Solar station for managing a drainback solar system also called solar drainback Technical presentation of the PAW DrainBloc solar power plant for drainback solar systems. Why a solar drain system? During good irradiation, the sensors quickly heat the storage tank. But when heat is not required, for example during […]
Month: August 2009
Download: Vertical axis hydrothermal and marine energies
Presentation of a conference on a marine tidal turbine with vertical axis Document in English entitled: A Micro Seafloor Marine Current Energy Converrsion System Another technology seems more interesting to us, that developed by Wavegen with an air compression turbine. Download the file (a newsletter subscription may be required): Vertical axis tidal turbine and energies […]
Download: Mairie de Cahors, 306 doped with water, complete technical file
“Engine water doping” training Organized by the city of Cahors from January 21 to 25, 2008 under the direction of Alexandre Tornel (city finance department). Training provided by Alexandre Grégoire (Engineer at the service of the association La Pierre Angulaire in Metz) Find out more and other documentations on this arrangement: the Town Hall […]
Download: Cahors town hall, results and analyzes of water doping on 306 Diesel
Cahors town hall: update on Action 21 carried out since January 2008, training of personnel and equipping a municipal vehicle with a water doping system. From Monday 21 to Friday 25 January 2008, an action was taken by the town hall of Cahors. The idea was to train a team of technicians in principle […]
Download: Cahors town hall, brochure presenting water doping
Action 21, training of personnel and equipping a municipal vehicle with a water doping system. Realization of a water doping kit and adaptation on a 306 1998 diesel. Find out more and other documentations on this assembly: the City of Cahors is getting water doping equipment Download the file (a registration […]
Download: Drawings for the fabrication of a steel wood-burning stove
Plans for making a steel wood-burning fireplace stove yourself Find out more and discuss with the author of this document: self-construction of a steel fireplace stove Download the file (newsletter subscription may be required): Plans for the manufacture of a steel wood-burning stove
consumer societies and crises: Story of Stuff
The Story of Stuff (VOST) or how does our hyper-consuming world work? A video of American origin, subtitled in French (VOST) of about twenty minutes which sums up very well the world of functioning and thought (education in consumption and "consumption" ...) of our Western societies. Some figures for the 1st third are nevertheless at […]
The electric car does have a future?
The electric car, the car of the future? This document is more than 30 years old but the questions remain almost unchanged ... Find out more: - For or against the electric car? Advantages and disadvantages! - Scientific and technical debate on the car of the future - Forum on cars and electric transport
Download: An ecological public housing renovation in Germany
An ecologically renovated low-rental housing in Germany, in Freiburg. Report broadcast on Arte in October 2007. Find out more: ecological renovation of an HLM in Germany: insulation and heating with wood pellets Download the file (a newsletter subscription may be required): An ecological HLM under renovation in Germany
Download: Heating: method of calculating the efficiency of a condensing boiler
Help to establish the thermal combustion efficiency in a condensing or high efficiency boiler For professional use. By Rémi Guillet. Introduction Establishing the performance of thermal generators is a delicate operation which requires heavy equipment. It is even more so with condensing generators! We present here a simple method […]