Frank Shuman’s Solar Arabian Dream

Commercial-scale concentrated solar power was proven effective as early as 1913.
Commercial-scale concentrated solar power was proven effective as early as 1913.

“On a clear, blazing hot day in June of 1913, the cream of British colonial society in Egypt—including journalists, ranking civil servants, and diplomats—gathered in Maadi, a small farming village on the banks of the Nile several miles south of Cairo, for the grand opening of a most unusual irrigation plant.

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Muni Seva Ashram – the Green Ashram

Muni Seva Ashram in Gujarat, India has an impressive number of green features.
Muni Seva Ashram in Gujarat, India has an impressive number of green features.

“Muni Seva Ashram is an active agent in the drive for sustainable development, with large-scale interests in organic farming, agro forestry, horticulture, animal husbandry, solar energy, and biogas. This is also reflected in the Ashram’s new website address, Green Ashram.org

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Selco Solar — Solar Villages

Selco Solar energy systems include one fan, two lights, one battery and one panel for $163.
Selco Solar energy systems include one fan, two lights, one battery and one panel for $163.

Solar Villages: The Need
– According to the Planning Commission of India, more than one third population of India live in off the grid areas and an equal number of people live in areas with unreliable grid electricity and frequent power cuts.

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Industrial Country Market

Industrial Country Market is an off-grid family owned and operated retail, educational and gardening center in Texas.
Industrial Country Market is an off-grid family owned and operated retail, educational and gardening center in Texas.

What do you do after you’ve built your sustainable homestead? Have you considered expanding your original self-sufficiency plans to include an income generating business, teaching workshops and possibly producing food for your community? The Industrial Country Market has done all this and more.

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