sun’s abundant energy to increase the comfort and value of their homes.David is passionate about building self-sustaining, “off grid” earthen homes.
BuildingWithAwareness.com
Green Building, Good Design—Simply Explained
A web site, DVD video, and book about the design and construction of straw bale solar hybrid homes. Topics include passive solar house design, straw bale home design, thermal mass walls, earth plaster for adobe and straw bale, the use of natural materials, rainwater cisterns, LEED and large buildings, and much more. Pumice-Crete® DSL Designs for Sustainable Lliving
It is not enough in this time we live in to only provide a resource efficient, cost efficient, and energy efficient building material for the walls of a building. The ideal we are striving for with Pumice-Crete® DSL is to incorporate this usefull masonry wall sytem into a building design that greatly increases the sustainability of the completed building. Combining efficient masonry buildings with more sustainable energy systems such as solar electric, passive solar design, energy storage, recycling, maximum efficiency water systems, water catchment methods, and non toxic construction methods and materials. To this end we are emphasising the DSL effort to offer buildings “designed for sustainability” STRAWBALECENTRAL.COM This renaissance, known as "natural building," is where ancient tradition meets a modern pioneering spirit. People seeking to create a home which is healthy, beautiful and sustainable are turning to old/new technologies such as straw-bale construction, cob and permaculture. These rely on local materials and skills to create an architecture rooted in place and community, and an edible natural landscape around it Adobe International, Inc Bring a portable block factory directly to the building site! Adobe International manufactures the Earth Press II, the Earth Press III & the Earth Press IV. This equipment is specially designed for on-site manufacturing of pressure-stabilized earthen blocks for the construction of residential and commercial structures. This unique and rugged trailer-mounted machinery utilizes the soil direct from the building site and compresses it under high pressure to form structural building blocks vastly superior to earth blocks made by hand.
These blocks exceed the Uniform Building Codes of the USA for both compressive strength and modulus of rupture and are extremely uniform in size and shape. Such uniformity allows for rapid and stable construction. The advantages of this type of structure are numerous and substantial. Southwest Windpower
For 20 years, Southwest Windpower has been bringing low-cost, reliable wind energy to the world. As the world's largest producer of small wind generators, we've pioneered new technologies to make renewable energy simple. USA WIND is a Minnesota based, privately owned company that deals primarily in the small scale used wind turbine market. We are dedicated to bringing low cost alternatives to people interested in clean energy at a price that makes economic sense. Depending on incentives in your state, wind energy may offer a high rate of return on your investment without the risks that come with traditional investing. That means you can typically recover your initial investment quickly and continue to generate revenue for many years to come. Contact us to see what we can do for you: http://www.usawind.com/ Wind Power Products The only 50 pound 500-watt wind generator on the market.
Why does it weigh so much? Because it works, and TLG builds units to last!
Each unit is hand built from high grade Aluminum and Stainless steel.
No expense spared to bring you the finest quality unit available. The TLG-500 Wind Generator has been designed to furl by physics rather than moving parts. This form of furling will drastically reduce lateral thrust (wind loading) on your tower in the event of a storm or high winds. It will also further protect the unit from over speeding which could result in over heating of the head.
I have to say that the TLG-500 Yaw assemble and generator head is overbuilt just like most every TLG product ever produced, but our goal for the new generator has been to provide our customers with a high quality unit that should last 15 to 20 years with normal use.
At that point we are only talking about bearing replacement which will cost you between 25 to 40 dollars buying them from your local supply store. We purposely designed our unit using common NSK sealed bearing that you can easily find. Build-It-Solar
Plans, tools and information to do renewable energy and conservation projects.
Hundreds of projects -- from changing a light bulb to building a solar home.
Design information and tools for building renewable energy projects.
An Experimental section for backyard inventors.
Nothing For Sale here -- just free ideas, plans, and information. Build-It-Solar Suppliers
Potential suppliers for Do-It-Yourself solar and renewable energy projects.
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