07-14-2008, 04:07 AM
JWFITZ makes some good points. I have property in Eden Roc but I don't live there yet. There have been times that I have been there all day and it has been solid overcast and rain the whole time. Had I been depending on solar hot water I would have been out of luck. Also those are the days that you really want a good hot shower. So it may be that Eden Roc, at about 1800' elevation, is too cold and rainy for solar to work consistantly.
I like the idea of using wood, either burned directly or in a wood gassification system. Trees are actually solar collectors with very effective storage. However there are pitfalls there too. I think that if everyone burned wood we would be surprised how fast we would run out, and there would be a lot of air pollution. I don't think that it would have to be that way but I think that it would be that way because the majority of society is kind of lazy and ignorant.
I like the idea of using wood, either burned directly or in a wood gassification system. Trees are actually solar collectors with very effective storage. However there are pitfalls there too. I think that if everyone burned wood we would be surprised how fast we would run out, and there would be a lot of air pollution. I don't think that it would have to be that way but I think that it would be that way because the majority of society is kind of lazy and ignorant.