Topic: [11.2kW SOLAR/WIND/MAN] NastyMining Green Energy Project ☀️💨💪🔋 - page 10. (Read 73116 times)

@OgNasty I wanted to show you this, Solar roof glass tile from Tesla https://twitter.com/TeslaMotors/status/792215795874922497
Unbreakable or replaced for free for lifetime and far more esthetic


While you are generating electricity you have also destroyed your house. I know you can say it's not mine and you don't live on the roof but seriously its just horrible, it kills the charm of your house. I never liked solar panels on the roofs because of this.

Looks cool project and love towards the green energy sources. Nice set up you have got there. I will try to invest in the nasty fan group real soon as if now I’m managing my funds for this. Thanks for sharing and creating such interesting set up of mining industry.

This turbine is nearly silent.  Wind blowing through the trees makes more noise.  I think wind turbines in general are bad with on-grid use though.  They are much better suited to provide small amounts of DC power to charge a battery.  I will be exploring adding a battery system, not just for the ability to go off the grid and profit from rate arbitrage, but also to increase production from the wind turbine.

Such a wind turbine depends on the wind. This is not the best option, but maybe you are in a place where always a strong wind blows. There are wind turbines of different design which are less noisy and use other threads for rotation. I think they are more promising.

Let's consider it's 8-12 hours. Making of electricity at that time is quite enough. It's a zero cost electricity. Only once we have to inverse for implementation. Then we can easily make  electricity with the help of that . We have to use solar energy for electricity making.Even we can try wind energy.We can use sea waves for electricity.All the above stated are Green project. It will not affect our earth.

Hey, have you become your new wind turbine? I really waiting to see its power output on low winds.
This low voltage inverter, are you buying it or you make it self?
Also as i learning renewable energies at the University, can you send me by pm some of your circuit schematics? Of course when you can and will it:)

We don't have much of a rainy season here in the desert.



Installing a battery backup for the capability to go off the grid, mine through power outages, and profit from rate arbitrage is a current goal.  We do take advantage of low cost nuclear grid energy as well.

You guys have made it! It is very nice to see that the solar energy is being harnessed upto such great extent. It is great to see those solar panels over the roof! I would like to know the power of these panels in rainy season if it is dominant there. Because in that period it would be dropping in terms of its efficiency. But anyway you will have atlas 8+ months to harvest solar energy and go beyond the break even point. I am amusing you storing the energy into back up power supply to make it work in the night as well? and are you switching the power in between with ground electricity and solar energy to make it more profitable. Im excited to answers to my question please, do reply even though they are stupid. :-)

Not to sound like a shill for the solar industry, but if you have enough money to put down and are lucky enough to be in the US and in a state that's solar-friendly, there are some great state-sponsored benefits as well as the 30% federal tax credit; I'm putting a 13.2kW roof system on my house for under $40k, with the work starting in a few weeks once permits are settled most likely. I'll be getting a $11.5k tax credit to carry forward to the next few years, and then with my state's SREC (solar renewable energy credit) program I'll be able to sell 11-15 credits a year to the utility companies, at $150-225 each, for the next 15 years. It's not quite as alluring as the quick and easy money that bitcoin mining promises, but it's a good long-term investment and can also be a great way to make a small bitcoin mining operation self-sustaining and therefore better able to compete against the massive farms buying electricity for 2c/kWh. If you're interested in this kind of project and have any money saved up, or good enough credit to get a 0-down loan at a decent fixed rate, I highly recommend looking into your own state's incentive programs. If your state doesn't have any, call and bother your state legislative representatives about it; they should certainly be doing something with their time other than trying to figure out how best to legally gerrymander the districts for their own party's benefit, whichever party it might be, or how best to legally launder the bribes they're getting by calling them "perks."

Whether your state has good solar incentives or not, if you decide to have it professionally installed be certain to call all the installers you can. The system I'm getting installed now is $60k cheaper than the first offer I got, more powerful, and uses equipment that's been rated higher on durability and efficiency. That first offer was over $7/watt, the one I'm actually getting installed will be $2.92/watt; I've seen several others in the $3.20-$3.60 range. These prices will vary based on your area, probably, but they shouldn't be too far off. If you don't have it professionally installed, I have no advice for you other than to research the laws. Some states won't allow solar energy systems to be grid-tied unless they're installed by a SEIA/NABCEP-certified pro, regardless of whether you have the skill to do so or not.

That is true free renewable energy that we have is sun hydro geothermal air we must put end on drilling fossil fuels and it will ruin our mother nature we knew that our earth is at stake time goes by year by year decades by decades temperature is rising yearly and ice is melting on north and south pole. Times time for us to do our job and protect the nature soon we will run out of energy if we don't use it wisely great job on this project i will look after this.

Nice, seems like I would get half of that according to your map. Guess my ROI would be a little longer but I am a big fan of green energy. Although there are no environmental issues according to some world leaders  .

I am located in the sunniest part of the United States.

According to this map, I get around 6 hours of direct sunlight per day.

http://www.solardirect.com/outdoor-lighting/solar/street/area-light/solar-insolation-map.html

Here is what my power production curve looks like on a typical day:

Been looking into solar panels for a while now. How many hours of sun (per day) do you have on average?

Well, I have a bit of bad news.  I've been struggling to get the maximum amount of production from the new wind turbine.  I eventually caved in and paid for an electrician.  While it was nice to have it confirmed that my wiring wasn't the problem, the end result was a diagnosis of a faulty turbine generator.  So, I have taken down the turbine and sent it back to the manufacturer for a refund.  Unfortunately, the manufacturer is out of stock on 1.2KW turbines, so I will have to order a 1.5KW replacement.  They look identical though, so the videos are still reflective of what will be, with the exception that I have now painted the pole 2 colors (tan/blue) to blend with the wall/sky behind the pole.  I've also stacked a low voltage inverter with the previous inverter to help capture energy with low winds.  I will update again with pictures of the entire setup when the refund/upgrade process is complete.

Here's some drone footage of the new wind turbine.  I think I should be able to completely finish the installation on Tuesday.  I'm expecting some more hardware to arrive Monday.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGC6HrBv2-0

I have contemplated a solar setup using used solar panels.  They can be quite cheap.  I have an acre of land, but I would have to build a ground mount setup.  Not sure how that can be done cheaply.  I have found very expensive preconfigured systems for ground mounting.   I am also not knowledgeable enough to understand how I can tie into my electric supply.  I have a separate meter with a 100 amp breaker since I only have 100 amp service.  My circuit breaker panel is separate inside the home, but I don't have any empty circuits.  Its all full.

Do you store electricity generated during day in Battery? or just mine during sunlight or wind time?

Is is nice that you care about the entire ecological impact and not just pollution 

Not noisy at all.  The wind has to be blowing hard to even hear a 'whooshing' sound when standing right next to it.  My pool waterfall is louder and the exhaust vents from my mining operation are MUCH louder.

The neighbors seem to like it so far.  It's fun to watch. 

Dangerous to birds is a bit of a positive side effect as they are afraid of it (I'll update if we have any injuries).  I've had issues with pigeons using my grotto waterfall as a bird bath, and my decorative owl only scares them away about 1/3 of the time (the hawks in the field behind my house do a better job).  I have yet to see a pigeon near the turbine since it's installation so that has been a noticeable benefit.

As a bit of a side note, my home is located on the path of an annual bat migration.  I enjoy watching them fly past my backyard.  I suspect their echolocation will protect them from going near the turbine, but I will keep my eye open for injured bats and pigeons.  If the turbine does injure a bat, I will explore methods for providing them protection.

OgNasty, How noisy is this setup? Dangerous for birds? How is the Neighbor acceptance factor?