A greenhouse is a great way to raise your own plants and produce. They work, in part, by using the sun's rays and the natural greenhouse effect to create a warm, humid environment in which many plants ...

What is the best solar fan? If you have a greenhouse, you know the struggle of keeping them ventilated. Unfortunately, greenhouses with stale air can promote fungal growth and other potential diseases ...

Learn how to make solar water heater panels by building this thermosiphon outdoor shower system that can even water your greenhouse. A few years back, a friend donated a Sunvelope solar hot water ...

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A research team at Canada's Université de Sherbrooke has designed a greenhouse for fruits and vegetables that is heated and powered entirely by solar energy. The VG360 greenhouse prototype has ...

Soliculture’s director of engineering and UC Santa Cruz alumna Melissa Osborn, with members of the Alberta Innovates-Technology Futures team, conducting trials of Soliculture’s solar panels in a lower ...

9. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Maeng Il Nam, Greenhouse Worker: “In our solar powered greenhouse, we are cultivating not only green vegetables but also fruit, using solar energy to provide the necessary ...

ASHEVILLE—M R Gardens in the Oakley community of Asheville is offering tours of the nursery’s one-of-a-kind passive solar greenhouse, designed for the production of plants using nearly all renewable ...

Solar heaters are gaining popularity worldwide due to government incentives promoting renewable energy and consumer desire to reduce utility costs. Cyprus leads in solar water heater adoption, with 93 ...

GLORIA PENNER (Host): New rebates and tax credits are making it easier for San Diego residents to use solar energy to heat the water in their homes. But, is a solar water heater worth the cost? The ...