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Naomi and I rented a small tiny home/cabin through Air BNB for a little weekend getaway to hit the restart button. We took her polaroid camera as well but I didn't scan any of those in.

 

Nikon D810

Prime Lenses for the interior, the Blackwater falls photo I believe I snapped with my new 24-70.

 

Beautiful anniversary weekend with my girl.

 

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Our friends have been restoring a old birth house in a nearby farming

community. I bought the PV solar gear for them last year, but various

delays got in the way of finishing the install. Finally, we hooked up

the last few cables today and they flipped the switch. Now they can

live 100% off-grid in their little vacation house.

Malaysia school in Brantian, Tawau, using 150W Sharp solar modules as designed and implemented by Optimal Power Solutions for the Sabah schools project.

 

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The above photograph depicts part of the Caribbean project 360V battery bank, that is rated at 6000AH and is capable of 2.16MWh energy storage.

 

As the system is entirely off-grid, it is necessary for a large energy storage facility to meet the client's load profile.

 

Caribbean article at OPS blog

 

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Malaysian school in Pulau Sebatik using 150W Sharp solar modules as designed and implemented by Optimal Power Solutions Malaysia for the Sabah Schools project.

 

OPS Project Information here

 

OPS Malaysia website

 

OPS Global website

 

Glen Kinney next to the Water Organizing Module or WOM. This is where the water comes into the house from the cisterns and is filtered three times down to five microns to make it safe to drink. Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures www.greenenergyfutures.ca

A neat summary of my OffGrid talk by the guys at www.scriberia.co.uk - @scriberia

The above photograph depicts the 15kW wind turbines and solar modules with manual tracking system during the site commissioning in late April 2010.

 

This system includes a total of 8 x 15kW turbines and 240kWp of solar PV. In addition, the system incorporates a 360v battery bank rated at 6000Ah that is capable of 2.16MWh energy storage.

 

Caribbean article at OPS blog

 

OPS Project Information here

 

OPS Global website

This is the first time we've worked in 24v - the first two stages of our solar system is 12v

Brent Kreuger and his partner Monica were the first to overwinter in the Craik Eco-Village where they built their Praxis International Institute boarding school and home after “a meeting of the minds” when they met with the local sustainability committee and plopped down their money to buy a lot in the Eco-Village for a dollar. Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/craik-eco-village

kitchen hearth includes a potager, or masonry stove, fitted w/ small chambers that hold charcoal for simmering pots.

 

Read more: www.motherearthliving.com/the-good-life/a-restored-creole...

Malaysian school in Mentadak Baru using 130W Mitsubishi solar modules as designed and implemented by Optimal Power Solutions Malaysia for the Sabah Schools project.

 

OPS Project Information here

 

OPS Malaysia website

 

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Once the house was finished, the airstream was moved to an outlying five acres and served as our gust house.

The Santa Cruz system was completed in 2005 by Optimal Power Solutions. The system compromises a 90kW Inverter capacity with 137kW PV including diesel gensets in a hybrid, off-grid setup.

 

OPS Project Information here

 

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This is the giant 1,000 gallon water tank that the friendly folks at Paris Farmers Union dropped off yesterday.

The bond beam that sits on top of the tires is a mixture of concrete and pop cans.

Photo Duncan Kinney, Green Energy Futures

We went once more "Up the Pyrenees mountains and down again" in 3 dauntless Land Rovers..

  

A video from last year's relaxed Land Rover drive through the Pyrenees: www.youtu.be/ja9FGhrygv0

 

Phoenix Inner Greenhouse

Workers roll out the vigas, long pine logs from Arizona, along the roof. They hold up the eventual metal roof.

Photo Duncan Kinney, Green Energy Futures

Intensive cropping methods allow up to 4 times the production on the same acreage.

OPS global staff from Malaysia, India and Australia grouped with staff from OPS Suria in Sarawak and other local partners who worked together on the project implementation of the Sabah Schools.

 

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there's a pine marten living in the area, he comes to visit occasionally

The hot water system of the Kinney family Earthship. There is a large, standard hot water tank that the solar thermal system feeds into. Above that there is a tankless propane fired hot water system for backup. Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures www.greenenergyfutures.ca

solar powered street light recharging during sunrise

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