In Summer of 2007, we were contacted by the customer. They had lost confidence in the previous company who was to supply their renewable energy system. Two gorgeous homes were being constructed on a magical piece of land. One home was rammed earth, another cobb. Though powerlines could have been brought in for less than the cost of the renewable energy system, the client wished to be independent.
Energyalternatives reviwed the customers energy requirements and was able to reconfigure most of the existing hardware that had been purchased based on the previous design. The initial system was far too small, and required far too much manual operation.
System Details:
• 2.1 kW PV array, on custom-designed dual pole mount.
• Outback MX60 charge controller
• Dual Outback VFX3524 inverters on power panel
• 50 kWh battery bank, 2V global yuasa industrial cells
• Yanmar 13 kW diesel generator with custom auto-start module
• Energy-smart wiring system designed to minimise phantom loads and
EMF's.
