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| Posted by okh at Jan 2, 2016, 5:34:48 PM |
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Re: Off grid solutions How wonderful. Spain offers a lot of possibilities in terms of renewable energies, in addition to being a lovely country. First question is, approximately where in Spain? There are differences in average sun-hours and not least average/winter temperatures. Then the property / house(s). Does the property have a lot of sun in general? South facing façade / roof with no shade from trees? What are the current building materials (degree of insulation)? It will also depend on whether you want to be completely off-grid or just use renewables as supplement. All that said, there are some pretty interesting developments in sustainable energy supply. And installation prices are coming down. My current favourite would be a combination of solar thermal collector, wood burning stove (or pellets). Even if you want to go very low cost, a solar thermal collector (air) should give considerable effect. Also, Spain was quite early in using heat-pumps for water heating (came across it for the first time in Malaga early nineties - and that was an old installation). Please keep posting what you find out. Sounds like an exciting project. ok |
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