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Self-sufficient living is all about providing for your own needs— and the needs of your household— without resources or help from the outside. To become more self-sufficient, you need knowledge and skills, plus motivation...

Beech Architects converted a 125-year-old windmill in Suffolk, England, into a modern guest house for rent. Complete with a metal-clad observation pod on top, the new guesthouse is well insulated and features custom-made...

The iconic Dutch windmill is getting a high-tech makeover with a big eco-friendly boost. Windwheel Corporation unveiled today their new designs for the Dutch Windwheel, a circular building set on the water that harnesses...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaBbQOQIGoM Collective Paper Aesthetics, a Netherlands-based studio founded by Noa Haim, was commissioned to design the exhibit for Taiwan’s National Science and Technology Museum, where...

We would like to introduce you to the Watertower that Dutch architect Arno Geesink and I (Rick Tegelaar) developed for Roofgarden Arnhem. (www.roofgardenarnhem.nl). The tower is built to be lightweight, flat packed and to...

The German company EMAMIDESIGN has developed an innovative way to harness the power of wind. Interlocking, compact windmills combine to make the Windflock energy system capable of powering devices and buildings large and...

Most of us underestimate or ignore our incredible dependence on electricity, but there's nothing like a blackout caused by overzealous summertime air conditioner use to remind us of the importance of responsible, efficient...

Rotterdam company Archimedes has created a small windmill that can be installed on just about any roof, anywhere. Meet LIAM: a quiet, affordable wind energy source that's ideal for urban settings; it's compact and quiet,...

Read the rest of Berlin’s Technik Museum is Topped with a Historic Candy Bomber Plane Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "wind power", 'Candy Bomber', Architecture, German Museum of Technology,...

Wind energy is one of the cleanest, most reliable sources of renewable energy out there, but there’s one strike against it: Most wind turbines aren’t exactly the most attractive sight...

Read the rest of D-Hotel: Historic Belgian Windmill Transformed into a Modern Retreat Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: adaptive reuse, d-hotel, eco design, eco renovation, eco-luxury hotel, eco-tourism,...

Read the rest of D-Hotel: Historic Windmill Transformed into a Modern Designer Retreat Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: adaptive reuse, d-hotel, eco design, eco renovation, eco-luxury hotel, eco-tourism,...

For some reason, utility contracts in Scotland are written such that companies are paid for energy that the utility cannot use. In this case, The Telegraph estimates that the payments were worth up to 20 times the actual...

A joint European project called UpWind has announced that new technologies will allow engineers and scientists need to start producing wind turbines with 20 megawatt (MW) capacities — that’s enough to power 16,000...