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Recently under construction:
1050 Watt Solar Electric
Grid-Tie System with
Battery Backup
in Sequim, WA
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Currently under construction:
40,000 Watt Hydro Electric
System (440 feet of head)
(Grid-Tied)
near Port Angeles
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Currently under development:
Solar energy systems in
Marblemount, Sequim,
Port Townsend, Quilcene,
Port Angeles, Blyn, & more
SITE VISITS 360 379-2536
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ASK about our Solar Design Packages (from $100 up).
SITE ASSESSMENTS
Look at the Fall 2005 RE News edition for information on Solar Site Assessments.
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS of Solar Energy Systems
An example Renewable energy Cost Model (RCM) Output for a 1500 Watt Grid-Tie system...
Of note, the RCM generates System Cost based on 2004 dollars and estimates for typical installations on a "Should Cost" basis.
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS
Solar Electric - PV Panels, Mounts, (Batteries), Inverters...$9 to $13 per Watt, installed, typical
Solar Hot Water - Thermal Collectors, Mounts, Tank(s), Pumps, Valves, Meters, and Controller...$3K to $7K, installed, typical
Hydro Electric - Turbines, Generators, Controllers, Powerhouses, Penstocks, Intakes, Screens...$3 to $6 per Watt, installed, typical
Wind Electric - Turbines, Towers, (Batteries), Diversion Loads, Controllers...$4 to $7 per Watt, installed, typical
SYSTEM COMPONENTS
The Olympic Energy Network (OEN) has installed a variety of solar energy components, such as PV Panels (from Sharp and Shell to BP and Evergreen), PV Racks and Mounts (from Direct Power & Water to Zomeworks), Inverters (from SMA, Trace, and Xantrex to Outback and Exeltech), Hydro turbines (from Canyon Industries to Harris and APM), and Batteries (from Dyno and Trojan to Concorde).
SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES
There are many choices for configurations and components in solar energy systems. On-grid or off-grid, battery backup, load shedding, collector sizes, inverter capacities, mounting types (roof, ground, pole, wall), routing locations, metering, status indications, turbine types, siting, etc. The System Architects at Olympic Energy Systems can help you along in the process of concept development, preliminary design, go-ahead, detail design, development, integration, testing, and operation.
Remember, do your research, consider trends in the market, establish sound goals, and ask questions.
This system produced 30% of its rated power in full cloud cover and drizzling rain!!! We normally see only about 20% production in cloudy weather. The PV panels are Shell SQ175 monocrystalline modules - very efficient.
A solar hot water installation...
A recent solar hot water installation (in work)...
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