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résumé ... going off the grid

The picture shows the storage battery (a 105 Amp leisure battery) and the inverter (300-400 Watt) which transforms the 12 Volt DC into 230 Volt AC.I have some equipment running directly over the 12...

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renewable heating

Finally I managed to get our wood pellet stove running in the caravan. I got it from a friend who used it a few years ago to heat his whole house - it is a very big heater for such a small space like...

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being off the grid :)

yes - I am already since a while "off the grid" and have all my stuff running on "home made green energy". Even my mobile phone, Ipod and electric toothbrush are charged with the green power. The...

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going off the grid ... part 5

so - finally the wind turbine is installed (on top of a nearby shed - as this is the highest point ...). So far it is running nice, even though we had nearly no wind due to very nice weather. It produces...

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going off the grid ... part 4

so ... finally I managed to install the solar panels on top of the caravan.The whole construction turned out quite heavy - so I lifted it with the tractor on top and secured it with some stones (so...

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going off the grid ... part 3

today I built the controller box for the system; it shows the ampere produced by the wind turbine, the solar panels and allows to disconnect both and stop the wind turbine (for example for maintenance...

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going off the grid ... part 2

I finished today the frame for the solar panels and mounted the three modules on top.The panels have an angle of 30° which should produce a maximum output.The construction allows to change the angle...

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going off the grid ... part 1

last years subject of sustainable development and especially the part about green energy and building inspired me very much. In fact so much that I want to go on studying these things after I finish...

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