Sure we're in the business of selling, we're pretty transparent about that. I think the big Energy Matters logos and advertising scattered around the forum is a good indicator
. If we can get more customers from having this forum, great - but it's not the only aim of us establishing this community. We also wanted to demystify renewable energy and give people a place to ask their questions where they can receive answers from others who aren't trying to sell them anything.
The breadth of knowledge that has been shared in these forums already has been quite staggering; I've certainly learned a lot.
.. and while on the topic of education....
Gyro's post has raised an issue that's very important - there's so many information products around now about DIY solar, wind etc. and while it's certainly possible to build some of this equipment, some of the claims being made by those selling the information can be quite dubious.
Folks, I've started a thread here about the issue:
wind-solar-misc/topic394.html
Hoping some of you will participate in the discussion.
