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Island grid increases energy security aspect of microgeneration
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 28th September 2009 at 10:04 am
Security of electricity supply is one of the main reasons that people install their own solar panels or wind turbine. However, a system that is connected to the national grid currently doesn't afford total control. The benefit of grid connection is that you can sell any excess you generate to the…
Posted in: Hydro electricity, Solar electricity, Wind turbines
How to store your solar generated electricity to use in the evening
Posted by Chris Rudge on 11th May 2011 at 9:28 am
Q: I have installed solar panels and am amazed at the power I am creating. This is great in sunlight hours - but has anything been produced to store this power so I can use it in the evenings? This is such a waste of free power, surely someone somewhere must have this on board. It…
Posted in: Solar electricity
Off-grid solar electricity: a case study of a field studies centre
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 1st August 2011 at 12:37 pm
Solar generated electricity is the perfect answer for the Stafford Marsh field studies building on the Axe Estuary wetlands in East Devon. Off-grid, and a hard place to get electricity to, it was a "no brainer" according to nature reserve officer, Fraser Rush. This is the first off-grid installat…
Posted in: Solar electricity
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