Heating in winter

How to make energy-independent house with the advent of winter each year, beginning each survey as it could save on heating as they easily survive the winter to reduce heating costs in the ever-increasing prices for energy? Of course, this question makes me not sleep. While the ideas may be enough and perhaps those that would be feasible, yet their implementation is needed funds and also some significant level of skill. And there is the question - can I make it?

In general, the answer is very simple. Put some solar collectors - but for the winter? So we can build a wind power plant - or large or small hydroelectric power plant, ... Such responses are interesting, but they can't save energy. First we need to say location where the house is situated. Where we want to build own power. We do not have any house in the valley, which is enough water in winter and freezes. Not everybody can build a wind turbine - because the neighbors would say. The sun is not much, even though they live on in the winter and sunny days.  

One suggestion, a little fantasy is a small construction equipment, which is based on wood gas or biogas. The skilled engineers / turner, welder, etc... for them it is not a problem to produce wood gas generator. And such a generator can make electricity from the combustion gas. There is a big problem, because it is not a classic addition gasifier as we know from cars. So the output we will have are electricity, and the residual heat - it will put a relatively large reservoir. From here we can provide heat for house and hot water. And the generator can reduce consumption of electricity from the grid.