On Friday 07 July 2006 15:15, Mike Pearce wrote:
> We are looking at bringing in 150W to 200W solar panels and
> putting a kits together for 600W to 1200W systems, enough
> to power the average home (excluding heating and cooking)
> and were looking at cost effectiveness of feeding back to
> grid - it worked out cheaper to buy a diesel generator and
> run it off rapeseed (or other) oil to fill in the low
> sunlight hours. A client has the advantage of a stream
> running through their property for generation (already have
> the water rights required) which makes it even cheaper.
Careful with the vegetable oil. Its viscosity is too high for a standard
diesel which means that either you have to modify the engine or change
the chemical composition of the oil. I looked at this for my diesel car.
Phil.
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