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FairyHut off-grid

I was so fed up with Ilha Madeira still producing electricity with more than 70% fossils, 53% of that diesel (*triplefacepalm*), I couldn't wait to get off of it.
Smol money, smol start :)

Phase I: Oct. 2023 4 panels hybrid 7.5kW

Phase II: Dec. 2023 +4panels, off-grid

Phase III: Nov. 2024 +4panels, 11kW

Technical details in AltText + comments

#OffGrid #solarpower #renewableenergy #SelfSufficient #microgrids #solar #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChange

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FairyHut off-grid

I was so fed up with Ilha Madeira still producing electricity with more than 70% fossils, 53% of that diesel (*triplefacepalm*), I couldn't wait to get off of it.
Smol money, smol start :)

Phase I: Oct. 2023 4 panels hybrid 7.5kW

Phase II: Dec. 2023 +4panels, off-grid

Phase III: Nov. 2024 +4panels, 11kW

Technical details in AltText + comments

#OffGrid #solarpower #renewableenergy #SelfSufficient #microgrids #solar #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChange

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FairyHut Smol Start

Photo description 
On the left side a roof from above, 2 solar panels on each side. Right side of the photo shows a room with a stack of two black batteries on a small table, above them on the wall the blue solar controller and charger, lots of black and red cables.

System description Phase I. 
4 solar panels SHARP 410 Wp mono (1,722 x 1,134 x 35 mm)
Cerbo-S GX monitor
Victron MULTIPLUS II 48/3000/35-32 inverter/charger
Victron BLUESOLAR 150/45 charge controller 
2 LiFePO4 batteries PYLONTECH US3000C 3.55KW = ~7.5kW
On/off grid switch energy meter ET 112

Hybrid system like this: If the batteries are low the system shuts off from the house for recharging in the sun. No battery charging from the grid. 
For the time of the shutoff the city grid is switched on. (Whatafight! -.- The installing company fought tooth-and-nails to prevent me from getting off-grid. It cost me more than two months to finally also get a manual grid power-off-switch - electronically not overridable by the remote of the company.)

Unfortunately the house hasn't got the best position. It is facing North, with the roof to West and East and a hill in its back to South, which will not allow full capacity of the panels especially in winter. More panels needed :)

As usual: System planning by me. Technical advice and installation by Senor Roberto Rodrigues, João Francisco Branco Unipessoal LDA and Fertilram - Produtos Agrícolas Unipessoal, Lda Ponta del Sol/FNC 
Muito obrigada senores! 

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Much improvements ^.^

Photo description
Left side: roof from above with 2 solar panels west and 10 east. 
Right side: room with stack of three black batteries on a table, above them on the wall solar charger and 2 controllers, lots of colorful cables and switches.

System description
Phase II
4 more panels and a lot of improvements. Separate manual emergency shutdown switches for the solar panels, batteries, the grid power and the solar power. In case of fire or flooding, for safety of the firemen and/or neighbors.

Phase III
4 more panels, the east side of the roof is now fully covered, + a 3,5kW battery gets me to 11kW. Well, the west side of the roof still has room for improvements ^.^ maybe next year...

4 solar panels SHARP 415 Wp mono (1,722 x 1,134 x 35 mm)
1 LiFePO4 battery PYLONTECH US3000C 3.55kW

Because we have endless Sun here I also have in mind convincing the neighbors to do an independent micro-grid. The neighbor below me in the valley got a new roof this summer. Maybe she is interested to get some panels for herself, those are rather cheap. She does not necessarily need to go off grid on batteries, since those are pricey. In summer, when I'm not here, she can have my solar electricity for free, in the winter we can exchange, whoever gets more sun. The neighbor above me also has a nice empty roof ^.^ I asked her, if she wants to participate, she will think about it. Unfortunately the house to my left is abandoned since forever, no chance to connect :'(

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#FYI #Anarchy

"Anarchy is being self sufficient and cooperating together on a volunteer not mandatory basis. Growing your own food is the first step to this."

The climate data get worse by the day screaming accelerating doom. Governments are ignoring or blocking sufficient countermeasures, we need to deal with the crisis bottom up.

Where to begin?
A summary: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kQwzv qh2cxfya2Nsw2wurCZUI9jxz1NG/view?usp=sharing

...any other ideas? ^.^

#selfsufficiency #communitysufficiency #community

(via https://www. facebook.com/photo?fbid=897959 245765538&set=a.566038942290905)

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#FYI #Anarchy

"Anarchy is being self sufficient and cooperating together on a volunteer not mandatory basis. Growing your own food is the first step to this."

The climate data get worse by the day screaming accelerating doom. Governments are ignoring or blocking sufficient countermeasures, we need to deal with the crisis bottom up.

Where to begin?
A summary: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kQwzv qh2cxfya2Nsw2wurCZUI9jxz1NG/view?usp=sharing

...any other ideas? ^.^

#selfsufficiency #communitysufficiency #community

(via https://www. facebook.com/photo?fbid=897959 245765538&set=a.566038942290905)

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Photo of a lovely and well organized vegetable garden in front of a grey and white two story suburban house (where other folks usually place some dead, boring lawn).
Headline in photo: "this is what anarchy looks like"

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The Paradox of Tolerance

You can't keep sheep and wolves in the same barn.

"The paradox of tolerance states that if a society's practice of tolerance is inclusive of the intolerant, intolerance will ultimately dominate, eliminating the tolerant and the practice of tolerance with them. Karl Popper describes the paradox as arising from the fact that, in order to maintain a tolerant society, the society must retain the right to be intolerant of intolerance."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_ of_tolerance

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The Paradox of Tolerance

You can't keep sheep and wolves in the same barn.

"The paradox of tolerance states that if a society's practice of tolerance is inclusive of the intolerant, intolerance will ultimately dominate, eliminating the tolerant and the practice of tolerance with them. Karl Popper describes the paradox as arising from the fact that, in order to maintain a tolerant society, the society must retain the right to be intolerant of intolerance."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_ of_tolerance

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Maya Göpel, Pressekonferenz der Scientists for Future vom 12.03.2019

"Die Irreversibilität der Veränderungen ökologischer Systeme in ihrer Regeneration ist glaube ich einfach noch nicht begriffen worden.
[...]Wir haben komplett veränderte Lebensgrundlagen für die Menschheit für die nächsten Generationen..."

https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=Mp3z9z3Ecv 4

#MayaGöpel #klima #klimawandel #klimakollaps #klimaschutz #umweltschutz #umwelt #artensterben

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Maya Göpel, Pressekonferenz der Scientists for Future vom 12.03.2019

"Die Irreversibilität der Veränderungen ökologischer Systeme in ihrer Regeneration ist glaube ich einfach noch nicht begriffen worden.
[...]Wir haben komplett veränderte Lebensgrundlagen für die Menschheit für die nächsten Generationen..."

https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=Mp3z9z3Ecv 4

#MayaGöpel #klima #klimawandel #klimakollaps #klimaschutz #umweltschutz #umwelt #artensterben

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Update 26.10.2024: We are above 1.6°C for consecutive 14 months now.
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Unfortunately data show it is more likely we reach 2°C till 2030. We had a few days in 2023 already at this temperature and I suspect the AMOC tipping will do the rest really quickly.
So although I'm fully aware that you are devoted to ignore all warnings and refuse to do anything till it is too late, I still urge anyone with some crumbs of common sense left to start serious preparations RIGHT NOW.

https://www. facebook.com/photo/?fbid=41998 1653269999&set=a.176361654298668

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Update 26.10.2024: We are above 1.6°C for consecutive 14 months now.
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Unfortunately data show it is more likely we reach 2°C till 2030. We had a few days in 2023 already at this temperature and I suspect the AMOC tipping will do the rest really quickly.
So although I'm fully aware that you are devoted to ignore all warnings and refuse to do anything till it is too late, I still urge anyone with some crumbs of common sense left to start serious preparations RIGHT NOW.

https://www. facebook.com/photo/?fbid=41998 1653269999&set=a.176361654298668

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Global climate stripes from left to tight: Half field blue, other half from orange to dark red below (Text: Rapid action and net-zero by 2050s: A 1.5°C world) and to purple above (Delayed action: A 3°C world),  separated by a line with the words 'our choices'.