On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 11:00 AM, koder <
hmichels01@earthlink.net> wrote:
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> On Thu, 2008-04-24 at 10:47 -0700, Technomage-hawke wrote:
> > On Thursday 24 April 2008, Stephen P Rufle wrote:
> > > I remember reading about this guy in Wired magazine.
> > > http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.03/play.html?pg=9
> > > http://www.siei.org/mainpage.html
> > >
> > > The cost of his system seem a bit high, but maybe it would be a good
> > > place to start for the feasibility of different ideas.
> > >
> > read that one. and no, I don't have $50,000 to spend. I was hoping for
> > something more along the lines of $1,000 or less.
> >
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> Recreational vehicles and yachts use solar panels to power some decently
> sized storage batteries. If you put up enough of them you can run a
> computer system.
>
> Naturally the length of time the system will run is a function of the
> size of your power source compared to your computer setup.
>
> Unfortunately the cost of solar is escalating. My original system cost
> under a thousand dollars. Today it would probably be twice that.
Thats odd, I heard many reports that the per-watt cost of solar
power has come down considerably.
-jmz
>
> Of course when I build the next one I will ask it to do more with the
> additional expense.
>
> My wish list consists of more panels, bigger batteries, and a wind
> powered generator for cloudy days.
>
> There are a number of sites in the net dealing with the topic of solar
> direct to batteries. They are far from complete. You will have to
> supplement with written material.
>
> This is some different from the fuel cell systems you asked about, but
> the fuel cells are using battery and solar and adding in the
> inefficiency of the hydrogen. The hydrogen is great for energy
> containment and transportation such as powering your car, but the
> equipment is a bit pricey.
>
> Cost will be directly related to how much electric you intend to use and
> store. You can start with part of it and expand as budget, knowledge and
> goals expand.
>
> If you want to go further let me know. There are several people in the
> area working on this.
>
> Harold
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