Solar Power Archives - Earthaven Ecovillage

Solar Hot Water at Earthaven Ecovillage

Written by Courtney Brooke on May 17, 2021. Posted in Hut Hamlet, Off-Grid Living, Renewable Energy, Solar Power, Water. No Comments on Solar Hot Water at Earthaven Ecovillage

(Transcript from video): Courtney Brooke: Good morning Zev. Zev: Good morning. Courtney Brooke: What are you doing? Zev: I just took the cover off our solar hot water panel. It was covered for the winter and now the sun is hitting it. I let water in and that’s going to be heating water up...

ClubCar: Our golf cart with a solar panel on top at Earthaven Ecovillage

Written by Courtney Brooke on May 2, 2021. Posted in Renewable Energy, Solar Power, Village Life. No Comments on ClubCar: Our golf cart with a solar panel on top at Earthaven Ecovillage

Transcript from video: Courtney Brooke: Here’s our new ride, the club car. It’s a golf cart for cruising around Earthaven, but the news about it is that it’s got a solar panel on top so you can charge it with electricity. But that’s pretty challenging to do when...

Hut Hamlet Solar Microgrid Installed!

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on September 12, 2015. Posted in Articles, Hut Hamlet, Renewable Energy, Solar Power. No Comments on Hut Hamlet Solar Microgrid Installed!

by Chris Farmer with Arjuna da Silva The Hut Hamlet’s kitchen/bathhouse — central distribution area for the neighborhood’s Microgrid. In June, twenty-two residents of the Hut Hamlet neighborhood became owner/users of the first electric Microgrid at Earthaven! Chris Farmer...

Hut Hamlet Installs New Electric MicroGrid by Chris Farmer

Written by Debbie on September 4, 2015. Posted in Hut Hamlet, Renewable Energy, Solar Power, Village Economics. 1 Comment on Hut Hamlet Installs New Electric MicroGrid by Chris Farmer

by Chris Farmer Brandon and Farmer with the microgrid solar panels In June, residents of the Hut Hamlet became owners/users of the first electric microgrid at Earthaven! Chris Farmer designed the grid with help from Brandon Greenstein. Code for mastering, monitoring and metering usage was written...

VT Gets a Solar Upgrade

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on September 24, 2013. Posted in Articles, Off-Grid Living, Renewable Energy, Solar Power, Village Terraces. No Comments on VT Gets a Solar Upgrade

by Bob Lienhart Village Terraces Cohousing Neighborhood just completed a multi-faceted upgrade to their power, heating, and domestic hot water (DHW) systems and the neighborhood is now enjoying the results. Domestic hot water for the main building had been provided by a wood-burning stove. The system...

Sustainable Systems

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on January 8, 2006. Posted in Businesses, Gateway, Natural Building, Solar Power. No Comments on Sustainable Systems

Two of our most enterprising and innovative problem-solvers are Chris Farmer and Brian Love. These guys have been “wrapping their minds around” how to make building at Earthaven more efficient and sustainable. Some of their solutions are manifest in their truck, outfitted with everything...