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Norbert Reiser built his own alternative solar energy system and installed it to power his house.
A Feilding homeowner has not paid a power bill in six years after building his very own alternative solar energy system.
Norbert and Renate Reiser have been self-sufficient since 2010, with the $15,000 system converting sunlight into power and servicing all their household appliances.
They also grow vegetables, fruit, chickens and sheep for food.
Norbert Reiser’s home-built controller system.
The couple moved from Bavaria in Germany in 2001 and it took Norbert eight years to reconfigure his home’s power circuit.
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The poor summer and abundance of liquid sunshine hasn’t hindered the couple’s lifestyle where they carry on with showers and use appliances as per usual.
The $15,000 system converts sunlight into power and servicing all household appliances.
“It was one of my main reasons to come to New Zealand. Not only is it a lovely place, but I could live my dream to be self-sufficient with my own electric energy,” he said.
“The rising power consumption from a rising Kiwi population creates a lot of stress to our hydro generators and water resources.
“The price of petrol and energy will never go down any more, so being self-sufficient helps. From my perspective, this is the same price, on investment, than you would get on the grid.”
The unit converts energy from sunlight into electricity, which is then stored in two batteries under the house.
In winter, a wetback heats the hot water cylinder so power can be preserved. Water is circulated through pipes and is heated using heat from the fire.
Norbert Reiser, an industrial electrician by trade, said the couple cooked on a gas stove, with only the fridge and freezer running fulltime.
In case of an emergency, they have a back-up generator. In six years they’ve only had to use it three times.
“It’s for if the weather is really bad – if we have maybe five, six days of constant rain,” he said.
Resier intended to build a garage where he could install more solar panels. The aim was to rely less on two storage batteries.
“I can prove that it is possible to build a self-sufficient house off the grid,” he said.
“I built my own controller circuits and got the main parts from the electronic shops, like inverters, power meters for inlet and outlet.
“It is like being the conductor of an orchestra – all these components then get alternated to my specific needs.”
Living off solar energy required people to be on their toes and thinking all the time with an understanding of how to use energy wisely, he said.
– Stuff
On – 28 Feb, 2017 By KILMISTER
https://thehomesteadsurvival.com/passive-water-storage-tank-heating-system/
On – 01 Feb, 2017 By
In a simple word, renewable energy comes from natural cycles and systems, turning the ever-present energy around us into functional forms. Renewable (alternative) energy is mostly cleaner than energy from nonrenewable options such as natural gas, petroleum, and coal. But right now in the U. S. over many of these of our energy still comes from nonrenewable resources.
Such as the name says, green energy can be refilled continuously. Its sources include radiant energy like sun, thermal energy like geothermal, chemical processes like biomass, gravitational energy like hydropower, and motion energy like wind.
A few of the key sources of power include:
Solar
Solar electricity is able to one day solve much of the energy needs, but that day is still very remote. Still, solar technology has become more efficient and cost-effective every year, and it is the fastest-growing kind of renewable energy.
Wind
Wind power is one of the greenest technologies, and also one of the most abounding and cost-competitive energy resources, rendering it a viable option to the non-renewable powers that harm our health and threaten the environment. Yet wind power is unreliable as a frequent source of electricity, impacts great tracts of land, and it is unavailable where wind is intermittent.
Hydro
Harnessing the kinetic power of moving normal water to generate electricity is the major source of renewable power in the USA and worldwide. Hydropower can be a sustainable and nonpolluting power source that can help decrease our dependence on fossil fuels and minimize the threat of global warming, but is limited to areas with large and regular drinking water supplies.
Bio-fuels
Ethanol is the product of crops full of sugar or starch, while biodiesel is the product of crops with high essential oil content. Both are natural carbon fuel, and both provide practical powers which may have not yet reached their full probable. Scientists continue refining food stocks to obtain higher efficiencies.
Geothermal
Heat from the earth, or geothermal energy, is cost effective, reliable, and clean, but is mostly limited to areas near tectonic plate limits. Some progress has recently been made recently in broadening the range of geothermal resources, but geothermal electric power remains a limited solution to our energy needs.
Ocean
Another form of kinetic power technology, the ocean’s frequent motion by way of dunes, tides, and currents is an effective and clean energy resource. Like other hydro power, though, its geographic range is limited.
Renewable Energy and Environment/Climate Change –
There is general arrangement among the world’s major economies that it is essential to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 50% by 2050. And with energy-related Carbon Dioxide accounting for 61 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions today, the energy sector must be at the heart of change.
Europe is committed to a 30 percent reduction by the year 2020 and a 60 to 80 percent decline by 2050, under stipulation that additional developing nations also obligate. To accomplish the things, it will require a huge sum of USD 22 trillion in global energy investments over the next 25 to 30 years.
http://greenhoper.net/info/renewable-energy-the-precise-facts-to-know/
On – 10 Feb, 2017 By greenhoper
The waste products generated by the manufacture of non-renewable energy that most of us use today is now known to be very harmful to the environment. Emissions of carbon-based pollution and nuclear waste, to name just two, are extremely toxic to ourselves and our planet. This message seems to have finally hit the target for governments and ordinary people too. And the demand for alternative energy sources such as solar energy is increasing.
The other reason for this movement towards the use of other energy sources is that the fossil fuels used to produce energy we use today is also declining, and what remains becomes more difficult and more expensive to source. We all saw what happened with the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last year. If you want to know more about the damage to the environment of other human beings, I suggest you get a Coy award-winning documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” and is prepared to be more than a little worried.
Therefore, it is that solar energy entering the equation as a serious response to the aforementioned problems. The sun’s rays are certainly a source that is obtained in large quantities and is constantly renewed and clean, green and eco-friendly!
There are some excellent reasons exactly why solar power alternative is an exceptional choice. For starters, you’ll see some real savings in your month of monthly electricity bill (in fact you can reach a point where you avoid the use of an energy company that is) In addition, you may also see an increase in your property value when you come to sell it. Think about the extra things you can repair that were not in your budget, for us we were able to get that air conditioning repair we desperately needed, we had stopped using it all together since it had become so inefficient.
There are a variety of ways you can use solar energy sources, you can use a very small system as an auxiliary power source ie water heating, or perhaps the power of a solar oven to cook your food, or It can be used to provide lighting for your house or yard. Or what about the air conditioning system, which depends on the network, which may at any time of the blackout summer or winter? Sure, you could go all the way and install a system that will power everything in your house.
Very few people now, who intend to build or have built new homes, choose solar energy systems over conventional energy. One reason for this has to do with the low costs of replacement and maintenance associated with the installation of this form of energy. The other reason is, of course, not having to count or pay for an electric power company. Some states also offer tax incentives and other financial aid, grants, etc., to those who choose to install alternative energy in their homes.
http://latestsolarnews.com/alternative-energy-reasons-to-consider-solar-power/
On – By Abigale Sherman
To sustain the growth profile of alternative energy systems like solar power, experts have stressed the need for the deployment of effective and quality energy storage systems like batteries.
In an interview with the Founder and Executive Director of Greenicles Solar, Lanre Okanlawon, he said there is a gradual shift from the previously cynical and doubtful stance evident of about three years ago, to a more receptive and positive outlook, stating that public perception is changing.
Okanlawon said: “In 12 months, the Solar Nigeria programme alone installed solar electricity for 170,000 homes across Nigeria. This and many other successful projects carried out by solar power installation companies have positively impacted the market and reduced reliance on the unstable power from PHCN.”
He added that apart from achieving power independence, many customers confirm there has been money savings and elimination of noise from generators by going solar.
However, he said there is an area of concern that seems to be causing dissatisfaction among a small but vocal number of customers. “Because solar panels generate electricity only when exposed to sunlight, they are heavily reliant on an energy storage medium to store the power generated during the day for use at night. This is where batteries become very essential for solar power applications,” he said.
He recalled that there had been much development in battery energy storage for solar power applications globally. Batteries have been found to ease the deployment of solar to both the most advanced societies and the most remote parts of the world.
According to him, a typical solar power system consists of solar panels, a charge controller, inverter, circuit breakers and a bank of batteries. On average, the batteries make up, at least, 40 per cent of the total material cost of a typical solar power system in Nigeria, that is, an off-grid or hybrid solar electricity system.
“This is quite understandable due to its significant role of storing power and providing power backup at night or on cloudy days,” he added. He explained that due to lack of technical know-how some installers fall short of taking the necessary steps to determine the suitable battery storage capacities needed by their customers. Failure to do this, results in poor performance and total energy discharge, which ultimately lead to shortened battery life.
According to him, in 2016, battery energy storage systems installed by Greenicles Solar across Nigeria stored more than 30 megawatt-hours of electricity.
Speaking on the issue of substandard and counterfeit batteries in the market, Okanlawon advised that batteries should only be purchased from reputable dealers and distributors, especially those who provide product warranty.
He added, “Obvious fake identification markers on batteries are misspellings, faded colours on the labels and badly constructed battery casings. Also, he said spurious claims about battery capacity and number of cycles are recognizable give-aways that they are fake. Blurred manufacturers’ logos are also quite common in the underworld markets of batteries for solar power applications.”
https://guardian.ng/business-services/energy-storage-key-to-reliable-solar-power-systems/
On – 24 May, 2017 By Contributors
