World’s Most Modern Underground Mine

Kiruna is the world’s largest and most modern underground Iron ore mine,
located in Northern…

The reality of wind energy

The utilization of wind as a resource is as old as civilization itself. Greek scientific understanding of the…

Mining for Silver in Guatemala

Guatemala is not a traditional mining country, having a history of military use during Spanish Colonial…

Proposed solar project for rural Guatemala

The proposed project is for a 5 MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) electricity…

Solar cooling for the tropics

Surfing the web through build it solar I stumbled with an article linked to Kotaro Nishiki’s house in the…

Recommendations for Stand-alone Solar System Design

An off-grid stand-alone system is the hardest to…

The value of Zinc, as an ore for the United States

Blue Gold

Water (H2O) is the most valuable and abundant natural resource on Earth, without H2O no ecosystem or life form could be sustained…

Planning and Design for Uranium Mining

Planning and Design are critical for any industry, especially one that varies highly with a…

A guide to Ethanol

What’s ethanol? Also known as ethyl alcohol, is a fuel made from biomass or other agricultural products such as corn grains…