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posted by cmn32480 on Tuesday November 03 2015, @08:12AM   Printer-friendly
from the free-electric dept.

Owners of home photovoltaic systems will soon be able to make their households even more sustainable, because PV power is also suitable for charging personal electronic vehicles. A home energy management system created by Fraunhofer researchers incorporates electric vehicles into the household energy network and creates charging itineraries.

The house of the future is environmentally friendly, energy efficient and smart. Its inhabitants can utilize rooftop-generated PV energy not only for household consumption but also to charge their personal electric vehicle. This scenario has already become reality for a collection of row houses built according to the "Passive House" standard in the German city of Fellbach in Baden-Württemberg. The group of new homes was upgraded as part of the "Fellbach ZeroPlus" project to include electromobility enhancements as well as a comprehensive energy management system. The initiative is sponsored by the German Federal Government's "Electric Mobility Showcase" program.

A couple Soylentils have done something like this, so perhaps this would be of interest to others who are considering doing likewise.


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  • (Score: 2) by tibman on Tuesday November 03 2015, @03:01PM

    by tibman (134) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday November 03 2015, @03:01PM (#257954)

    People don't recycle solar because they're still using it. Old cells basically have their output halved. Even shattered cells can be regrouped into a panel. I also find it hard to believe that your solar install can't keep a single server online. How many KW are you using and how much is installed on the roof? If you ran the numbers then wouldn't you at least install more supply than you are using?

    My guess is the school uses a lot of power just doing nothing. Active fire detection system, intrusion system, lights on all night, ac/heater always running, a dozen fridges/freezers in the cafeteria and breakroom, and so on. It would take a massive solar install to cover all of that. Even ignoring that, the solar install should pay for itself in ten years or so (depending on how much local power costs). Even if it only breaks even and the panel output blows. Sell the panels and have new ones put in. You'd keep the existing infrastructure.

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