off the grid Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 17 Aug 2015 20:55:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Freedom Cove: An Off-the-Grid Floating Island Home https://www.greenoptimistic.com/freedom-cove-floating-island/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/freedom-cove-floating-island/#respond Mon, 17 Aug 2015 20:55:22 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=56268 A Canadian couple has constructed not just an off-the-grid home, but an entire floating, off-the-grid island in Tofino, British Columbia. Called “Freedom Cove”, the island even includes a greenhouse, a lighthouse and a dance studio. Wayne Adams and Catherine King began construction all the way back in 1992, and did most of the work themselves. They now […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/freedom-cove-floating-island/feed/ 0 56268 Güssing, Austria Uses Biomass to Become 100% Grid-Independent https://www.greenoptimistic.com/gussing-austria-uses-biomass-become-100-grid-independent-20131017/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/gussing-austria-uses-biomass-become-100-grid-independent-20131017/#respond Thu, 17 Oct 2013 05:54:14 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=42565 The small town of Güssing, Austria has become powered entirely by renewable energy. However, Güssing has had very humble beginnings. Situated in eastern Austria, the region was one of the poorest districts in the country. Relying heavily on agriculture, the town had no transportation infrastructure, unemployment was high, and people were commuting to Vienna for […]

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