Going to preface this with I am fresh out the box to power generation but willing to learn and being a programmer feel the logical mindset will help me process info.
I am looking to build an off grid passive house in northern England (54.0270887, -2.825434). I have been looking at the best way to do this, Solar, Solar/Wind, Solar/Hydrogen, Wind/Hydrogen and I believe that pure solar maybe the best way to go.
Edited: I do not want to use a generator.
In my current property I am using ~18Kwh a day (6,570Kwh per year), this is purely appliances and hot water, we don't require heating and in the new build I expect this to be very low due to passive standard. I would like to over spec the system compared to what is required now to future proof us, allow for EV's etc and thinking about 12,000kwh would be a good number.
Using the links that @snoobler has provided I calculate that to cover my 18Kwh a day now in the winter months (36° tilt, 180° Azimuth) I would need a system size of 30kW. This would just cover my usage in December now. This obviously does not take into account any batteries.
Reading the forum in the summer months I 'am potentially going to be producing dangerous (at least to systems) amounts of power.
I am just struggling to work out how much I can expect to store and critically for how long?
I am stuck on how/where to go next to properly size the system components?
I am in the fortunate position that space (on the ground) is not an issue, there is no shading and orientation can be any which way is needed. I have budgeted around £50k ($70k USD) but if any components can be bought from China ideal.
Thanks in advance for the help.
I am looking to build an off grid passive house in northern England (54.0270887, -2.825434). I have been looking at the best way to do this, Solar, Solar/Wind, Solar/Hydrogen, Wind/Hydrogen and I believe that pure solar maybe the best way to go.
Edited: I do not want to use a generator.
In my current property I am using ~18Kwh a day (6,570Kwh per year), this is purely appliances and hot water, we don't require heating and in the new build I expect this to be very low due to passive standard. I would like to over spec the system compared to what is required now to future proof us, allow for EV's etc and thinking about 12,000kwh would be a good number.
Using the links that @snoobler has provided I calculate that to cover my 18Kwh a day now in the winter months (36° tilt, 180° Azimuth) I would need a system size of 30kW. This would just cover my usage in December now. This obviously does not take into account any batteries.
Reading the forum in the summer months I 'am potentially going to be producing dangerous (at least to systems) amounts of power.
I am just struggling to work out how much I can expect to store and critically for how long?
I am stuck on how/where to go next to properly size the system components?
I am in the fortunate position that space (on the ground) is not an issue, there is no shading and orientation can be any which way is needed. I have budgeted around £50k ($70k USD) but if any components can be bought from China ideal.
Thanks in advance for the help.
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