Cutting Energy Corners...

[infernalis]

The solar power comment got my attention quick.

We are situated in such a way that I can get direct exposure on solar panels from rise to set.

The overhead air current is almost always there, so small wind turbines would be very productive, And I have already began working with low voltage lighting on my enclosures.

By next winter we will have the wood boiler installed, and I can fuel it with my wood lot out back. I also figure excess thermal energy from the boiler could be used to generate power.

Another concoction I'd like to try, whenever I change the mouse enclosures, the wood chips begin fermenting rapidly, so why not dump all the organic matter from my enclosures into a big slurry tank to ferment, then distill the alcohol from that to use as well.

Use the wood boiler to run the still, free methanol

[brain]

We are situated in such a way that I can get direct exposure on solar panels from rise to set.

The overhead air current is almost always there, so small wind turbines would be very productive, And I have already began working with low voltage lighting on my enclosures.

By next winter we will have the wood boiler installed, and I can fuel it with my wood lot out back. I also figure excess thermal energy from the boiler could be used to generate power.

Another concoction I'd like to try, whenever I change the mouse enclosures, the wood chips begin fermenting rapidly, so why not dump all the organic matter from my enclosures into a big slurry tank to ferment, then distill the alcohol from that to use as well.

Use the wood boiler to run the still, free methanol

On my ½ acre lot we have a guest house, a lumber storage building and my El Camino with coverage so there is a lot here. I brought up the idea of another building for my snakes and it’s approved. As long as I figure out the power requirements. This is what has me looking into solar.

Where to place the panels is the tough one. Still looking into the cost part.

We do get wind coming thru the straits of San Juan Defuca but it gets defused by the trees, the evergreen state.

I’m done with the boiler idea I did that for 22 years in the Navy. But there is quite a potential power in steam good luck with that.

A still not a bad tough … mouse urine distillate hummm.