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Living off the grid

 

Living off the grid

The hike to Laguna Churup is short, 3 kilometers one way, but it is all the way a steady climb uphill. You start at 3840 meters above sea level, so you have about 600 meters to gain. Altitude sickness is definitely a factor to look out for. Here you see one of the beautiful peaks from the trail.

 

In May 2014, we decided to leave the 9 to 5 and get off the grid. We found a school bus and are transforming it into a skoolie

LFP 200 Portable Solar Power Generator System

 

This system can provide up to 1800 Watts of Pure Sine Wave (Regular Household Power) or regular 12v DC power you are used to using in your automobile.

 

The Battery modules can be recharged via Solar Power or a LiFePo4 specific quick charger. The batteries have digital battery monitors that display the exact state of charge of the battery and how long until the system needs to be recharged in hours and minutes.

 

More info here www.PortableSolarPower.Biz

Pole barn now has 8 inches of insulation. Our labradorable bear commiserates on the hard work of stacking the bales.

LFP 200 Portable Solar Power Generator System

 

This system can provide up to 1800 Watts of Pure Sine Wave (Regular Household Power) or regular 12v DC power you are used to using in your automobile.

 

The Battery modules can be recharged via Solar Power or a LiFePo4 specific quick charger. The batteries have digital battery monitors that display the exact state of charge of the battery and how long until the system needs to be recharged in hours and minutes.

 

More info here www.PortableSolarPower.Biz

WindKinetic is a leading designer and manufacturer of micro wind turbines and hybrid systems for off-grid applications. WindKinetic produces horizontal axis and vertical axis wind turbines and markets all subsidiaries instrumentations required to complete a stand-alone off-grid system.

FlexSol Soluxio solar lamp, sustainable public lighting

LFP 200 Portable Solar Power Generator System

 

This system can provide up to 1800 Watts of Pure Sine Wave (Regular Household Power) or regular 12v DC power you are used to using in your automobile.

 

The Battery modules can be recharged via Solar Power or a LiFePo4 specific quick charger. The batteries have digital battery monitors that display the exact state of charge of the battery and how long until the system needs to be recharged in hours and minutes.

 

More info here www.PortableSolarPower.Biz

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Nikkor 50mm AF f1.8D

Canal Street 2018

 

Foto: Bjørg Fossli

This side event, co-hosted by IRENA and Norway, presented IRENA’s findings on off-grid and brought together practitioners to share experiences and identify concrete actions needed to scale-up off-grid renewable energy deployment.

WindKinetic is a leading designer and manufacturer of micro wind turbines and hybrid systems for off-grid applications. WindKinetic produces horizontal axis and vertical axis wind turbines and markets all subsidiaries instrumentations required to complete a stand-alone off-grid system.

LFP 200 Portable Solar Power Generator System

 

This system can provide up to 1800 Watts of Pure Sine Wave (Regular Household Power) or regular 12v DC power you are used to using in your automobile.

 

The Battery modules can be recharged via Solar Power or a LiFePo4 specific quick charger. The batteries have digital battery monitors that display the exact state of charge of the battery and how long until the system needs to be recharged in hours and minutes.

 

More info here www.PortableSolarPower.Biz

In May 2014, we decided to leave the 9 to 5 and get off the grid. We found a school bus and are transforming it into a skoolie

4th solar panel on front of RV roof. On left is Wingard retractable/directional TV antenna. We've never used it to receive TV.....I believe most TV broadcasts are digital now. I don't think this antenna will receive digital signals without some kind of analog to digital converter box. Regardless, the antenna goes up and down with the ceiling crank and spins around too

Xantrex inverter side view with monster sized 2/0 DC cables from the inverter disconnect and battery bank. Note that the charge controller, disconnect, and inverter is located in a separate bay away from the battery bank and battery gasses. Every cable end in this solar system has been double crimped and soldered

We walked through a small wood, over a burn and through a field to reach Tara’s wonderful ‘Off Grid’ home in Dumfries and Galloway.

LFP 200 Portable Solar Power Generator System

 

This system can provide up to 1800 Watts of Pure Sine Wave (Regular Household Power) or regular 12v DC power you are used to using in your automobile.

 

The Battery modules can be recharged via Solar Power or a LiFePo4 specific quick charger. The batteries have digital battery monitors that display the exact state of charge of the battery and how long until the system needs to be recharged in hours and minutes.

 

More info here www.PortableSolarPower.Biz

LFP 200 Portable Solar Power Generator System

 

This system can provide up to 1800 Watts of Pure Sine Wave (Regular Household Power) or regular 12v DC power you are used to using in your automobile.

 

The Battery modules can be recharged via Solar Power or a LiFePo4 specific quick charger. The batteries have digital battery monitors that display the exact state of charge of the battery and how long until the system needs to be recharged in hours and minutes.

 

More info here www.PortableSolarPower.Biz

Once the basic structure was up we poured concrete footings to keep the bales up off the gound. We hauled water, mixed and poured the concrete by hand.

In May 2014, we decided to leave the 9 to 5 and get off the grid. We found a school bus and are transforming it into a skoolie

In May 2014, we decided to leave the 9 to 5 and get off the grid. We found a school bus and are transforming it into a skoolie

Canal Street 2018

 

Foto: Bjørg Fossli

kitchen visitor - living off grid on kauai

LFP 200 Portable Solar Power Generator System

 

This system can provide up to 1800 Watts of Pure Sine Wave (Regular Household Power) or regular 12v DC power you are used to using in your automobile.

 

The Battery modules can be recharged via Solar Power or a LiFePo4 specific quick charger. The batteries have digital battery monitors that display the exact state of charge of the battery and how long until the system needs to be recharged in hours and minutes.

 

More info here www.PortableSolarPower.Biz

In May 2014, we decided to leave the 9 to 5 and get off the grid. We found a school bus and are transforming it into a skoolie

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