When comes about energy efficiency off the grid, many people don't know exactly what they need to actually start with, as I said before in my post about Solar System Tips, plenty of people don't even know how much power they really need, so they either end up getting less, or wasting too much money on too much power.
So is good to have an idea about your daily consumption of power. For example, an average house consumes somewhere between 1.5 to 3.5 kw per day, this depends how many appliances you have on all day. Now, most people just jump on the solar systems and they think they are all good, getting a system of the approximative power they use and they wake up without enough power after a few cloudy days, especially in the winter. Why? Because they did not thought about the down side of going full solar. Bad weather. From the beginning I decided to combine both solar and wind, and like this, I had no problems with electricity. Combining a solar system with a windmill, will offer you more power and there are plenty of times when there is not enough sunlight, but plenty of wind. This combination will help you a lot, if you have already a solar system that you thought that was enough and woke up with less, instead of topping up more solar panel that need more space, better get a windmill and lift it up. Just topping up more solar panels to get the efficient during bad weather times/winter, will give you way too much power in the summer and if your powerbank stays the same, it may not be a good idea at all for the health of the entire system. A windmill is easy to install, and faster than a solar system. So if you think for an off grid power system, I recommend a combo.
When comes about solar systems, most people make a few quick mistakes that will cost them a lot of space and a lot of money.
Lucky that I have experience when comes about energy systems of all kinds and I made a lot of mistakes and learned from them. Most people just rush in to get a solar system and get a team to install it and think they are set forever. But a lot of them don't even actually bother to verify how many Kilowatts they use in a day so they can get a proper system, so therefore, they end up most of the time with less energy. Another problem is that they get the full kits whatever comes with. And this will bring a huge number of 50 or 100w solar panels that will take either all the roof, either a huge place in the yard if placed on the ground. When comes about batteries, here is another problem as well. Most waste money for special batteries long cycle. You would be surprized how efficient works simple car batteries as well. A simple RV can last up to 3 days from a simple 100Ah car battery. I even found people who use them on their systems for more than 15 years. You can buy for yourself special ones if you would like of course. There is another thing about full kit systems. (I will be hated for this by some companies for sure) The price for their systems is much more expensive especially with the installing part. So here is an example- price aproximative: 3KW system from a full kit company 15- 100 watts solar panels (1.5kw), inverter, 8- 12 volts 50Ah batteries, control panel and all the cables and small details plus installing them, would be around 2.5k-3k or even more, depending on where you get it. Now when comes about installing such a difficult system, even a child could do it without any problem. Now based on my experience and of others, is better and cheaper to buy everything separate and install them by yourself, there are tons of videos on how to do it. So a 3KW system in smaller size can go in more ways, double or triple the power. Example: 6-250/ 3-500 watts panels and 4-100Ah/ 2-200Ah (and the rest). Automatically the space covered is reduced. Another advice is always either get a generator or get a system with 1 preferably 2 KW more in a system, to don't have problems during the winter time or in long cloudy periods of time.
While some people may live in areas without access to abundant sunlight or wood for wood fuel, you can make a lot of compost anywhere. Compost is nothing more than the art of bringing together certain organic materials in such a way as to help speed up the decomposition process to obtain a high quality soil.
Most gardeners and many environmentally conscious people have some kind of compost somewhere around their house. There is simply no better soil for plants than well-made compost. However, very few of us have ever considered other uses we can get from that slow process of breaking down our compost piles. If you have ever turned over a pile of compost, you know that improper sticking of your hand in the middle of the pile can cause minor burns. Thermophilic microorganisms or small heat-loving "bugs" take over a well-made pile of compost and help break down organic matter into a nutrient-rich humus. Thermophilic microorganisms are essential for quality compost because they help kill any potential pathogens that may exist. Because thermophilic organisms will work inside a compost pile for weeks or months (depending on the size of the pile) during the slow decomposition process, right outside your home it is a durable, naturally occurring, renewable heat source and about "Green" as you can. Jean Pain was a French inventor who developed an energy system based on compost. Pain has seen the excess heat produced by piles of compost as a potential source of energy for our homes. Its water heating method, known as the Jean Pain Method, basically runs water pipes through a stack of thermophilic compost before directing it inside to a shower head or water tap. If you have ever turned on a water hose that has been left sitting in the hot sun for a few hours, the first bit of water that comes out is usually pleasantly warm to the touch before the cold water bursts. The Jean Pain water heating method works on this principle and in its simplest form it can only be a long, plastic water hose, wrapped in a pile of compost and leading to an outdoor shower. How to set up your composting hot water heater For people looking for a more advanced system than just showering under a hose, the Jean Pain method can be adapted to any home. If your home already has a plumbing system installed, the most important step would be to reconsider whether you need hot water available for all faucets and other water use areas. Washing dishes with cold water is much more bearable than taking a cold shower on a cold winter morning. Instead of rebuilding the entire plumbing system to allow hot water fed with compost, you can simply redirect the pipes to the bathroom to allow hot water in the shower. Another option would be to simply run water from a spigot outdoors through the compost pile and into your bathroom, where it can be connected to the shower pipes. To increase the efficiency of the water flowing through your compost, it is preferable to invest in copper pipes. A copper pipe that is wrapped in the entire pile of compost will heat up faster and keep the heater longer while traveling to the shower head. Moreover, the longer the water in the compost pile, the hotter it will become. By building a larger pile of compost and wrapping your pipes as much as you can to help increase the amount of hot water available. Wood chips versus other compostable materials Another important consideration for your composting water heating system is what types of materials to use in the compost pile. The more traditional garden compost pile is largely an assortment of easily decomposing materials, such as animal manure, leaves, kitchen waste, and so on. In the world of gardening, the better the compost, the better. Transforming compost several times a week is a strategy that many use to increase the rate and rate of decomposition. If you build a pile of compost to heat hot water, however, you will want a slower decomposition process. Framed wood, also known as wood chips or landscape mulch, is an excellent option for the compost water heater. Wood chips decompose much more slowly than other organic materials, such as leaves, hay, straw, etc. Wood lignin can only be broken down by fungi, which means that the compost pile of wood chips will be a fungus-dominated compost instead of the most common bacterial-dominated compost preferred by gardeners. A large pile of wood chips will take up to 1-2 years to decompose (depending on the size of the pile). Jean Pain preferred to use seedlings, branches and underground items for his compost piles when developing his bioenergy heating system.
Many stop at this inquiry with regards to their own wellspring of power.
All things considered, let me clarify the points of interest and disservices of each source and how every issue can be addressed. 1-Photovoltaic boards: Photovoltaic boards are the most picked by many. You generally have sun and the boards produce current each time the daylight is sufficient. Awesome effectiveness as a fuel source. The frightful stages? Indeed, there are sufficient. It relies upon the sort of board which is polycrystalline and monocrystalline. Monocrystalline ones are more proficient, however more costly. This sort isn't influenced in the event that one of the cells is concealed, and on account of low daylight on overcast days, it actually creates very well. Polycrystalline cells are safer, yet in the event that one cell is concealed, it lessens the creation of different cells. In addition on overcast days, it isn't so compelling. Be that as it may, as I would see it, both are acceptable. The terrible stage in the cost is simply because of covetousness and deterrents presented by power organizations that would prefer not to lose clients. 2-Wind turbines: Wind turbines are effective in regions where the breeze is successive, in addition to certain changes, they can create enough in any event, when the breeze is more vulnerable. The awful parts here? Requires high area. In particular, it requires a 20-meter shaft for most extreme effectiveness or relies upon the tallness of the encompassing structures and trees. Also much of the time it's anything but a variation that would be great as the solitary source. 3-Water turbines: The most effective approach to creating power. In the event that you have a waterway or stream coursing through your nursery, even with a low stream, with little straightforward changes, you can get a steady flow through this source. Sadly I don't have a waterway or stream on my property. Since I haven't discovered anything up until this point, then again, actually you need steady running water. Our framework is a crossover one, in light of both breeze and photovoltaic boards. In this way, I disposed of the issues of the two sources. Particularly since we have successive breezes. At the point when the breeze isn't blowing, photovoltaic boards produce enough, when there isn't sufficient sun, the breeze generally blows, particularly in winter when daylight is lower. In any case, in winter, there is consistently a solid breeze. So my recommendation, either a crossover framework with sun-based and wind, or on the off chance that you are sufficiently fortunate to approach on the property to running water, a water turbine.
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