http://www.genverters.com/heat/why-firewood-i-have-this-nifty-little-heater/ Making Energy, Storing it, and using it wisely Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:27:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.genverters.com/heat/why-firewood-i-have-this-nifty-little-heater/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Saving Power with Espresso | Real off grid Living Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:35:50 +0000 http://www.genverters.com/?p=164#comment-18 [...] Now that Starbucks and all the espresso stands have invaded America, I enjoy my 4 shots of espresso each morning.  How does that work off grid, on solar power?  Yes, to make the beverage you need pressurized steam to run through the right amount of coffee.  Do I have some kind of steam boiler on my stove to do it?  No, this is the one place where we compromise and “short circuit” the batteries to heat up a small amount of water.  See why I normally don’t like this. [...] [...] Now that Starbucks and all the espresso stands have invaded America, I enjoy my 4 shots of espresso each morning.  How does that work off grid, on solar power?  Yes, to make the beverage you need pressurized steam to run through the right amount of coffee.  Do I have some kind of steam boiler on my stove to do it?  No, this is the one place where we compromise and “short circuit” the batteries to heat up a small amount of water.  See why I normally don’t like this. [...]

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