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Our Renewable Energy Demonstrations
The Falls Brook Centre has many examples of how renewable energy
technologies can be adapted for use in homes, cabins, communities
and in the workplace.
Our systems range from simple solar systems used to provide lighting
at night to a wind-solar hybrid system allowing us to trade electricity
with NB Power to a facility capable of producing Biodiesel to run
in our Climate Change Bus.
To learn more about our systems, look at the map to the right then
look below for more information or come out and visit
the Falls Brook Centre.
More details on our systems:
Map
of Renewable Energy Installations on our site.
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Net-Metering Site Solar: 4 x 130 W Shell
Solar = 520 W
Xantrex SunTie XR 2500
Grid Tie Inverter
Thermo Dynamics single collector solar
thermal water heating system
Wind: Southwest Windpower Whisper
175.
175” Rotor Diameter, 70 foot tower
Max Power Output (@12 m/s) =
3000 W
Magnetek
Wind Interface and 3 kW
Aurora Grid-Tie Inverter
Load: Refrigerator, water heater, clothes
washer, lighting, TV/DVD/Stereo, misc.
tools/appliances.
Heat: Combination of Wood and Oil
fired
Note: Produces grid quality electricity
which is
fed into the power grid when our
production surpasses our demand. See
more at our
Net-Metering Website. |
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| Biodiesel Facility
Reaction: Small scale facility used to produce
biodiesel from used vegetable oil.
Includes oil storage, oil filtration and
preheating, methoxide mixer, heated
reaction vessel, biodiesel storage and
filtration.
Main Reactor: 500L
- Produces biodiesel from a mixture of vegetable oil,
methanol and lye.
- See more at our
Biodiesel website.
Wind: NPP
Sprite turbine 24 Volt
Max output (@ 13 m/s wind) = 450 W
Batteries: 24V from 4 x Trojan TG08, 6V
Charge storage (@ 100 hr)
= 210 Ah
Load: Storage area
lighting system and 24V
water heating dump load. |
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Centre Solar:
9 X 50W ARCO Solar modules
Total array size
= 450 W
Trace C40 Controller Capacity =
40 A.
Wind: Air X land
turbine (integrated regulator)
Max output (@ 12.5 m/s wind) = 400 W
Inverter: Xantrex SW 2512
Continuous output
= 2500 W
Batteries: 12V from 2 x Surrette S-530, 6V
Charge storage (@ 100 hr)
= 530 Ah
Load: Powers
the home and office of the
Renewable Energy Team including
laptops, lighting, projector, music. |
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| Casa Verde Solar Domestic Hot
Water Pre-heating system in greenhouse.
Tube in tube heat exchanger driven by thermo-siphoning |
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| Outhouse Solar Sensor Light Manufacturer:
Alpan Solar
Light:
4 x 1.5V LED in series Conversion.
Battery:
6V, 4Ah |
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| Forest Museum (Strawbale Building)
Solar: 2 x 25W
Panels from partner
organization, Grupo Fenix, Nicaragua.
ASC Controller by Specialty Concepts
Total array size = 50 W
Inverter: Motomaster Continuous output
= 500 W
Battery: 12 V from 1 x Napa Deep
Cycle, 12V
Charge Storage (@ 20 hr)
= 85 Ah
Structure: Timber-frame with straw bale insulation.
Load: Provides
electricity for lighting, an
children's introduction to electricity
display, and solar mountain demo. |
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| Sauna Solar:
Module from a partner organization
Barefoot College in India
size = 20W
ASC Controller by Specialty Concepts
Battery: 12V Dynasty Deep Cycle
Load: Provides
electricity for lighting. |
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| Recreation Centre Solar:
4 x ARCO Solar. Total array size = 200 W
Xantrex C35 Charge Controller
Inverter: Xantrex Xpower 1700.
Continuous output
= 1500 W
Batteries: 12 V from 2 x Trojan TG08, 6V
Charge storage (@20 hr.)
= 210 AH
Load: Provides
electricity for lighting, and small
electrical
appliances (tv, vcr, radio,
laptop
computers).
Hot Water: Solar heated rain water collection
system for shower. |
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| Cook House Solar:
Lenbrook. 2.91A @ 17.2V
= 50W
ASC Controller by Specialty Concepts
Inverter: X-Tech 700.
Continuous output = 500W
Batteries: 12 V from 2 x Trojan TG08, 6V
Charge Storage (@ 20 hr)
= 210 Ah
Load:
Provides electricity for lighting, small
electrical appliances, a stereo, or laptop
computer. |
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| Solar Electric Fence
Solar:
Custom module - FBC/Dr. Komp = 15W
Inverter: X-Tech 75.
Continuous output = 60 W
Batteries: 12 V from Motomaster deep cycle
Charge Storage (@ 20 hr)
= 75 Ah
Load:
Provides electricity for fence. |
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