I'll run some numbers by you. I use 1000 kWh's / month. Approximately 30 kWh's / day. If averaged across 24 hours that's nearly a 1kw generator. my loads peak, so a 5kw generator would do the job better, but would have to work a lot, and have reduced life. So, what do I do? I can put a bigger generator in, and store the power in batteries. An inverter would provide the 120VAC that I need. I'm currently building a 20kw diesel (powered by vegetable oil) generator from a vw diesel engine, which will provide heat, hot water, and electric for my house. these engines are cheap to purchase, and cheap to rebuild. I hope to have 2, and be able to swap between them during maintenance and rebuilds. a wood boiler, wind generator, and solar panels will reduce the need to run the diesel.
Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.com Mirror Site http://www.webconx.dns2go.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] (212) 894-3704 x3154 - voicemail/fax We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Reece" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 3:24 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] what is the fuel eficiency of a diesel generator? is it feesable for powering a house? > Eric, > > Try http://www.chinadiesel.com/gen/8kw.html . and > http://www.chinadiesel.com/Index.htm - the company, Hardy Diesel, is in > Southern California, and sells diesel generators and solar panels. I'm sure > they'd be able to tell you what a typical house uses - and so could a > residential electrician. > > You've got a great idea - I've thought about using a diesel generator > running on waste fry oil for powering my house. If you also sold filtered > waste oil, I'll bet you'd have a thriving business - assuming you sold the > oil for enough less than diesel that the net energy costs would be less than > what the utility companies sell electricity for. > > Good luck! > > Craig Reece > > eric almanzan wrote: > > > occasionally I will get an idea, and the most recent > > one that popped into my head was creating indepencence > > from your local power provider, and even selling the > > excess back to them. I would like to get a diesel > > generator strong enough to run my house, but I am > > fuzzy on the details of how many kwhours a generator > > is capable of producing compared to how much is used > > by a typical house each month. I would like to start > > a small business installing diesel generators, and > > also providing filtered waste veg oil to run the > > generators. I have to figure out the numbers to see > > if there is a large enough profit margin to be had. > > thank you to anyone who can help with this > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. > > http://personals.yahoo.com > > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. > > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get your FREE credit report with a FREE CreditCheck Monitoring Service trial http://us.click.yahoo.com/Gi0tnD/bQ8CAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
