John & Angelika immigrated in 2007 with their boys Mike and Markus from Germany to Canada. John is a structural and civil engineer with over 25 years of experience in the construction industry. Angelika is a glazier engineer and is working with John since over 20 years. The Egenolfs are living on an off-grid farm near Smithers, BC. The farm is powered by 4.6kW photovoltaic, 12kW WVO diesel and a woodgas CHP hybrid system, which provides all electricity and heat.Johns workshop is called the Northeren Power Lab because it contains a very unique combination of renewable energy technologies.  more... See more text