Tony, well done for venturing along this path.
I am a member of the SomerVille ecovillage being developed at
Chidlow, east of Perth. Power for the 104 houses and village centre
(construction to start early next year) will be solar generated, both
from a large central array of pv cells and supplemental cells on the
roofs of those who want extra power. I'm not sure whether we will be
on or off-grid, I think that is still being decided. The question of
storage is the determining factor here.
If you want more information, check out http://
www.somervilleecovillage.com.au/solar/
The project director is K.T. Lim, a very friendly and forthcoming
person who may be able to answer some or all of your questions.
Cheers,
Mike Fuller
On 30/05/2007, at 4:37 PM, Evers wrote:
Sorry to go off-topic here, although there is a computer-related
issue at the end of all this.
I'm hoping WAMUG members may have some information and/or
experience with installing and using individual residence renewable
grid-connected power systems. I'm looking at putting the largest
solar array I can afford on our roof (4 or 5 kW) to both supply our
own electricity needs and sell back excess to the SW grid when the
sun is shining, and purchase energy as needed when the sun is not
out/at night.
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