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Propane as a fuel

I was originally looking at propane as a source of power for the initial transitory period. It is an excellent choice. However, while investigating storage solutions I found advantages in considering it for longer term use.

Advantages

It last for a very long time, several decades It can power cookers, light, fridges, freezers and engines […]

A biofuel crop worth looking at

Whilst I was looking for some information on biofuels I came across mention of a new plant, to me, Jatropha Curcas.

It seems it is being hailed as the new bio crop as its seeds are up to 60% oil which we can use for fuel for our vehicles. It grows in some of […]

Mitigating an Electro Magnetic Pulse

The chances of a nuclear war are currently reducing as we move on and our once deadly baby killing foes become our trading partners. This has reduced what once was a very likely scenario to a most unlikely event. We should all be pleased with that. Although a nuclear war would have been survivable for […]

Power 3: Off-grid power system, 12V or 230V?

A guest post by Skvez.

Part 1 of this series is ‘Choosing your back-up/off-grid power source’

Mains power in the UK is 230V A.C. (standard across all of Europe, the tolerance on this is +10% -6% and includes the 240V that used to be the standard for most of Britain). The A.C. is Alternating Current, […]