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this post was submitted on 07 Jun 2025
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Everything off grid; power, water, self-sufficiency; whether you're doing it or aspiring.
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Yes, but it depends what you mean by energy. Electricity to power everything would need electricity generators. Heat for cooking or heating could be more basic wood burning.
Oil / petrol electricity generators are common but may not fit an off grid lifestyle given the need and dependency on usually commercial fuel sources plus environmental concerns. Renewable energy sources would probably be preferred for off grid living.
Wood and wood-gas electricity generators exist. Wood-gas generators involved making a gas from wood and then burning that gas to generate electricity. It takes time to produce the gas though.
Solar and wind power generators are probably the best options for electricity. As they are dependent on a variable energy source, a decent battery to store energy is essential and it's probably best to pair it with a back up fuel based energy source, even if just for emergency heat (such as wood stove to provide heat in winter should you not be able to generate electricity).
If you have a good flowing water source (river or waterfall) then that can also generate electricity but the practicalities of setting that up may preclude it as an option. Also generally a large enough moving water source may not be something individuals have access to; but might be an option for an off grid community.
Have you any idea of biofuels ?