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Air Conditioning air conditioning on PV, 81: 10 washing machine tales & drought at earthship, with PV & wind, 84: 10
architecture, cool homes in arid climates, Asko dish washer, Home & Heart, 52: 94 Kathleen’s, 86: 134 eco-friendly building products, 104: 34
40: 24 Asko dish washer, part 2, Home & Heart, washing machines; Maytag & Frigidaire, efficiency, specs, mass, insulation, sources,
cool towers, evaporative cooling in arid 53: 78 REview, 103: 82 etc., Gimme Shelter, 46: 37
climates, 41: 38 batteries for cordless devices, 96: 134 energy audits for buildings, 106: 74
cooling & heating with solar, 102: 88 bread machine, Home & Heart, 58: 90 Architecture finding true south, simple technique, (let-
cooling on PV, 81: 10 choosing how-to, Home & Heart, 78: 110 adobe and PV, in CA, 61: 12 ters), 63: 97
passive cooling strategies, 108: 20 cooking with solar electricity, 104: 134 adobe casita powered by Sun, 100: 14 green building resources, 118: 92
passive cooling, part 1, basics, 82: 84 cordless vacuum cleaner, Home & Heart, adobe construction, 103: 22 greenhouse strategies for cold weather,
82: 118 adobe home, with PV & wind, 80: 24 99: 30
Alternative Fuels DC, using for efficiency, 98: 90 “Adobe Journal magazine” (letters), greenhouse, PV powered ventilation,
(see “Hydrogen,” “Methane,” “Transpor- electric heater, Thermal Art (TtW!), 54: 71 43: 100 34: 55
tation,” & “Biodiesel”) lawn mowers; electric & solar, 113: 82 adobe, in southern CA, 61: 6 home with water catchment roof & wind
life-cycle cost analysis, 112: 82 air collector, passive batch water heater, control in Bonaire, N., 77: 56
Alternators load analysis, for system design, 58: 38 methane gas, 17: 19 inflatable-form concrete dome, with PV,
basics, how they work, 20: 10 methane from animal waste, 116: 92 air conditioning, cool homes in arid cli- 88: 46
brushless alternators, 97: 68 mini flashlight conversion to LED, 90: 40 mates, 40: 24 insulation options for green building,
Homebrew, 12 VDC engine/generator w/ muscle-powered washers & a charger, alternative building techniques, Home & 111: 44
field controller, 2: 23 83: 110 Heart, 54: 89 Kyocera’s PV powered energy-efficient
Homebrew, 12 VDC engine/generator Neptune washer phantom load fixed, Ariesun, solar powered house, 11: 32 building, 75: 44
w/field controller, updated, 42: 28 92: 42 batteries, building a clean, safe, warm, lumber kiln, passive solar, 63: 50
Homebrew, 24 Volt Mark VI, 22: 73 pedal-powered generator for TV, 81: 70 battery enclosure, 41: 70 maps of resources for RE, 116: 58
“The Homebuilt Dynamo,” Book Review, phantom loads, 117: 64 “Box Beam Sourcebook,” Book Review, mud rooms, Home & Heart, 55: 92
32: 86 phantom loads, Homebrew, detecting & 43: 86 off-grid living in the city, 109: 12
wind, generators, rewinding, 19: 24 eliminating , 55: 36 building with natural materials, 110: 38 old icehouse converted with green fea-
refrigerator, buying energy efficient, cob home, handmade, 112: 38 tures, 104: 14
Ammeters 104: 66 computers, IBM daylighting simulator passive cooling, part 2, architectural
(see “Instrumentation”) refrigerator, Maytag, TtW!, 84: 84 software (TtW!), 29: 68 details, 83: 66
Solaris solar lantern, Things That Work!, cordwood home construction, 107: 36 passive solar design blunders, 105: 38
Ampere-Hour Meters 79: 70 daylighting options, 109: 40 passive solar design primer, 90: 86
(see “Instrumentation”) Staber washer & Frigidaire dryer, Home & design & plans for passive solar, 116: 62 passive solar home with PV & wind in
Heart, 75: 134 “E-build” CD-ROM, green building, Me- Stelle, IL, 77: 8
Appliances SunDanzer chest freezer REview, 107: 82 dia Review, 72: 126 passive solar, basics, 11: 34
(also see “Lighting”) thermo-electric wood stove fan, Home & earth berm, concrete dome, 29: 22 passive solar, home in northern CA, with
12 volt stereo (DC), Q&A, 60: 106 Heart, 76: 134 earth home, with PV & wind, 85: 10 PV, 60: 6
AC vs. DC systems, 115: 52 UL listings, appliances, system compo- earth-sheltered passive solar home with passive solar, natural materials, & PV,
adding fridge insulation, 95: 34 nents, etc., 56: 82 PV & Wind, 89: 10 108: 74
passive solar, radiant barriers, basics, straw bale walls; load-bearing vs. post & PV, energy payback time of cell manufac- battery box & hold-down design for EVs,
28: 43 beam, 102: 34 ture, 43: 73 80: 100
passive solar, sun room add-on, Sexton, straw bale, basics, overview, examples, PV, Why are PV modules blue?, 38: 88 battery defined, Word Power, 73: 100
53: 16 sources, 46: 44 wind, resource across the US, map, table battery management for PV systems, IPP,
passive solar, sunspace, trombe wall, radi- straw bale, in MN (photos, letter), 47: 101 & references, 44: 30 89: 120
ant floor heat, direct gain, 32: 28 straw bale, w/PV: 408 Wp, 12 V L-A, battery racks for EVs, EV Tech Talk, 79: 94
“Resource Efficient Housing,” Book Re- 35: 62 Back to Basics booster battery at Home Power, 78: 40
view, 26: 77 structural insulated panels, 106: 36 alternative, renewable, sustainable energy, care of NiCds, Q&A, 69: 122
rocket stove heaters, 115: 88 “The $50 & Up Underground House 28: 67 care, & feeding, 58: 66
“Shelter,” Book Review (home design), Book,” Book Review, 74: 134 guide to solar hot water, 107: 18 care, 69: 46
18: 49 “The Good House Book,” book review, hydro-power intro, part 1, 103: 14 cell failure, Q&A, 65: 108
solar cooker built-in, 118: 94 114: 78 hydro-power intro, part 2, 104: 42 cell rotation, Q&A, 60: 106
Solar Decathlon 2002 competition & “The Hydroponic Hothouse,” Book Re- hydro-power intro, part 3, 105: 30 charge monitoring for EVs, 98: 100
demo, part 1, 94: 36 view (greenhouse), 28: 76 load analysis, 102: 70 chargers, charging with generators
Solar Decathlon 2002 competition & “The New Strawbale Home,” book re- moving to the country, 26: 47 (Q&A), 43: 107
demo, part 2, 96: 56 view, 102: 106 PV systems simplified, 104: 72 chargers, constant current, 23: 69
Solar Decathlon 2005 competition & “The Rammed Earth House,” Book Re- solar cooking, 107: 96 chargers, Heliotrope HC-75 (TtW!), 17: 38
demo, 111: 10 view, 73: 122 wind energy estimating, 102: 42 chargers, Homebrew, constant current,
solar mobile home conversion, passive, “The Solar House: Passive Heating & wind generator tower basics, 105: 64 21: 82
PV, DHW, 64: 16 Cooling” book review, 96: 120 wind power introduction, 110: 10 chargers, Homebrew, constant current,
solar shingles, 114: 16 vapor barriers, specs for efficient home, wire stripping how-to, 113: 56 efficient, 44: 54
solar space heating, glass & glazing sources, 46: 37 wiring a PV array for your voltage, 87: 36 chargers, Homebrew, for small NiCd,
choices, 30: 26 window selection, 117: 56 53: 34
solarwind home, hexagon, 19: 40 zero energy home built on spec, 104: 22 Batteries chargers, Homebrew, NiCd pulsar PWM,
standing seam, roof-integrated PV, 105: 56 zero energy home defined, WtH? 019, 13 RE myths debunked, 100: 32 30: 54
straw bale bathhouse / greenhouse, at 107: 94 AA, brands tested/compared, 41: 89 chargers, Homebrew, simple NiCd, 23: 71
Home Power, 63: 12 zero energy homes, IPP, 101: 114 AA, NiCd, recharging w/small PV, 36: 78 chargers, military surplus (TtW!), 41: 66
straw bale bathhouse / greenhouse, at zero-energy home, 112: 14 acid-to-water ratio, Q&A, 77: 153 chargers, with gas generator, 3: 32
Home Power, part 2, 64: 46 alkaline, operating tips, titration, 34: 45 charging rates, Q&A, 67: 124
straw bale building basics, 100: 54 Ask NREL alkaline, operating/testing tips, 34: 44 choice, Q&A, 69: 123
straw bale building features, 101: 14 efficiency, conventional power plants, RE, automated watering system–Pro-Fill, comparison, cost, lead-acids vs NiCd,
straw bale construction, renewable energy 45: 62 REview, 108: 82 16: 24
sabbatical, 60: 50 energy, amount in sunlight, world con- basics/historical, advent of the sealed comparison, of technologies, 35: 54
straw bale home with other green tech- sumption, 41: 36 nickel cadmium cell, 52: 34 comparison, table, acid vs. alkaline, 17: 35
nologies, 115: 22 PV, breakthrough in low-cost efficient PV, batteries for cordless devices, 96: 134 Concorde sealed batteries, TtW!, 75: 88
straw bale home with PV, 81: 30 40: 98 battery blunders, 114: 54 desulfator for gel-cells, Q&A, 78: 138
straw bale home with PV, 85: 22 PV, differences in PV technologies, 39: 84
education, and PV, loads, teaching plan, interconnects & NEC requirements, Q&A, NiCd, pocket plate, care & feeding, 15: 19 QuickCharger small battery charger
part 2 , 15: 5 78: 138 NiCd, pocket plate, chemistry, types, state tested, TtW!, 86: 104
education, workshops, MREA, 47: 74 lead-acid battery desulfator, Homebrew, of charge vs voltage, 12: 16 rechargeable, small, 37: 97
electric vehicles, charging & maintenance, 77: 84 NiCd, pocket plate, evaluating used, recycling, lead-acid battery, 49: 72
48: 60 lead-acid, basics, overview, equalizing, 25: 72 safety, NEC, Code Corner, 40: 94
electric vehicles, fueling techniques, 36: 57 EDTA treatment for sulfation, 47: 30 NiCd, pocket plate, reconditioned (TtW!), safety, overcurrent protection devices,
electric vehicles, overview, 35: 50 lead-acid, basics, terms, tips, 9: 27 13: 17 27: 26
electric vehicles, placement & contain- lead-acid, basics, terms, tips, tables, 1: 25 NiCd, pocket plate, testing & recondition- safety, short circuit protection, 17: 37
ment, 36: 52 lead-acid, EDTA reconditioning, how to, ing, 15: 23 safety, tech notes, 27: 69
electric vehicles, Tech Talk, diagnosing 20: 23 NiCd, pocket plate, voltage regulation, single point watering system, REview,
battery condition, 57: 105 lead-acid, EDTA reconditioning, prelimi- 26: 69 100: 82
enclosures for batteries, 119: 50 nary results, 21: 36 NiCd, sintered plate, charging for radio, Surrette batteries, TtW!, 75: 84
enclosures, design of a battery room, lead-acid, equalizing charge (Q&A), 44: 90 33: 68 testing draw-down on 20 yr old battery
33: 42 lead-acid, gel cells, description of, 25: 46 NiCd, sintered plate, charging small bank, 83: 50
enclosures, Homebrew, clean/safe/warm, lead-acid, internal resistance in, 3: 34 NiCd, 19: 18 UL listed flexible battery cables, NEC,
41: 70 lead-acid, restoration using EDTA, 52: 78 NiCd, sintered plate, charging using Code Corner, 41: 84
enclosures, Sailer system, 768 Wp, 6 V lead-acid, state of charge vs voltage at pulses (homebrew), 5: 27 voltage indicator, LED Homebrew, 83: 56
L-A, 42: 6 34°F & 78°F (charts), 9: 25 NiCd, sintered plate, charging using solar, welding cable acid test, 80: 84
enclosures, ventilation, 6: 31 lead-acid, state of charge vs voltage for 12 teaching plan, part 1, 16: 14 welding cable for battery-inverter cable,
EV batteries explained, GoPower, 72: 92 V & 24 V (charts), 7: 25 NiCd, sintered plate, description of, Wrench Realities, 84: 92
EV battery layout & connection, EV Tech lead-acid, state of charge vs voltage, 36: 66 charging & discharging, 4: 14 wiring, basics/L-A & NiCd w/wiring
Talk, 82: 100 lessons learned in Belize, 102: 62 NiCd, sintered plate, sidebar, sunshine for diagrams, 27: 30
EV charging problems, EV Tech Talk, maintenance of flooded lead-acid, 98: 76 All, 36: 78 wiring, cables, build for battery/inverter,
92: 98 maintenance, diagnosing sick cells, 28: 36 NiCd, sintered plate, test/evaluation/ 7: 36
fast recharge, Q&A, 78: 138 maintenance, gassing, 19: 50 charging of AA cells, 38: 38 wiring, interconnects, tech notes, 33: 46
fitting in EVs, EV Tech Talk, 78: 88 maintenance, Hydrocap battery tops NiCd, small rechargeable, 37: 97
Homebrew, 12 or 24 Volt portapower, (TtW!), 11: 37 nickel-iron, negative experience (letters), Battery Chargers
24: 70 maintenance, neutralizing spills (letters), 46: 104 120 VAC to 12 VDC, Statpower 20 Amp
Homebrew, charger for AA Ni-Cd cells, 42: 106 nickel-iron, positive experience, 46: 16 charger (TtW!), 48: 32
48: 46 maintenance, treating sick cells, 29: 44 nickel-metal hydride, (NiH), Ovonics Homebrew, AA Ni-Cd cells, 48: 46
Hydrocaps, Q&A, 69: 123 make battery & inverter cables, Home- (TtW!), 15: 33
hydronic heated battery box at Home brew, 89: 60 portable, Consci Portable Power Pack Biodiesel Fuel
Power, 77: 30 new battery technologies for EVs, GoP- (TtW!), 42: 74 benefits & availability, 103: 42
instrumentation, Homebrew, high/low ower, 75: 100 Power Vent by Zephyr Industries, Things biodiesel users fined, From Us To You,
voltage alarm, 39: 62 NiCd, chargers, Homebrew, wall cube that Work!, 77: 76 92: 8
instrumentation, Homebrew, LED bar- replacement, 26: 72 powering a resistance load, Q&A, 77: 154 biofuels debate, 115: 46
graph voltmeter, 10: 26 NiCd, equalizing charge (Q&A), 43: 108 biofuels RE-sources, 117: 70
bus educational PV system, runs on veg- “Alternative Energy Sourcebook” 1990, “In Pursuit of Adventure & Freedom,” “The Evolution of an Independent
gie oil, 118: 54 17: 51 (sailing), 23: 76 Home”, 51: 72
comparing green wheels choices, 112: 52 “Alternative Energy Sourcebook” 1991, “Independent Energy Guide”, 51: 73 “The Fuel Savers”, 25: 77
EV w/ biodiesel pusher trailer, 97: 98 22: 81 “Insulation Handbook”, 88: 104 “The Good House Book”, 114: 78
fuel from plants, biodiesel & ethanol, “Alternative Transportation News” “Mavericks in Paradise,” (history), 23: 76 “The Heat is On”, global warming, 78: 112
110: 30 (magazine), 22: 81 “Mutant Message Downunder,” (philoso- “The Homebuilt Dynamo”, 32: 86
hybrid vs. diesel vehicles, 117: 48 “Box Beam Sourcebook”, 43: 86 phy), 41: 92 “The Humanure Handbook”, 61: 68
making & using, 93: 32 “Build Your Own Electric Vehicle” (Bob “Off The Shelf” (collection of RE product “The Hydroponic Hot House”, 28: 76
reactor design & homebrew, 107: 52 Brant), 41: 54 spec sheets), 50: 76 “The Incredible Secret Money Machine”
space heating, forced-air furnace, 97: 40 “Buying Country Land”, 29: 78 “Powering the Future”, on Ballard fuel (home business), 17: 51
starting a production business, 89: 24 “Capturing Heat,” five cooker designs , cells, 77: 134 “The Incredible Secret Money Machine II”
straight vegetable oil conversion, 95: 70 55: 99 “Practical Photovoltaics”, 50: 76 (home business), 46: 76
“Code Check, A Field Guide to Building a “Rainwater Collection for Mechanically “The New Strawbale Home”, 102: 106
Boating Safe House”, 56: 92 Challenged,” w/video, 89: 94 “The Party’s Over,” IPP, 96: 106
electric vehicles, PV powered sailboat, “Convert It” (Mike Brown & Shari “Resource Efficient Housing” (directory), “The Pocket REF”, 31: 93
57: 28 Prange), 40: 64 26: 77 “The Prize”, oil, money, power, 80: 122
“In Pursuit of Adventure & Freedom,” “Create an Oasis with Greywater”, 78: 116 “Septic System Owner’s Manual”, 82: 120 “The Rammed Earth House”, 73: 122
Book Review, 23: 76 “Earth Ponds” by Tim Matson, 92: 88 “Shelter” (home design), 18: 49 “The Solar Electric Independent Home
PV, boat lift, 57: 50 “Ecologue” (catalog), 21: 86 “Shopping for a Better World” (directory), Book”, 18: 49
PV/wind system, on sailboat, Cotterell, “Efficient Washing Machines”, 23: 77 15: 29 “The Solar Electric Independent Home
53: 12 “Electric Burro On The Road To Bogota” “Sierra Club Green Guide”, 55: 98 Book”, 23: 77
sailboats, 2 amp homemade wind genera- (travel), 18: 49 “Solar Cooking Naturally” (cookbook), “The Solar House: Passive Heating &
tor, 5: 9 “Encyclopedia of Country Living,” Home 37: 109 Cooling”, 96: 120
sailboats, Oldfield, PV & wind, 18: 16 & Heart, 42: 96 “Solar Electricity Engineering” (college “The Sun-Inspired House”, 113: 28
solar boat regatta, in Minnesota, 59: 56 “Finding & Buying Your Place in the textbook), 46: 75 “The Water Heater Workbook”, 51: 73
solar cruising, 113: 50 Country”, 87: 120 “Solar Electricity Today” (directory), “Who Owns the Sun?,” IPP, 58: 76
tow-behind hydro generator, for sailboats “From Space to Earth,” history of PV, 23: 76 “Wildfire Across America” (firefighting),
(letters), 46: 103 75: 136 “Sowing the Wind- Reflections on the 23: 77
“From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank,” Tickell, Earth’s Atmosphere”, 23: 77 “Wind Power for Home & Business”,
Book Reviews 68: 103 “The $50 & Up Underground House 36: 88
(also see “Media Reviews”) “Fueling the Future,” the battle over Book”, 74: 134 “Wind Power: RE for Home, Farm, &
“A Bite of Independence,” inexpensive energy, 107: 100 “The Bladeless Tesla Turbine”, 19: 52 Business”, 104: 112
meals Home & Heart, 42: 96 “Gaviotas—A Village to Reinvent the “The Complete Joy of Homebrewing” “Windpower Workshop,” (Piggott), do-it-
“A Solar Manifesto” (environment & World,” Weisman, 68: 102 (beer), 24: 75 yourself info, 65: 92
energy), 46: 75 “Ham Radio Simplified”, 81: 106 “The Death of Ben Linder,” RE enthusiast “Wiring 12 Volts For Ample Power”,
“Alternative Construction”, 83: 130 “Heaven’s Flame” Solar Cookers, 19: 52 & Contra soldiers, 76: 136 20: 61
“World Wildlife Fund Atlas of The Envi- Cartoons Harry Martin, refrigerator & computer maximum power point tracking, 109: 58
ronment”, 21: 85 Bill Bartmettler, getting inductive EV raid battery room for more power, maximum power point tracking, basics,
power from the grid, 60: 100 44: 85 description of, 29: 34
Business Gary Brookins, Ben Franklin grid black- Harry Martin, rooftop wind genny out of modern inverters & controllers off-grid,
biodiesel, starting a production business, out, 98: 130 balance, 43: 99 106: 120
89: 24 Harry Martin, at the Home Power shop- Harry Martin, salesman gone with the Morningstar Prostar PS-30, TtW!, 91: 76
building a PV industry, in Nepal, 62: 24 ping center, 51: 111 wind, 56: 99 Morningstar SunSaver, TtW, 59: 40
career in RE, how to start, 26: 36 Harry Martin, Dave downloads energy Harry Martin, solar power vs. nuke PV, Heliotrope CC120E 120 Amp (TtW!),
careers in RE, Ozonal Notes, 89: 148 from Internet, 52: 101 power, 54: 101 48: 36
Evergreen Solar tour, 93: 72 Harry Martin, drum bunny tracked by Harry Martin, Thelma solar-cooks hus- switches, Homebrew, high voltage detec-
home, basics, 34: 87 trail of dead batteries, 59: 95 band, 41: 105 tor, 33: 80
home, plan, 35: 89 Harry Martin, escalators work during Harry Martin, Uncle Fester discovers switches, Homebrew, voltage controlled,
how to hire a pro installer, 114: 48 blackouts, 83: 139 fluorescent bulbs, 48: 91 16: 50
Kyocera tour in Japan, IPP, 93: 110 Harry Martin, fueling station with alterna- Harry Martin, what really happened to
payback short on grid-tie PV system, tive energy, 89: 143 Mars Rover, 75: 149 Code Corner
116: 26 Harry Martin, Godzilla does the grid, 48: 4 Harry Martin, will work for energy, 2005 National Electric Code & PV sys-
profile of Solar Pathfinder, 26: 40 Harry Martin, illegal biodiesel for FUTY, 63: 103 tems, 105: 96
site survey, interview with Chris LaForge, 92: 8 Harry Martin, wind powered car tacks add your input to the 2002 NEC, 75: 128
82: 66 Harry Martin, illustrations for passive under power line, 61: 108 breakers, 68: 98
sustainable inn with PV, wind, & solar hot solar design article, 105: 38 Terry Torgerson, granny grows PV mod- cable selection for PV systems, 107: 102
water, 102: 14 Harry Martin, illustrations for RE myths ules, 44: 21 cable sizing, 78: 106
systems, Home Power; PV 400 Wp, 12 article, 100: 32 Terry Torgerson, Sherpas carrying fat changing the NEC, 87: 112
L-A, 16: 7 Harry Martin, lift-off from solar powered American up mountain, 45: 70 checklist for PV installation, 106: 92
“The Incredible Secret Money Machine safari helmet, 90: 151 choices, ethics, quality, & the NEC, 88: 116
II,” Book Review (home , 46: 76 Harry Martin, Ned tries to go off-grid, Cats code calcs for an off-grid PV system,
“The Incredible Secret Money Machine,” 42: 103 photos, with PV, 42: 6 95: 94
Book Review (home bus, 17: 51 Harry Martin, nuclear power plant in toys, Drag-a-Mouse (TtW!), 6: 37 code Q & A, 61: 74
tools of the RE trade, 105: 22 basement, 46: 101 codes & standards, affect on cost & perfor-
tools of the SDHW trade, 117: 82 Harry Martin, nuke plant closed for holi- Charge Controllers mance, 55: 82
utilities, selling power to, 42: 62 day season, 104: 10 (also see “Regulators”) component location for systems, 97: 106
Vella cheese factory, big PV intertie sys- Harry Martin, pedal power vs. PV, 55: 101 comparison, availability & how they conductors an&d cables, 66: 82
tem, 102: 26 Harry Martin, photovoltaic panel vs. Pho- work, 116: 80 conductors, 31: 74
what to expect from your RE dealer, 61: 40 tographic panel, 67: 113 defined, WtH? 006, 95: 92 connecting to the utility, 111: 94
what to expect from your RE dealer, 81: 84 Harry Martin, PV panels as waterwheel, homebrew MPPT, 102: 94 diodes and fuses, on PV arrays, 60: 74
57: 97 Homebrew, 3 to 10 Amp PV charge con- disconnects for AC & DC systems, PV/
Harry Martin, Red Baron on wind genny, troller, 63: 42 wind/generator, 42: 78
76: 148 Homebrew, Charge controller, slave, 54: 40 disconnects, 19: 42
disconnects, 21: 53 lightning, safety & protection, 57: 82 PV & 1999 NEC, 69: 98 UL listings, appliances, system compo-
disconnects, when & where to use them, MC cable, string fusing, ground conduc- PV grounding for single dwelling, how nents, etc., 56: 82
119: 104 tors–Q&A, 114: 100 you can affect the NEC, 73: 114 use of conductor types, 77: 128
electrical inspection checklist, 113: 94 mistakes common to PV installations, PV grounding, more, 103: 106 utility connections for larger systems,
example stand-alone PV with generator 99: 102 PV module characteristics & the NEC, 112: 92
back-up, 48: 47 module wiring example, 81: 100 101: 110 various minutia, nonmetallic flex contin-
flexible cables, the NEC, & safety, 104: 106 multiwire branch circuits, danger of, PV modules & the NEC, 91: 116 ued, 62: 73
flexible nonmetallic conduit, temperature 59: 76 PV wiring example, 83: 124 voltage drop after NEC requirements,
ratings, 60: 74 National Electrical Code, 1996 NEC & PV, conductors, & the code, 79: 110 80: 116
fuses, 67: 100 Cable update, 49: 86 PV, example systems: stand-alone & grid- water, pumping systems with PV, 45: 66
grid connection details, 89: 124 NEC and system protection, preventing tied, 47: 84 what’s new in 2002 NEC, 86: 130
grid connection details, 90: 134 accidents form beoming disasters, 52: 86 PV, grounding/overcurrent protection/ wire ratings & what they mean, 76: 128
ground fault protection, PV systems NEC and UL requirements, PV, cables, fuses, 16: 31 wiring, load circuits, 22: 68
Checklist, 58: 82 overcurrent devices, 43: 88 PV, history/relevance of National Electri-
grounding arrays far away from rest of NEC and UL requirements, response to cal Code, 20: 54 Communications
system, 74: 128 HP #43, voodoo electronics (letters), PV, purchase of, procurement manual, Adopt-A-Library, matching funds for
grounding PV arrays, 102: 108 44: 84 specs, 44: 66 subscription, 47: 101
grounding PV on metal roofs, secure NEC and UL requirements, response to PV/NEC, Designing systems to meet amateur radio (HAM), and PV, 61: 46
cabling, 117: 104 HP#43, voodoo electronics, further (let- code, 50: 86 build remote home radio antennas, Home-
grounding PV systems, 72: 112 ters), 45: 84 Q&A: failed inspections, double inverters, brew, 90: 98
grounding requirements, 64: 70 NEC changes for 2008, Part 1, 108: 86 more, 110: 88 computer, Home Power BBS/how to use,
grounding separate structures, 65: 70 NEC changes for 2008, Part 2, 109: 90 resources for safe & reliable design & 39: 40
grounding, basics, 18: 26 NEC described, 100: 104 installations, 92: 118 computers, comm.power, 50: 42
grounding, how to, 28: 46 NEC PV module wiring methods & safe cables, 82: 114 computers, Internet access, HHome
grounding, inverter grounding, 30: 64 cables, 51: 86 safety alert, wiring, ac multiwire branch Power BBS, 43: 91
grounding, inverter grounding, 34: 85 NEC summarized, installation checklist, circuits, 54: 82 computers, Internet, USENET newsgroup,
grounding, isolation, 25: 65 system users manual, 71: 130 site survey for PV systems, 115: 98 Home Power BBS, 42: 14
grounding, surge & lightning protection, overcurrent devices, 84: 124 standards & the NEC, 118: 104 cordless phones hot-rodded, Q&A, 65: 108
32: 68 overcurrent devices, sizing & placing, SWRES Research, 13: 42 electric vehicles, Internet discussion ad-
grounding, why ground, 27: 47 85: 128 system design, PV, 98: 106 dress (letters), 47: 63
how the code changes, 120: 102 perspectives on NEC, 70: 118 systems, examples & remedies, PV, good/ glossary of renewable energy & battery
how the code is written / changed, also planning code-compliant off-grid PV bad/ugly, 44: 66 terms, 47: 78
series diodes, 63: 71 system, 94: 106 systems, examples, PV, small stand-alone, “Ham Radio Simplified,” book review,
inspection preparation, 116: 98 proper wire connectors, 96: 100 46: 84 81: 106
inspectors, 33: 76 pumps, PV powered, 26: 57 systems, purchase of, procurement HP’s radio telephone system, 56: 50
law, relation to National Electrical Code, pumps, PV powered, example systems, manual, specs, 44: 66 Hughes/RCA Digital Satellite System
23: 74 45: 66 (TtW!), 49: 76
hydro & PV powered ham radio, 66: 26 Computers birds, wind vs. conventional, power poli- daylighting options, 109: 40
notebook computer, wireless internet, ac powered, efficient, 21: 45 tics, Audubon report, 47: 10 design & plans for passive solar, 116: 62
Comm Power, 90: 24 batteries, charging from PV (Q&A), 45: 90 birds, wind, power politics, 46: 30 earth home, with PV & wind, 85: 10
off-grid update, 99: 136 battery chargers, Homebrew, constant cur- electric vehicles, power use, pollution earthship, with PV & wind, 84: 10
phones off-grid, Q&A, 68: 123 rent charger, 44: 54 reduction, 45: 42 eco-friendly building products, 104: 34
PV, FM radio station, 54: 6 charge monitoring for EVs, 98: 100 global energy use in modern world, green building resources, 118: 92
PV, solar powered public radio tranmit- communications, comm.power, 50: 38 100: 42 inflatable-form concrete dome, with PV,
ters, 63: 6 communications, Home Power BBS/how home load analysis, 58: 38 88: 46
PV/mobile ham shack, Bosbach, 86 Wp, to use, 39: 40 in the city, 22: 11 “Insulation Handbook,” Book Review,
12V L-A, 50: 38 communications, Internet access, Home phantom loads, 117: 64 88: 104
radio basics, remote communication op- Power BBS, 43: 91 phantom loads, Homebrew, detecting & insulation options for green building,
tions, 56: 42 communications, Internet, USENET news- eliminating , 55: 36 111: 44
RE web site list, Comm Power, 55: 40 group, Home Power BBS, 42: 14 rainforest, Amazon, Yacumama Lodge, old icehouse converted with green fea-
remote, portable PV-powered e-mail, communications, renewable energy bul- eco-tourism w/PVs, 43: 6 tures, 104: 14
106: 68 letin boards, 27: 60 refrigerators, most efficient, Sun Frost RF- passive cooling, part 2, architectural
satellite Internet service using StarBand, Consci Portable Power Pack (TtW!), 42: 74 19 refrigerator/freezer (TtW!), 45: 34 details, 83: 66
84: 108 energy efficient computing, 114: 22 saving energy , with electronic communi- passive solar design blunders, 105: 38
saving energy , with electronic communi- Homebrew, 12 Volt regulator for Commo- cations, 58: 71 passive solar design primer, 90: 86
cations, 58: 71 dore 64, 23: 71 “Sierra Club Green Guide,” Book Review, passive solar garage retrofit, 117: 26
shortwave radio, PV charging, batteries, inverters, how computers/printers run on 55: 98 passive solar, natural materials, & PV,
antenna (Q&A), 47: 108 mod sinewaves, 40: 32 simple ways to save water & energy, 108: 74
solar powered ham field day, 79: 68 low power, 20: 44 120: 68 pole-mount array installation; part 1–siz-
solar powered remote phone system, low voltage, 19: 37 “The Fuel Savers,” Book Review, 25: 77 ing & setting pole, 108: 28
88: 70 PC Solar IBM daylighting simulator soft- trees, paper cost/prices/recycling, 46: 70 pole-mount array installation; part
Things that Work!, criteria & policies (let- ware (TtW!), 29: 68 water heating, tank maintenance, anode 2–mounting & wiring PVs, 109: 82
ters), 46: 102 printers, Apple Laserwriter II NT, 15: 41 replacement, source for, 45: 30 solar attic fan how-to, 112: 24
travel, house swapping RE homes, 37: 107 printers, Hewlett-Packard DeskWriter, solar cooker built-in, 118: 94
travel, RE user network (letters), 47: 100 14: 35 Construction Solar Decathlon 2002 competition &
Writing for Home Power Magazine, share printers, Seikosha SP-1000AP, 16: 52 (also see “Green Building”) demo, part 1, 94: 36
your renewable energy experiences!, PV, portable charging, 38: 32 adobe building, 103: 22 Solar Decathlon 2002 competition &
47: 106 RE web site list, Comm Power, 55: 40 “Alternative Construction,” Book Review, demo, part 2, 96: 56
Solar Pathfinder Assistant software, 83: 130 Solar Decathlon 2005 competition &
Composting Toilets 115: 30 building with natural materials, 110: 38 demo, 111: 10
(see “Sanitation”) certified wood products, 120: 84 solar shingles, 114: 16
Clivus Multrum, Ciotti, 816 Wp, 12 V Conservation chicken house of mystery, H&H, 101: 124 standing seam, roof-integrated PV, 105: 56
NiCd, ram pump, 28: 11 appliances, finding phantom loads, 14: 13 cob home, handmade, 112: 38 straw bale building basics, 100: 54
greywater system design &, 89: 48 birds, effects of pollution (letters), 47: 104 cordwood home construction, 107: 36 straw bale building features, 101: 14
straw bale home with other green tech- hydro, systems, 13: 35 PV systems for poor neighborhood, IPP, association & SCE update, 39: 90
nologies, 115: 22 108: 12 IPP, CPUC &SCE update, 41: 94
straw bale home with PV, 85: 22 Cooling RE payback, 16 professionals comment, IPP, Net metering, REDI’95, financing,
straw bale walls; load-bearing vs. post & (see “Air conditioning” & “Refrigeration”) 87: 44 SCEs off-grid, etc, 49: 82
beam, 102: 34 solar attic fan how-to, 112: 24 solar space heating, 118: 98 IPP, PV Commercialization, 48: 71
structural insulated panels, 106: 36 technology is the major socio-political IPP, update, 40: 107
“The Good House Book,” book review, Dr. Klüge force, Ozonal Notes, 102: 134 IPP/PV, National PV Production Statis-
114: 78 basics, electricity terms & laws, 31: 78 U.S. energy flow analysis, 87: 54 tics, 51: 82
“The New Strawbale Home,” book re- basics, how transformers & LCBs work, IPP/Utilities, California PV for Utilities
view, 102: 106 37: 40 Editorial (PV4U), 50: 82
“The Solar House: Passive Heating & basics, resistors & diodes, 32: 62 alternatives, RE a solution to utilities letter to future generations, by Jim Bell,
Cooling” book review, 96: 120 electricity, rms voltage, 32: 50 dilemma, 20: 46 63: 86
tools of the SDHW trade, 117: 82 electricity, timers & FETs, description of, conference, REDI Conference 1993, 37: 78 lightning on Agate Flat, Muddy Roads,
window selection, 117: 56 34: 70 conservation, energy conservation, 9: 34 55: 68
zero energy home built on spec, 104: 22 electricity, transistors, intro to, 33: 32 consumer’s guide, an RE parable, 31: 81 Lunatic Fringe, 25: 6
zero energy homes, IPP, 101: 114 induction and magnetism, Getting the costs of RE, how people can affect, 57: 39 magazine mechanics, changing printers,
zero-energy home, 112: 14 Buzz Out, 35: 77 do we need NABCEP installer certifica- paper, 35: 18
tions?, 92: 112 magazine mechanics, recycled paper, au-
Controls Economics electric vehicles, Carnegie Mellon report, thor data, computer nerd stuff, 38: 82
alternators, Homebrew, 12 VDC engine/ appliance life-cycle cost analysis, 112: 82 49: 73 Ontrio Hdyro, CA net metering, PV
generator w/ field controller, 2: 23 federal RE tax credits for 2006, 112: 88 electric vehicles, Electrathon, ZEVs, 51: 50 growth, IPP, 52: 82
DC–DC converters, Vanner Voltmaster finance for an RE home, 103: 94 electric vehicles, future of , 38: 49 overview of Home Powers first fifty is-
(TtW!), 33: 84 global energy use in modern world, electric vehicles, introduction of GoPower, sues, 50: 18
disconnects, required for ac & DC sys- 100: 42 37: 50 ownership of power, the utilities’ involve-
tems, PV, wind, generator, 42: 78 green energy credits for purchasing RE, energy farming, 46: 4 ment in solar energy, 37: 4
fan speed, 12VDC , ZANE (TtW!), 54: 68 113: 78 etiquette, Good Manners, 31: 36 photon’s trip to earth, 25: 68
for using DC appliances, 98: 90 hybrid vehicle purchase, 113: 66 freedom offered by RE, 22: 35 Power Politics, corporate ethics, 57: 86
Homebrew, electric fence chargers, pro- investing in efficiency (CF lights, etc.) future, musings on utilities, hydrogen, PV, perks of using, 2: 6
grammable pulse generators, 21: 78 gives good return, 86: 96 29: 28 PV, state of the industry, 18: 15
Homebrew, lov voltage disconnect (LVD), investing in PV system vs. traditional get organized around intertie connection RE, a matter of intent, 44: 4
60: 38 treasury bonds, 101: 34 standards, 89: 151 revolution, turnips, Smile, you are enter-
Homebrew, Renavair control panel, w/ 24 investment analysis for PV systems up- GoPower, a teen’s first car, 52: 50 ing a grid-free zone, 42: 4
Volt Mark VI field controller, 22: 73 date, 117: 74 GoPower, solar racing, how many EVs, selling power to utilities, net billing, IPP
Homebrew, timer for loads, ac to DC con- investment analysis for PV systems, lead herrings, 49: 50 non-profit orga, 42: 62
version, 16: 49 100: 86 greenhouse effect & PVs, 10: 14 solar, perspective, 4: 35
Homebrew, timer for modified sine wave measuring human impact, 102: 76 hydro humor, 59: 70 spoof, Doktor Data explains sunshine,
inverters, 51: 76 PV system costs, 109: 22 IPP introduces themselves, 38: 94 34: 58
storms, RE comes through unscathed, conductor defined, Word Power, 93: 120 free defined relative to RE, Word Power, MREA gets new home & demo faciltiy,
45: 4 conference, Windpower 2002 AWEA, 91: 104 74: 44
technology is the major socio-political 91: 84 gin pole defined, WtH? 012, 99: 118 news on efficient PVs, wind, vacuum,
force, Ozonal Notes, 102: 134 conservation defined, Word Power, global energy use in modern world, SERI, 13: 31
the Wizard speaks, A Dream: 2027 AD, 102: 118 100: 42 Nicaragua solar electric workshop, 97: 58
44: 78 cost analysis of PV vs. sports utility ve- global warming info & resources, 115: 44 non-islanding inverter defined, WtH? 001,
utilities, utilities & the off-grid PV market, hicles, 90: 46 glossary of renewable energy & battery 93: 42
37: 91 Cuba solar powered schools, 86: 90 terms, 47: 78 nuts & bolts used in EVs, part 1, 99: 98
Wisconsin, Renewables at work, Power DC plugs & receptacles defined, Word governing of wind generators defined, nuts & bolts used in EVs, part 2, 100: 100
Politics, 54: 86 Power, 111: 106 WP, 107: 118 Ohm defined, Word Power, 77: 114
degree day defined, WTH?, 109: 46 gutter defined, WtH? 016, 104: 64 Ohm’s law, Word Power, 78: 94
Education demonstration PV grid-tie with battery Hertz defined, Word Power, 109: 102 overcurrent device defined, WtH? 002,
(also see “Energy Fairs” & “Word Power”) backup, 110: 54 high school class builds PV demo cart, 93: 78
13 RE myths debunked, 100: 32 demonstration PV grid-tie, no battery 74: 24 P-N junction explained, Word Power,
AC plug & receptacle configurations, backup, 111: 36 history of DC vs. AC electricity, 111: 88 76: 116
Word Power, 110: 102 differential control defined, WtH? 003, history of solar hot water, 100: 64 paper, cost/prices/recycling, 46: 70
Adopt-A-Library, matching funds for 94: 49 horsepower defined, Word Power, 89: 114 passive solar lumber kiln, Appalachian
subscription, 47: 101 disconnect defined, WtH? 004, 94: 86 insulator defined, Word Power, 94: 120 State Univ., 63: 50
altitude & azimuth defined, Word Power, Ed Eaton, educator extraordinaire, retires Int’l Development Program at HSU, 41: 78 phase defined, Word Power, 108: 102
105: 106 from SEI, 96: 144 international, PV in Nicaragua, 61: 36 photons defined, Word Power, 112: 106
amp defined, Word Power, 69: 82 Education Station, RE demo on wheels, intertie PV workshop, 80: 58 photovoltaic module defined, WtH? 011,
amp-hour defined, Word Power, 70: 98 72: 42 introduction of PV in Somalia, 82: 22 99: 96
amp-hour meter defined, WtH? 005, 95: 32 efficiency defined, Word Power, 101: 122 inverter defined & described, Word PicoTurbine, small wind genny demo,
anatomy of a wind turbine, 116: 52 electric vehicles, building a high school Power, 74: 116 Homebrew, 71: 102
back to basics, renewable energy educa- electrathon racer, 40: 58 Kid’s Corner intro, 26: 50 planetary citizens, amateur radio, 5: 5
tion sources, 30: 72 electric vehicles, Junior Solar Sprint races, Kid’s Corner: solar , 31: 86 power equation, W = V x A, Word Power,
battery defined, Word Power, 73: 100 53: 64 Kid’s Corner: solar cooker designs, 27: 74 79: 100
btus, heat energy units, Word Power, electrical terminology summary, 100: 116 Kid’s Corner: solar experiments, 28: 70 power factor defined, Word Power, 99: 116
120: 114 electrons defined, Word Power, 90: 124 Kid’s Corner: solar oven designs, 30: 74 PV & pump demonstration, 102: 10
building a wooden wind genny, 88: 22 Elias PV install workshop for Redwood Kid’s Corner: solar, wind, solid waste, PV cell defined, Word Power, 75: 114
careers in PVs, CMC, 3: 20 Alliance, 73: 38 29: 74 PV class / installation, in Iowa by IRE-
cell, module, & array defined, 113: 106 energy payback for PV, 80: 42 maps of resources for RE, 116: 58 NEW , 63: 24
charge defined, Word Power, 92: 102 expansion tank defined, WTH? 018, Midwest Renewable Energy Fair ‘00, PV design & installation, SEI workshop,
circuit defined, Word Power, 82: 104 105: 100 79: 60 10: 20
classes & training for RE, 116: 74 expos for educating the pro installer/deal- Midwest Renewable Energy Fair, high- PV for practitioners workshop, SEI (for-
code book defined, WtH? 013, 100: 78 er, IPP, 106: 96 lights, 54: 26 merly ATA), 13: 12
combiner box defined, WtH? 015, 103: 104 mobile PV power system in van, 94: 62
PV installation filmed for educational TV, Solar Decathlon 2002 competition & watt defined, Word Power, 71: 114 design helps cut loads, 82: 40
88: 54 demo, part 2, 96: 56 watt-hour defined, Word Power, 72: 98 education, workshops, MREA, 47: 74
PV installation for a Baja, Mexico school, Solar Decathlon 2005 competition & watts & watt-hours, Word Power, 119: 116 energy audits for buildings, 106: 74
95: 12 demo, 111: 10 WET Lab, mobile student lab using RE, energy efficiency is crucial, 71: 84
PV installation, a little at a time, 60: 16 solar fountains teach renewable energy, 67: 18 GE 0001, Mexican restaurant in Fargo,
PV science project, 79: 16 106: 60 wind & PV workshop in WA, 102: 46 ND, 91: 22
PV system, urban, Wausau WI, 600 Wp, 24 solar hot water system classroom project, wind generator rated power explained, GE 0002, efficient lighting for a Hawaii
V L-A, 48: 16 111: 76 115: 110 library, 92: 48
PV systems simplified, 104: 72 solar powered ham field day, 79: 68 wind initiative project in N. Carolina, GE 0003, lighting in an Aikido dojo, 93: 58
PV workshop in Oregon at SolWest fair, Solar Sprint racing, construction tips, 113: 60 GE 0004, lighting in a WA lodge, 95: 82
86: 46 62: 70 wind power info sources, 116: 70 home load analysis, 58: 38
PV, batteries, loads, teaching plan, part 2 Solar Sprint racing, rules & regulations, wind, home built / restoration, 56: 32 home with grid-tie PV & SDHW, 110: 20
, 15: 5 efficient components, 61: 56 wire nut defined, WTH? 017, 105: 28 implementing measures & monitoring
PV, Boy Scouts, Amateur radio, 32: 71 Solar Sprint racing, testing PVs & motors, wire stripping how-to, 113: 56 effectiveness, 110: 70
rated watt defined, Word Power, 81: 90 63: 68 wiring a PV array for your voltage, basics, insulation options for green building,
RE education—supporting, Power Poli- Solar Sprint, model solar cars for adults & 87: 36 111: 44
tics, 78: 96 kids, 60: 30 women’s PV installation course, 78: 60 inverters, 113: 36
RE sabbatical, in Africa, 60: 50 soldering how-to, 88: 74 women’s PV workshop, 98: 60 investing in efficiency (CF lights, etc.)
renewable defined, Word Power, 80: 106 SolWest ‘00 energy fair, 80: 70 workshops on PV in Burma, 98: 42 gives good return, 86: 96
RETSIE, 6: 18 sources, RE material, 30: 72 workshops, SEI, interties, batteries, invert- lighting, LED lighting shootout, 60: 33
rotor defined, Word Power, 106: 104 Southwest RE Fair ‘00, 81: 64 ers, Code, Safety, etc., 47: 82 lighting, most efficient available, LED Il-
SEI hydro power workshop, 76: 64 Stirling engine, small & simple, Home- workshops, wind, PV, batteries/inverters, luminators (TtW!), 44: 33
semiconductor defined, Word Power, brew, 76: 88 solar hot water, etc., 47: 74 lighting, retrofit of school w/fluorescents,
95: 112 Sun astronomy, 100: 70 “Your Solar Home” DVD review, 113: 54 32: 38
shock defined, Word Power, 104: 118 Sustainable Energies Research Institute, youth camp focused on RE, 100: 94 Neptune washer phantom load fixed,
solar battery charging, teaching plan, part 11: 21 92: 42
1, 16: 14 systems, PV, hydro, wind, BLM historical Efficiency office stand-alone PV system, with ef-
solar cell history, 95: 54 site, 55: 6 AC vs. DC systems, 115: 52 ficiency, 97: 88
solar collector defined, WP, 114: 108 teaching kids RE, Home & Heart, 119: 120 adding fridge insulation, 95: 34 phantom loads, 117: 64
solar cooking in Mexico, SEI bakery proj- Texas RE Roundup ‘00, 81: 58 affects on cost & performance, Code Cor- phantom loads, appliances that are always
ect, 59: 50 value of having RE examples, FUTY edito- ner, 55: 82 on, 37: 46
solar cooking, for kids, Home & Heart, rial, 111: 8 appliance life-cycle cost analysis, 112: 82 phantom loads, Homebrew, detecting &
57: 90 Veggie Van, vegetable oil fuel, diesel compact fluorescent lighting investment, eliminating , 55: 36
solar cooking, Spanish-language pam- engines, 65: 46 113: 24 simple efficiency steps, 115: 64
phlet to build cooker, 44: 50 videos reviews: PV, wind, hydro, Alterna- computing with energy efficiency, 114: 22 simple ways to cut energy waste, part 1,
Solar Decathlon 2002 competition & tive Energy with the Experts, 56: 93 conservation as a precursor to adding RE, 118: 48
demo, part 1, 94: 36 volt defined, Word Power, 68: 82 118: 68
simple ways to cut energy waste, part 2, basics, wiring, part 2, measure, connect, brakes, electric-assist brake, 44: 36 conversion, choosing a car for, 31: 32
119: 42 ground, fuse, relay, etc., 43: 52 “Build Your Own Electric Vehicle,” Book conversion, experience by first-timer,
simple ways to cut energy waste, part 3, batteries for EVs explained, GoPower, Review, 41: 54 45: 42
120: 56 72: 92 buying a used EV, 119: 80 conversion, Kawasaki 2WD to electric
simple ways to save water & energy, batteries, conversion, overview, 35: 50 buying a used EV, part 1, EV Tech Talk, mule, 41: 46
120: 68 batteries, EV fueling techniques, 36: 57 89: 110 conversion, Porsche 911T, 63: 60
straw bale, comparisons, overview, batteries, part 2, GoPower, 74: 104 buying a used EV, part 2, EV Tech Talk, conversion, power accessories/options,
sources, examples, 46: 44 batteries, reviving, EV Tech Talk, 65: 65 90: 120 41: 56
SunPipe light tube REview, 118: 82 batteries, Wh/lb & price comparison (let- buying a used EV, part 3, EV Tech Talk, conversion, troubleshooting of circuits,
switched outlets for phantom load con- ters), 47: 62 91: 98 batteries, etc., 45: 50
trol, 89: 104 battery box & hold-down design, EV Tech charge monitoring, 98: 100 conversion, what to save, what to scrap,
system design, whole-house, insulation, Talk, 80: 100 charging & maintenance, 48: 60 32: 48
mass, etc, sources, Gimme Shelter, 46: 37 battery chargers, Homebrew, 0-140VDC, charging electric bikes in Grants Pass, OR, conversion, wiring, part 1, size, cable,
tankless water heater choices, 118: 74 autotransformer, 110 rectified, 47: 59 78: 92 strap, identify, protect, etc., 42: 52
utilities, efficiency of conventional power battery chargers, types, issues, sources, charging EV batteries with PV, EV Tech conversion, wiring, part 2, measure, con-
plants, Ask NREL, 45: 62 46: 64 Talk, 66: 68 nect, ground, fuse, relay, etc., 43: 52
washing machines; Maytag & Frigidaire, battery layout & connection, EV Tech Talk, charging problems, EV Tech Talk, 92: 98 conversions from driver point of view,
REview, 103: 82 82: 100 charging your EV, part 1, GoPower, 89: 98 GoPower, 65: 58
window selection, 117: 56 battery rack design & construction, EV charging your EV, part 2, GoPower, 90: 112 conversions, pickup truck (photo), 45: 46
zero-energy home, 112: 14 Tech Talk, 79: 94 choosing an EV, GoPower, 69: 66 conversions, suspension: data, springs,
battery, lead-acid recycling, 48: 61 Citicar, Gail Lucas, 42: 46 shocks, struts, alignment, etc., 44: 46
Electrathon benefits of converting gas car to EV, EV City Cars, GoPower, 87: 74 conversions, tips, tricks, & planning
at SolWest ‘00, 80: 76 Tech Talk, 84: 104 commuter, 96V, DC series motor, 16 6V ahead, 64: 58
Muscatine H.S. builds racer, 80: 90 bicycle power assist, ZAP Power System, L-A, 60-80 mi, 55 mph, 45: 42 conversions, trucks, 9 in. DC series motor,
43: 46 comparing green wheels choices, 112: 52 120V, regen, 84 Dodge D50, 47: 54
Electric Vehicles bicycles, also solar & human powered computers, Internet discussion address conversions, Voltsrabbit, 96V, DC series,
95 year-old boy converts a gas car to an (photo), 46: 56 (letters), 47: 63 16 6V L-A, 60-80 mi, 55 mph, 45: 42
EV, GoPower, 88: 92 biodiesel pusher trailer, 97: 98 controllers, conversion, speed control, “Convert It,” Book Review, 40: 64
a potluck of EVs & letters, 51: 53 boats, 1st Spada Lada Electric Boat Race, 37: 74 crashworthiness, crash tests, 40: 50
aerodynamics, terms, overview, 47: 66 32: 18 conversion ability & resources, EV Tech Currie electric bike, 89: 64
aircraft, solar powered ultralight, 19: 6 boats, 2nd Annual Spada Lake electric & Talk, 77: 108 debunking EV myths, GoPower, 84: 98
aircraft, solar vs. other, energy compari- solar races, 39: 48 conversion mistakes to avoid, 96: 94 design, experiences designing & racing
son, 19: 8 boats, Marine Electric Propulsion, 37: 70 conversion, adaptors, 34: 40 EVs, 40: 54
American Solar Challenge endurance race, boats, solar powered, 26: 30 conversion, battery chargers, explanation diagnosing equipment problems, EV Tech
GoPower, 85: 104 “Box Beam Sourcebook,” Book Review, & shopping for, 40: 66 Talk, 68: 84
basics, wiring, part 1, size, cable, strap, 43: 86 conversion, battery containment & place- editorial, Carngie Mellon Report, 49: 73
identify, protect, etc., 42: 52 Bradley GT, Gail Lucas, 42: 46 ment, 36: 52 editorial, Electrathon, ZEVs, 51: 50
editorial, solar racing, how many EVs, EVs vs. hybrids vs. fuel cell vehicles, Homebrew, shopping cart racing, 48: 52 instrumentation, tachometer sensors,
lead herrings, 49: 50 GoPower, 94: 92 Homebrew, solar powered dune buggy, meter drivers, 44: 36
editorial, towards an EV future, 29: 31 fabricating motor mounts, 71: 116 34: 20 insurance for EVs, 66: 64
editorial, Tropica, CARB, 42: 44 financial incentives, GoPower, 68: 74 Homebrew, suspension: data, springs, integrating traction battery & low volt ac-
editorial, ZEV mandate, electric-assist finding & buying materials for a conver- shocks, struts, alignment, etc., 44: 46 cessory battery, 76: 110
brake, instrumentation, 44: 36 sion, EV Tech Talk, 88: 98 Homebrew, VW Rabbit conversion, part international, British Battery Vehicle Soci-
education, building a high school Electra- fitting batteries, EV Tech Talk, 78: 88 1, 51: 62 ety (letters), 47: 63
thon racer, 40: 58 fix jerky start-off, EV Tech Talk, 67: 84 Homebrew, VW Rabbit conversion, part international, British EV society, Dorset
education, building an Electrathon vehicle Ford Escape hybrid, 2005 model, 105: 90 2, 52: 52 (letters), 46: 104
at a junior high school, 44: 38 fuel cell future for EVs, GoPower, 76: 104 Homebrew, VW Rabbit conversion, part international, electric rickshaws in Kath-
education, Jordan Energy Institute, 21: 32 fuel cells in EVs, GoPower, 77: 100 3, 53: 60 mandu, 49: 52
education, Junior Solar Sprint races, 53: 64 fuel cells, intro to hydrogen fuel cells, homemade electric trike, 83: 84 international, EVs in Europe & renting an
efficiency, auto emmisson pollution, 18: 9 23: 16 Honda R&D EVs, delivered to Pacific Gas EV in Geneva, 38: 64
efficiency, energy consumption in ZEVs & gardening, walking tractor conversion, & Electric, 45: 39 international, Isle of Man, education, rac-
HEVs, 37: 57 53: 53 how to drive an EV, part 1, GoPower, ing, publicity, 45: 54
efficiency, performance testing 1992 Amer- gauges how-to, EV Tech Talk, 86: 114 79: 90 is an EV right for you?, GoPower, 91: 90
ican Tour de Sol, 34: 62 gauges, wiring, EV Tech Talk, 87: 94 how to drive an EV, part 2, GoPower, kits & converting EVs, GoPower, 70: 100
efficiency, reasons for owning, 18: 11 Gorilla electric cart, GoPower, 93: 100 80: 96 lawn tractor, battery powered & solar
Electrathon at SolWest ‘00, 80: 76 grid power emissions, 56: 70 how to find EV parts, fabricators, & ad- charged, 96: 68
Electrathon, building a high school Elec- Homebrew, build a solar powered vehicle, vice, EV Tech Talk, 83: 104 Lightning Series, Dann Parks, Electrathon,
trathon racer, 40: 58 14: 27 hybrid vehicle concepts, Honda Insight, 43: 48
Electrathon, Lightning Series by Dann Homebrew, building a shopping cart GoPower, 82: 94 maintenance, troubleshooting of circuits,
Parks, 43: 48 racer, 50: 64 hybrid vehicles myths debunked, EV Tech batteries, etc., 45: 50
Electrathon, Panther Electric junior high Homebrew, building an Electrathon ve- Talk, 74: 112 motor to transmission adaptors, EV Tech
project, 44: 38 hicle, Box Beam, 44: 38 hybrids, general, 8: 5 Talk, 72: 100
Electrathon, SEER ‘94 Electrathon, 43: 56 Homebrew, controllers/relays, simple, hybrids, overview, 9: 13 motors for EVs, aircraft generators, EV
Electrathon, SEER ‘94 racing & results, 39: 53 hybrids, part 2, Toyota Prius, GoPower, Tech Talk, 69: 84
43: 56 Homebrew, design & construction of a 83: 98 motors, conversion, types & tips, 33: 38
electric bike homebrew, 73: 64 shopping cart racer, 49: 62 hybrids, solar electric/ natural gas proto- multiple conversions by Nalbandian,
electric wheelbarrow, 43: 40 Homebrew, dynamic braking, part 1, type, 31: 108 GoPower, 78: 76
energy, gasoline-to-electric equivalents, 42: 56 improving range of EVs, EV Tech Talk, Muscatine H.S. builds Electrathon racer,
42: 48 Homebrew, dynamic braking, part 2, 70: 106 80: 90
EV driving techniques, 49: 68 43: 99 instrumentation for EVs, EV Tech Talk, neighborhood electric vehicle, PV pow-
EV industry in Nepal, GoPower, 79: 74 Homebrew, dynamic braking, part 3, 85: 112 ered in Alaska, 69: 8
EV suspension, EV Tech Talk, 73: 102 45: 54 instrumentation, conversion, gauges for neighborhood electric vehicle, Sparrow,
EV vs. internal combustion cost compari- Homebrew, frames, 15: 42 the working EV, 39: 58 67: 76
son, GoPower, 77: 92 Homebrew, regenerative braking, 38: 52
neighborhood electric vehicles, GoPower, racing, 1990 American Tour de Sol, 18: 7 scratchbuilts, Sunray, 3-wheel, 12HP DC Tech Talk, diagnosing battery condition,
86: 108 racing, 1991 American Tour de Sol, 24: 35 series, 120V, 45: 46 57: 105
new battery technologies, GoPower, racing, car & race types, 55: 62 scratchbuilts, tractor (photos), 45: 46 Tech Talk, perceptions of EV performance
75: 100 racing, design/development of open class Shawk electric motorcycle, 49: 58 / practicality, 63: 64
nuts & bolts used in EVs, part 1, 99: 98 racer, 39: 44 solar boat regatta, in Minnesota, 59: 56 Tech Talk, range, car type, battery treat-
nuts & bolts used in EVs, part 2, 100: 100 racing, drag & speed records, 58: 56 solar boats in Finland, 74: 60 ments, 58: 62
overview, myths debunked, 46: 59 racing, driving techniques, 57: 56 solar car race in Australia, 78: 68 Tech Talk, tires, 59: 68
overview, various conversions, purpose- racing, Electrathon, 61: 50 solar car rally in France, 110: 78 Tech Talk, troubleshooting, 61: 65
built, production, & kit model, 44: 42 racing, Electrathon, high school, 41: 50 solar power & EVs, 103: 102 Tech Talk, troubleshooting, part 2, 62: 66
owner’s guide to a used EV, part 1, EV racing, new speed records & old EV Solar Sprint racing, construction tips, three-wheel, design considerations (let-
Tech Talk, 93: 106 frames, 41: 44 62: 70 ters), 46: 101
owner’s guide to a used EV, part 2, EV racing, rapid recharging, 33: 109 Solar Sprint racing, rules & regulations, tires for EVs, GoPower, 71: 90
Tech Talk, 94: 100 racing, safety & protocall, 56: 64 efficient components, 61: 56 tires, overview, issues, 46: 66
parts, access data, 19: 54 racing, safety, 30: 22 Solar Sprint racing, testing PVs & motors, tours & rallies, 59: 63
pen pals wanted—Kansas City, letters, racing, Snowhite EV vs. gas stock car, 63: 68 Toyota hybrid 2004 Prius, 102: 100
42: 105 43: 40 Solar Sprint, model solar cars for adults & Toyota Prius hybrid review, GoPower,
personal EVs, 118: 42 racing, solar , endurance, 60: 60 kids, 60: 30 85: 62
pickup converted by father-daughter racing, statistics, photos, 46: 59 solar, ‘90 World Solar Challenge, Austra- tractors, BoxBeam, PM motor, 12V/1HP
team, GoPower, 92: 90 racing, Universities compete in solar car lia, 21: 29 or 24V/2HP, 47: 52
plug-in hybrid vehicles, 108: 44 race, 50: 50 solar, 4 PV panels, 12V L-A, Tom Bennett/ trike, w/ pedal & Zap, The Phantom,
politics, CARB ZEV mandate, 44: 36 racing, University Spec. (formula) class, Eileen Niedermann, 42: 48 55: 56
“Powering the Future,” on Ballard fuel 62: 62 solar, building a solar vehicle, 14: 30 trucks, conversions, 9 in. DC series, 120V,
cells, Book Review, 77: 134 rail biking , (not electric), 54: 60 solar, PV panel construction for racer, regen, 84 Dodge D50, 47: 54
prototyping, aluminum box beam, 54: 50 range of driving, 106: 88 37: 52 video reviews, EVs & Hydrogen, 27: 78
PV charged EV, 12 KW grid-intertie, Sys- rehabilitating old EVs, EV Tech Talk, solar-charged EV & home system, 103: 30 video reviews, Hand Made Vehicles,
tems article, 72: 10 75: 108 solar-charged, 113: 16 43: 40
PV for charging EV, 78: 10 reviving batteries, EV Tech Talk, 65: 65 solar-powered electric motorbike, 120: 90 Voltsrabbit conversion at SolWest, GoP-
PV intertie, Heckeroth, 3 Kw, 24V L-A, reviving old lawn tractors, 70: 44 Sparrow neighborhood electric vehicle, ower, 73: 94
50: 57 road test, an electric bicycle, 48: 57 67: 76 wiring, (part 1), sizing, cable, straps, iden-
PV powered bike, 81: 20 safety, conversion, disconnects, circuit Speedster Two, 72V, 4.5HP, 600lbs, 43: 42 tifying, protecting, looms, 42: 52
PV powered sailboat, 57: 28 breakers, fuses, 38: 60 SunCoaster, 4 PV panels, 12V L-A, Tom wiring, (part 2), measuring, connectors,
Q & A, low cost & low performance, 60: 66 safety, design, operation, & maintenance, Bennett, 42: 48 extra wires, grounds, fuses, relays,
racing , at Phoenix, 54: 53 51: 58 suspension, data, adjustment, springs, 43: 52
racing, ‘91 Phoenix Solar & Electric 500, safety, safety features for the EV conver- shocks, struts, alignment, etc., 44: 46 ZAP Power System for bicycles, 43: 46
23: 66 sion, 50: 68 Tech Talk, battery amps vs controller
racing, ‘92 Phoenix Solar & Electric 500, scratchbuilt, gear ratios (EV Q&A), 45: 55 amps, 64: 65 Electricity
30: 16 AC vs. DC history, 8: 21
amp defined, Word Power, 69: 82 grounding basics, 118: 86 Emergency Preparedness stud muffins & KWH, they ought to call
amp-hour defined, Word Power, 70: 98 history of DC vs. AC, 111: 88 be prepared, Home & Heart, 68: 105 them Sherpa-weeks, 45: 70
basics, alternating current, part 1, sin- home load analysis, 58: 38 five stages of Y2K, Home & Heart, 69: 104 survey, voters choose between RE, coal &
ewaves, 52: 74 lightning protection, 107: 60 insiders discuss Y2K, 71: 70 oil, etc., 45: 64
basics, alternating current, part 2, phase & motors, how electric motors work, 34: 48 surviving ice storm of ‘98, 68: 42 terms, conversion of units, 19: 46
power, 53: 44 Ohm’s law , definition, 3: 40 Y2K outlook, humor, 71: 78 utilities, hidden costs, 16: 21
basics, Dr Klüge, induction & magnetism, Ohm’s law, applications, 4: 33 zero-point field, challenges quantum &
35: 77 Ohm’s law, digital multimeters, 16: 46 Energy relativity, 46: 98
basics, Dr Klüge, rms voltage, 32: 50 power factor, sidebar to water purification cold fusion, non-ecological, 43: 97 zero-point field, ZPF virtual photons,
basics, Dr Klüge, terms & laws, 31: 78 article, 70: 88 conversion, gasoline-to-electric equiva- New Energy News, 42: 100
basics, Dr Klüge, timers & FETs, 34: 70 reliability, RE vs utility (letters), 46: 100 lents, 42: 48
basics, Dr Klüge, transistors, 33: 32 shunts, multimeters, to measure current, conversion, kiloWatt-hours to Sherpa- Energy Fairs
basics, electricity for dummies, part 1, Cu shunt table, 6: 35 weeks, 45: 70 2007 RE fairs, 119: 94
44: 62 soldering, basic how to, 18: 35 costs of RE, how people can affect, 57: 39 Canterbury Sustainability Expo, New Zea-
basics, resistors & diodes, 32: 62 soldering, Pensol portable gas soldering editorial, freedom offered by RE, 22: 35 land, 89: 88
basics, schematics, how to read, 5: 35 iron (TtW!), 16: 39 efficiency, appliances that are always on, Canterbury Sustainable Energy Fair, ‘01,
basics, terms, definitions, 29: 72 volt defined, Word Power, 68: 82 phantom loads, 37: 46 New Zealand, 83: 44
basics, terms: amps, volts, watts, watt- wiring, sizing tables, DC/PV, 18: 31 electricity, basics, Electricity for Dummies, Energy Expo, Iowa ‘01, 87: 58
hours, amp-hours, 1: 35 part 1, 44: 62 energy fair update, initial responses, 13: 24
basics, transformers & LCBs, electronics, Electromagnetic Fields embodied, various building materials, ham radio at Midwest Renewable Energy
37: 40 AC, reducing EMF, 24: 62 chart, straw bale info, 46: 44 Fair ‘98, 66: 37
basics, understanding DC electricity, Homebrew, ac field meter, 23: 26 etiquette, Good Manners, 31: 36 inspiration for installing RE, 46: 6
52: 64 Homebrew, simple magnetic field meter, free, impact of, the Wizard speaks, 45: 82 Midwest RE Fair, ‘01, 85: 72
basics, understanding series & parallel 34: 79 future, musings on utilities, hydrogen, Midwest Renewable Energy Fair ‘00,
circuits, 53: 38 metering, TriField (TtW!), 54: 73 29: 28 79: 60
basics, wiring, low voltage techniques, systems (PV etc), health effects, 23: 24 home power movement, 45: 64 Midwest Renewable Energy Fair ‘90, Am-
sizing, 2: 33 human energy converter (HEC), bicycle herst, WI, 19: 16
batteries, lead-acid, how they work, how Emergency Equipment parts + people = power, 1036 Wp, 24 V, Midwest Renewable Energy Fair ‘91, Am-
to care for, 47: 30 appliances, 16: 30 43: 78 herst, WI, The Spark, 24: 32
brushless alternators, 97: 68 Camp Fires’s BBQ Box (TtW!), 28: 65 nuclear, costs, give it up, 45: 73 Midwest Renewable Energy Fair ‘92, Am-
bypass diodes & their function in PV, Consci Portable Power Pack (TtW!), 42: 74 organizations, profile of Redwood Alli- herst, WI, 30: 10
107: 86 emergency micropower systems, 14: 9 ance, 12: 22 Midwest Renewable Energy Fair ‘93, Am-
cartoon describing amps & volts, 25: 67 emergency power system, 25: 33 physics, charge/energy & mass/energy, herst, WI, 36: 6
DC appliances, 98: 90 micro system: Sovonics PV, Ovonics bat- 8: 33 Midwest Renewable Energy Fair ‘94, Am-
DC-DC conversion, 98: 90 tery (TtW!), 15: 33 PV, amount to produce cells vs. that pro- herst, WI, 42: 22
definition of terms, 29: 72 duced by cells, 43: 73 Midwest Renewable Energy Fair ‘95, Am-
definitions, see “Word Power” selling RE to utilities, 42: 62 herst, WI, 49: 22
Midwest Renewable Energy Fair ‘96 high- Whole Earth Festival in Davis, CA–IPP, battery amps vs controller amps, 64: 65 Financing
lights, 54: 26 108: 92 battery box & hold-down design, 80: 100 finance for an RE home, 103: 94
Midwest Renewable Energy Fair ‘97, Am- Woody Harrelson draws folks to Arcata battery layout & connection, 82: 100 GMAC offers financing for solar, 70: 78
herst, WI, 60: 24 RE Fair, 84: 8 battery rack design & construction, 79: 94 how to finance your RE system, locally,
Midwest Renewable Energy Fair ‘98, benefits of converting gas car to EV, 59: 36
66: 32 Engines 84: 104 loans for RE systems, bank & federal,
Midwest Renewable Energy Fair 99, 72: 50 battery charger, Heliotrope HC-75 (TtW!), buying a used EV, part 1, 89: 110 62: 85
People’s Energy Fair, “A Dream”, 12: 27 17: 38 buying a used EV, part 2, 90: 120 utility intertied RE, myths of payback,
PV workshop in Oregon at SolWest fair, engine/generators, small gas engines buying a used EV, part 3, 91: 98 64: 6
86: 46 compared, 42: 29 charging EV batteries with PV, 66: 68
RE Roundup, Texas ‘01, 87: 64 fuel, transportation, handling & storage, charging problems, 92: 98 From Us to You
reports, 1990, 19: 12 4: 18 conversion ability & resources, 77: 108 100th issue celebration, 100: 10
scrapbook of 2002 fairs, 92: 56 Homebrew, electronic ignition, 7: 30 diagnosing equipment problems, 68: 84 2005 U.S. Energy Bill, 109: 10
season of energy fairs begins, From Us to EV suspension, 73: 102 Arcata CA RE fair, 65: 6
You, 71: 6 Environment fabricating motor mounts, 71: 116 Bill Haveland, hydro evangelist, passes
SEER ‘91, Solar Energy Expo & Rally, Wil- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, oil drill- finding & buying the materials for an EV on, 72: 8
lits, CA, 25: 26 ing in Alaska, 83: 90 conversion, 88: 98 biodiesel users fined, 92: 8
SEER ‘92, Solar Energy Expo & Rally, Wil- car sharing programs, 109: 66 fitting batteries, 78: 88 business to business conferences, 105: 10
lits, CA, 31: 12 coal mining & burning, 97: 30 fix jerky start-off, 67: 84 call for national net metering law, 85: 8
SEER ‘94, Solar Energy Expo & Rally, Wil- global energy use in modern world, gauges how-to, 86: 114 direct life in a positive direction, 78: 8
lits, CA, 43: 19 100: 42 gauges, wiring, 87: 94 diversity of readers, 97: 10
Solar Fiesta, New Mexico ‘01, 87: 70 global warming info & resources, 115: 44 how to find EV parts, fabricators, & ad- educating children with PV & pump,
Solar Sprint racing, model solar cars for global warming revisited, The Wizard, vice, 83: 104 102: 10
adults & kids, 60: 30 91: 126 hybrid electric/gasoline vehicles myths embodied energy, resource extraction, etc.,
SolarFest, Vermont ‘01, 86: 74 life-cycle impacts of PV modules, 116: 34 debunked, 74: 112 115: 8
SolWest ‘00, 80: 70 measuring human impact, 102: 76 instrumentation for EVs, 85: 112 energy fair season, 101: 10
SolWest RE fair 99, 73: 74 populations & its pollution, Wizard integrating traction battery & low volt ac- Erv Bell creates peace with RE, 86: 8
SolWest, Oregon ‘01, 86: 56 Speaks, 83: 136 cessory battery, 76: 110 federal net metering bill, 119: 8
Southwest RE Fair ‘00, 81: 64 “The Heat is On,” global warming, book motor to transmission adaptors, 72: 100 freedoms of using RE, 116: 8
Southwest REF, Flagstaff, AZ, 68: 68 review, 78: 112 motors for EVs, aircraft generators, 69: 84 Grand Canyon renews our perspective,
Southwest Renewable Energy Fair ‘99, “When Will the Joy Ride End?”, running owner’s guide to a used EV, part 1, 93: 106 74: 6
74: 66 out of oil, 81: 43 owner’s guide to a used EV, part 2, 94: 100 green building focus announcement,
Tehachapi Wind Fair ‘98, 67: 52 World Energy Modernization Plan & range of EVs, improving, 70: 106 FUTY, 99: 10
Texas RE Roundup ‘00, 81: 58 global warming, 81: 92 rehabilitating old EVs, 75: 108 green power poetry, 80: 8
The Farm, Summertown, TN ‘90, AE fair reviving batteries, 65: 65 growing toward the future, 112: 8
held at The Farm, 18: 40 EV Tech Talk guerrilla solar, 67: 6
(also see “GoPower”)
high energy prices point to new opportu- what’s RE worth?, 79: 8 PV, minisystem for charging mower, etc. systems, Lasley (OR); PV 146 Wp, 12 V
nities, 110: 8 why guerrilla solar, 68: 6 (Q&A), 43: 108 L-A; gen, 44: 16
hiring RE professionals, 96: 10 Woody Harrelson draws folks to RE fair in rainwater, “shorties”, also wind, PV, solar systems, Pryor; PV 200 Wp, 12 V L-A;
holiday lighting energy savings, 104: 10 Arcata, 84: 8 hot water, cogen, 20: 50 generator, 2: 7
Home Power changes over 20 years, 120: 8 Y2K & public hysteria, 66: 6 solar heated greenhouse, 96: 48 systems, Reichenbach; also PV, 42: 18
Home Power’s new look, 95: 8 your energy destiny, 82: 8 Sun Frost solar composter, Home & Heart, systems, “shorties”, also wind, PV, tempo-
HP’s growing energy source, 69: 6 63: 90 rary, 17: 46
In My Backyard, 117: 8 Fuel Cells “The Humanure Handbook,” Book Re- systems, Yacumama, Amazon; gen: 6.5
incentives for RE, 108: 10 EV, intro to, 23: 16 view, 61: 68 kW; PV: 576 Wp, 24 V L-A, 43: 6
introducing new feature “What the EVs vs. hybrids vs. fuel cell vehicles, “The Homebuilt Dynamo,” Book Review,
Heck?”, 93: 8 GoPower, 94: 92 Generators 32: 86
kids promote RE, 77: 6 fuel cell future for EVs, GoPower, 76: 104 back-up power, choosing & employing
new cover & layout design announced, fuel cells, Wizard Speaks, 76: 142 effectively, 51: 66 Geothermal
94: 8 Homebrew, hydrogen, 35: 42 batteries, charging with (Q&A), 43: 107 hot tub heating, 109: 72
one step at a time, 118: 8 hydrogen, overview of 5 types, 35: 37 bicycle-powered, track stasnd conversion, Iceland, thermoelectric generation, 99: 48
party at our place when your on-grid in EVs, GoPower, 77: 100 56: 75 large system, with wood & geothermal
lights go out, 83: 8 “Powering the Future,” on Ballard fuel charging batteries with gas generator, water heating, 101: 72
poem, “Sharks in the Power Supply”, 88: 8 cells, Book Review, 77: 134 3: 32
practice random acts of efficiency, 91: 8 state of technology for home power, 72: 20 converting to propane, 84: 88 Glossary
RE & peace, 90: 8 DC generator for battery charging, Gen- definition of Home Power terms, 18: 52
RE mural at HP office, 81: 8 Gardening nyDeeCee (TtW!), 68: 78 renewable energy definitions, 39: 108
RE on big-time TV, 114: 8 battery powered lawn tractor, solar electricity, basics, 42: 35 water pumping terms, 61: 28
rethinking transportation, 113: 8 charged, 96: 68 engines, choosing, using, 1: 19
San Francisco, CA votes for RE, 87: 8 cider press, Home & Heart, 56: 90 Homebrew, 12 VDC engine/generator, GoPower
season of energy fairs begins, 71: 6 electric vehicles, walking tractor conver- 2: 23 (also see “EV Tech Talk”)
Solar Decathlon 2002, 89: 8 sion, 53: 53 Homebrew, 12 VDC w/field controller, 95 year-old boy converts a gas car to an
solar harvests, for power & for garden, greenhouse strategies for cold weather, updated, 42: 28 EV, 88: 92
73: 6 99: 30 PV/systems, YAGO, 2.4 Kwp, 24 V, 7 Kw American Solar Challenge endurance
solar home tours, 98: 10 greywater, CCAT, also PV: 450 Wp, 12 V generator, 50: 32 race, 85: 104
spring humor, 70: 6 L-A; wind: 500 W, 32: 6 simple off-grid living without backup, batteries for EVs explained, 72: 92
support lacking for RE in the U.S., 106: 10 Home & Heart, Figs, grapevines, & garlic, 120: 76 batteries, part 2, 74: 104
taking RE on-grid, 76: 6 49: 92 system, with PV, multiple gen switching, biodiesel VW Vanagon, 76: 56
thinking outside the box, putting wind lawn mowers; electric & solar, 113: 82 62: 6 biodiesel, making & using, 93: 32
gennies in trees, 75: 6 lawnmower conversion to PV-charging, systems, Haeme (shop, trailer); 4000 W; biodiesel, step by step, 72: 84
value of having RE examples, 111: 8 107: 66 PV 360 Wp, 12 V L-A; grid, 47: 24 charging electric bikes in Grants Pass, OR,
voting RE values, 103: 10 log splitter, Homebrew, electric conver- systems, Kingman (CA); PV 848 Wp, 24 V 78: 92
weather equals renewable energy, 107: 10 sion, 55: 32 N-I; gen 7.5 kW propane, 46: 16 charging your EV, part 1, 89: 98
charging your EV, part 2, 90: 112 Sparrow neighborhood electric vehicle, zero energy homes, IPP, 101: 114 0008, PV with MicroSine, 75: 74
choosing an EV, 69: 66 67: 76 0009, PV, 76: 84
City Cars, 87: 74 tires for EVs, 71: 90 Greenhouse 0010, PV, 77: 90
conversions, tips, tricks, & planning Toyota Prius hybrid review, 85: 62 passive solar, sun room add-on, Sexton, 0011, PV, 79: 82
ahead, 64: 58 Voltsrabbit conversion at SolWest, 73: 94 53: 16 0012, PV & wind, 80: 82
Currie electric bike, 89: 64 PV powered ventilation, 34: 55 0013, PV, 81: 80
debunking EV myths, 84: 98 Green Building strategies for cold weather, 99: 30 0014, PV, 82: 82
electric bike homebrew, 73: 64 (also see “Architecture” & “Construc- straw bale bathhouse / greenhouse, at 0015, PV, 84: 82
EV conversions from driver point of view, tion”) Home Power, 63: 12 0016, PV, 85: 34
65: 58 adobe casita powered by Sun, 100: 14 straw bale bathhouse / greenhouse, at 0017, PV, 86: 82
EV industry in Nepal, 79: 74 adobe construction, 103: 22 Home Power, part 2, 64: 46 0018, PV, 87: 82
EV vs. internal combustion cost compari- analysis of a building’s energy efficiency, “The Hydroponic Hothouse,” Book Re- 0019, PV, 88: 82
son, 77: 92 106: 74 view, 28: 76 0020, PV, 89: 82
EVs vs. hybrids vs. fuel cell vehicles, building with natural materials, 110: 38 0021, PV, 90: 82
94: 92 certified wood products, 120: 84 Greywater 0022, wind & PV, 91: 82
financial incentives, 68: 74 cob home, handmade, 112: 38 (see “Gardening” & “Sanitation”) 0023, PV, 92: 82
fuel cell future for EVs, 76: 104 cordwood home construction, 107: 36 0024, PV, 93: 82
fuel cells in EVs, 77: 100 info resources, 118: 92 Guerrilla Efficiency 0025, PV in Slovenija, 94: 82
Gorilla electric cart, 93: 100 insulation options, 111: 44 0001, Mexican restaurant in Fargo, ND, 0026, PV, 96: 82
homemade electric trike, 83: 84 new focus announcement, 99: 10 91: 22 interties explained, safety, 71: 58
how to drive an EV, part 1, 79: 90 off-grid living in the city, 109: 12 0002, efficient lighting for a Hawaii The Manifesto, GS statement of purpose,
how to drive an EV, part 2, 80: 96 old icehouse converted with green fea- library, 92: 48 72: 77
hybrid vehicle concepts, Honda Insight, tures, 104: 14 0003, lighting in an Aikido dojo, 93: 58
82: 94 passive solar, natural materials, & PV, 0004, lighting in a WA lodge, 95: 82 Health & Environment
hybrids, part 2, Toyota Prius, 83: 98 108: 74 introducing new feature, 91: 8 electromagnetic fields, measuring, TriField
insurance, 66: 64 primer for natural building, 99: 62 (TtW!), 54: 73
is an EV right for you?, 91: 90 straw bale basics, 100: 54 Guerrilla Solar lighting, effects of, 30: 32
kits & converting vehicles, 70: 100 straw bale building features, 101: 14 0001 update, PV, 78: 84 microwaves, what are/where from/haz-
multiple conversions by Nalbandian, straw bale home with other green tech- 0001, PV, AC module, original GS article, ardous?, 35: 67
78: 76 nologies, 115: 22 67: 34 paper, use, cost, recycled, 46: 70
neighborhood electric vehicles, 86: 108 straw bale walls; load-bearing vs. post & 0002, PV & wind, 70: 32
new battery technologies, 75: 100 beam, 102: 34 0003, PV & wind, 70: 38 Heating
pickup converted by father-daughter structural insulated panels, 106: 36 0004, PV & wind, 71: 48 (also see “Solar Thermal” & “Space Heat-
team, 92: 90 “The Good House Book,” book review, 0005, PV, 71: 56 ing”)
solar boats in Finland, 74: 60 114: 78 0006, PV & wind, 73: 84 definitions, 2: 27
solar car race in Australia, 78: 68 top ten eco-friendly building products, 0007, PV, 74: 85
104: 34 0008 is back with this how-to, 86: 84
Heating Pads fires in the community, part 1, 91: 120 project completion, lists, Midwest Renew- “The Encyclopedia of Country Living,”
12 Volt Products’ heating pad (TtW!), fires in the community, part 2, 92: 122 able Energy Fair, 66: 90 Book Review, 42: 96
29: 58 fires in the community, part 3, 93: 122 raising an orphaned chick, 109: 104 thermo-electric wood stove fan, 76: 134
Electro-Bed-Warmth 12 VDC bed warmer fires in the community, part 4, 94: 122 RE homemakers, 22: 71 things go wrong when help is away,
(TtW!), 8: 36 food clubs, vacuums, 24: 73 realities of living in the boonies, 61: 86 110: 104
gardening, 70: 122 refrigerator as a tool, 112: 108 travel, house swapping RE homes, 37: 107
Home & Heart gardening, figs, grapevines, garlic, & a resources and loads variantions, through- utilities, conspicuous consumption in
“A Bite of Independence,” inexpensive ranch house retofit, 49: 92 out the year, 59: 86 PG&E’s “houses of future”, 43: 93
meals, 42: 96 garlic, fluorescent lights, Thermomax road etiquette & CB radios for back coun- vacuums, Maytag washers, 23: 79
a day at an RE homestead, 116: 114 water heater, 28: 72 try living, 89: 128 video reviews, Co-dependent Ecology,
advice: words to the wise, 115: 114 hand appliances, low flow toilets, food Salmon River rescue, part 1, 96: 116 save-energy tour w/13-yr old boy,
appliance choice how-to, 78: 110 coops, 31: 87 Salmon River rescue, part 2, 97: 120 42: 96
appliances, Asko dish washer, 52: 94 Hawaii RE food processing & eco-tour- seasonal energy diet, 107: 120 video reviews, Creating a Healthy Home,
appliances, buying a dishwasher, 50: 92 ism, 33: 92 septic tank search, 114: 110 chemicals to toxic-free, 42: 96
bathroom & kitchen remodels, 118: 114 herbal medicine video, 39: 92 shopping bags, neither paper or plastic, vineyards & wine making, 105: 108
beehive cooling, 85: 132 Home improvement pay-off, clothes 120: 118 washing machines, brands compared,
bees, new job, Nevada RE, 80: 120 dryer, 51: 92 solar cooking, 77: 132 46: 92
bicycle grinders, 32: 81 Homebrew, simple stove top toaster, solar cooking, new Solar Chef, 60: 86 washing machines, reader letters of expe-
boneyards & backyards, 113: 108 48: 82 solar cooking, recipes, 41: 95 riences, 45: 76
bread machine, 58: 90 hydro goes down, Murphy’s law, 81: 104 solar cooking, Solar Chef–solar cooker washing machines, Staber System 2000
bringing down the barn, 64: 90 Jefferson “state” secession, 108: 104 extraordinaire, 44: 74 H-axis front-loader (TtW!), 47: 70
build a solar barrel composter, 35: 96 Kathleen’s hydro is back—a tune, 88: 118 solar cooking, teaching kids, 57: 90 waving, a country living thing, 103: 120
Carla Emery passes on, 111: 108 life on the Salmon River, 95: 114 solar cooking: models, hints, recipe con- ways homesteads are found, 106: 106
chicken house of mystery, 101: 124 love in the boonies, how to get some, version, 65: 90 women, Midwest Renewable Energy Fair
chicken story, 117: 116 62: 89 solar cooking: Sundyne fresnel cooker, F ‘93, 36: 86
cider press, 56: 90 mice prevention, 84: 128 67: 106 woodshed structure, 87: 116
cookbook, bees, 71: 136 more bees, 72: 123 solar food drying, 30: 75 working at home, worst case scenarios,
cordless vacuum cleaner, 82: 118 “Morning Hill Cookbook,” Book Review, solar turntable, 34: 96 99: 120
country living & helicopter trespassing, solar, philosophy, 47: 92 Staber washer & Frigidaire dryer, 75: 134 worm raising, 74: 132
79: 114 mud rooms, 55: 92 still more bees, 73: 120 Y2K—five stages, 69: 104
drought at Kathleen’s, & washing ma- off-grid blackout, & educating kids, stories from HP’s early days, 100: 118
chine tales, 86: 134 83: 128 Sun Frost freezer, also solar composter, Homebrew
earthquake, 29: 76 off-grid vs. on-grid living, 102: 120 63: 90 adding fridge insulation, 95: 34
emergency phones for off-grid living, open-pollinated seed, box gardens, 25: 75 Sun Frost refrigeration, seeds, 26: 75 batteries, 12 or 24 Volt portapower, 24: 70
90: 138 Peerless-Priemer efficient gas cook stove, Sun Frost refrigerator, gophers, & garlic, batteries, charging, constant current
emergency preparedness, 68: 105 40: 108 27: 76 source, 21: 82
fires from lightning, 104: 120 post offices in rural communities, 98: 122 teaching kids RE, 119: 120
batteries, charging, constant current, electric vehicles, building a shopping cart instrumentation, ammeter & voltmeter, NiCd charger, pulsar PWM charging,
23: 69 racer, 50: 64 35: 92 30: 54
batteries, low cost, high/low battery volt- electric vehicles, design & construction of instrumentation, ammeter, ac, beginner’s, NiCd charger, pulsar PWM charging, 5: 27
age alarm, 39: 62 a shopping cart racer, 49: 62 33: 82 NiCd charger, simple, 23: 71
battery & inverter cables, 89: 60 electric vehicles, motor controllers/relays, instrumentation, ampere-hour meter, NiCd charger, wall cube replacement,
battery charger, AA Ni-Cd cells, 48: 46 simple, easy to build, 39: 53 26: 42 26: 72
battery charger, for small NiCd, Linn, electric vehicles, odometer, 26: 64 instrumentation, ampere-hour meter, passive solar garage retrofit, 117: 26
53: 34 electric vehicles, regenerative braking, digital, 30: 68 pedal powered generator, 104: 94
battery chargers, constant current, ef- 38: 52 instrumentation, low-voltage detector, 120 phantom loads, detecting & eliminating ,
ficient, 44: 54 electric vehicles, VW Rabbit conversion, VAC, 32: 57 55: 36
biodiesel reactor design & building, part 1, 51: 62 instrumentation, wattmeter, 30: 45 PicoTurbine, small wind genny demo,
107: 52 electric vehicles, VW Rabbit conversion, inverters, 156 Volt DC transformerless, 71: 102
building a wooden wind genny, 88: 22 part 2, 52: 52 36: 71 portable solar electric system, 86: 38
charge controller, MPPT, 102: 94 electromagnetic fields, ac meter, 23: 26 inverters, tricks for square wave inverters, pulse width modulator, dimmer or speed
charge controller, slave, 54: 40 electromagnetic fields, meter, simple, 31: 69 control, 75: 116
consumption monitor with a multimeter, 34: 79 lawnmower conversion to PV-charging, pumps, ram, simple/effective hydraulic,
71: 98 electronic parts catalogs/sources, 8: 40 107: 66 41: 74
controls, regulators, 3 terminal, adjustable engine/generators, 12 VDC w/ field lead-acid battery desulfator, 77: 84 PV charge controller, 3 to 10 Amp, 63: 42
(TtW!), 6: 37 controller, 2: 23 LED battery voltmeter, build your own, PV combiner box, 78: 52
controls, Renavair control panel, w/24 engine/generators, 12 VDC w/field con- 69: 76 PV powered lawn mower, Knapp, 28 Wp,
Volt Mark VI field controller, 22: 73 troller, updated, 42: 28 LED light projects, 71: 110 12V L-A, 50: 72
controls, switch, voltage controlled, multi- engines, electronic ignition for, 7: 30 lighting, 12 VDC night light, 23: 70 PV regulator, low cost, build your own,
purpose, 16: 50 FET, care & feeding, 45: 58 lighting, 12 VDC night night, Raynes, 70: 40
controls, timer for loads, ac to DC conver- fuel cells, hydrogen, make electricity with, 53: 30 ram pump from plumbing parts, 76: 42
sion, 16: 49 35: 42 lighting, 120 VAC LED night night, Mor- refrigeration, solar ammonia absorption
controls, timer for modified sine wave generators, converting to propane, 84: 88 ris, 53: 32 ice maker, 53: 20
inverters, 51: 76 guerrilla solar how-to, 86: 84 lighting, convert 120 VAC halogen lamp refrigerator/freezer, DC, 21: 8
converting Mag-Lite to use LEDs, 84: 74 health & environment, microwave oven to 12 VDC, 35: 30 refrigerator/freezer, DC, insulation, 16: 48
current meter, Hall-effect, 85: 94 leakage detector, 35: 72 lighting, convert ac lamp to 12 VDC regulators, array-direct power point, run
DC power tools, converting from AC, heat exchanger for solar H2O, 97: 64 quartz halogen, 18: 47 motor from PVs, 38: 72
70: 54 Home & Heart, simple stove top toaster, log splitter, electric conversion, 55: 32 regulators, Commodore 64, 12 Volt, 23: 71
DC timer, varible, 54: 44 48: 82 low voltage disconnect (LVD), 60: 38 regulators, DC power supply converter,
DC-DC converters, run 12V appliances on hot air collector, 72: 34 mini flashlight conversion to LED, 90: 40 29: 69
24V battery, 3 amps, cheap!, 39: 68 hydrogen storage techniques, incl. metal motor controller, DC, 12V, 24V, variable or regulators, “latchup” shunt voltage, 25: 74
electric bike, 73: 64 hydride homebrew, 59: 14 hi/low speed, 45: 58 regulators, PV direct, 32: 46
electric fence chargers, programable pulse hydrogen, barbeque grill, 43: 24 motors, soft-starting, 23: 72 regulators, run a stereo on battery & solar
generator, 21: 78 mount for PV, adjustable, 97: 74 power (sidebar), 40: 105
regulators, short circuit 35 Amp, 28: 57 switched outlets for phantom load con- HP Survey generators, induction, 3: 17
regulators, shunt, 18: 46 trol, 89: 104 energy satisfaction, survey blank, 42: 16 Gunderman twin Canyon Industries
remote home radio antennas, 90: 98 system / hydro, dirt cheap hydro, 66Wp, Home Power Book Survey, 30: 66 Pelton, 96: 14
schematics, how to read basic, 5: 35 12V L-A, 52: 14 renewable energy, reader response to May Harris Hydro shop visit, 99: 56
SDHW panels, used, 112: 68 systems, portable, PV, small (computer, ‘89 survey, 10: 25 Himalayan hydro for hydronic heating,
simple LED lights, 73: 88 radio), 38: 32 respondents’ comments, (letters), 43: 101 75: 68
simple solar water heater for third world, time-in-use meter, build your own, 69: 72 respondents’ comments, (letters), 44: 86 hydro goes down, Murphy’s law, Home &
76: 36 towers, and wind generator, 1.5kW respondents’ comments, (letters), 45: 88 Heart, 81: 104
solar air heater DIY, 109: 30 24VDC, 42: 38 results, energy satisfaction, RE &/or grid, induction hydro in Costa Rica, 71: 36
solar attic fan how-to, 112: 24 tracker, water-powered, 85: 86 43: 16 intake screens, 71: 64
solar cooker plans, improving the Camp- trackers, active solar, 17: 48 results, energy satisfaction, RE &/or grid, interview with Canyon Industries’ Dan
bell cooker, 114: 86 trackers, manual, 13: 20 part 2, 46: 78 New, 79: 84
solar cooker, contest winner 1994, 43: 33 voltage converter, build a buck converter, intro to hydro-power, part 1, 103: 14
solar cooking, box cookers, 12: 14 37: 82 Hydro intro to hydro-power, part 2, 104: 42
solar cooking, Heaven’s Flame Solar voltage indicator, LED, 83: 56 13 RE myths debunked, 100: 32 intro to hydro-power, part 3, 105: 30
Cooker, 20: 27 voltmeters, expanded scale, 12: 34 240 VAC direct drive, pumps water, too, Kathleen’s hydro is back—a tune, Home
solar cooking, HP ‘92 cooker contest voltmeters, expanded scale, 2: 31 65: 36 & Heart, 88: 118
results, 31: 38 voltmeters, LED bargraph, 10: 26 amateur radio, hydro & PV powered, Lil’ Otto, nano hydro, 13: 15
solar cooking, HP ‘93 cooker contest win- washing machines, converting a wringer 66: 26 linear current boosters, PM generators,
ner, 37: 22 washer to DC, 40: 40 basics of microhydro, 117: 40 17: 39
solar cooking, parabolic, “Berkeley Ther- water heating, economy solar shower, basics, overview, 44: 24 low-head in Australia, 101: 50
monuclear Paraboloid”, 37: 34 43: 30 basics, pressure, flow, head, velocity, tur- low-head, Olson, Overshot low head
solar food dryer design, 119: 58 watt-hour meters, on 120 volt systems, bines, efficiency, etc., 42: 34 hydro, 37: 6
solar food dryer, concepts & plans, 57: 62 17: 50 batteryless intertie, 80: 34 low-head, ultra-low, 23: 6
solar food dryers, improving, 69: 24 wind generators, 1.5kW 24VDC & tower, Canadian high-head hydro system, 76: 8 off-grid system, with PV & wind, 114: 38
solar food drying, arid climates how-to, 42: 38 chart, poly pipe table, pressure loss vs. profile of Uncle Len’s story, 3: 13
29: 64 wind tower, tilt-up conversion of Rohn, gpm, 8: 25 sailboats, tow-behind (letters), 46: 103
solar food drying, humid climates how-to, 56: 38 chart, PVC pipe table, pressure loss vs. SEI hydro power workshop, 76: 64
29: 62 wind, build your own wind generator, gpm, 8: 26 sidebar, hydro turbine runners, 25: 12
Solar Sight (Sun’s path for winter), 28: 61 12: 29 controls, systems, 13: 35 sidebar, the physics of falling water, 37: 9
solar water distallation, water pasteuriza- wind, cheap towers, 52: 24 drought at Kathleen’s, & washing ma- Snowmass ski resort system, 111: 22
tion for developing countries, 52: 44 wind, utility pole/pipe tower, 28: 26 chine tales, Home & Heart, 86: 134 system / homebrew, dirt cheap hydro,
solar water heating, thermosyphon, how wind/LED kinetic sculpture, 79: 54 editorial, “Seeking Our Own Level”, 2: 17 66Wp, 12V L-A, 52: 14
to build, Homebrew, 58: 30 wiring, cables, build for battery/inverter, Energy System & Design’s Stream Engine system design, how to, weir measurement
soldering how-to, 88: 74 7: 36 (TtW!), 30: 50 table, 8: 17
Stirling engine, small & simple, 76: 88 Y2K disco ball, 74: 88 ES&D’s Stream Engine turbine (TtW!), system design, nano-hydro, 15: 17
SunSighter (point panels to Sun), 26: 73 67: 68 system design, small, overview, 1: 7
system design, solar, hydro, & wind, communications, sources of info in UK & CA buydown program, 82: 48 IBEW shuts down installations; also four
21: 75 US (letters), 47: 102 federal RE tax credits for 2006, 112: 88 PV success stories, 91: 110
system design, ten rules for surviving cooking with, converting stove top, 33: 28 Illinois state funds sidebar, 77: 14 IEEE 929 & intertied systems, 74: 122
microhydroelectric power, 47: 16 debate on H2: solution or distraction?, lessons learned from the ‘80s, 110: 82 incentives compared; future inverters; PV
systems, Gaydos, Hydrocharger, 40 ft/8 101: 88 rebates comparison for MN & WI, 111: 54 corporations, 90: 130
gpm. 50 Wp PV, 11: 5 electric vehicles, intro to fuel cells, 23: 16 subsidies; are they the answer?, 94: 30 incentives history & future, 98: 112
systems, Higgs, Morgan-Smith turbine, 17 electrolyzer, making electrolyte, storage installer certifications, new CA incentives,
ft head/ 10,000 gpm , 25: 7 of, 22: 32 Independent Power LADPW, 92: 108
systems, Kennedy Creek, 5 systems, high electrolyzers, description of, 26: 34 Providers installer shortage in RE industry, 119: 108
head, 100 to 2200 watts, 20: 7 electrolyzers, home-sized solar hydrogen battery management for PV systems, installers, energy crisis, Xantrex, etc.,
systems, Kinzel/Kingsley (MI); 16ft/ project, 39: 32 89: 120 82: 110
75gpm, FAT, 12V L-A; PV 480 Wp, electrolyzers, intro to, calculations, 32: 42 beyond net metering, 65: 76 insurance for installers, 103: 110
47: 16 enough water for an H2 economy?, Wiz- blackouts & grid reliability, 99: 106 Kyocera tour in Japan, 93: 110
systems, Nicaragua, 78 ft/160 gpm, 12 V ard Speaks, 87: 124 CA 2005 incentives lost & reborn, IPP, more IEEE 929, international guerrilla
lead-acid, 8: 13 fuel cells in EVs, GoPower, 77: 100 110: 94 solar, PV markets, 75: 122
systems, Purcell Lodge, IPD pelton, 315 ft fuel cells, building a hydrogen fuel cell CA home RE rebates, 85: 124 NABCEP certification first-year report,
head/ 220 gpm, 12 kW, 33: 12 (homebrew), 35: 42 CA’s upcoming Million Solar Roofs pro- 105: 98
systems, Rakfeldt, Harris turbine, 300 fuel cells, overview of 5 types, 35: 37 gram, 109: 96 net metering under attack, 94: 112
ft/400 gpm, 24 V, 6: 5 heating, heater conversion gas to hydro- corporate acquisitions, 71: 126 net metering update, corporate mergers,
systems, Schultze, ES&D hydro, PV/ gen, 34: 26 cut-rate equipment, RE world-wide, 70: 114
wind/hydro/DHW, 41: 6 Homebrew, barbeque grill, 43: 24 73: 110 new Web site, SMUD, CA law, 80: 112
systems, Spencer, living with Lil Otto in how to, safety of, 21: 55 deregulation in CA, 81: 96 protecting RE independence from utilities,
Australia, 52: 40 myth of an H2 future, 114: 82 distributed generation, 72: 108 104: 110
systems, w/ PV, wind, BLM historical site, purification for storage, 67: 42 distributed generation, 76: 124 PVUSA test facility ending, 78: 100
Bethea, 55: 6 safe levels and venting, Q & A, 64: 107 distributed generation–utility grid future, RE industry matures, NABCEP, 97: 110
tune-up of small hydro system, 108: 50 state of technology for home power, 72: 20 102: 112 silicon shortage in PV industry, 113: 98
Watermotor for wood working in Bolivia, storage techniques, incl. metal hydride energy payback, restructuring, inverter solar is solution, UPVG, CEC, & PVUSA,
71: 50 homebrew, 59: 14 decertification, etc, 87: 108 83: 120
what to expect from your RE dealer, basics students build fuel cells & electrolyzers, evaluating systems for incentives, 117: 108 solar thermal, greenhouse gas, PV dealers,
of buying, 61: 40 85: 52 exit fees in CA, 95: 104 77: 122
Zen Mountain Center with PV & wind, systems, Schatz experimental PV/hydro- expos for educating the pro installer/ solution to CA energy problems, 86: 126
92: 10 gen, 22: 26 dealer, 106: 96 standards, knowledge & integrity for
video reviews, EVs & Hydrogen, 27: 78 find an installer online, 116: 102 good system performance, 114: 104
Hydrogen fuel cells, CA RE, grid-tie inverters, etc., strategies for RE success, 111: 98
13 RE myths debunked, 100: 32 Incentives 84: 120 testing PV modules over time, 112: 98
as potential fuel, 21: 17 CA 2005 incentives lost & reborn, IPP, growth & challenge for small installers, “The Party’s Over,” book review, 96: 106
110: 94 115: 102 tribal utilities, IPP history, 67: 94
unresponsive inverter manufacturer, ampere-hour meters, Ample Power Com- digital multimeter, buying and using, shunts, and multimeters to measure cur-
wrench software, 88: 112 pany’s Energy Monitor (TtW!), 20: 40 60: 42 rent, Cu shunt table, 6: 35
utilities and home power, 66: 78 ampere-hour meters, Cruising Equipment electric vehicles, gauges for the working system monitor, Offgrid’s Power Meter 15
value of grid-connected solar, 69: 92 (TtW!), digital, 16: 40 EV, 39: 58 (TtW!), 25: 61
what drives the RE industry, 120: 106 ampere-hour meters, Cruising Equip- electromagnetic field meters, Homebrew, system monitors, Homebrew, shunt table,
who speaks for RE?, 107: 110 ment’s Amp-Hour +2 Meter (TtW!), super simple, 34: 79 multimeter, amp-hr meter, voltmeter,
Whole Earth Festival in Davis, CA, 108: 92 26: 59 electromagnetic Fields, measuring, Tri- 24: 42
winning solar incentives strategy, 100: 108 ampere-hour meters, Digital Amp-Hour Field (TtW!), 54: 73 time-in-use meter, build your own, 69: 72
Y2K, 68: 92 Meter (TtW!), 16: 40 Energy Viewer, household KWH meter, voltage indicator, LED Homebrew, 83: 56
Y2K, PV software, distributed power, ampere-hour meters, Homebrew, 26: 42 REview, 101: 82 voltmeters, Homebrew, expanded scale,
financing, 79: 106 ampere-hour meters, Homebrew, digital, EV gauges, wiring, EV Tech Talk, 87: 94 12: 34
zero energy homes, 101: 114 30: 68 for EVs, EV Tech Talk, 85: 112 voltmeters, Homebrew, for battery, 2: 31
ampere-hour meters, Offgrid’s Power grid meters, formula/using to figure watt- voltmeters, Homebrew, LED bargraph for
Index Meter 15 (TtW!), 25: 61 hrs, 34: 30 battery, 10: 26
(current index available at www.home- ampere-hour meters, Steamco Solar grid-tie PV with battery backup & data voltmeters, SunAmp’s Bar Graph Voltme-
power.com) SPM2000 (TtW!), 27: 56 monitoring, 94: 22 ter (TtW!), 22: 55
issues 12–17, 18: 50 ampere-hour meters, Thomson & Howe Hobo data logger for computer monitor- watt meters, Homebrew, 30: 45
issues 1–11, 11: 51 (TtW!), 11: 39 ing of system loads, 76: 96 watt meters, Offgrid’s Power Meter 15
issues 1–23, 24: 92 angle indicators, for PV module, tech HOBO datalogger on PV system, 114: 64 (TtW!), 25: 61
issues 1–30, 30: 109 notes, 32: 67 Kill A Watt KWH meter, TtW!, 90: 116 watt meters, Steamco Solar SPM2000
issues 1–36, 36: 104 Brand Electronics Digital Power Meter LED battery voltmeter, build your own, (TtW!), 27: 56
issues 1–41, 42: 85 (TtW!), 67: 72 69: 76 watt-hour meters, Homebrew, using on
issues 1–47, 48: 102 computerized, RMS Datalogger (TtW!), low voltage detectors, Homebrew, 120 120 volt systems, 17: 50
issues 1–58, 59: 114 34: 76 VAC, 32: 57 wind, NRG Sou’wester & 2100 Totalizer
issues 1–64, 65: 113 consumption monitor with a series multi- monitoring solar electric systems via (TtW!), 28: 55
issues 65–70, 71: 157 meter, Homebrew, 71: 98 Internet, 103: 68 wind, odometer, Homebrew, 26: 64
issues 71–76, 77: 158 Cruising Equipment’s E-Meter (TtW!), multimeters, and Ohm’s law, 16: 46 wind, Trade Wind’s wind odometer
issues 77–82, 83: 154 52: 30 multimeters, and shunts to measure cur- (TtW!), 22: 53
issues 83–88, 89: 156 Cruising Equipment’s Link 2000 (TtW!), rent, Cu shunt table, 6: 35
50: 46 multimeters, Beckman 2020, digital International
Instrumentation current meter, Hall-effect, Homebrew, (TtW!), 32: 54 Africa, PV, 41: 20
ammeters, Homebrew, & voltmeter, 35: 91 85: 94 multimeters, Cygnet M-32 Battery Moni- Africa, renewable energy sabbatical, 60: 50
ammeters, Homebrew, ac, beginner’s, data junkie wants more system info, tor (TtW!), 26: 62 Africa,PV in a Maasai hospital, 64: 36
33: 82 Ozonal Notes, 91: 136 multimeters, digital, Ohm’s law, 16: 46 Amazon, Yacumama Lodge, PV: 576 Wp,
ammeters, Homebrew, and voltmeters, data logging your PV input with a PC, multimeters, Fluke 87 DMM, 15: 41 24 V L-A; generator, 43: 6
sidebar, 35: 92 74: 52 PentaMetric system meter beta testing, Australia, hydro, 240 VAC direct drive,
datalogging with the HOBO, 114: 64 112: 76 water pumping, 65: 36
Australia, hydro, Spencer, living with Lil Cuba, solar powered schools, 86: 90 Mexico, Chatuco, PV systems: 960 Wp 24 Rwanda, PV-powered remote radio re-
Otto, 52: 40 Dominican Republic, PV water pumping, V L-A, 10: 5 peater, 105: 48
Australia, low-head hydro, 101: 50 56: 16 Mexico, PV installation for a Baja school, S. Africa, African Windpower 3.6 m wind
Australia, solar car race, 78: 68 El Salvador, PV & solar ovens, 35: 58 95: 12 turbine with PV, 76: 52
Belize lessons learned about batteries, El Salvador, PV systems, 31: 28 Mexico, SEI solar bakery project, 59: 50 S. America, PV refrigerators in, 21: 20
102: 62 Falkland Islands, systems, wind, Wilkin- Myanmar, sand water filter, 93: 52 Slovenija, Guerrilla Solar 0025, 94: 82
Belize, pumping water with PV, 94: 10 son, 55: 18 Myanmar, water purification with ultra- Somalia, introduction of PV, 82: 22
Belize, small PV, systems, 67: 8 Fiji, remote resort power, refrigeration, violet, 93: 44 Spain B&B inn, 91: 58
Bolivia, Watermotor for wood working, 67: 26 Nepal, building a PV industry, 62: 24 Spain, Guerrilla Solar 0021, 90: 82
71: 50 Finland, solar boats, 74: 60 Nepal, EV industry, GoPower, 79: 74 Spain, systems, PV, Zirkel, 56: 26
Bonaire, N.A., Internet remote access on funding by for PV by US Dept. of Energy, Nepal, monasteries systems (2), 100 Wp, Sri Lanka, PV, 37: 19
PV, 77: 56 46: 82 12 V L-A, 45: 6 Switzerland & Germany, rate-base model
Bonaire, N.A., monitoring PV home sys- Germany & Switzerland, rate-base model Nepal, monastery gets PV & lighting, to motivate PV market, 44: 20
tems, 77: 48 to motivate PV market, 44: 20 91: 28 Thailand, coal plants & RE, Power Poli-
Burma, PV workshops, 98: 42 Greenland, Arctic PV & wind system, Nepal, systems update, Ramsey, 56: 56 tics, 90: 126
Cambodia, Samaki village gets PV light- 99: 38 New Zealand, Canterbury Sustainability Thailand, solar power for clinics, 113: 88
ing, 71: 16 Grenada solar powered chocolate factory, Expo, 89: 88 Toulouse, France solar car rally, 110: 78
Canada grid tie system & energy effi- 87: 10 New Zealand, Canterbury Sustainable Uganda, PV (letters), 47: 100
ciency, 119: 26 Guyana, PV powered health care in, 20: 37 Energy Fair, ‘01, 83: 44 UK, grid-intertie PV udate, 104: 58
Canada, high-head hydro system, 76: 8 helping with RE systems abroad, 119: 96 New Zealand, PV, Wind, & Hydro sys- UK, grid-intertie PV, 79: 10
Canada, large PV system for National Himalaya, hydro for hydronic heating, tems, 49: 36 UK, solar powered recycling sorter, 68: 34
Park campground, 111: 82 75: 68 New Zealand, PV, wind, solar H2O, 66: 8 Vietnam, PV for medical clinic, 38: 46
Canada, pioneers of RE, Frank Ilczyszyn Honduras, PV, 34: 14 New Zealand, PV/wind, Soma 300 W, Vietnam, SELF’s Solar Electricity for Rural
& Jane Oldale, 113: 74 Iceland, thermoelectric generation, 99: 48 PV/wind hybrid economics, 18: 21 Women, 50: 6
Canada, PV in the frozen north, 68: 58 India, RE technology in use, PV, wind, Nicaragua, Agua Zarca electrifies medical W. Africa, simple PV system, 84: 56
Chile, how solar cooking changed a vil- solar cooking, 114: 94 clinic with PV, 74: 34 W. Africa, solar electric pumping, 101: 40
lage, 41: 28 Japan, Kyocera tour, IPP, 93: 110 Nicaragua, hydro in, 78 ft/160 gpm, 12 V
Chile, wind, PV, solar cooking, 28: 20 Kathmandu, electric rickshaws, 49: 52 lead-acid, 8: 13 Inverters
China, number of installed wind genera- Kenya, bush camp PV power for training, Nicaragua, PV educational programs, 13 RE myths debunked, 100: 32
tors, 43: 61 75: 34 61: 36 appliances on, 14: 11
China, PV in rural village, 41: 32 Kenya, with solar cooker plans, 66: 56 Nicaragua, solar electric workshop, 97: 58 basics, 1: 22
Colombia, PV system for health center, Mali, solar cooking update, 73: 48 Nigeria, PV for villages, 111: 66 basics, how they work, 23: 53
32: 99 Mauritania, PV pumping in the Sahara, Papua New Guinea, PV for a college, basics, what is, history, 32: 22
Costa Rica, induction hydro, 71: 36 110: 44 76: 74 comparison of 12 makes, 36 models, 36: 34
Cuba PV for community TV, 102: 58 Mexico, Baja, government funded sys- Peru, pamphlet to teach solar cooking comparison, SEER ‘90, 19: 29
Cuba, PV powered health clinic, 66: 50 tems, 59: 30 (Spanish), 44: 50 computers, how computers/printers run
Cuba, RE happenings, 55: 26 Peru, Solar Cooking, 57: 44 on mod sinewaves, 40: 32
defined & described, Word Power, 74: 116 Statpower PROsine 2.5 kw inverter/char- 12 VDC, Northern Lites’ tail-light bulb investing in efficiency (CF lights, etc.)
defined, WtH? 007, 96: 46 ger (TtW!), 69: 60 adapters (TtW!), 4: 28 gives good return, 86: 96
Dynamote’s 2.4 kW. sine wave (TtW!), Statpower’s PROwatt 600 (TtW!), 20: 48 12 VDC, Q & A, 52: 108 LED flashlights, Things That Work!, 81: 76
31: 54 Sunny Boy & Sun Tie comparison, 91: 46 12 VDC, Solar Retrofit’s Fluorescent LED light projects, Homebrew, 71: 110
education, workshops, MREA, 47: 74 telephones, 3 ways to keep buzz out, (TtW!), 4: 27 LEDs, efficient lighting, LED shootout,
efficiency, 113: 36 38: 78 12 VDC, Tek-Tron 12VDC compact fluo- 60: 33
electrical noise and inverter filters, 14: 35 Trace 1512 with charger (TtW!), 2: 29 rescent (TtW!), 41: 82 PV-powered, LED light (TtW!) , 57: 74
Exeltech XP 1100, Things that Work!, Trace 2012 (new) with charger (TtW!), 120 VAC, compact fluorescent compari- simple LED lights, Homebrew, 73: 88
75: 76 25: 58 son, 20: 15 SunPipe light tube REview, 118: 82
grid intertie, variations in technique, Trace 2012 with charger (TtW!), 8: 29 120 VAC, compact fluorescent compari-
62: 44 Trace 2512 (TtW!), 35: 74 son, DC lights, 16: 27 Linear Current Boosters
Heart’s 2.5 Kw inverter (TtW!), 50: 46 Trace 2524 w/charger (TtW!), 16: 42 120 VAC, compact fluorescents, descrip- pumps, how to run 24V pump w/48V bat-
Heliotrope PSTT 2.3 kW (TtW!), 3: 29 Trace 4024 4.0 kW Sine Wave (TtW!), tion of, 20: 20 tery, 40: 70
Homebrew, 156 Volt DC transformerless 48: 26 120 VAC, incandescent vs. fluorescent, on basics, how transformers and LCBs work,
inverter, 36: 71 Trace 812SB (TtW!), 28: 53 inverters, 3: 41 37: 40
Homebrew, tricks for square wave invert- Trace SW2512, (TtW!), 58: 46 basics, incandescent vs. halogen vs. fluo- basics, using, 6: 12
ers, 31: 69 Trace upgrade, 22: 57 rescent, ac vs. DC, 9: 20 DC-DC converters, long distance power
how to choose, 82: 74 waveform clarification, Q&A, 67: 123 compact fluorescent lighting investment, transmission, 28: 34
mini-grid inverter application, 109: 48 Windy Boy batteryless wind system, 113: 24 hydro, with PM generators, 17: 39
modern inverters & controllers off-grid, 100: 22 converting Mag-Lite to use LEDs, 84: 74 PV, Kuff, 472 Wp, 12 V L-A. LCB, 700 ft
106: 120 wiring, to mains panel, 11: 23 daylighting options, 109: 40 from PV to battery, 25: 16
non-islanding inverter defined, WtH? 001, Xantrex PROsine 1000 inverter, TtW!, efficiency, retrofit of school w/fluores- Things that Work!, Bobier’s LCB 40, 29: 53
93: 42 91: 40 cents, 32: 38 Things that Work!, LCB 3-4-8 for Water
OutBack & Xantrex combo system, 106: 12 Xantrex Prosine 2.0, REview, 96: 74 halogen, GE’s Halogen-IR™ PAR 38 Pumping, 12: 19
PowerStar POW200 (TtW!), 15: 36 (TtW!), 38: 76
PowerStar’s UPG1300 (TtW!), 22: 22 Lighting health & environmental, effects of, 30: 32 Magazine Mechanics
review of all U.S.-available grid-tie invert- 12 VDC, 12VDC quartz halogen/20W Homebrew, 12 VDC night light, 23: 70 new paper; & buyers beware, 89: 138
ers, 106: 26 (TtW!), 40: 92 Homebrew, 120 VAC LED night night,
review of one more U.S.-available grid-tie 12 VDC, choices, applications, sources Morris, 53: 32 Maximum power point
inverter, 107: 92 (Q&A), 47: 107 Homebrew, convert 120 VAC halogen tracking
safety, fuses for/wiring protection, 24: 66 12 VDC, fluorescent and incandescent, lamp to 12 VDC, 35: 30 (see “Controls”)
sine wave, Exeltech 1000 watt sine wave 1: 31 Homebrew, convert ac lamp to 12VDC
(TtW!), 39: 74 12 VDC, LED Christmas lights (TtW!), quartz halogen, 18: 47 Media Reviews
sine wave, Exeltech SI-250 (TtW!), 27: 53 8: 37 Homebrew, varible DC timer, 54: 44 (also see “Book Reviews”)
Sinergex PureSine 600 inverter, REview, 12 VDC, LED flashlight lamps (TtW!), international, PV, pumping, Zaiken, 102 “E-build” CD-ROM. green building,
99: 82 34: 68 Wp, 12V L-A, Costa Rica, 51: 6 72: 126
sizing, small or med-small (Q&A), 43: 108
online PV & home design courses at SEI, General Specialties pole mount REview, “Code Check: A Field Guide to Building a how you can affect the NEC, Code Corner,
103: 122 117: 94 Safe House,” Book R, 56: 92 73: 114
“Power Down: Options & Actions for a homebrew PV, adjustable, 97: 74 code Q & A, Code Corner, 61: 74 interpretation of NEC, rebuttle to Code
Post-Carbon World”, 110: 92 pole-mount array installation; part 1–siz- conductors & cables, Code Corner, 66: 82 Corner , 61: 77
“Soft Rom” RE CD, 79: 116 ing & setting pole, 108: 28 conductors, 31: 74 law, relation to, Code Corner, 23: 74
“Your Solar Home” DVD review, 113: 54 pole-mount array installation; part DC GFCIs & the NEC, Wrench Realities, load circuits & wiring, Code Corner, 22: 68
2–mounting & wiring PVs, 109: 82 65: 82 multiwire branch circuits, danger of, Code
Meters PV orientation, 93: 24 description, Code Corner, 100: 104 Corner, 59: 76
(also see “Instrumentation”) tracker basics, 101: 60 diodes and fuses, on PV arrays, 60: 74 NEC summarized, Code Corner, 71: 130
amp-hour meter defined, WtH? 005, 95: 32 Unirac PV pole mount, Things That disconnects, Code Corner, 19: 42 non-metallic flex, temp ratings, battery
know your system, using meters, 109: 118 Work!, 82: 54 disconnects, Code Corner, 21: 53 cables, Wrench Realities, 64: 82
KWH meter, Watts Up? Pro, REview, disconnects, Code Corner, 53: 72 perspectives on NEC, Code Corner,
95: 76 Multimeters disconnects, required for AC & DC sys- 70: 118
(also see “Instrumentation”) tems, PV, wind, generator, 42: 78 PV & 1999 NEC, Code Corner, 69: 98
Methane buying and using, 60: 42 flexible nonmetallic conduit, temperature PV module characteristics, Code Corner,
air collector, passive batch water heater, digital meters, necessary tools, 110: 64 ratings, 60: 74 101: 110
17: 19 fuse focus, Code Corner, 67: 100 PV modules & the NEC, 91: 116
animal treatment, retaining heat, 27: 44 National Electrical Code grounding & isolation, Code Corner, PV, example systems: stand-alone and
basics, low-pressure storage tank, 26: 24 (see “Code Corner”) 25: 65 grid-tied, 47: 84
chemistry, pH balance, heat, 28: 39 2005 code & PV systems, 105: 96 grounding & overcurrent protection, Code PV, small stand-alone systems, examples,
cooking with gas from animal waste, add your input to the 2002 NEC, Code Corner, 16: 31 46: 84
116: 92 Corner, 75: 128 grounding realities, Wrench Realities, safety & PV powered pumping, Code
digester, improvements to , 40: 82 and inspector, 33: 76 66: 86 Corner, 26: 57
tank insulation, heat, raw material re- and UL Standards, PV, conduit, overcur- grounding requirements, Code Corner, short circuit protection for wiring, 38: 85
quirements, 30: 42 rent devices, 43: 88 64: 70 standards, 35: 87
basics, 8: 27 grounding separate structures, Code surge & lightning protection, Code Cor-
Motors batteries, UL listed flexible battery cables, Corner, 65: 70 ner, 32: 68
basics, how electric motors work, 34: 48 41: 84 grounding, basics, 18: 26 SWRES Research, 13: 42
brushless alternators, 97: 68 battery, battery safety, 40: 94 grounding, guidelines, 25: 42 UL listings, appliances, system compo-
Homebrew, soft-starting, 23: 72 breakers, Code Corner, 68: 98 grounding, how to, 28: 46 nents, etc., 56: 82
cable ampacity, using the proper size and grounding, inverter grounding, 30: 64 various minutia, nonmetallic flex contin-
Mounts type of wire/cable, 37: 93 grounding, inverter grounding, 34: 85 ued, Code Corner, 62: 73
Chadderdon large PV array with interest- cable selection for PV systems, Code Cor- grounding, why ground, 27: 47 water, pumping systems with PV, 45: 66
ing mounts, 93: 10 ner, 107: 102 history, relevance to PV, Code Corner, welding cable for battery-inverter cable,
DP&W Power Rail PV mounts, REview, changes for 1996 code, 36: 75 20: 54 Wrench Realities, 84: 92
104: 82 changes in code for 2008, Part 1, 108: 86 how the code is written / changed, also Wrench Realities, reaction to Code Corner,
changes in code for 2008, Part 2, 109: 90 series diodes, Code Corner, 63: 71 nonmetallic flex cont., 62: 78
Wrench Realities, reactions to Code Cor- HP crew’s photos & biographies, 95: 132 human energy converter (HEC), bicycle university students, CCAT needs up-
ner, nonmetallic flex cont., 63: 82 know your system, using meters, 109: 118 parts + people = power, 1036 Wp, 24 V, grade/donations, 43: 70
Midwest Renewable Energy FairF ‘98, 43: 78 women in RE, Tewa, Fischer, Sainyeye,
Ozonal Notes guerrilla solar, OR net , 66: 104 human energy converter (HEC), use at Brown, 62: 61
alternatives to blackouts, 98: 136 modern inverters & controllers off-grid, energy fair, photo, 47: 4 women, lifestyle with renewable energy,
batteries for cordless devices, 96: 134 106: 120 PV, Haaren/Abbott, 36 W, PV: 65 Wp, 12 21: 40
buying from a wrench or a dot-commer, net metering tales, 79: 134 V L-A, 12: 13 women, renewable energy networking,
87: 136 new paper for HP, OR net metering, guer- three washers & a charger, 83: 110 Sol Sisters, 19: 55
California energy crisis, 82: 136 rilla solar, 69: 120
careers in RE, 89: 148 OR net metering, guerrilla solar, 65: 106 People Photovoltaics
check PVs before warranty expiration, OR net metering, guerrilla solar, HP on- Allart Ligtenberg, promoter of solar cook- 12 KW grid-intertie, PV charged EV, Sys-
77: 151 line, 70: 137 ing in Nepal, 45: 24 tems article, 72: 10
communications off-grid update, 99: 136 RE systems expanding to meet needs, apprentice program, letters, 42: 106 13 RE myths debunked, 100: 32
cooking with solar electricity, 104: 134 103: 134 Bill Gates, with PV, 45: 65 adobe casita, 100: 14
data junkie wants more system info, recipe for peace includes energy indepen- condensed resumes, Get a Job! column, adobe home, with wind, 80: 24
91: 136 dence & RE, 86: 152 43: 106 Agua Zarca, Nicaragua electrifies medical
empowering ourselves to fight creeping retirement, net metering, ASES, MREF, Dennis Ramsey, installer of PV in Nepal clinic with PV, 74: 34
professionalism, 92: 136 guerrilla solar, 72: 138 monasteries, 45: 6 air conditioning on RE, 81: 10
energy fairs, BP plant tour, RE corporate solar energy at the White House, 94: 138 Elliott Bayly, founder, World Power Tech- amateur radio (HAM) & PV, 61: 46
takeovers, 67: 121 solar solution to energy crisis, 83: 149 nologies (wind generators), 43: 58 ancient PV panel (TtW!), 10: 31
energy is not a commodity, 88: 134 technology is the major socio-political Frank Ilczyszyn & Jane Oldale, pioneers Angell, solar powered mobile workshop,
energy predictions from back in 1991, force, 102: 134 of Canadian RE, 113: 74 90: 32
84: 150 travel by plane, 78: 134 Jennifer & Lance Barker, simple off-grid Arctic research station, with wind power,
fairs, travel, guerrilla solar, 74: 151 troubleshooting, 97: 136 living, 120: 76 112: 58
federal net metering law, 85: 152 value of PV vs. other goods, 107: 136 kids, planetary citizens, amateur radio, Ask NREL, breakthrough in low cost ef-
future of home-scale RE, 81: 120 war for oil, or looking down the barrel, 5: 5 ficient PV, 40: 98
global warming, net metering in OR, 93: 138 Larry Schussler of Sun Frost, interview, Ask NREL, differences in PV technologies,
73: 136 25: 22 39: 84
good manners = RE, 80: 136 Pedal Power pen pals, New Zealand (Letters), 43: 99 Ask NREL, Why are pv modules blue?,
guerrilla solar, energy fairs, net metering, basics, 23: 48 Redwood Alliance, profile of an organiza- 38: 88
71: 151 bicycle power assist, ZAP Power System, tion, 12: 22 back to basics, run a stereo on battery &
guerrilla solar, OR net metering, energy 43: 46 Sol Sisters, renewable energy networking, solar power, 40: 104
fairs, 68: 121 bicycle, with solar and electric (photo), 19: 55 Ball standing seam, roof-integrated,
history of Home Power magazine, 75: 152 46: 56 then & now, revisiting nine Home Power 105: 56
history of HP’s energy systems, 100: 132 charging batteries, 31: 50 RE systems, 120: 28 basics, how they work, 20: 31
Home Power’s new Web site, 90: 154 generator for TV, 81: 70 Uncle Len, Power of Personal Resource- basics, how they work, physics of, 23: 37
HP crew biographies and photos, 76: 152 homebrew generator, 104: 94 fulness, 3: 13 basics, number of cells per panel, 3: 9
basics, solar/hydro/wind site survey, circus community is off-grid, 105: 70 education, IRENEW class / installation in generator / systems, Yago, 2.4 Kwp, 24V,
21: 75 clinics in Thailand, 113: 88 Iowa, 63: 24 7Kw generator, 50: 32
batteries, charging small NiCds, 19: 18 code calcs for an off-grid system, 95: 94 education, PV, batteies, loads, teaching glass armonica, solar powered, 84: 96
battery management for PV systems, IPP, combiner box, Homebrew, 78: 52 plan, part 2, 15: 5 government funded systems in Baja,
89: 120 combiner box, OutBack REview, 98: 82 education, solar battery charging, teaching Mexico, 59: 30
big grid-intertie system in the CA desert, community power, with wind, 77: 20 plan, part 1, 16: 14 Greenland, Arctic power system, with
88: 10 community TV in Cuba, 102: 58 education, systems a little at a time, 60: 16 wind, 99: 38
big PV system on motor home, Systems concentrators, 19: 27 education, workshops, MREA, 47: 74 grid tie system & energy efficiency, 119: 26
article, 75: 52 concentrators, hybrid PV/hot air linear educational installation for a Baja, Mexico grid-intertie in UK, 79: 10
Bisbee small and growing system, 92: 22 concentrator, 5: 14 school, 95: 12 grid-intertie update in UK, 104: 58
Block Island community RE with wind, concentrators, Midway PV concentrators, electric vehicles, PV powered sailboat, grid-intertie with CA buydown $, 83: 22
Systems article, 74: 8 40: 28 57: 28 grid-intertie, CA, Davidson system, 68: 8
Bloom grid-intertie system, 103: 46 concentrators, Midway PV concentrators, electric vehicles, solar endurance racing, grid-intertie, Lord, 70: 24
boat cruising on solar power, 113: 50 40: 28 60: 60 grid-intertie, with batteries, 83: 10
boat lift, 57: 50 conductors & the code, Code Corner, embodied energy in manufacturing, Q&A, grid-tie design considerations, 106: 44
Boyce 1.4 KW battery-based grid tie, 79: 110 68: 123 grid-tie with battery backup & data moni-
115: 36 control, Heliotrope CC120E 120 Amp EN-R-PAK portable PV system, 72: 74 toring, 94: 22
Bundros intertie system w/data logging, (TtW!), 48: 36 Endter intertie, financed by IBEW, 97: 14 grid-tie with SDHW & efficiency efforts,
99: 22 cost analysis of PV vs. sports utility ve- energy payback, 80: 42 110: 20
bus educational system, also runs on veg- hicles, 90: 46 energy self-sufficient straw bale home, grid-tied installation, & energy efficiency,
gie oil, 118: 54 Cuba solar powered schools, 86: 90 85: 22 118: 26
bypass diodes & their function, 107: 86 Cuba, PV powered health clinic, 66: 50 energy to produce cells vs. energy pro- grid-tied makes sense, 120: 50
cable sizing, Code Corner, 78: 106 Dankoff PV system for home & pumping, duced by cells, 43: 73 Grisen small system for renters, 96: 26
Cambodia, Samaki village gets PV light- 76: 26 event, 3072 Wp, 24V, 14,000AH L-A con- grounding arrays far away from rest of
ing, 71: 16 deciding on an RE-electric system, 116: 46 cert system, 51: 22 system, Code Corner, 74: 128
Canada, system in the frozen north, 68: 58 demonstration grid-tie with battery Evergreen Solar tour, 93: 72 grounding arrays, Code Corner, 102: 108
Carrizo Copper Quadlams (TtW!), 39: 71 backup, 110: 54 EVs charged by intertied system, 117: 88 grounding PV systems, Code Corner,
Caveney treehouse PV, Systems article, demonstration grid-tie, no battery backup, expanding system over time, 107: 28 72: 112
73: 54 111: 36 Fiji, remote resort power, refrigeration, Guerrilla Solar 0001 update, 78: 84
CCAT, changing from off-grid to utility- design & install w/generator, 79: 24 67: 26 Guerrilla Solar 0001, AC module, 67: 34
intertie, 90: 10 diodes, bypass or blocking (Q&A), 46: 106 financing for solar-electric, GMAC, 70: 78 Guerrilla Solar 0002, with wind, 70: 32
Chacon PV/wind, done without eyesight, Dodd small system with wind, 115: 92 finding true south, simple technique, (let- Guerrilla Solar 0003, with wind, 70: 38
75: 26 earth home, with wind, 85: 10 ters), 63: 97 Guerrilla Solar 0004, PV & wind, 71: 48
Chadderdon large array with interesting earthship, with wind, 84: 10 for charging EV, 78: 10 Guerrilla Solar 0005, PV, 71: 56
mounts, 93: 10 educating children with PV & pump, “From Space to Earth,” history of PV, Guerrilla Solar 0006, PV & wind, 73: 84
checklist for PV installation, Code Corner, 102: 10 Book Review, 75: 136 Guerrilla Solar 0007, PV, 74: 85
106: 92
Guerrilla Solar 0008, PV with MicroSine, Homebrew, SunSighter (point panels to international, PV education in Nicaragua, lighting, PV powered LED light (TtW!) ,
75: 74 Sun), 26: 73 61: 36 57: 74
Guerrilla Solar 0009, PV, 76: 84 how to hire a pro installer, 114: 48 international, PV in rural Chinese village, lightning protection, 107: 60
Guerrilla Solar 0010, 77: 90 huge system in Georgia, 84: 22 41: 32 loans for RE systems, bank & federal,
Guerrilla Solar 0011, 79: 82 huge system, Ford, 70: 14 international, solar in Eastern Africa, 62: 85
Guerrilla Solar 0012, with wind, 80: 82 in adobe home, in CA, 61: 12 41: 20 loans for RE systems, bank & federal,
Guerrilla Solar 0013, 81: 80 in Africa, renewable energy sabbatical, Internet remote access on PV in Bonaire, 62: 85
Guerrilla Solar 0014, 82: 82 60: 50 N.A., 77: 56 Loeb small system, solar-powered barn,
Guerrilla Solar 0015, 84: 82 in Nepal, building an industry, 62: 24 intertie & net metering, IPP, 63: 76 102: 54
Guerrilla Solar 0016, 85: 34 incentives, CA buydown program, 82: 48 intertie workshop, 80: 58 logging & milling with solar, 84: 64
Guerrilla Solar 0017, 86: 82 inflatable-form concrete dome, 88: 46 intertie, EVs, Heckeroth, 3 Kw, 24V L-A, luxury vacation home, 106: 12
Guerrilla Solar 0018, 87: 82 installation mistakes, common, Code intertie, 50: 57 Maasai hospital, Africa, 64: 36
Guerrilla Solar 0019, 88: 82 Corner, 99: 102 introduction of PV in Somalia, 82: 22 Magee small off-grid cabin system, 101: 66
Guerrilla Solar 0020, 89: 82 installation plus filming for educational investing in PV system vs. traditional maps of resources for RE, 116: 58
Guerrilla Solar 0021, 90: 82 TV, 88: 54 treasury bonds, 101: 34 Marue off-grid system in Idaho wilder-
Guerrilla Solar 0022, with wind, 91: 82 installation workshop for Native Ameri- investment analysis for PV systems up- ness, 99: 14
Guerrilla Solar 0023, 92: 82 can activists’ home, 112: 44 date, 117: 74 maximum power point tracking, 109: 58
Guerrilla Solar 0024, 93: 82 installation, Backwoods Solar Electric PV investment analysis for PV systems, McCoy-Reising, earth-sheltered, passive
Guerrilla Solar 0025, PV in Slovenija, Rack (TtW!), 11: 41 100: 86 solar home with wind, 89: 10
94: 82 installation, Echolite PV mounting brack- IPP/editorial, National PV Production Mestel system upgrade, 100: 46
Guerrilla Solar 0026, 96: 82 ets (TtW!), 12: 31 Statistics, 51: 82 Mestel, small backyard system, 93: 86
guerrilla solar how-to, 86: 84 installation, mounting & junction box Kenyan bush camp PV power for training, Millard system update, Systems article,
ham radio, PV powered with hydro, 66: 26 comparison, 33: 22 75: 34 73: 28
Harlan, solar powered inn, 91: 10 installation, orientation for maximum Kerr grid-tie system with battery backup, mini-grid inverter application, 109: 48
Harvester portable system, TtW!, 92: 84 output, 93: 24 101: 24 minisystem, for charging tools (Q&A),
high school class builds PV demo cart, installation, racks, metal choices, construc- Kindseth-Burbridge mobile PV trailer 43: 108
74: 24 tion, 22: 41 powers home, 71: 8 mobile emergency system, 104: 50
history of solar cell, 95: 54 installation, setting optimum angle, dis- Kyocera tour in Japan, IPP, 93: 110 mobile ham shack, Bosbach, 86 Wp, 12V
home & business, with wind, 78: 20 cussion, 36: 14 large system for Canadian National Park L-A, 50: 38
Home Power’s 12 V system, 78: 40 installation, wiring non-identical panels, campground, 111: 82 mobile power system in van, 94: 62
Home Power’s 24 V system, 77: 30 27: 22 laser-grooved PV modules, 73: 58 mobile PV system, Bluesmobile, 68: 50
home with EV charging, 113: 16 installer showcase home, with wind, lawn tractor, battery powered & solar module defined, WtH? 011, 99: 96
Homebrew, 3 to 10 Amp PV charge con- 113: 40 charged, 96: 68 module voltage, Q&A, 66: 107
troller, 63: 42 installing, wiring, & mounting, 2: 11 lawnmower conversion to PV-charging, module wiring example, Code Corner,
Homebrew, solar sight (Sun’s path for international, lighting, Pumping, Zaiken, 107: 66 81: 100
winter), 28: 61 420 Wp, 12V L-A, health clinic, Costa life-cycle impacts of PV modules, 116: 34 monitoring solar home systems in Bo-
Rica, 51: 6 naire, N.A., 77: 48
motorbike on solar power, 120: 90 P-N junction explained, Word Power, pumps, deep wells, 6: 27 solar awning on business, 112: 30
mount, homebrew adjustable, 97: 74 76: 116 pumps, intro to, 5: 21 solar boat regatta, in Minnesota, 59: 56
mounts, Direct Power top-of-pole product panel design, construction of a PV module PV cell defined, Word Power, 75: 114 solar fountains teach renewable energy,
tested, TtW!, 88: 88 to power a racecar, 37: 52 PV grounding for single dwelling, Code 106: 60
mounts, DP&W Power Rail, REview, Papua New Guinea PV for a college, Corner, 73: 114 solar in the frozen north, 68: 58
104: 82 76: 74 PV modules & the NEC, 91: 116 solar mobile home conversion, passive,
mounts, Unirac PV pole mount, Things payback short on grid-tie system, 116: 26 PV powered bike, 81: 20 PV, DHW, 64: 16
That Work!, 82: 54 Pierson, bed & breakfast, 66: 20 PV powered solar hydronic heating, 89: 34 solar powered chocolate factory in Gre-
multibattery, multi-inverter evolving pioneers of Canadian RE, Frank Ilczyszyn PV system costs, 109: 22 nada, 87: 10
system, 87: 24 & Jane Oldale, 113: 74 PVUSA test facility ending, IPP, 78: 100 solar powered remote phone system,
near zero-energy home, with wind & solar planning code-compliant off-grid PV recycling sorter, U.K., 68: 34 88: 70
hot water, 107: 12 system, Code Corner, 94: 106 remote radio repeater in Rwanda, 105: 48 Solaris solar lantern, Things That Work!,
Nearing Good Life Center small system, pole-mount array installation; part 1–siz- remote, portable PV-powered e-mail, 79: 70
108: 36 ing & setting pole, 108: 28 106: 68 South African PV & wind hybrid system,
neighborhood system with wind, Systems pole-mount array installation; part repairing glass, 21: 12 76: 52
article, 73: 18 2–mounting & wiring PVs, 109: 82 run a stereo on battery & solar power, Sovonics panel (TtW!), 15: 33
Nepal monastery gets lighting, 91: 28 pond aeration, 23: 42 40: 104 St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church system,
New Zealand, Persson, PV, wind, solar poor neighborhood gets rooftop systems, Ruterbusch, off-grid expansion, with 93: 92
H2O, 66: 8 108: 12 wind, 98: 24 Stankevitz grid-tied cordwood home,
Nicaragua solar-electric workshop, 97: 58 portable on trailer, WET Lab, 67: 18 RV system, 107: 72 105: 12
Nolan, Spain B&B inn, 91: 58 portable solar-electric system, 86: 38 RV, Dougherty, 66: 40 starting small to learn, with wind, 82: 32
NV desert self-generation, with wind, “Practical Photovoltaics,” Book Review, sailboat with wind, 53: 12 starting small, with wind, 80: 50
86: 28 50: 76 science project, 79: 16 Stelle, IL, with wind, 77: 8
NY efficient home, with wind, 86: 10 procurement manual, for municipalities, Seeger system, with solar-charged EV, straw bale home, 81: 30
off-grid in Chicago, with wind, 80: 10 utilities, other purchasers; Code Corner, 103: 30 subsidies; are they the answer?, 94: 30
off-grid living in CO, 117: 98 44: 66 SEI workshop, PV & wind system up- sustainable inn with wind & solar hot
off-grid living in the city, 109: 12 public radio, solar powered tranmitters, grade, 71: 24 water, 102: 14
off-grid office system in FL, 111: 60 63: 6 shingles provide solar electricity, 114: 16 system design, basics (simple starter
off-grid ranch system, with wind, 119: 64 pumping for cattle watering, 98: 54 shortage of modules, Power Politics, system), 25: 48
off-grid system, with wind & hydro, pumping in Mauritania, the Sahara, 102: 114 system design, Code Corner, 98: 106
114: 38 110: 44 Siemens Solar tour, 69: 38 system design, ecomonics for home power
off-grid with unique power shed, 83: 30 pumping w/ solar electricity, workshop, silicon shortage in PV industry, 113: 98 systems, 20: 39
office stand-alone system, with efficiency, 97: 22 simple off-grid living, 120: 76 system design, economics for home power
97: 88 pumping water in W. Africa, 101: 40 simple system, West Africa, 84: 56 systems, 1: 11
old icehouse converted with green fea- pumping water with PV in Belize, 94: 10 siting & mounting, PV panels, 57: 32 system design, Solar Pathfinder (TtW!),
tures, 104: 14 pumping, deep-well, 68: 16 small portable system, for chili cookoffs, 16: 44
on VW bus, 54: 16 pumps, basics, 11: 15 103: 88
system design, solar/hydro/wind site systems, Millsapps, integrating PV with testing and rating, summer PV perfor- what to expect from your RE dealer, basics
survey, 21: 75 Utility Power, 39: 6 mance, 24: 26 of buying, 61: 40
system goes & grows as owner moves systems, Nekola (IL), 100 Wp, 12 V L-A; testing and rating, winter PV perfor- Wigington large off-grid system, with
around U.S., 87: 86 wind 500 W; grid, urban, 46: 6 mance, 33: 17 wind, 98: 14
system update, Frost, 70: 34 systems, Nepal monasteries (2), 100 Wp, testing PV modules over time, IPP, 112: 98 wind hybrid, basics of wind, wind/PV
system, grid-intertie hybrid, 42: 6 12 V L-A, 45: 6 testing, hot weather performance test, hybrid, PURPA, 22: 18
system, Pfeiderer, 763 Wp, 24V L-A, in systems, on a budget, Krush, 54: 22 HPs Democracy rack, 49: 28 wire sizing economics for low voltage,
Hawaii, 49: 14 systems, recreational vehicle, Magleby, Things that Work!, Carrizo Copper Quad- 104: 102
system, Scott-McKean, & wind, passive 53: 24 lams, 39: 71 wiring a PV array for your voltage, basics,
solar home, 70: 8 systems, Reichenbach; DC: M78s, Quad- tools of the trade, 105: 22 87: 36
system, ski hut PV systems in Colorado, Lams, 6 V L-A; ac: M75s, 42: 18 tracker basics, 101: 60 wiring example, Code Corner, 83: 124
50: 24 systems, Schultze, tracked array, PV/ tracking, Midway PV concentrators, 40: 28 wiring, use of conductor types, Code
system, slow conversion to RE, resort in wind/hydro/DHW, 41: 6 tracking, Wallin, PV system/Wattsun Corner, 77: 128
Montana, 62: 6 systems, Siebert (CA), 1122 Wp, grid, tracker in MT, 40: 14 with wind & workshop, 108: 62
system, urban, Whitaker, 100 Wp, 12 V 45: 18 transmission through glass, reflection & Witt, modifies for utility-intertie, Systems
L-A, 48: 22 systems, Spain, Zirkel, 56: 26 refraction based on angle, 61: 60 article, 73: 8
system, w/ utility, Gastrow, 888Wp, 24V systems, update, Nepal, Ramsey, 56: 56 tree-cutting, emotional saga, 98: 86 women’s installation course, 78: 60
L-A, 52: 6 systems, upgrade, Brethorst, 55: 50 UL Standards, National Electrical Code, women’s workshop, 98: 60
system, w/ utility, Sharp, 340 Wp, 24V systems, w/ hydro, wind, BLM historical 43: 88 workshop in Oregon at SolWest fair, 86: 46
L-A, SEI installed, 49: 6 site, Bethea, 55: 6 Underwood, several small systems, 90: 72 workshop in WA, with wind, 102: 46
system, Waggoner, 980 Wp, 24V L-A, systems, w/ wind & passive solar, Vogel, Utah dome home, Collar, 65: 8 workshops on PV in Burma, 98: 42
51: 28 56: 6 utilities subsidies, IPP, 43: 74 Zen Mountain Center with hydro & wind,
systems for Nigeria villages, 111: 66 systems, w/ wind, small scale, 57: 6 utility intertie system, net metering, 59: 24 92: 10
systems simplified, 104: 72 systems, w/ wind, Whitehead, 53: 6 utility intertied, Colorado’s Public Service zero energy home built on spec, 104: 22
systems, 400Wp, w/ passive solar, systems, Wausau WI, 600 Wp, 24 V L-A, Co, 18 Kw, intertied, 51: 36
Wildearth, 60: 6 48: 16 utility intertied, myths of payback, 64: 6 Poetry
systems, Buck, 371 Wp, 12 V L-A, 48: 6 systems, Wheeler, PV observatory & home vacation home intertied, 117: 34 “Psycho-logic Dark Age Mindset,” by
systems, earthship, with wind, 59: 6 for $7100, 39: 14 Vella big intertie, 102: 26 Jason Powell, 84: 151
systems, Epstein (OR), 2,000 Wp, 24 V systems, with (re-install), in CO, Preston, warranty, check before expiration, Ozonal “Sharks in the Power Supply,” by Richard
L-A, 44: 6 58: 6 Notes, 77: 151 Perez, 88: 8
systems, Fire Station, 57: 12 systems/Urban, Gerosa, 85Wp, 12V L-A, water pumping, mobile, PV jack pump,
systems, FM radio station, 54: 6 49: 40 cattle watering, 54: 12 Power Politics
systems, Frost, 55: 44 testing and rating, Hoxan PV Test Er- water, pumping systems, National Electri- (also see “Utilities”)
systems, Haeme (shop, trailer); 360 Wp, 12 ratum, 26: 69 cal Code, 45: 66 ANWR, Energy Bill 2003, FERC, 95: 108
V L-A; gen 4000 W; grid, 47: 24 testing and rating, Hoxan, 25: 70 Webster large batteryless intertie system, Bush Admin. Dept. of Energy, 82: 106
systems, LaForge, 2 PV systems—w/pow- testing and rating, meaning, 23: 40 95: 22 buying green power (wind), also NV nuke
er sheds, 40: 6 testing and rating, procedure, 23: 20 what to expect from your RE dealer, 81: 84 dump, 63: 87
buying green power, net metering, CA heroic energy initiative required, 117: 110 nuclear, sites “recycled” to solar sites, utility restructuring, also nuke bailout,
nuke dump demonstration, 64: 86 influence Congress, 97: 114 41: 87 61: 82
call to put solar on White House, 34: 83 influencing energy policy, 108: 96 nuclear, waste on reservation, 47: 88 utility restructuring, in CA, 56: 86
Chernobyl, dangers of nuclear, 53: 76 legislation, deregulation, 43: 82 nuclear, waste policy legislation, 46: 88 voting, get out the vote, 30: 38
Citizenre–speculation or solution?, legislation, effects of subsidies, 37: 85 nuke waste in the courts, 103: 114 voting, review of presidential candidates,
119: 112 legislation, funding renewables, bogus bill oil war & nuke dumps in Asia, 87: 102 31: 46
climate change & nuclear energy, 112: 102 (“job creation”), 47: 88 opportunities, Clinton appointees, 33: 73 wind vs. nukes and fossil fuels, 109: 98
climate change & what to do about it, legislation, NAFTA, RE, & environment, organizing to change energy bill, 93: 116 Wisconsin, renewables at work, 54: 86
104: 116 39: 86 PG&E bankruptcy, 84: 116 World Energy Modernization Plan &
coalitions, lobbying for our side, 58: 86 legislation, national energy bill, 32: 72 positive changes in energy outlook, global warming, 81: 92
community energy—Solar Sebastopol, legislation, net metering/billing, 46: 72 111: 102 World Trade Organization riots in Seattle,
98: 116 letter to put solar on the White House, promotion of RE; ideas to try, 105: 102 75: 94
corporations, ethics, 57: 86 35: 86 RAGE green energy deregulation cam- Yucca Mt., AMTRAK, RE incentives,
deregulation, autopsy of CA’s Prop 9, LNG terminals & community activism, paign, 67: 88 91: 106
69: 88 101: 118 Ralph Nader, for prez, 55: 88
editorial, getting your message to the Million Solar Roofs revisited, 76: 118 rate-based incentives, definition of term, Pumps
media & government, 51: 90 million solar roofs, also Nevada nuke networking, 46: 88 ac vs DC, choosing a water pump, 40: 78
editorial, why energy should be a presi- dump, 62: 86 rate-based incentives, how-to, 44: 71 ac vs DC, Q & A, 62: 107
dential issue, 52: 90 Nader for Pres., 79: 102 rate-based incentives, program to imple- ac, submersible, inverter powered, 17: 25
energy bill & other energy notes, 94: 116 Nader speech: ownership of public assets, ment, 45: 72 adobe casita powered by Sun, 100: 14
energy bill & upcoming election, 100: 112 66: 72 RE education—supporting, 78: 96 basics, types, terms defined, system de-
energy dollars opinion poll, 72: 104 net billing, definition(s), 46: 72 rebuilding energy policy after passage of sign, complete info, 46: 24
energy prices skyrocket, 80: 108 net billing, info sources, 47: 88 poor energy bill, 110: 98 Dankoff PV system for home & pumping,
energy “stragedy” from Bush administra- net billing, utility deregulation, 48: 78 Redwood Alliance history, 59: 82 76: 26
tion, 85: 120 new Congress & RE, 118: 106 resurgence of nukes imminent, 106: 100 DC, submersible booster pumps & pres-
energy trends, global warming, NAFTA, nuclear industry lies exposed, 86: 120 shortage of PV modules, 102: 114 sure tanks, 39: 20
38: 68 nuclear menace around the world, 74: 118 Thailand coal plants & RE, 90: 126 DC, submersible installation, 38: 22
Enron fiasco, 88: 108 nuclear power & Y2K, 70: 110 tour of Yucca Mt. nuke waste dump, DC, submersible, PV powered, Econsub
environmental justice & energy, 115: 106 nuclear power comeback?, 83: 116 96: 110 Pump (TtW!), 13: 22
failed dereg in CA, learning from mis- nuclear reprise?, 120: 110 transmission lines & coal & wind, 114: 106 DC, submersible, PV powered, installa-
takes, 73: 106 nuclear waste disposal, 71: 122 U.S. energy bill for 2002, 89: 116 tion, 31: 17
federal energy budget for 2006, 107: 114 nuclear waste storage, 77: 116 U.S. energy policy & new war for oil, drilling a water well, 33: 54
global warming & solutions, 113: 102 nuclear waste, not in anyone’s backyard, 92: 104 educating children with PV & pump,
government & global warming, 116: 106 99: 112 utilities, green electricity or green wash- 102: 10
green electricity companies blasted & nuclear& the energy budget, 40: 100 ing?, 60: 82 High Lifter water pump (TtW!), 23: 58
defended, 68: 88 nuclear, human experiments, security risk, utilities, rate based incentives, 49: 89 Homebrew, shallow well (letters), 43: 99
green electricity recommendation, 65: 86 NRC positions open, 42: 84 utilities, restructuring in California, 50: 90 hydro turbines, using for pumping, 65: 36
international, PV, lighing, Zaiken, 102 Wp, solar-electric water pumping in W. Africa, inverters, reducing interference, 43: 107 “Electric Burro On The Road To Bogota,”
12V L-A, Costa Rica, 51: 6 101: 40 PV system, FM radio station, 54: 6 Book Review (travel), 18: 49
linear current boosters, how to run 24V surface pump from off-the-shelf parts, PV, portable charging, 38: 32 PV power goes anywhere, 107: 72
pump w/48V battery, DC-DC convert- 72: 54 PV, solar powered FM station, 43: 107 PV, at camp ground, 258 Wp, 12 V L-A,
ers, 40: 70 water pumping, PV & wind, for livestock, PV-powered tranmitters, public radio, 20: 12
linear current boosters, LCB 3-4-8 for 57: 24 63: 6 PV, Dougherty, 66: 40
Water Pumping (TtW!), 12: 19 wiring, troubleshooting, 42: 93 RFI-free lighting, LED Illuminators PV, Gilbert, motorhome, 750 Wp, 12 V
PV deep-well, 68: 16 (TtW!), 44: 33 L-A, 24: 40
PV for cattle watering, 98: 54 Radiant Heat Barriers Sangean ATS-803A AM/FM/SW Radio PV, Haeme (trailer); PV 360 Wp, 12 V L-A;
PV jack pump, mobile, cattle watering, (see “Space heating”) Receiver (TtW!), 19: 47 gen 4000 W; grid, 47: 24
54: 12 wind, world’s only wind-powered station, PV, Magleby, 53: 24
PV pump , AC to DC deep well retrofit, Radio 43: 58 PV, on VW bus, 54: 16
61: 28 amateur radio (HAM), and PV, 61: 46 PV, travel trailer system for under $2000,
PV pumping in Mauritania, the Sahara, amateur, basics, history, rules, 5: 31 Radiotelephone 38: 12
110: 44 amateur, communications in the country, (see “Telephone”) sailboats, homemade 2 Amp wind genera-
PV water pumping in Belize, 94: 10 2: 16 remote, portable PV-powered communica- tor, 5: 9
PV water pumping, Dominican Republic, amateur, getting started, 33: 65 tions, 106: 68 sailboats, “In Pursuit of Adventure &
56: 16 amateur, HP Hams for NASA Experiment, Freedom,” Book Review, 23: 76
PV, basics, 11: 15 26: 74 RE Labs sailboats, Oldfield, PV & wind, 18: 16
PV, deep wells, 6: 27 amateur, PV powered Ham station, 33: 62 welding cable acid test, 80: 84 sailboats, tow-behind hydro generator
PV, intro to, 5: 21 antenna, The Select-A-Tenna (TtW!), 18: 28 (letters), 46: 103
ram pump from plumbing parts, Home- antenna, TV/FM antennas, 11: 25 RE People space heating, hydronic heating system,
brew, 76: 42 basics, remote communication options, Ginny Wolff & Ray Minnerly profile, 26: 53
ram pumping in Alaska, 106: 52 56: 42 119: 136 Veggie Van, vegetable oil fuel, diesel
ram, Ciotti, 816 Wp, 12 V NiCd, Clivus citizens band, antennas/coaxial cable, The Janssens’ RE odyssey, 118: 128 engines, 65: 46
Multrum, 28: 11 3: 36
ram, Folk Ram Pumps (TtW!), 40: 44 Consci Portable Power Pack (TtW!), 42: 74 RE-Sources Refrigeration
ram, Homebrew, hydraulic ram pump, education, amateur radio, planetary biofuels, 117: 70 buying energy efficient, 104: 66
41: 74 citizens, 5: 5 energy fairs for 2007, 119: 94 Homebrew, 12 Volt chest-type, 38: 9
ram, RIFE ram pump, water-powered, education, amateur radio, PV, Boy Scouts, global warming info & resources, 115: 44 Homebrew, DC refrigerator/freezer, 21: 8
37: 6 32: 71 green building, 118: 92 Homebrew, DC refrigerator/freezer, insu-
safety, NEC & PV-powered pumping, ham radio at Midwest Renewable Energy wind power, 116: 70 lation, 16: 48
26: 57 Fair ‘98, 66: 37 ice farming, 21: 66
solar powered pumping, a workshop, ham, hydro & PV powered, 66: 26 Recreational Vehicles international, PV refrigerators in South
97: 22 HP’s radio telephone system, 56: 50 big PV system on motor home, Systems America, 21: 20
Solar Slowpump (TtW!) (DC, ac avail- improving reception, inverters, antennas article, 75: 52 modifications, energy conservation in
able), 42: 70 (Q&A-Radio Help), 42: 107 refrigerators (letters), 44: 84
refrigerators, Sun Frost RF-19 refrigera- Homebrew, power point regulator to run SunPipe light tube, 118: 82 flexible cables, the NEC, & safety, Code
tor/freezer (TtW!), 45: 34 motor from PVs, 38: 72 washing machines; Maytag & Frigidaire, Corner, 104: 106
safety, gas appliances, 24: 67 Homebrew, PV direct regulator, 32: 46 103: 82 gas appliances, refrigerators, 24: 67
solar thermal, ammonia absorption ice Homebrew, run a stereo on battery & solar Watts Up? Pro, KWH meter, 95: 76 grounding, and lightning protection, 6: 16
maker, Vanek & Green, 53: 20 power, Back to Basics, 40: 105 Xantrex Prosine 2.0 inverter/charger, grounding, basics, NEC, 18: 26
Sun Frost freezer, Home & Heart, 63: 90 Homebrew, short circuit 35 Amp regula- 96: 74 grounding, guidelines, 25: 42
Sun Frost power usage, letters, 42: 104 tor, 28: 57 grounding, isolation, NEC, 25: 65
Sun Frost, Home & Heart, seeds, 26: 75 Homebrew, shunt regulator, 18: 46 Safety grounding, why ground, NEC, 27: 47
Sun Frost, Larry Schussler interview, PV, low cost, build your own, 70: 40 ac multiwire branch circuits, Code Corner, inverters, battery/inverter fused discon-
25: 22 Solar Boost 50 MPPT, Things that Work!, 54: 82 nects, circuit resistance, 21: 47
Sun Frost, Sun Frost RF-12 Refrigerator/ 77: 70 Ananda’s 400 Amp Safety Switch (TtW!), inverters, fuses for/wiring protection,
Freezer (TtW!), 5: 33 Solar Boost max power point tracker con- 27: 58 24: 66
troller, TtW!, 73: 70 Ananda’s Power Center IV (TtW!), 29: 56 isolation, grounding, National Electrical
Regulators SunAmp Power Co’s PV regulator (TtW!), basics, National Electrical Code (NEC), Code, 25: 65
(also see “Charge Controllers”) 19: 48 8: 27 lightning arrestors, 55: 72
3 terminal adjustable voltage (TtW!), 6: 37 batteries, battery/inverter fused discon- lightning on Agate Flat, Muddy Roads,
Backwoods Solar’s PV controller (TtW!), Remembrance nects, circuit resistance, 21: 47 55: 68
7: 34 Bill Haveland, hydro evangelist, passes batteries, overcurrent protection devices, lightning protection, Code Corner, 57: 82
beginner’s look at charge controllers, on, 72: 8 27: 26 multiwire branch circuits, danger of, Code
72: 68 Carla Emery passes on, Home & Heart, batteries, short circuit protection, 17: 37 Corner, 59: 76
charge regulation vs blocking diodes, 111: 108 batteries, tech notes, 27: 69 overcurrent device defined, WtH? 002,
Q&A, 66: 107 Don Kulha passes on, 96: 136 Care-Cover 120 VAC outlet covers (TtW!), 93: 78
DC-DC converters, long distance power 10: 33 pumps, PV powered, NEC, 26: 57
transmission for, 28: 34 REview Chernobyl, dangers of nuclear, Power PV, grounding/overcurrent protection/
Enermaxer voltage regulator, 7: 19 (also see “Things that Work!”) Politics, 53: 76 fuses, NEC, 16: 31
Heliotrope CC-20 charge controller African Windpower 3.6, 102: 82 disconnect defined, WtH? 004, 94: 86 refrigerators, gas appliances, 24: 67
(TtW!), 13: 36 BFS battery watering system, 100: 82 disconnects, Code Corner, 53: 72 systems, basics of overcurrent protection,
Heliotrope CC-60 charge controller Bornay Inclin 1500 wind generator, 105: 82 disconnects, Code Corner, NEC, 19: 42 29: 38
(TtW!), 8: 31 DP&W Power Rail PV mounts, 104: 82 disconnects, required for AC & DC sys- systems, purchase of, procurement
Homebrew, DC power supply converter, Energy Viewer, household KWH meter, tems, PV, wind, generator, 42: 78 manual, specs, Code Corner, 44: 66
29: 69 101: 82 electric vehicles, design, operation, & tower safety, lightning protection, 62: 40
Homebrew, electronic field controller General Specialties pole mount, 117: 94 maintenance, 51: 58 wind, lightning protection/grounding,
v.8.3, engine/generator, 42: 28 OutBack PV combiner box, 98: 82 electric vehicles, safety disconnects, circuit 24: 53
Homebrew, “latchup” shunt voltage regu- Pro-Fill automated battery watering sys- breakers, fuses, 38: 60 wind, towers, safety & maintenance,
lator, 25: 74 tem, 108: 82 electric vehicles, safety features for the EV 57: 18
Homebrew, NiCd battery charger wall Sinergex PureSine 600 inverter, 99: 82 conversion, 50: 68 wiring, 12/24 Volt, plugs, NEC, 7: 27
cube replacement, 26: 72 SunDanzer chest freezer, 107: 82 electric vehicles, safety in races, 30: 22 wiring, connections, splicing, 14: 36
Sanitation education, for kids, Home & Heart, 57: 90 recipes, 20: 29 coffee roasting by sun, 105: 86
(see “Composting Toilets”) education, Kid’s Corner: solar cooker recipes, Home & Heart, 41: 95 cooling & heating with solar collectors,
greywater, composting toilet, CCAT, design, 27: 74 resources, box cookers, 9: 36 102: 88
PV: 450 Wp, 12 V L-A. Wind: 500 W, education, Kid’s Corner: solar oven de- SBCI’s Solar Cooker Kit (TtW!), 29: 60 design & plans for passive solar, 116: 62
32: 6 sign, 30: 74 Solar Chef, solar cooker extraordinaire, drainback solar hot water systems ex-
education, Spanish-language pamphlet to 44: 74 plained, 86: 62
Sewing Machines build cooker, 44: 50 Solar Gourmet solar cooker kit (TtW!), greenhouse strategies for cold weather,
conversion, electric to treadle, 18: 48 “Heaven’s Flame,” Book Review, 19: 52 24: 59 99: 30
Homebrew, converting electric to hand- Home & Heart, 77: 132 Sun Oven (TtW!), 19: 44 greenhouse, solar heated, 96: 48
powered, 17: 59 Homebrew, 1994 cooker contest winner Sundyne fresnel cooker, Home & Heart, homemade drainback solar hot water
plans, 43: 33 67: 106 system, 88: 34
Shunts Homebrew, Box Cookers, 12: 14 transmission through glass, reflection & how to hire a pro installer, 114: 48
(see “Instrumentation”) Homebrew, HP 1992 cooker contest re- refraction based on angle, 61: 60 hydronic heating on RE, 79: 36
sults, 31: 38 Marsden solar hydronic heating, 89: 34
Solar Cooking Homebrew, lightweight cooker for back- Solar Distillation passive cooling strategies, 108: 20
backpacking, lightweight cooker, 45: 24 packing, 45: 24 Homebrew, water pasteurization for de- passive cooling, part 1, basics, 82: 84
basics of different ovens, cooking tech- Homebrew, parabolic, “Berkeley Thermo- veloping countries, 52: 44 passive cooling, part 2, architectural
niques, & recipes, 88: 62 nuclear Paraboloid”, 37: 34 purifyng sea water, 10: 29 details, 83: 66
basics of solar cooking, 107: 96 in Africa, renewable energy sabbatical, two models of solar distillers, 36: 62 passive solar design blunders, 105: 38
basics, history, 7: 15 60: 50 passive solar design primer, 90: 86
basics, how the geomentry of light affects in Mexico, SEI bakery project, 59: 50 Solar Food Drying passive solar, natural materials, & PV,
design, 39: 78 in Peru, 57: 44 designing a food dehydrator, 119: 58 108: 74
benefits, in Kenya, 66: 56 international, Chile, how solar cooking Home & Heart, experiences, 30: 75 retrofit for passive solar garage, 117: 26
built-in solar cooker, 118: 94 changed a village, 41: 28 Homebrew, arid climates how-to, 29: 64 solar air heater DIY, 109: 30
“Capturing Heat,” Book Review (five international, Nepal, work with org’s by Homebrew, food dryer concepts & plans, solar hot air, part 1, system design, 98: 68
cooker designs ), 55: 99 Allart Ligtenberg, backpacking, 45: 24 57: 62 solar hot air, part 2, installation, 99: 88
coffee roasting by sun, 105: 86 international, Peru, pamplet to teach con- Homebrew, humid climates how-to, 29: 62 solar hot water basics, 84: 44
conference, ‘92 World Solar Cooking Con- struction/use of cooker (Spanish), 44: 50 improving solar food dryers, 69: 24 space and pool heating, & PV, 116: 86
ference, 31: 64 Mali solar cooking update, 73: 48 solar lumber kiln, (not food), 63: 50 “The Solar House: Passive Heating &
contests, HP 1992 cooker contest results, models, hints, recipe conversion, Home & Cooling” book review, 96: 120
31: 38 Heart, 65: 90 Solar Space Heating window selection, 117: 56
contests, HP 1993 cooker contest results, “Morning Hill Cookbook,” Book Review (see “Space Heating”)
37: 22 (Home & Heart), 47: 92 Solar Water Heating
contests, HP 1994 cooker contest results, plans for a solar cooker, improving the Solar Thermal (see “Solar Thermal” & “Water Heating)
43: 33 Campbell cooker, 114: 86 13 RE myths debunked, 100: 32 anode replacement for water heaters,
crafts, use of Fresnel lenses & Solar Chef plans for CookIt, sidebar to solar cooking closed-loop glycol solar hot water system 106: 82
cooker (Q&A), 44: 91 in Kenya, 66: 56 details, 85: 40 apartment complex system, 115: 82
backup tankless water heaters, 105: 74 space and pool heating, & PV, 116: 86 hydronic heating, problem solved (let- solar, active/passive, whole-house,
batch heater in Florida, 93: 66 sustainable inn with PV & wind, 102: 14 ters), 47: 100 sources, etc, Gimme Shelter, 46: 37
batch-type water heater basics, 108: 56 Thermalstar bulk heater, REview, 97: 82 hydronic, solar, active/passive, specs, solar, air & liquid collectors, basic types,
beginner’s guide, 107: 18 Tonnessen solar hot water system, 91: 64 sources, etc, Gimme Shelter, 46: 37 also water heating, 40: 36
Blaylock home system, 115: 56 tools of the trade, 117: 82 hydronic, solar/propane, with wood; also solar, air collector, passive batch water
classroom system project, 111: 76 troubleshooting part 1: differential con- PVs/grid, Epstein (OR), 44: 6 heater, methane gas, 17: 19
differential control defined, WtH? 003, trols, 103: 60 hydronics on RE, 79: 36 solar, glass & glazing choices, 30: 26
94: 49 upgrade for hydronic heating system, Marsden solar hydronic heating, 89: 34 solar, how hot air collectors work, 25: 53
drainback with PV-powered pumps, 119: 88 masonry heaters, with bake oven, 4000 solar, hybrid PV/hot air linear concentra-
120: 96 used solar panel selection, 112: 68 lbs, backup for solar, sources, etc, 46: 37 tor, 5: 14
gov’t. incentives: lessons learned from the with grid-tie PV & efficiency efforts, masonry stove usage, 103: 54 solar, storage systems, diagrams, also
‘80s, 110: 82 110: 20 passive solar design blunders, 105: 38 water heating, 42: 66
heat exchanger homebrew, 97: 64 passive solar design primer, 90: 86 solar, sunspace, trombe wall, radiant floor
heat exchangers, 92: 68 Soldering passive solar, straw bale bathhouse at heat, direct gain, 32: 28
history, 100: 64 basics, how to, 18: 35 Home Power, 63: 12 solar, unglazed transpired collector (let-
hot tub heated with sun, 104: 28 Pensol portable gas soldering iron (TtW!), passive solar, straw bale bathhouse at ters), 43: 101
improving a glycol-loop system, 114: 70 16: 39 Home Power, part 2, 64: 46 systems, W/ PV, Wind, & passive solar,
installation basics, part 1, 94: 50 passive solar, sun room add-on, Sexton, Vogel, 56: 6
installation basics, part 2, 95: 42 Space Heating 53: 16 “The Solar House: Passive Heating &
installation basics, part 3, 97: 48 basics, radiant heat barriers, 28: 43 passive solar, systems, w/ PV, Wildearth, Cooling” book review, 96: 120
large system, with wood & geothermal biodiesel heating, 97: 40 60: 6 “The Sun-Inspired House” Book Review,
water heating, 101: 72 Blaylock home solar hot water system, rocket stove heaters, 115: 88 113: 28
low-iron tempered glass, WtH? 014, 115: 56 RV, hydronic heating system, 26: 53 upgrade for solar hydronic heating sys-
102: 92 degree day defined, WTH?, 109: 46 simple efficiency steps, 115: 64 tem, 119: 88
maps of resources for RE, 116: 58 degree days, explanation, chart, informa- solar adobe and PV system, in CA, 61: 12 wood, radiant floor system, Simko, Whis-
Marsden solar hydronic heating, 89: 34 tion source, 46: 41 solar air heater DIY, 109: 30 per 1000, PV: 288 Wp, 36 V., 36: 18
near zero-energy home, with PV & wind, electric heater , Thermal Art (TtW!), 54: 71 solar hot air, part 1, system design, 98: 68 wood, Simko; also wind, Whisper 1000;
107: 12 gas furnace retrofit, 4: 21 solar hot air, part 2, installation, 99: 88 PV: 288 Wp, 36 V., 36: 18
one-tank storage with electric backup, greenhouse, solar heated, 96: 48 solar hot water system, low cost, 59: 44 wood, with hydronic, passive solar, PVs/
96: 88 greenhouse, solar heated, 96: 48 solar mobile home conversion, passive, grid, Epstein (OR), 44: 6
pool heating, 113: 30 heat pump primer, 98: 34 PV, DHW, 64: 16
pool heating, part 1, 94: 70 Himalayan hydro for hydronic heating, solar mobile home conversion, passive, Steam
pool heating, part 2, 95: 60 75: 68 PV, DHW, 64: 16 how to, safety of, 21: 55
simple solar water heater for third world, hot air collector, Homebrew, 72: 34 solar space heating economics, 118: 98 introduction to, with references, 62: 50
Homebrew, 76: 36 hot water: solar, wood, & geothermal, solar system, hydronic space heating in sources, (letters), 46: 102
sizing a system, 118: 34 101: 72 Wisconsin, 49: 43 what it takes to do steam power, 72: 60
Solar Wand add-on, 104: 86
Stirling Engines deciding on an RE-electric system, 116: 46 site survey for PV systems, 115: 98 emergency, temporary, “shorties”, also
basics, with references, 61: 20 disconnects, required for ac & DC sys- site survey, interview with Chris LaForge, wind, PV, generators, 17: 46
tems, PV, wind, generator, 42: 78 82: 66 emergency, use after fire, PV on tempo-
System Design education, workshops, MREA, 47: 74 siting & mounting, PV panels, 57: 32 rary housing, 34: 37
12V to 24V conversion, 41: 16 expanding PV system over time, 107: 28 sizing a SDHW system, 118: 34 hydro, 120 VAC, 13 ft. overshot water
AC vs. DC systems, 115: 52 find true south the easy way, 120: 64 sizing components for PV/generator wheel, 37: 6
ASSETT solar siting tool, REview, 119: 74 grid-tie design considerations, 106: 44 system, 4: 44 hydro, basics & overview, 44: 24
basics, An Introduction To The Basics, grounding basics, 118: 86 sizing PV power & battery, 32: 78 hydro, Canadian high-head hydro system,
21: 67 grounding PV on metal roofs, secure sizing system voltage, 4: 12 76: 8
basics, concepts of system design, over- cabling, Code Corner, 117: 104 sizing system voltage, 5: 12 hydro, Costa Rica induction hydro, 71: 36
view, 40: 72 hot air collection part 1, 98: 68 Solar Pathfinder use, 115: 30 hydro, Gaydos, Hydrocharger: 40 ft/8
basics, Efficient, Low Cost, Reliable Sys- how to figure energy use, 27: 71 tech notes, installer tips, 33: 78 gpm; PV: 50 Wp, 11: 5
tems, 12: 10 how to hire a pro installer, 114: 48 voltage, sizing system voltage, 4: 12 hydro, Gunderman twin Canyon Indus-
basics, site survey, solar, hydro, & wind, hydro siting, for nano-hydro, 15: 17 voltage, sizing system voltage, 5: 12 tries Pelton, 96: 14
21: 75 hydro siting, how to, weir measurement water, complete info, pump types, terms hydro, Hermans, 240 VAC direct drive,
basics, size, costs, batteries, inverters, PVs, table, 8: 17 defined, 46: 24 water pumping, 65: 36
hydro, wind, 22: 59 hydro siting, overview, system, 1: 7 what to expect from your RE dealer, 81: 84 hydro, Higgs, Morgan-Smith turbine, 17 ft
basics, sizing, how to figure energy use, lightning protection, 107: 60 wind generator siting, 115: 76 head/ 10,000 gpm , 25: 7
27: 71 load analysis, 102: 70 wind, generators compared, 90: 50 hydro, Independent P&L, 210 ft/25 gpm;
basics, The Integrated Energy System, 3: 6 load analysis, 58: 38 wind, generators, 14 compared/table/ PV: 1450 Wp, tracker, 17: 6
battery enclosures, 119: 50 maps of resources for RE, 116: 58 graphs, glossary of terms, 47: 36 hydro, Kennedy Creek, 5 systems, high
cable selection for PV systems, Code Cor- National Electrical Code, Stand-Alone PV wind, siting, 1: 16 head, 100 to 2200 watts, 20: 7
ner, 107: 102 with Generator Back-up, 48: 47 wiring, DC sizing table, voltage drop, ap- hydro, Kinzel/Kingsley (MI); 16ft/75gpm,
charge controllers comparison, availability “Off The Shelf,” Book Review, 50: 76 plications, 14: 32 FAT, 12V L-A; PV 480 Wp, 47: 16
& how they work, 116: 80 phantom loads, 117: 64 wiring, DC sizing table, voltage drop, hydro, low-head in Australia, 101: 50
checklist for PV installation, Code Corner, planning code-compliant off-grid PV apps (correct in #14), 13: 32 hydro, Nicaragua, 78 ft/160 gpm, 12 V
106: 92 system, Code Corner, 94: 106 lead-acid, 8: 13
component location, Code Corner, 97: 106 PV, basics (simple starter system), 25: 48 Systems hydro, off-grid system, with PV & wind,
conservation before RE, 118: 68 PV, Code Corner, 98: 106 battery enclosures, 119: 50 114: 38
conservation, appliance choices, 21: 68 PV, economics for home power systems, component location, Code Corner, 97: 106 hydro, Purcell Lodge, IPD pelton, 315 ft
conservation, appliances, finding phan- 1: 11 conservation, in the city, 22: 11 head/ 220 gpm, 12 kW, 33: 12
tom loads, 14: 13 PV, sizing PV power & battery, 32: 78 deciding on an RE-electric system, 116: 46 hydro, Rakfeldt, Harris turbine, 300 ft/400
conservation, heat, 10: 21 PV/NEC, Designing systems to meet emergency, micro system: Sovonics PV, gpm, 24 V, 6: 5
controls, voltage sensing switch, charger code, 50: 86 Ovonics battery(TtW!), 15: 33 hydro, Schultze, homestead; PV, wind,
to grid at low battery volts, 46: 106 Ruterbusch, off-grid expansion, PV & emergency, micropower system, 14: 9 solar hot water, 41: 6
cut loads to save, 82: 40 wind, 98: 24 emergency, power system, 25: 33 hydro, Snowmass ski resort system,
DC vs. AC appliances, 98: 90 site analysis for RE systems, 120: 44 111: 22
hydro, Spencer, living with Lil Otto in international, PV, Wind, & Hydro systems PV, Ames, 190 Wp, wind: Bergey 1 kW, PV, Chacon PV/wind, done without eye-
Australia, 52: 40 in New Zealand, 49: 36 4: 5 sight, 75: 26
hydro, tune-up of small system, 108: 50 international, SELFs Solar Electricity for PV, Ananda, powers 4 homes, 6600 Wp, 24 PV, Chadderdon large array with interest-
hydro, Zen Mountain Center with PV & Rural Women, 50: 6 V, 24: 14 ing mounts, 93: 10
wind, 92: 10 international, South America, PV refrig- PV, Andrews, 96 Wp, 12 V L-A, 13: 5 PV, Chase, 658 Wp, 12 V lead-acid, 31: 6
hydro/Homebrew, Gima & Puttre, dirt erators, 21: 20 PV, Angell, solar powered mobile work- PV, Ciotti, 816 Wp, 12 V NiCd, ram pump,
cheap hydro, 66Wp, 12V L-A, 52: 14 international, Sri Lanka, PV, 37: 19 shop, 90: 32 Clivus Multrum, 28: 6
hydro/PV, Gaydos, Hydrocharger, 40 ft/8 international, Vietnam, PV for medical PV, Arctic research station, with wind PV, circus community is off-grid, 105: 70
gpm. 50 Wp PV, 11: 5 clinic, 38: 46 power, 112: 58 PV, clinics in Thailand, 113: 88
hydro/PV, Lil Otto hydroworks, 40 ft/ 9 lightning protection, 107: 60 PV, Ball standing seam, roof-integrated, PV, code calcs for an off-grid system,
gpm, PV: 168 Wp, 15: 14 maintenance, preparing for winter, 14: 7 105: 56 95: 94
hydro/PV, Schultze, homestead; wind, Midnight Special, backup for grid black- PV, Battagin, 204 Wp, 24 V L-A, solar PV, Collar, Utah dome home, 65: 8
solar hot water, 41: 6 outs, 84: 34 welding, manual tracker, 33: 6 PV, community TV in Cuba, 102: 58
hydro/PV/trackers, Independent P&L, ownership; independent or utility?, IPP, PV, big PV system on motor home, Sys- PV, Cook, 2560 Wp, 120 V, wind: Northern
210 ft/25 gpm, PV: 1450 Wp, 17: 6 44: 58 tems article, 75: 52 Power 3.5 kW, 29: 6
hydrogen, Pyle, et al, home-sized solar pedal power, basics, 23: 48 PV, Birnie, simple system, West Africa, PV, Cunningham, earth-sheltered dome,
hydrogen project, 39: 32 pedal power, pedal powered charging, 84: 56 wind water pumping, 38: 6
international, Amazon, Yacumama Lodge, 31: 50 PV, Bisbee small & growing system, 92: 22 PV, Dankoff PV system for home & pump-
PV: 576 Wp, 24 V L-A; generator, 43: 6 pedal power/PV, Haaren/Abbott, 36 W, PV, Block Island community RE system, ing, 76: 26
international, Chatuco, PV: 960 Wp 24 V PV: 65 Wp, 12 V L-A, 12: 13 with wind, 74: 8 PV, Davenport, 320 Wp, 12 V L-A;
L-A, 10: 5 photvoltaics/urban, Gerosa, 85Wp, 12V PV, Bloom grid-intertie, 103: 46 wind: 200 W Wincharger; refrig, 21: 8
international, Colombia, PV: 612 Wp, 12 V L-A, 49: 40 PV, Boyce 1.4 KW battery-based grid tie, PV, Davidson, grid-intertie, 68: 8
nickel-iron, 32: 99 phtotvoltaics, sailboat, bicycle, Warnberg, 115: 36 PV, Davison, huge system in Georgia,
international, El Salvador, PV & solar low impact lifestyle, 52: 60 PV, Bridges, 470 Wp 12 V L-A, solar hot 84: 22
ovens, 35: 58 purchase of, procurement manual, specs, water, 12: 5 PV, demonstration grid-tie with battery
international, El Salvador, PVs in, 31: 28 Code Corner, 44: 66 PV, Bundros intertie w/data logging, backup, 110: 54
international, Guyana, PV powered health PV in a Maasai hospital, Africa, 64: 36 99: 22 PV, demonstration grid-tie, no battery
care, 20: 37 PV powered lawn mower, Knapp, 28 Wp, PV, Burckhard, 1250 Wp, 24 V lead-acid, backup, 111: 36
international, Honduras, Central America, 12V L-A, 50: 72 29: 18 PV, design & install w/generator, 79: 24
PV, 34: 14 PV update, Nepal, Ramsey, 56: 56 PV, bus educational system, also runs on PV, design of PV, Code Corner, 98: 106
international, Nepal monasteries (2), 100 PV water pumping, Dominican Republic, veggie oil, 118: 54 PV, Dodd small system with wind, 115: 92
Wp, 12 V L-A, 45: 6 56: 16 PV, Caveney treehouse system, 73: 54 PV, Drake, 700 Wp, 12 V L-A, 21: 6
international, New Zealand, Soma 300 W, PV, 400 Wp, w/ passive solar, Wildearth, PV, CCAT need for upgrade, 43: 70 PV, earthship, with wind, 59: 6
PV/wind hybrid economics, 18: 21 60: 6 PV, CCAT, 450 Wp, 12 V L-A; wind: 500 PV, Education Station, RE demo on
international, PV, pumping, Zaiken, 420 PV, adobe casita, 100: 14 W; greywater, 32: 6 wheels, 72: 42
Wp, 12V L-A, health clinic, Costa Rica, PV, adobe home, with wind, 80: 24 PV, CCAT, changing from off-grid to util- PV, educational installation for a Baja,
51: 6 PV, air conditioning on RE, 81: 10 ity-intertie, 90: 10 Mexico school, 95: 12
PV, Elias PV install workshop for Red- PV, grid-tied installation, & energy ef- PV, Haaren/Abbott, 36 W, PV: 65 Wp, 12 PV, Johnson, installation plus filming for
wood Alliance, 73: 38 ficiency, 118: 26 V L-A, 12: 13 educational TV, 88: 54
PV, Elliot, machine shop & home, wind, PV, grid-tied makes sense, 120: 50 PV, Habib, grid-intertie with CA buydown PV, Kenyan bush camp PV power for
grid back-up, 38: 16 PV, Grisen small system for renters, 96: 26 $, 83: 22 training, 75: 34
PV, Endter intertie, financed by IBEW, PV, Guerrilla Solar 0001 update, 78: 84 PV, Haeme (shop, trailer); 360 Wp, 12 V PV, Kerr grid-tie with battery backup,
97: 14 PV, Guerrilla Solar 0001, AC module, L-A; gen 4000 W; grid, 47: 24 101: 24
PV, Epstein (OR), 2,000 Wp, 24 V L-A, 67: 34 PV, Harlan, solar powered inn, 91: 10 PV, Kindseth-Burbridge mobile PV trailer,
44: 6 PV, Guerrilla Solar 0002, PV & wind, PV, Harvester portable package, TtW!, 71: 8
PV, Evans, earthship, with wind, 84: 10 70: 32 92: 84 PV, Kingman (CA); PV 848 Wp, 24 V N-I;
PV, EVs charged by intertied system, PV, Guerrilla Solar 0003, PV & wind, PV, Hawes, straw bale home, PV: 408 Wp, gen 7.5kW propane, 46: 16
117: 88 70: 38 12 V L-A, 35: 62 PV, Kuff, 472 Wp, 12 V L-A. LCB, 700 ft
PV, EVs, Heckeroth, 3 Kw, 24V L-A, inter- PV, Guerrilla Solar 0004, with wind, 71: 48 PV, hermit power box, portable, 48 Wp, 12 from PV to battery, 25: 16
tie, 50: 57 PV, Guerrilla Solar 0005, 71: 56 V nicad, 28: 16 PV, LaChapelle & Hunt, 400 Wp, 12 V
PV, expanding system over time, 107: 28 PV, Guerrilla Solar 0006, with wind, 73: 84 PV, Hodgdon & Burgess, 200 Wp, ac sub L-A, 17: 13
PV, Fiji, remote resort power, refrigeration, PV, Guerrilla Solar 0007, 74: 85 pump, 23: 12 PV, LaForge, 2 PV systems—w/power
67: 26 PV, Guerrilla Solar 0008, with MicroSine, PV, Hoffman, 228 Wp, 12 V L-A, 7: 5 sheds, 40: 6
PV, fire station, 57: 12 75: 74 PV, home & business, with wind, 78: 20 PV, large system for Canadian National
PV, Flett, 384 Wp, 12 V L-A, 13: 7 PV, Guerrilla Solar 0009, 76: 84 PV, Home Power’s 12 V system, 78: 40 Park campground, 111: 82
PV, FM radio station, 54: 6 PV, Guerrilla Solar 0010, 77: 90 PV, Home Power’s 24 V system, 77: 30 PV, Lasley (OR), 146 Wp, 12 V L-A, gen-
PV, for charging EV, 78: 10 PV, Guerrilla Solar 0011, 79: 82 PV, Home Power, 1400 Wp, wind: 800 W erator, 44: 16
PV, for Nigeria villages, 111: 66 PV, Guerrilla Solar 0012, with wind, 80: 82 Survivor, 12 V nicad, 30: 101 PV, Layman, Canada, 68: 58
PV, Ford, huge system, 70: 14 PV, Guerrilla Solar 0013, 81: 80 PV, Home Power, 155 Wp, 12 V L-A, 7: 9 PV, LeFevre, energy self-sufficient straw
PV, Frost, 55: 44 PV, Guerrilla Solar 0014, 82: 82 PV, Home Power, 400 Wp, 12 L-A, 16: 7 bale home, 85: 22
PV, Frost, system update, 70: 34 PV, Guerrilla Solar 0015, 84: 82 PV, home with EV charging, 113: 16 PV, Lemay, mobile power system in van,
PV, Gaydos, PV: 50 Wp; Hydrocharger: 40 PV, Guerrilla Solar 0016, 85: 34 PV, hydro, wind, BLM historical site, 94: 62
ft/8 gpm, 11: 5 PV, Guerrilla Solar 0017, 86: 82 Bethea, 55: 6 PV, Linn, 880 Wp; homemade wind, 24 V
PV, Gilbert, motorhome, 750 Wp, 12 V PV, Guerrilla Solar 0018, 87: 82 PV, in adobe home in CA, 61: 12 NiCd, 26: 16
L-A, 24: 40 PV, Guerrilla Solar 0019, 88: 82 PV, in garden cart, portable, 105 Wp, 12 V PV, Loeb small system, solar-powered
PV, Greenland, Arctic power, with wind, PV, Guerrilla Solar 0020, 89: 82 L-A, 29: 14 barn, 102: 54
99: 38 PV, Guerrilla Solar 0021, Spain, 90: 82 PV, Independent P&L, PV: 1450Wp, PV, Lord, grid-intertie, 70: 24
PV, Greenslate, off-grid with unique PV, Guerrilla Solar 0022, with wind, 91: 82 tracker; hydro 210ft/25gpm, 17: 6 PV, luxury vacation home, 106: 12
power shed, 83: 30 PV, Guerrilla Solar 0023, 92: 82 PV, installation workshop for Native PV, Markatos, dome, 735 Wp, 12 V lead-
PV, grid tie system & energy efficiency, PV, Guerrilla Solar 0024, 93: 82 American activists’ home, 112: 44 calcium gel, 32: 14
119: 26 PV, Guerrilla Solar 0025, PV in Slovenija, PV, installer showcase home, with wind, PV, Marue off-grid in Idaho wilderness,
PV, grid-intertie in UK, 79: 10 94: 82 113: 40 99: 14
PV, grid-intertie update UK, 104: 58 PV, Guerrilla Solar 0026, 96: 82 PV, introduction of PV in Somalia, 82: 22 PV, McCoy-Reising, 360 Wp, 12 V L-A,
PV, grid-tie design considerations, 106: 44 passive solar, rain pond, 24: 6
PV, McCoy-Reising, earth-sheltered, pas- PV, Nolan, Spain B&B inn, 91: 58 PV, portable, charging small batteries for PV, RVs, Gilbert, motorhome, 750 Wp, 12
sive solar home with wind, 89: 10 PV, O’Neal & Fiore, small system in the radio, 33: 68 V L-A, 24: 40
PV, Meleski, logging & milling with solar, city, 37: 13 PV, portable, charging small computer or PV, RVs, travel trailer system for under
84: 64 PV, off-grid in Chicago, with wind, 80: 10 radio, 38: 32 $2000, 38: 12
PV, Mestel system upgrade, 100: 46 PV, off-grid living in CO, 117: 98 PV, portable, hermit power box, 48 Wp, 12 PV, Sailer, 768 Wp, 6 V L-A, 42: 6
PV, Mestel, small backyard, 93: 86 PV, off-grid office system in FL, 111: 60 V nicad, 28: 16 PV, Schatz experimental PV/hydrogen,
PV, Millard system update, 73: 28 PV, off-grid ranch system, with wind, PV, portable, in garden cart, 105 Wp, 12 V 22: 26
PV, Millard, 1300 Wp, tracker; wind: Elec- 119: 64 L-A, 29: 14 PV, Schultze, homestead; wind, hydro,
tro 6 kW, 10: 17 PV, off-grid system, with wind & hydro, PV, portable, Voltar, in pickup, tracker, 945 solar water heating, 41: 6
PV, Millsapps, integrating PV with Utility 114: 38 Wp, 28: 30 PV, Scott-McKean, passive solar home,
Power, 39: 6 PV, office stand-alone, with efficiency, PV, portable, Yoder, juicer business, 65 70: 8
PV, Millsapps, system goes & grows as 97: 88 Wp, 12 V L-A, 35: 14 PV, Seeger, with solar-charged EV, 103: 30
owner moves around U.S., 87: 86 PV, old icehouse converted with green PV, Potts, 250 Wp, 12 V L-A. economics PV, SEI class, a little at a time, 60: 16
PV, mini-grid inverter application, 109: 48 features, 104: 14 of, 21: 25 PV, SEI, stand alone, 450 Wp, 12 V NiCd,
PV, mobile emergency system, 104: 50 PV, on a budget, Krush, 54: 22 PV, power center for 1 PV, 1 battery sys- 26: 6
PV, mobile system, Bluesmobile, 68: 50 PV, on cart, portable, 10 Wp, 12 V, 31: 22 tem, 34: 93 PV, Shapira, big grid-intertie system in the
PV, Moth, chocolate factory in Grenada, PV, on sailboat, Oldfield, also wind, 18: 16 PV, Pryor, 200 Wp, 12 V L-A; generator, CA desert, 88: 10
87: 10 PV, Papua New Guinea PV for a college, 2: 7 PV, “shorties”, 19: 49
PV, multibattery, multi-inverter evolving 76: 74 PV, pumping water in W. Africa, 101: 40 PV, “shorties”, also wind, generators,
system, 87: 24 PV, Patterson, grid-intertie with batteries, PV, Rassman, 370 Wp, 342 V L-A; temporary, 17: 46
PV, Murray, 400 Wp, 12 V L-A, tracker, 9: 5 83: 10 wind: 2.8 kW Jacobs, 11: 9 PV, “shorties”, also wind, solar hot water,
PV, near zero-energy home, with wind & PV, payback short on grid-tie system, PV, recreational vehicle at camp ground, rainwater, cogen, 20: 50
solar hot water, 107: 12 116: 26 258 Wp, 12 V L-A, 20: 12 PV, “shorties”, on a budget, also wind,
PV, Nearing Good Life Center small sys- PV, Pease 12 KW grid-intertie plus PV PV, recreational vehicle, Magleby, 53: 24 18: 44
tem, 108: 36 charged EV, 72: 10 PV, Reichenbach; DC: M78s, QuadLams, 6 PV, Siebert (CA), 1122 Wp, grid, 45: 18
PV, neighborhood system with wind, PV, Persson, New Zealand, wind, tower, V L-A; ac: M75s, 42: 18 PV, Simko, 288 Wp, 36 V; solar hot water;
73: 18 66: 8 PV, remote radio repeater in Rwanda, wind: Whisper 1000, 36: 18
PV, Nekola (IL), 100 Wp, 12 V L-A; wind PV, Phelps, 576 Wp, 24 V L-A, 24: 22 105: 48 PV, Simons, grid-tie with battery backup
500 W; grid, urban, 46: 6 PV, Pierson, bed & breakfast, 66: 20 PV, Robishaw & Schmeck, 140 Wp, 12 V L- & data monitoring, 94: 22
PV, Nepal monasteries (2), 100 Wp, 12 V PV, planning code-compliant off-grid A + NiCds, earth bermed, 35: 6 PV, site analysis for RE systems, 120: 44
L-A, 45: 6 system, Code Corner, 94: 106 PV, Rook, 714 Wp, 24 V NiCd, log cabin, PV, ski hut PV systems in Colorado, 50: 24
PV, Nepal monastery gets lighting, 91: 28 PV, pond aeration, 23: 42 27: 6 PV, slow conversion to RE, resort in Mon-
PV, Nesbitt, pumping water with PV in PV, portable , on cart, 10 Wp, 12 V, 31: 22 PV, Ruterbusch, off-grid expansion, with tana, 62: 6
Belize, 94: 10 PV, portable charging, small computer or wind, 98: 24 PV, small off-grid cabin , 101: 66
PV, Nesbitt, small, Belize, 67: 8 radio, 38: 32 PV, RV installation, 107: 72 PV, small portable, for chili cookoffs,
PV, Nicaragua solar-electric workshop, PV, portable on trailer, WET Lab, 67: 18 PV, RVs, at camp ground, 258 Wp, 12 V 103: 88
97: 58 PV, portable solar-electric, 86: 38 L-A, 20: 12 PV, solar awning on business, 112: 30
PV, South African PV & wind hybrid PV, urban, Drake, 700 Wp, 12 V L-A, 21: 6 PV, with SDHW & efficiency efforts, PV/grid, Nekola (IL), 100 Wp, 12 V L-A;
system, 76: 52 PV, urban, Nekola (IL), 100 Wp, 12 V L-A; 110: 20 also wind 500 W; urban, 46: 6
PV, Spain, Zirkel, 56: 26 wind 500 W; grid, 46: 6 PV, with wind & workshop, 108: 62 PV/grid, Siebert (CA), 1122 Wp, 45: 18
PV, St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church, 93: 92 PV, urban, O’Neal & Fiore, small system PV, Witt, modifies system for utility-inter- PV/hydro, Gaydos, PV: 50 Wp; Hydro-
PV, Stankevitz grid-tied cordwood home, in the city, 37: 13 tie, 73: 8 charger: 40 ft/8 gpm, 11: 5
105: 12 PV, urban, Potts, 250 Wp, 12 V L-A. eco- PV, workshop in WA, with wind, 102: 46 PV/hydro, Independent P&L,
PV, starting small to learn, with wind, nomics of, 21: 25 PV, Yacumama Lodge, Amazon, 576 Wp, PV: 1450Wp, tracker; hydro 210ft/
82: 32 PV, urban, Sailer, 768 Wp, 6 V L-A, 42: 6 24 V L-A, 43: 6 25gpm, 17: 6
PV, starting small, with wind, 80: 50 PV, urban, SEI, stand alone, 450 Wp, 12 V PV, Yago, 2.4 kWp, 24 V, 7Kw generator, PV/hydro, Schultze, homestead; wind,
PV, Stebbins, earth home, with wind, NiCd, 26: 6 50: 32 solar hot water, 41: 6
85: 10 PV, urban, Siebert (CA), 1122 Wp, grid, PV, Yoder, portable, juicer business, 65 PV/hydrogen, Schatz experimental PV/
PV, Stelle, IL, with wind, 77: 8 45: 18 Wp, 12 V L-A, 35: 14 hydrogen, 22: 26
PV, Stillman, 400 Wp, 24 V L-A, solar hot PV, urban, Wausau WI, 600 Wp, 24 V L-A, PV, Zen Mountain Center with hydro & PV/mobile ham shack, Bosbach, 86 Wp,
water, 22: 6 48: 16 wind, 92: 10 12V L-A, 50: 38
PV, Stockman, NY efficient home, with PV, urban, Whitaker, 100 Wp, 12 V L-A, PV, zero energy home built on spec, PV/pedal power, Haaren/Abbott, 36 W,
wind, 86: 10 48: 22 104: 22 PV: 65 Wp, 12 V L-A, 12: 13
PV, Surber/Corrigan DC-only system, PV, vacation home intertied, 117: 34 PV/event, 3072 Wp, 24V, 14,000AH L-A PV/tracked, Pfleider, 763 Wp, 24V L-A in
75: 18 PV, Vella big intertie, 102: 26 concert system, 51: 22 Hawaii, 49: 14
PV, sustainable inn with wind & solar hot PV, Voltar, portable, in pickup, tracker, 945 PV/generators, Haeme (shop, trailer); 360 PV/trackers, Independent P&L,
water, 102: 14 Wp, 28: 30 Wp, 12 V L-A; gen 4000 W; grid, 47: 24 PV: 1450Wp, tracker; hydro 210ft/
PV, Sweetman,NV desert self-generation, PV, Waggoner, 980 Wp, 24V L-A, 51: 28 PV/generators, Kingman (CA); PV 848 25gpm, 17: 6
with wind, 86: 28 PV, Walker, 480 Wp, 12 V L-A, pump, Wp, 24 V N-I; gen 7.5kW propane, PV/trackers, Millard, 1300 Wp, tracker;
PV, Swisher, 280 Wp, 12 V L-A; wind: 200 solar hot water, 34: 6 46: 16 wind: Electro 6 kW, 10: 17
W Wincharger, 21: 14 PV, Wallin, PV system/Wattsun tracker in PV/generators, Lasley (OR); 146 Wp, 12 V PV/trackers, Murray, 400 Wp, 12 V L-A,
PV, The Wizard, 48 Wp, 12 V NiCd, 15: 31 MT, 40: 14 L-A; gen, 44: 16 tracker, 9: 5
PV, tract home, Kyocera, 6372 Wp, 48 V, PV, Ward, 90 Wp, 12 V lead-acid, 30: 6 PV/generators, Pryor, 200 Wp, 12 V L-A; PV/trackers, Voltar, portable, in pickup,
325 V lead-acid, 16: 35 PV, Webster large batteryless intertie generator, 2: 7 tracker, 945 Wp, 28: 30
PV, travel trailer system for under $2000, system, 95: 22 PV/generators, Pryor; PV 200 Wp, 12 V PV/trackers, Wallin, PV system/Wattsun
38: 12 PV, Wheeler, PV observatory & home for L-A; gen, 2: 7 tracker in MT, 40: 14
PV, Underwood, several small systems, $7100, 39: 14 PV/generators, Yacumama Lodge, Ama- PV/utility intertie, Elliot, machine shop &
90: 72 PV, Wigington large off-grid, with wind, zon, 576 Wp, 24 V L-A; 6.5 kW gen, home, wind; grid back-up, 38: 16
PV, upgrade, Brethorst, 55: 50 98: 14 43: 6 PV/utility intertie, Millsapps, integrating
PV, urban, Buck, 371 Wp, 12 V L-A, 48: 6 PV, wind genny added to PV system for PV/grid, Epstein (OR), 2,000 Wp, 24 V PV with Utility Power, 39: 6
PV, urban, Burckhard, 1250 Wp, 24 V L-A, winter power, 118: 60 L-A, 44: 6 PV/utility, Gastrow, 888Wp, 24V L-A,
29: 18 PV, wind, passive solar, Vogel, 56: 6 PV/grid, Haeme (shop, trailer); 360 Wp, 52: 6
PV, urban, CCAT, 450 Wp, 12 V L-A; PV, wind, small scale, 57: 6 12 V L-A; gen 4000 W; grid, 47: 24 PV/utility, Sharp, 340 W p, 24 V L-A, SEI
wind: 500 W; greywater, 32: 6 installed, 49: 6
PV/wind, Cunningham, earth-sheltered then & now, revisiting nine Home Power wind, Islam, homebrewed, 2000W, Scot- wind, starting small to learn, with PV,
dome, wind water pumping, 38: 6 RE systems, 120: 28 land, 52: 20 82: 32
PV/wind, Elliot, machine shop & home, utility intertie, PURPA, equipment, re- wind, Kuebeck, classic Jacobs, 89: 70 wind, starting small, with PV, 80: 50
grid back-up, 38: 16 quirements, pros & cons, 32: 25 wind, McCorkendale Jacobs wind genny, wind, Stebbins, earth home, with PV,
PV/wind, Nekola (IL); PV 100 Wp, 12 V utility intertie, rate systems, 33: 49 75: 8 85: 10
L-A; wind 500 W; grid, urban, 46: 6 utility intertie, rate systems, 33: 49 wind, McCoy-Reising, earth-sheltered, wind, Stelle, IL, with PV, 77: 8
PV/wind, on sailboat, Cotterell, 53: 12 utility intertied, Colorado’s Public Service passive solar home with PV, 89: 10 wind, Stockman, NY efficient home, with
PV/wind, Schultze, homestead; hydro, Co, 18 Kw, intertied, 51: 36 wind, mini-grid inverter application, PV, 86: 10
solar hot water, 41: 6 water pumping, PV & wind, for livestock, 109: 48 wind, sustainable inn with PV & solar hot
PV/wind, Whitehead, 53: 6 57: 24 wind, near zero-energy home, with PV & water, 102: 14
PV/wind/grid, Nekola (IL); PV 100 Wp, wind, adobe home, with PV, 80: 24 solar hot water, 107: 12 wind, Sweetman, NV desert self-genera-
12 V L-A; wind 500 W; grid, urban, 46: 6 wind, African Windpower 3.6 m wind wind, neighborhood system with PV, tion, with PV, 86: 28
PV/wind/hydro/DHW, Schultze, home- turbine with PV, 76: 52 73: 18 wind, Thomas Proven, 103: 72
stead, 41: 6 wind, Arctic research station, with PV, wind, Nichols intertied Bergey with $ wind, Wigington large off-grid, with PV,
PV/wind/utility intertie, Elliot, machine 112: 58 incentives, 96: 34 98: 14
shop & home, grid back-up, 38: 16 wind, Babcock, grid-intertied, 68: 14 wind, Nichols second intertied Bergey, Wind, wind genny added to PV system
recreational vehicles, at camp ground, PV wind, Block Island community RE system, 106: 22 for winter power, 118: 60
258 Wp, 12 V L-A, 20: 12 with PV, 74: 8 wind, off-grid in Chicago, with PV, 80: 10 wind, with PV & workshop, 108: 62
recreational vehicles, Gilbert, motorhome, wind, Chacon PV/wind, done without Wind, off-grid ranch system, with PV, wind, workshop in WA, with PV, 102: 46
PV: 750 Wp, 12 V L-A, 24: 40 eyesight, 75: 26 119: 64 wind, Zen Mountain Center with PV &
recreational vehicles, PV travel trailer Wind, Dodd small system with PV, 115: 92 wind, off-grid system, with PV & hydro, hydro, 92: 10
system for under $2000, 38: 12 wind, Evans, earthship, with PV, 84: 10 114: 38 wind/grid, Otto (MN); 10 kW, 47: 6
shorties, PV, 19: 49 wind, Greenland, Arctic power system, wind, on sailboat, homemade 2 Amp wind/intertie, Berger, 4 Kw, no batteries,
shorties, PV, wind, on a budget, 18: 44 with PV, 99: 38 wind generator, 5: 9 51: 14
shorties, wind, PV, generators, temporary, wind, Guerrilla Solar 0002, PV & wind, wind, Otto (MN); 10 kW; grid, 47: 6 wind/PV, Ames, Bergey 1 kW, PV: 190
17: 46 70: 32 wind, Persson, New Zealand, PV, solar Wp, 4: 5
shorties, wind, PV, solar hot water, rain- wind, Guerrilla Solar 0003, PV & wind, H2O, 66: 8 wind/PV, Cook, Northern Power 3.5 kW,
water, cogen, 20: 50 70: 38 wind, Ruterbusch, off-grid expansion, PV: 2560 Wp, 120 V, 29: 6
solar hot water system, low cost, 59: 44 wind, Guerrilla Solar 0004, with PV, 71: 48 with PV, 98: 24 wind/PV, Davenport, 200 W Wincharger,
solar mobile home conversion, passive, wind, Guerrilla Solar 0006, with PV, 73: 84 wind, Schultze, homestead; PV, hydro, PV: 320 Wp, 12 V L-A, refrig, 21: 8
PV, DHW, 64: 16 wind, Guerrilla Solar 0012, with PV, 80: 82 solar hot water, 41: 6 wind/PV, Home Power, PV: 1400 Wp,
solar space heating, hydronic space heat- wind, Guerrilla Solar 0022, with PV, 91: 82 wind, “shorties”, also PV, generators, wind: 800 W Survivor, 12 V nicad,
ing in Wisconsin, 49: 43 wind, home & business, with PV, 78: 20 temporary, 17: 46 30: 101
solar thermal, D’Angelo/CMC, water/ wind, in Falkland Islands, Wilkinson, wind, “shorties”, also PV, solar hot water, wind/PV, Linn, PV: 880 Wp, homemade
space heating, 17: 19 55: 18 rainwater, cogen, 20: 50 wind, 24 V NiCd, 26: 16
surplus wire & connectors, from local wind, installer showcase home, with PV, wind, “shorties”, on a budget, also PV, wind/PV, Millard, Electro 6 kW, PV: 1300
electric utility (letters), 44: 86 113: 40 18: 44 Wp, tracker, 10: 17
wind/PV, on sailboat, Oldfield, PV & Thermoelectric Generation Solar Boost 50 MPPT charge controller, systems, Independent P&L, PV: 1450Wp,
wind, 18: 16 basics, 36: 47 77: 70 tracker; hydro 210ft/25gpm, 17: 6
wind/PV, Rassman 2.8 kW Jacobs, PV: 370 from gas-producing water well (letters), Solar Boost maximum power point track- systems, Millard; PV: 1300 Wp, tracker;
Wp, 342 V L-A, 11: 9 47: 102 ing charge controller, 73: 70 wind: Electro 6 kW, 10: 17
wind/PV, Schultze, homestead; hydro, overview, 99: 48 Solaris solar lantern, 79: 70 systems, Murray, 400 Wp, 12 V L-A,
solar hot water, 41: 6 sources, (letters), 46: 102 Statpower PROsine 2.5 kw inverter/char- tracker, 9: 5
wind/PV, Simko, Whisper 1000, PV: 288 ger, 69: 60 systems, Voltar, portable, in pickup,
Wp, 36 V. hot water, 36: 18 Things that Work! Surrette batteries, 75: 84 PV: 945 Wp, tracker, 28: 30
wind/PV, Swisher, 200 W Wincharger, (also see “REview”) Unirac PV pole mount, 82: 54 systems, Wallin, PV system/Wattsun
PV: 280 Wp, 12 V L-A, 21: 14 Brand Electronics Digital Power Meter, Xantrex PROsine 1000 inverter, 91: 40 tracker in MT, 40: 14
wind/PV, urban, CCAT, PV: 450 Wp, 12 V 67: 72 water-powered Homebrew, 85: 86
L-A. Wind: 500 W. greywater, 32: 6 Cold Lights, chemical light storage de- Tools Wattsun PV tracker (TtW!), 25: 56
wind/PV, wind re-install in CO, Preston, vices, 90: 106 ASSETT solar siting tool, REview, 119: 74
58: 6 Concorde sealed batteries, 75: 88 DC power tools, converting from AC, Transportation
Direct Power top-of-pole PV mount, 88: 88 70: 54 (also see “Electric Vehicles,” “GoPower,”
Telephone EN-R-PAK portable PV system, 72: 74 digital multimeters for PV install or main- & “EV Tech Talk”)
inverters, noise, 3 ways to keep buzz out ES&D’s Stream Engine hydro turbine, tenance, 110: 64 alternative fuels comparison, 95: 86
of telephones, 38: 78 67: 68 for the SDHW trade, 117: 82 biodiesel fuel benefits & availability,
inverters, noise, eliminating, 42: 9 Exeltech XP 1100 inverter, 75: 76 grip-hoist for wind towers, 68: 24 103: 42
radiotelephone, affordable group system, fax timer, 89: 84 LED flashlight, Holly Solar (TtW!), 70: 74 biodiesel production at CCAT, 82: 58
12: 32 GennyDeeCee, DC generator for battery reviving old lawn tractors, 70: 44 biodiesel VW Vanagon, 76: 56
radiotelephone, basics, 7: 32 charging, 68: 78 Solar Pathfinder use, 115: 30 biodiesel, making & using, 93: 32
radiotelephone, basics, different types & Harvester portable PV system, 92: 84 solar-electric tools of the trade, 105: 22 biodiesel, starting a production business,
sizes, 32: 34 instrumentation, Cruising Equipment’s wire stripping how-to, 113: 56 89: 24
radiotelephone, basics, particulars, costs, E-Meter, 52: 30 biodiesel, step by step, 72: 84
sources (Q&A), 45: 90 Kill A Watt KWH meter, 90: 116 Trackers biofuels debate, 115: 46
radiotelephone, RCC & IMTS comparison, LED flashlight, Holly Solar, 70: 74 basics, 101: 60 biofuels RE-sources, 117: 70
4: 29 LED flashlights, 81: 76 concentrating arrays, Midway PV concen- bus educational PV system, runs on veg-
radiotelephone, Telemobile system (TtW!), Morningstar Prostar PS-30 charge control- trators, 40: 28 gie oil, 118: 54
8: 38 ler, 91: 76 home built gas, systems, w/ PV, wind, & buying a used EV, 119: 80
radiotelephone, Telenexus Phone Line Morningstar SunSaver, PV charge control- passive solar, Vogel, 56: 6 car sharing programs, 109: 66
Extender, 14: 35 ler, 59: 40 Homebrew, active, 17: 48 comparing green wheels choices, 112: 52
Power Vent, for batteries by Zephyr In- Homebrew, manual, 13: 20 diesel vs. hybrid vehicles, 117: 48
Terminology dustries, 77: 76 Homebrew, manual, Battagin, 204 Wp, 24 economics of hybrid vehicle purchase,
(see “Word Power” & “What the Heck?”) QuickCharger small battery charger V L-A, solar welding, 33: 6 113: 66
tested, 86: 104 pole-mount array installation; part 1–siz- EV w/ biodiesel pusher, 97: 98
refrigerator, Maytag, 84: 84 ing & setting pole, 108: 28
EVs charged by intertied PV system, and PV, subsidies, IPP, 46: 82 efficiency, of conventional power plants, interties, part 1, PURPA, equipment,
117: 88 birds, power politics, 46: 30 Ask NREL, 45: 62 requirements, pros & cons, 32: 25
EVs vs. hybrids vs. fuel cell vehicles, birds, power politics, wind vs. conven- energy prices skyrocket, Power Politics, interties, part 2, rate systems, 33: 49
GoPower, 94: 92 tional, Audubon report, 47: 10 80: 108 IPP, intertie incentives & rebates, CA, AR,
Ford Escape hybrid, 2005 model, 105: 90 blackouts & grid reliability, IPP, 99: 106 failed dereg in CA, learning from mis- ME, 62: 82
“From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank,” Book buying big wind on grid, 67: 64 takes, Power Politics, 73: 106 IPP, net metering, financing, SCE off-grid,
Review, 68: 103 buying green power (wind), also NV nuke flawed surveys, IPP, 44: 58 deregulation, 49: 82
fuel from plants, biodiesel & ethanol, dump, Power Politics, 63: 87 future of, use of hydrogen, 29: 28 IPP/editorial, California PV for Utilities
110: 30 buying green power, net metering, Power green electricity recommendation, Power (PV4U), 50: 82
future of, oil-based vs. alternative transp., Politics, 64: 86 Politics, 65: 86 monopolies, IPP, 47: 82
70: 64 California energy crisis, Ozonal Notes, green electricity, or green washing? Power net billing, co-op vs. investor-owned, IPP,
Honda hybrid vehicles, 2004, 101: 106 82: 136 Politics, 60: 82 42: 62
hybrid vehicles compared, 114: 28 Chernobyl, dangers of nuclear, Power green energy credits for purchasing RE, net metering in Maine, 65: 52
mobile PV power system in van, 94: 62 Politics, 53: 76 113: 78 net metering, IPP, 53: 68
personal EVs, 118: 42 coal mining & burning, 97: 30 grid intertie, variations in technique, net metering, restructuring, summer ’96
plug-in hybrid vehicles, 108: 44 conservation, interties (letters), 46: 100 62: 44 outages, IPP, 55: 76
smart driving tips, 111: 30 conspicuous consumption, Pacific grid power emissions in EV use, 56: 70 nuclear power & Y2K, Power Politics,
solar car rally in France, 110: 78 Power’s “houses of the future,” Home grid, fundamentals of, 54: 34 70: 110
solar powered mobile workshop, 90: 32 & Heart, 43: 93 grid-intertie PV, Davidson, 68: 8 nuclear waste storage, Power Politics,
straight vegetable oil conversion, 95: 70 corporate welfare vs. loan guarantees to home power &, IPP, 66: 78 77: 116
synthetic lubricants, 69: 50 end users, IPP, 46: 82 IEEE 929 & intertied systems, IPP, 74: 122 Ontrio Hdyro, CA net metering, PV
Toyota hybrid 2004 Prius, 102: 100 costs of RE, how people can affect, 57: 39 intertid RE, myths of payback, 64: 6 growth, IPP, 52: 82
Veggie Van, vegetable oil fuel, diesel costs, hidden, of commercial power, 16: 21 intertie and net metering, IPP, WA, CA, PG&E bankruptcy, Power Politics, 84: 116
engines, 65: 46 deregulation in CA, IPP, 81: 96 MA, 63: 76 Power Politics, Rate based incentives,
“When Will the Joy Ride End?”, running deregulation, autopsy of CA’s Prop 9, intertie pricing schedule, 44: 13 49: 89
out of oil, 81: 43 Power Politics, 69: 88 intertie PV system, net metering, 59: 24 protecting RE independence, 104: 110
deregulation, Power Politics, 43: 82 intertie standards, net metering IPP, 64: 76 PV intertied, Colorado’s Public Service
Utilities dirty power, flickering lights, ruined ap- intertie, net metering in CA, NY, & OR, Co, 18 Kw, intertied, 51: 36
$1 on utility bill for RE, 25: 32 pliances (Q&A), 44: 90 56: 78 PVUSA test facility ending, IPP, 78: 100
(also see “Power Politics,” “Guerrilla distributed generation position, IPP, 46: 82 intertie, policies, IPP, 54: 76 RAGE green energy deregulation cam-
Solar,” & “IPP”) distributed generation, (letters), 46: 101 intertie, restructuring, & distributed gen- paign, Power Politics, 67: 88
13 RE myths debunked, 100: 32 distributed generation, IPP, 72: 108 eration , 57: 78 rate-based incentives, European examples,
and PV applications, 35: 82 distributed generation, IPP, 76: 124 interties explained, safety, 71: 58 to stimulate RE purchase/installation,
and PV, 33: 70 distributed generation, need for, types, interties, buy-back rates, net billing (let- 44: 20
and PV, ownership, IPP, 44: 58 45: 65 ters), 43: 100 rate-based incentives, implementation
and PV, providers or not (letters), 42: 102 distributed generation–utility grid future, interties, net metering explanation, Cali- how-to, 45: 72
and PV, subsidies, IPP, 43: 74 IPP, 102: 112 fornia legislation, 46: 72 rebates comparison for MN & WI, 111: 54
Redwood Alliance history, Power Politics, Washing Machines “Septic System Owner’s Manual,” Book heat exchangers for solar hot water sys-
59: 82 efficiency of, 23: 61 Review, 82: 120 tems, 92: 68
restructuring & distributed generation, “Efficient Washing Machines,” Book septic tank search, Home & Heart, 114: 110 heat pump primer, 98: 34
IPP, 59: 72 Review, 23: 77 simple ways to save water & energy, Homebrew, solar, passive, simple black
restructuring in California, 50: 90 front loading, brands compared, 46: 92 120: 68 tube system, 11: 19
restructuring, also nuke bailout, Power front-loader, 2 praised (letters), 47: 92 solar hydronic heating on RE, 79: 36 hot tub heated with sun, 104: 28
Politics, 61: 82 Homebrew, converting a wringer washer solar pasteurization & distillation, for the maintenance, anode replacement (letters),
restructuring, in CA, 56: 86 to DC, 40: 40 developing world, 52: 44 47: 100
Rhode Island deregulation jump-starts readers’ experiences, Home & Heart, solar-electric pumping in Belize, 94: 10 New Zealand, Persson, PV, wind, tower,
RE, 74: 20 45: 76 solar-electric pumping in W. Africa, 66: 8
satisfaction with vs. RE, HP survey re- retrofitting for high efficiency, 22: 44 101: 40 pool heating with solar, 113: 30
sults, 43: 16 Staber System 2000 (TtW!), 47: 70 sprinklers, automatic, Code Corner, safety, propane, test efficiency of hot water
SCE PV pilot termination, IPP, 58: 76 Wattevr Works washer kit, retrofit (TtW!), 44: 66 heater, 3: 27
Southern California Edison, experience 25: 63 straw bale bathhouse / greenhouse, at solar hot water installation basics, part 1,
with by PV owner, Siebert, 45: 18 Home Power, 63: 12 94: 50
stop the bailout of bad assest, IPP, 61: 70 Water system design, complete information, solar hot water installation basics, part 2,
surviving ‘98 ice storm disaster, 68: 42 (also see “Pumps”) terms defined, pump types, 46: 24 95: 42
system standards proposal (letters), IPP, ac vs DC pumps, Q & A, 62: 107 systems, examples with PV, National Elec- solar hot water installation basics, part 3,
44: 83 “Create an Oasis with Greywater,” Book trical Code, 45: 66 97: 48
value of grid-connected solar, IPP, 69: 92 Review, 78: 116 systems, Kingman, 24 VDC solar sub + solar mobile home conversion, passive,
vs. home power, 27: 18 DC deep well retrofit, PV powered, 61: 28 224 VAC backup w/generator, 46: 20 PV, DHW, 64: 16
“Earth Ponds” by Tim Matson, Book systems, pumping, PV & wind, for live- solar pool heating, part 1, 94: 70
Vacuum Cleaners Review, 92: 88 stock, 57: 24 solar pool heating, part 2, 95: 60
Sanderson’s rebuilt Kirby’s (TtW!), 32: 75 greywater system design, 89: 48 systems, Reichenbach; PV, generator, well, Solar Wand add-on, 104: 86
pumping with hydro turbines, Australia, 42: 18 solar, active, geyser pump, Copper
Vegetable Oil 65: 36 systems, troubleshooting wiring & Cricket, 8: 20
diesel fuel, pointers for using in cars, pumping, mobile, PV jack pump, cattle pumps, 42: 93 solar, active, geyser, Copper Cricket, 21: 43
experiences with, 45: 86 watering, 54: 12 Tonnessen solar hot water system, 91: 64 solar, active, overview, 25: 37
purification on home power, 70: 88 wells, drilling, 33: 54 solar, active, Thermomax; Walker, 480 Wp,
Video Reviews purification with ultraviolet, 93: 44 12 V L-A, pump, 34: 6
Alternative Energy with the Experts, three PV deep-well pumps, 68: 16 Water Heating solar, active; Simko, Whisper 1000, PV: 288
videos: PV, Wind, Hydro, 56: 93 rainwater catchment system, 107: 46 anode replacement for water heaters, Wp, 36 V, 36: 18
EVs & Hydrogen, 27: 78 “Rainwater Collection for the Mechani- 106: 82 solar, air & liquid collectors, basic types,
Solar Videos, 28: 74 cally Challenged,” Book, 89: 94 batch solar heater in Florida, 93: 66 also space heating, 40: 36
rainwater collection, high-tech, 115: 70 geothermal hot tub heating, 109: 72 solar, basics, 27: 42
Voltmeters ram pumping in Alaska, 106: 52 heat exchanger homebrew, 97: 64 solar, basics, comparison of various sys-
(see “Instrumentation”) sand filter, 93: 52 tems, 19: 35
solar, economics, 27: 64 solar, thermosiphon system, kid’s project, 006, charge controller, 95: 92 do it yourself, Q&A, 69: 122
solar, economy solar shower (homebrew), 31: 84 007, inverter, 96: 46 Dodd small system with PV, 115: 92
43: 30 solar, thermosyphon, how to build, 008, thermal sensor, 97: 38 earth home, with PV, 85: 10
solar, education, workshops, MREA, Homebrew, 58: 30 009, load center, 97: 105 earthship, with PV, 84: 10
47: 74 systems, w/ PV, wind, & passive solar, 010, relay, 98: 32 education, workshops, MREA, 47: 74
solar, gravity siphon system, how to build, Vogel, 56: 6 011, photovoltaic module, 99: 96 generators, 10 compared/table, 35: 20
part 2, 64: 26 tankless water heater choices, 118: 74 012, gin pole, 99: 118 generators, 14 compared/table/graphs,
solar, gravity siphon, system for DHW , tankless water heaters, 105: 74 013, code book, 100: 78 glossary of terms, overview, 47: 36
63: 32 tanks, maintenance, anode replacement, 014, low-iron tempered glass, 102: 92 generators, 29 compared, Sagrillo, 65: 18
solar, Homebrew, economy solar shower, source for, 45: 30 015, combiner box defined, 103: 104 generators, Bergey’s BWC 1500 (TtW!),
43: 30 Thermalstar bulk solar heater, REview, 016, gutter defined, 104: 64 29: 46
solar, passive, batch solar water heaters, 97: 82 017, wire nut defined, 105: 28 generators, blade balancing, 14: 17
31: 61 water heating history, 48: 40 019, zero energy home defined, 107: 94 generators, decibel level, 47: 11
solar, passive, batch, D’Angelo/CMC, wood, heating water w/woodstove, 35: 32 020, degree day defined, 109: 46 generators, Homebrew, 1.5kW 24VDC; &
17: 19 wood, Simko, Whisper 1000, PV: 288 Wp, introducing this new feature, FUTY, 93: 8 tower, 42: 38
solar, passive, coils of black ABS tubing, 36 V. hot water, 36: 18 generators, Homebrew, 12: 29
space heating, dome, 36: 26 wood, Simko; also wind, Whisper 1000; Wind generators, Homebrew, a guide to plans,
solar, passive, simple black tube system, PV: 288 Wp, 36 V., 36: 18 13 RE myths debunked, 100: 32 17: 28
Homebrew, 11: 19 wood, stove, 35: 32 adobe home, with PV, 80: 24 generators, Marlec Furlmatic 910 (TtW!),
solar, passive, thermosiphon heat ex- African Windpower 3.6 m wind turbine 43: 64
changer, 24: 64 Watt Meters with PV, 76: 52 generators, rewinding alternators for,
solar, passive, thermosiphon system, (see “Instrumentation”) African Windpower 3.6, REview, 102: 82 19: 24
22: 38 anatomy of a wind turbine, 116: 52 generators, Rutland Windchargers (TtW!),
solar, passive; Bridges, 470 Wp 12 V L-A, Watt-Hour Meters Arctic research station, with PV, 112: 58 43: 64
12: 5 (see “Instrumentation”) batteryless grid-tie, with PV, 100: 22 generators, Whisper 1000 wind generator
solar, passive; Stillman, 400 Wp, 24 V L-A, Block Island community RE, wind & PV, (TtW!), 20: 42
22: 6 Welding Systems article, 74: 8 generators, Wincharger & Jacobs, 11: 13
solar, “shorties”, also wind, PV, rainwater, MigMaster DC Welder (TtW!), 30: 62 Bornay Inclin 1500 wind generator, RE- generators, Windseeker II (TtW!), 14: 15
cogen, 20: 50 with PV, Battagin, 204 Wp, 24 V L-A, solar view, 105: 82 gin pole defined, WtH? 012, 99: 118
solar, Simko, also PV: 288 Wp, 36 V, also welding, manual tracker, 33: 6 brushless alternators, 97: 68 governing defined, WP, 107: 118
wind: Whisper 1000, 36: 18 building a wooden wind genny, 88: 22 Greenland, Arctic power system, with PV,
solar, storage systems, diagrams, also What the Heck? buying big wind on grid, 67: 64 99: 38
space heating, 42: 66 001, non-islanding inverter, 93: 42 Chacon PV/wind, done without eyesight, grip hoist tower raising, 68: 24
solar, system variables explored, 58: 16 002, overcurrent device, 93: 78 75: 26 grounding, guidelines, 25: 42
solar, Thermomax; Schultze, PV/wind/ 003, differential control, 94: 49 community power, with PV, 77: 20 grounding, lightning protection, 24: 53
hydro/DHW, 41: 6 004, disconnect, 94: 86 conference, Windpower 2002 AWEA, Guerrilla Solar 0002, with PV, 70: 32
005, amp-hour meter, 95: 32 91: 84 Guerrilla Solar 0003, with PV, 70: 38
Guerrilla Solar 0004, with PV, 71: 48 Nichols intertied Bergey with $ incentives, sustainable inn with PV & solar hot water, systems, Elliot, machine shop & home,
Guerrilla Solar 0006, with PV, 73: 84 96: 34 102: 14 PV; grid back-up, 38: 16
Guerrilla Solar 0012, with PV, 80: 82 Nichols second intertied Bergey, 106: 22 system design, generators compared, systems, in Falkland Islands, Wilkinson,
Guerrilla Solar 0022, with PV, 91: 82 NV desert self-generation, with PV, 86: 28 90: 50 55: 18
hands-on rebuild & install, 82: 10 NY efficient home, with PV, 86: 10 system design, generators, 10 compared/ systems, Islam, homebrewed, 2000W,
history of wind generator use in U.S., odometers, Homebrew, 26: 64 table, 35: 20 Scotland, 52: 20
27: 14 odometers, NRG Sou’wester & 2100 Total- system design, generators, 14 compared/ systems, Otto (MN); 10 kW; grid-intertie,
home & business, with PV, 78: 20 izer (TtW!), 28: 55 table/graphs, glossary of terms, 47: 36 47: 6
home-built windmill, 79: 46 odometers, Trade Wind’s Wind Odometer system design, generators, basics, 5: 18 systems, PV/Wind, Whitehead, 53: 6
Homebrew, Dailey, Cheap Towers, 52: 24 (TtW!), 22: 53 system design, generators, overview of, systems, Schultze, Whisper 1000; PV/hy-
Hugh Piggott interview on wind genny off-grid in Chicago, with PV, 80: 10 hybrids, PURPA, 22: 15 dro/solar hot water, 41: 6
design, 74: 94 off-grid ranch system, with PV, 119: 64 system design, power formula, wind vs systems, w/ PV & passive solar, Vogel,
incentives, CA buydown program, 82: 48 off-grid system, with PV & hydro, 114: 38 PV, 34: 32 56: 6
info sources, 116: 70 ordinances, in communities, sample, system design, siting, 1: 16 systems, w/ PV, hydro, BLM historical
installer showcase home, with PV, 113: 40 47: 12 system design, siting, how to estimate site, Bethea, 55: 6
international, China, number of installed people, Elliott Bayly, founder, World wind speed, 40: 86 systems, w/PV, small scale, 57: 6
generators, 43: 61 Power Technologies, 43: 58 system design, siting, part 1, how to esti- Tehachapi Wind Fair ‘98, 67: 52
intertie, Berger, 4 Kw, no batteries, 51: 14 PicoTurbine, small wind genny demo, mate wind speed, 40: 86 Thomas Proven system, 103: 72
intertied wind, Babcock system, 69: 14 Homebrew, 71: 102 system design, siting, part 2, nine rules, tour of Tehachapi wind farm & Zond
interview with Steve Hicks, 70: 82 Power Politics, birds, 46: 30 41: 60 plant, 67: 56
introduction, 110: 10 rated power explained, 115: 110 system design, siting, site survey: solar, tower basics, 105: 64
kid Hooked on Wind Power, 56: 32 resource across the US, map, table & refer- hydro, & wind, 21: 75 tower construction project, 92: 30
kinetic sculpture LED, homebrew, 79: 54 ences, 44: 30 system design, towers, basics, 23: 32 tower failure experience, 94: 88
Kuebeck, classic Jacobs system, 89: 70 rotor defined, Word Power, 106: 104 system design, towers, Economics 101, tower safety, lightning protection, 62: 40
lightning protection, 107: 60 Ruterbusch, off-grid expansion, with PV, 37: 30 towers, grip hoist, 68: 24
maps of resources for RE, 116: 58 98: 24 system design, towers, Economics 102, towers, Homebrew, utility pole & pipe
McCorkendale Jacobs wind genny, Sys- sailboat, with PV, Cotterell, 53: 12 height vs cost & performance, 38: 27 tower, 28: 26
tems article, 75: 8 SEI workshop, PV & wind system up- system design, towers, Economics 103, ef- towers, Homebrew; also 1.5kW 24VDC
McCoy-Reising, earth-sheltered, passive grade, 71: 24 fects when not high enough, 39: 26 generator, 42: 38
solar home with PV, 89: 10 site analysis for RE systems, 120: 44 system design, towers, height, 21: 64 towers, safety & maintenance, 57: 18
near zero-energy home, with PV & solar siting wind generators, 115: 76 system installation horror story, Wrench towers, tilt-up conversion of Rohn, 56: 38
hot water, 107: 12 small scale turbines currently available, Realities, 81: 52 towers, tilt-up, LMW&S kit (TtW!), 58: 50
neighborhood system with PV, Systems 119: 34 systems (re-install), w/ PV, in CO, Pres- using car alternators, Q&A, 66: 107
article, 73: 18 Southwest Windpower factory tour, 74: 74 ton, 58: 6 vertical axis wind generator thoughts,
New Zealand, Persson, PV, wind, solar starting small to learn, with PV, 82: 32 systems, Cunningham, wind water pump, 104: 98
H2O, 66: 8 starting small, with PV, 80: 50 PV, earth-sheltered dome, 38: 6 what to expect from your RE dealer, 81: 84
Stelle, IL, with PV, 77: 8 systems, earthship, with PV, 59: 6
what to expect from your RE dealer, basics connections, splicing, 14: 36 cold fusion, scale, earth engine, & space- solar now, 80: 128
of buying, 61: 40 DC, sizing, table, voltage drop, applica- time, 81: 112 space is not empty, 89: 136
Wigington large off-grid system, with PV, tions, 14: 32 dark energy in the universe, 96: 126 time, space, & other axes, 73: 127
98: 14 DC/PV, sizing, tables, 18: 31 dollars for home solar installations, transition to an RE-based future, 93: 128
wind energy estimating, 102: 42 disconnects, Code Corner, 53: 72 82: 124 why so unenlightened about energy & our
wind genny added to PV system for win- flexible cables, the NEC, & safety, Code energy bill goes wrong way, 97: 128 future?, 92: 126
ter power, 118: 60 Corner, 104: 106 energy futures—bright or bleak?, 85: 140 zero point field, 66: 96
wind initiative project in N. Carolina, gauges, metric conversions, 57: 98 energy in free space, 71: 143
113: 60 ground fault protection, PV systems enough water for an H2 economy?, 87: 124 Women
wind kid works on wind farm, 78: 32 Checklist, Code Corner, 58: 82 environmental problems & solutions, (see “People”)
“Wind Power for Home & Business,” Homebrew, build cables for battery/in- 75: 142 alternative building techniques, Home &
Book Review, 36: 88 verter, 7: 36 feds should help get us RE, 88: 124 Heart, 54: 89
“Wind Power: RE for Home, Farm, & inverters, wiring to mains panel, 11: 23 fields inherent in the apparent vacuum of in RE, biographies, Tewa, Fischer, Sainy-
Business” Book Review, 104: 112 low voltage wiring techniques, sizing, space, 94: 130 eye, Brown, 62: 61
wind speed relationship to power, mea- 2: 33 free energy from induction, 78: 122 installation course for women, 78: 60
suring your resource , 62: 34 make battery & inverter cables, Home- fuel cells, 76: 142 PV workshop for women, 98: 60
“Windpower Workshop,” BookReview, brew, 89: 60 glimpse into the mind of the Wizard, systems, SELFs Solar Electricity for Rural
65: 92 multiwire branch circuits, danger of, Code 84: 136 Women, 50: 6
with PV & workshop, 108: 62 Corner, 59: 76 global warming revisited, 91: 126
workshop in WA, with PV, 102: 46 NEC PV module wiring methods & global warming, 74: 140 Wood Gasification
Zen Mountain Center with PV & hydro, cables, 51: 86 gravity as an electro-magnetic phenom- how to, safety of, 21: 55
92: 10 NEC, load circuits/wiring, 22: 68 enon, 68: 112 intro to, 8: 22
zoning approval challenges for wind gen- proper wire connectors, Code Corner, invest in RE now, or pay the piper later,
nies, 86: 22 96: 100 95: 122 Wood Heat
pumps, troubleshooting, 42: 93 magnetic energy generator, 90: 144 (see “Space Heating” & “Water Heating”)
Wiring PV, installing/wiring/mounting, 2: 11 mathematics, drag force of vacuum en- 13 RE myths debunked, 100: 32
ac multiwire branch circuits, Code Corner, PV, wiring non-identical panels, 27: 22 ergy fields, 77: 140 heating water, also with solar & geother-
54: 82 tech notes, interconnects, 33: 46 methane trapped in ice & global warming, mal, 101: 72
affects on cost & performance, Code Cor- wire sizing economics for low voltage PV, 79: 122 masonry stove usage, 103: 54
ner, 55: 82 104: 102 nature of the mind, 65: 97 overview of masonry stoves, 51: 42
Ananda’s Power Center IV (TtW!), 29: 56 wire sizing table, 33: 86 organic & inorganic environmental responsible wood burning, 99: 72
back to basics, wire sizing table, 33: 86 “Wiring 12 Volts For Ample Power,” Book omens, 70: 128
batteries, basics/L-A & NiCd w/wiring Review, 20: 61 origin of universe, big bang, 67: 112 Word Power
diagrams, 27: 30 working with Romex cable, 27: 38 populations & its pollution, 83: 136 (also see “What the Heck?”)
cables, build for battery/inverter, 7: 36 quantum energy field, 69: 111 AC plug & receptacle configurations,
conductors & cables, NEC, Code Corner, Wizard Speaks resource depletion; causes & effects, 110: 102
66: 82 assorted theories on space & time, 86: 140 72: 130 alternating current defined, 86: 118