Steve W. wrote:


Weve been off grid for some 39 yrs.
used diesels for power generation, on demand systems by Lister, called
the startamatic set up.
5 yrs ago found 3 tons of nicad alkaline( sodium hydroxide ) batteries.
so then invested in an 3kw "outback" US system of charger/inverter.
Been in use for 6 months and has proved very efficient.
Next step is to use one of our 6/1 diesels running on straight
vegetable oil as a dc generator to eliminate the use of fossil fuel.
Will need to make a suitable alternator aka windmill permanent magnet type.
as for solar, this could be a possibility but due to the poor UK
weatherm sunshine is not reliable enough for us.
also the cost of connecting to our uk grid is prohibitive, due to the
distance.
Google for outback there the best right now for what you want.
Ted
Dorset
uk



I though UK sunshine was measure in inches per hour...!!!


That's crazy! They are metric.

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