"The refigerators we work with are designed for super efficient living so they are not as big as the one you are looking at. But they might work well for Copenhagen/Amsterdam style living - where you pick up your groceries daily on your bike ride…"
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In the next few weeks we are going to begin an off grid solar installation at our home in Tsawwassen. I had considered a grid tied system but that just equates to feeding the beast that's killing us…Continue
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Public Hearing on the Southlands & the ALR.
Started Mar 4, 2011 0 Replies 0 Likes
Hi everyone,I went to the hearing and gave them my 2 cents worth on farming, agriculture, and the ALR. I'm going to post a transcript of my notes as it touches on permaculture and I plugged the…Continue
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Paul Pilon replied to Paul Pilon's discussion Off Grid Solar
"So far my daily kWh average by Month production is: Jan 1.132
Feb 2.150
Mar 4.017
I ran the generator twice in March for a total of 3 hours. I'll run it once a month for 15 mins just to get the oil to circulate through the motor as per the…"
Paul Pilon replied to Paul Pilon's discussion Off Grid Solar
"Rob, do tell. I've found a Whirlpool that gets me down to 295 kWh/yr with a capacity of 19 cubic ft. I know of a fellow who imported a Bosch from europe and just plugged it in. I don't see the 230/240V difference being an issue but going…"
Rob Baxter replied to Paul Pilon's discussion Off Grid Solar
"Hi Randy,
It looks like the daily kWh estimates are high. Here are the estimates from the report that we originally prepared for you:
Daily kWh average by Month Jan 0.903
Feb 2.065
Mar 3.452
Apr 4.677
May 6.806
Jun 6.548
Jul 7.194
Aug 6.516
Sep…"
Randy Chatterjee replied to Paul Pilon's discussion Off Grid Solar
"Great to hear that you are adapting with the sun, keying off its energy when it's there and being resilient when it's not. I wish we could all live in this way, and some day we will.
Spring's arrival has brought me some hope,…"
Paul Pilon replied to Paul Pilon's discussion Off Grid Solar
"Well two full weeks and no generator, just pure solar energy. Today we'll do a load of laundry and vacuum the house and the batteries will still be near full capacity with kWh productions of 4-5 daily, things are looking good."
Randy Chatterjee replied to Paul Pilon's discussion Off Grid Solar
"Tuesday, the 19th was indeed a fine day in Rainland. I tracked right with you on energy collected and it was well above the anticipated average for that day (the grey line in the graph below). However, this winter overall I am down a…"
Paul Pilon replied to Paul Pilon's discussion Off Grid Solar
"4.8 kWh yesterday which is more than we used."
Paul Pilon replied to Paul Pilon's discussion Off Grid Solar
"Here's an article on us:
http://www.southdeltaleader.com/news/191125751.html
I'm quite happy to see production from the solar system meet or exceed our demand! In terms of kWh, as of Feb 8th, we've been making over 3.0 on days that…"
Paul Pilon replied to Paul Pilon's discussion Off Grid Solar
"Wow, thanks!
Some other factors are related to the retrofit of this equipment on an old house on a city lot. I think one could get away with some small production with far less reliance on a generator with far more ideal conditions. Uninhibited…"
Randy Chatterjee replied to Paul Pilon's discussion Off Grid Solar
"The attached photo of my 8 modules' kWh production for November and December is also available here. Yes, it's been bad, very bad, actually since mid October...the last time we saw much in the way of sun. The grey line in the image below…"
Paul Pilon replied to Paul Pilon's discussion Off Grid Solar
"Since november and december have been particularly dismal in regards to sunlight, the PV system has produced as little as 0.2 kWh and as high as 2.0 kWh. As a consequence our production has not kept up with our usage (about 3 kW/day) and we've…"
Paul Pilon replied to Paul Pilon's discussion Off Grid Solar
"Hi Randy,
Yes we have 12 panels, three are 245W facing east for morning sunlight.
With an off-grid installation you don't get per panel info. I can tell what each of the strings of panel are doing for a given period by checking the charge…"
Randy Chatterjee replied to Paul Pilon's discussion Off Grid Solar
"Paul, Do I understand correctly that you have 12 panels now, and all in the range of 235W max output? What total daily energy "harvests" are you currently bringing in?
For a couple weeks now I have had 8 Day4s of similar wattage connected…"
Paul Pilon replied to Paul Pilon's discussion Off Grid Solar
"So we've been running hydro free for some time now after adding 3 panels to the front of the house that faces east. Those panels start to charge the batteries early in the day.
During the summer we've been using our electric stove top to…"
Paul Pilon commented on Village Vancouver's event *Vancouver Summer Food Forestry with Richard Walker
"Richard is amazing. This should be a must event for anyone interested in food, nutrition, food security, permaculture and food forests."
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- At 6:59pm on October 21, 2011,
Ross Moster said… - Great, Paul. You can contact Randy Shore by clicking on his name in the previous post and letting him know.
- At 1:12pm on October 21, 2011, Ross Moster said…
- Randy Shore commented on Chris Bevacqua's blog post 'Foraging Groups?'Paul, of interest?Contribute to upcoming piece on Food Foraging in the Sun?
I would like to talk to anyone who has taken up foraging for food, or who is teaching others how to do it. I'm writing about it for The Sun.
- At 3:22pm on July 27, 2010, Ross Moster said…
- Welcome to VV, Paul!
Ross
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