Rollitupwarrior
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Just a bit curious to see if it’s achievable and effective. How much did it cost? (Usd/Aud)
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Anyone running their setup on solar?
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Renfro
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How big of a setup are you talking about? Are you thinking grid tie or stand alone battery bank setup?
I think @sarahJane211 has a solar powered grow. @spek9 may be of some help too. I have experience as an electrician in my past so I can help with the numbers as well.
I think @sarahJane211 has a solar powered grow. @spek9 may be of some help too. I have experience as an electrician in my past so I can help with the numbers as well.
sarahJane211
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I have 2x 330w panels and a 600w GTI, they provide me with 60 units of electricity a month.
Cost me about $400 US, saves me about $8/month off my electricity bill.
My HLG 240 (on 12 hrs) uses 2.5 units a day.
You'd need 3 x 330w panels (90 units/month) to run one HLG 240 with 2 Quantum boards.
Cost me about $400 US, saves me about $8/month off my electricity bill.
My HLG 240 (on 12 hrs) uses 2.5 units a day.
You'd need 3 x 330w panels (90 units/month) to run one HLG 240 with 2 Quantum boards.
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Lucky Luke
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With the cost of solar coming down and in some Australian states govt interest free loans to install. About 30% of homes have solar and is growing at a huge rate. I'd say that there would be nearly as many people growing using solar as not.
reneweconomy.com.au
One-quarter of Australian homes now have solar
Roy Morgan research shows almost one in four Australian households own solar panels – almost one-third in South Australia.
reneweconomy.com.au
Keesje
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I think the big change will come when there will be batteries that can store the energy.
Of course there are already those batteries, but I mean payable and long lasting.
But there are some very interesting experiments going on with storing electricity in sweet vs saltwater basins.
Of course there are already those batteries, but I mean payable and long lasting.
But there are some very interesting experiments going on with storing electricity in sweet vs saltwater basins.
Lucky Luke
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Tesla and Hyundai and i imagine a few others do them. Tesla Power wall is populer. https://www.tesla.com/en_AU/powerwall
Yes, u can use Submarine batteries if costs a concern or just take the pay in to the grid Tariff if u dont want the extra cost of storage.
I know Rubyfruit runs his grow (and house) on solar. And im sure a couple on the Aussie thread do as well.
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Keesje
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'normal' batteries will take a long time before they catch up with solar technology.
And even then they will be fucking expensive.
The future is in different kinds of electricity storing.
www.bluesky-energy.eu
I saw this setup running myself
www.imperial.ac.uk
It costs only a fraction of the tesla batteries and are way more eco friendly.
Of course not every house has space for this, but a small neighbourhood could run on a battery the size of a private pool.
And even then they will be fucking expensive.
The future is in different kinds of electricity storing.
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It costs only a fraction of the tesla batteries and are way more eco friendly.
Of course not every house has space for this, but a small neighbourhood could run on a battery the size of a private pool.
Lucky Luke
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upfront costs are a concern but feeding back into the grid is a good option especially if u get a nice Tariff.
go go kid
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thats what we do with ours, pay into the grid.
We recently discovered that we have a full 8 panels out of our 16 that arn't even plumbed into the system. so i was looking for some info on running a grow on solar power,
I would make a bet that TESLA win the race on the battery front, but could be wrong.
When the systems sorted out properly, i have 8 solar panels which is 4kw, 1 inverter 4kw.
We recently discovered that we have a full 8 panels out of our 16 that arn't even plumbed into the system. so i was looking for some info on running a grow on solar power,
I would make a bet that TESLA win the race on the battery front, but could be wrong.
When the systems sorted out properly, i have 8 solar panels which is 4kw, 1 inverter 4kw.
Lucky Luke
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do u make money every 1/4 or no but may with 16? Thats fkd they didnt connect all of them
Keesje
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I doubt if Tesla will win.
Tesla is a lot of marketing blablabla. Their batteries are not very innovative. It is old technology looking spacy.
They use lithium-ion batteries. Nothing special.
Don't underestimate Korean companies as well.
Also in many countries in the world the environment is very important. So companies and universities are doing some amazing research and come up with nice products.
For example the swiss company Insolight will bring payable solar panels to the market with an efficiency of about 29%.
Most panels have around 20%.
And a US research institute did a test where they reached 40% efficiency in a field test. And they think that they can fine tune it to 50%.
No info about the costs yet.
Tesla is a lot of marketing blablabla. Their batteries are not very innovative. It is old technology looking spacy.
They use lithium-ion batteries. Nothing special.
Don't underestimate Korean companies as well.
Also in many countries in the world the environment is very important. So companies and universities are doing some amazing research and come up with nice products.
For example the swiss company Insolight will bring payable solar panels to the market with an efficiency of about 29%.
Most panels have around 20%.
And a US research institute did a test where they reached 40% efficiency in a field test. And they think that they can fine tune it to 50%.
No info about the costs yet.
Bullygrowz
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Maybe just get a bigger inverter and hook all the panels up be the same thing without having to get a battery
go go kid
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just need the goverment to step up with insentive scheems now and money for subsidising people to get the panels and inverters they need
We were initialy pissed atthe system being twice the size and utalising only half the potential power, but when we looked atit on paper, we didn't have to pay for more solar panels and system to be put in place, it was a subsidised system we had installed cant remember detailes.
so we just need another inverter installed for the double sised system and strait to grid, or i get 4kw of panels to play around with.
We were initialy pissed atthe system being twice the size and utalising only half the potential power, but when we looked atit on paper, we didn't have to pay for more solar panels and system to be put in place, it was a subsidised system we had installed cant remember detailes.
so we just need another inverter installed for the double sised system and strait to grid, or i get 4kw of panels to play around with.
Bullygrowz
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My grow is fed by solar not 100% tho, but a couple mates of mine who have similar setups get power bills at around 1.5-2k mine is 500 usually that is running the lights during the day just need power to run the fans and what not at night. I have a 5kw system
Lucky Luke
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Good article (if a touch outdated) on the huge Telsa battery supplied to South Australia.
www.abc.net.au
Morrison likened it to the Big Banana, but South Australia's big battery is now getting big dollars
The Federal Government is pitching in to increase Tesla's giant battery output and storage by 50 per cent, bringing total capacity to 150 megawatts and allowing it to operate at full power for more than an hour.
www.abc.net.au
Keesje
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That is the typical Tesla marketing BS.Good article (if a touch outdated) on the huge Telsa battery supplied to South Australia.
Morrison likened it to the Big Banana, but South Australia's big battery is now getting big dollars
The Federal Government is pitching in to increase Tesla's giant battery output and storage by 50 per cent, bringing total capacity to 150 megawatts and allowing it to operate at full power for more than an hour.
That South Africa fell for it, perhaps has to do with the fact that Elon Musk is South African.
Building a battery that size in this way is not the future. It is a marketing stunt.
Besides Lithium and Ion, you need huge amounts of Nickel and Cobalt.
Lithium-Ion batteries are great for cars and RV's, not for houses.
There are way more eco friendly, cheaper, sustainable developments going on.
It will take not long before you will see those in the field.
Especially in countries like Australia and South Africa where there is plenty of space, sun and sea.
Lucky Luke
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Musk is a great salesmen and spruiker- No argument. But the Battery has been working well and its a trusted source for the story.
It works and has worked well from what i'm aware. i think they have ordered more? (South Australia and not South Africa BTW) But yes the tech moves on you either buy in now or wait..how long do u wait? Im not right up on it though as i dont run it.
The smaller power walls for homes are avail. Waiting list on them, last I heard.
Australians are used to solar, Solahart Water heaters were huge here a couple decades ago and allot of us use solar panels when we go camping. Tradies use them on their vans/trailers to to power the Battery Chargers for their tools. Just feeding back into the grid and having $0 power bill or a Chq for what they bought back is a good selling point of solar for the home- and its silent.