PROJECT EARTHBILLY
Funded by:
Hadley Sawmill, New Stone Age Jewelry, and Earthbilly Organics
All owned/operated by Mark & Rita Hadley
www.hadleysawmill.com
www.missouridreamstone.com
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PROJECT EARTHBILLY Funded by: Hadley Sawmill, New Stone Age Jewelry, and Earthbilly Organics All owned/operated by Mark & Rita Hadley
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10 KW 240 VAC demand capacity Hybrid Solar/Wind Green Power in Missouri. We now have 5.84 KW solar power and 3.2 KW wind power! 5/8/09 !!Wind turbine, tower, and PV survive direct hit of super cell and tornadoes that flattened most of the surrounding timber!!
This web site is meant to generate ideas, not instruct how to meet every demand of zoning, local codes, and neighbors. It is vitally important that trained engineers and electrical contractors assist or perform your installations to meet local codes and safety regulations. In Missouri it pays to invest in solar power compared to wind power. If you can grid tie you should be installing solar panels. If you are off grid then wind has a place as supplemental power only. The work horse is solar PV! I agree, wind turbines look cool, but solar is the way to go! My wind turbine only generates "worthwhile" four months out of a year! And then an equal sized solar array generates three times as much. The thrill of cooking organic bacon, farm eggs, Ezekiel toast and brewing fair trade Peruvian coffee on Green Solar Power was unexpected. Extreme Caution! Solar Power alters consciousness! "Changing Bosons to Fermions to power my home without carbon emissions." January 2009. It's been a year now and I still get a thrill watching the morning sun creep down to the PV panels and trackers swinging around to catch maximum power. There has been zero problems with the Wattsun trackers, KC panels and SMA inverters. Last night the SWWP whisper 500 wind turbine made 7 KWh of power. Total generation in the first year from the whole system is 4.2 MEGA WATT HOURS!! Online Journal The day by day running and production of our Green Power Renewable Energy Plant. 11/15/08 We now have water heated by the cold winter wind! 12/21/08, record setting generation day.
Step 1 Link to changes we made to our home to get ready for our hybrid power plant. 6/21/08, !!!SOLAR HYDRONIC SYSTEM OPERATING !!! Solar Hot Water Step 2 Link to preparations for SOLAR POWER DESIGN. Tracker 1&2 Link to photos of Tracker 1 & 2, each with 12 KC 130W PV panels. !!!12/24/07 BOTH TRACKERS ON LINE!!! Control Center Link to photos of construction and installation. Wind Turbine Link to photos of construction and installation. 2/29/09 Raising the turbine to 96' has made a dramatic impact on production. 5/8/09 System survives direct hit from super cell 100+ MPH winds! 6/11/09 This turbine installation cost a total $23,500, has generated $100 worth of electricity and has failed again. (Not from the storm). Since installing in 3/08, we have had three failures that needed disassembly of the turbine from the mast to repair and we are on our third charge controller circuit board. None of the repairs were from faulty installation. 6/09, repaired again and generating. Hope I don't need to take it down again until the scheduled maintenance. Yes, even the best turbines must be rebuilt completely every three years. Tell that to a solar panel (;P... PV panels on Studio Roof The last component to bring our GREEN POWER GENERATION up to 9+KW! 6/24/09, ordered 16 Sun Tech STP 170 watt solar panels for installation on our studio roof. I built and orientated our studio with Solar South in 1972, when I was 15 years old. Now the dream comes true. Solar Hot Water We installed two 3'X8' collectors with a 100 gallon storage tank and pump control. One collector per house inhabitant and 50 gallon per collector seems to work well but only preheats water for the electric heater in winter. Could use a third collector in the winter and three may be to much in the summer. If you want to support the RE alternatives without investing heavily in equipment, then ask your electricity supplier to sell you Green Energy from wind farms and PV. That will support the entire infrastructure!! They rarely advertize that it is available. http://www.dsireusa.org/ Tax Incentives for Green Energy Generation Installation; State and Federal. http://www.movotesconservation.org/Home.aspx?ContentID=1 Contact this group if you have trouble connecting with your electric utility in MO. They helped us! Well Done! http://www.renewmo.org/ More information for Missourians interested in Alternative Energy. And they offer free help! Renew Missouri. They helped us! Well Done! www.wholesalesolar.com Best source for Green Power Systems and Energy Efficient appliances. SMA America http://www.sma-america.com/home/index.html Insist on SMA hardware from your installer or distributor. SMA support worked tirelessly to help us grid tie with our electric provider. There company is a model for others to emulate.
Our MissionThe Mission of Project Earthbilly is to create a self powering, self regulating, living and working environment. Generating no noise or pollution, only POWER, COMFORT, and INCOME. Contact us for design and instillation of a SMA system for you in Missouri, Southern Illinois, or Northern Arkansas earthbilly@hotmail.com or earthbilly@aol.com 1-573-546-7331 Tracker 1&2 Control Center Wind Turbine Studio Roof Solar Hot Water
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