Hi Richard, What kind of houses do you plan to build?
On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 12:14 PM, rgh....@gmail.com <rgh....@gmail.com>wrote: > > Dear SBA, > > I am working a project to use the solar electricity feed-in-tariffs in > South Australia to create eco-villages. > > By arbitraging the rules, that is, by making small houses and very > large photovoltaic arrays I can effectively give away houses without > cost. There is a normal mortgage on the property but the income > generated from the solar array (aka solar farming) is more than > enough to pay the costs. It works as the cost of the land and house > is very low. > > Being freed of the burden of a mortgage. > What new economic system could be developed? > Would artists and hackers go to a small town? > What products and services can be exported away from the region? > > The two locations that we are currently working on are outside Port > Lincoln and the other outside of Berri. > > With low /no cost housing and a high level of sustainability what kind > of projects would be possible? > > My initial thoughts on the export industries would be; > 1) eduction (people looking and learning from out town/region > 2) organic food - as long as the carbon footprint is low > 3) tourist > 4) innovation > > Any other suggestions? > > regards, > Richard Hayes > 0414 618 425 > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself: http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/browse_thread/thread/99938a0fbc691eeb To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
