inishraher ireland renewable energy study
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Inishraher Ireland“Off the Grid” Power for TM Movement - Remote In-residence Facility
Brought to you by Molly Haviland and Tom Greene
Westport, County Mayo, Ireland
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POWER DEMANDS- 5 KW PEAK HOUR USE- 69 KWH/DAY- 2,064 KWH/M- 24,768 KWH/YR
System Overview
CC
Battery
Storage
CC
Inverter
10 kW Propane
Generator
Building Load
PV
TURBINE
Solar Pv 20kW System
> 84 - 240 W CANADIAN SOLAR PV> 5 FLEXMAX OUTBACK-80 CHARGE CONTROLLERS
1KW=719 KW ANNUALLY
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20,160WROOM TO
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Potential for Wind EnergyOff Grid wind power has many limitations, and many plusses...
Ireland is famous for wind coming off the North Atlantic...
Clews Bay is a protected area of lesser islands, so perfect...
Inishraher is a scaled project appropriate for phasing in...
Wind is just one component for a complete off-grid system...
A smart grid is sustainable, self-reliant, systems oriented...
Wind + Turbine = Energy (maybe...)
Assess the power required
Size and spec the right turbine
Determine effective wind speed
Piece together system components
Budgeted cost analysis for Phase 1 wind
Triple bottom line assessment for Inishraher
Propose scope of development and project timing
Bergey 7 kW - Wind Turbine System
Item Price Quantity Total240W Canadian Solar PV $211 84 $17,724
Flex Max Outback 80 (CC) $525 5 $2,625
Rolls 6V 600Ah Batteries $400 32 $12,800Bergey 7 kW Turbine w/
CC$28,50
0 1 $28,500Foundation and 100’
Tower$25,00
0 1 $25,000Propane 10 kW
Generator $9,000 1 $9,000Outback Radian Inverter $4,130 1 $4,130
Racking System $20,000 1 $20,000
Power Center $16,000 1 $16,000
Total = $150, 779
Misc., Materials and Labor
$15,000 1 $15,000
Phase 1 SummarySpreadsheet analysis for use of electrical requirements for 1 new residential building and existing Farmhouse; 25 people full time use
Best case scenario for Off-Grid Solar PV and Wind power generation, backed up by propane generator
Wind generation is limited to 7kW by off-grid system and PV by poor solar
Use of propane is already there to service heat, cooking and hot water so backup by propane will be enhanced by extra wind production
Cost analysis for the entire Phase 1 system comes in at $152,000; that is almost $100,000 less than running a cable from the mainland for $250,000, plus the ongoing cost of electric bill and possible outages
Phase 2 ProjectionThe 2nd large residence and a smaller building will add 25 more people, doubling the electrical need; a repeat of the first system will be added after evaluating and adjusting for productivity
Solar thermal hot water system using high efficiency vacuum tube panels will be used to heat water and a possible heating system
Propane use will come down by this, but a generator will remain as permanent back-up system incase of emergency or down-time.
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