The ever helpful Philip from Leisure Batteries Ireland has kindly lent us a Victron 750W Inverter, so that we can get a comparison with his new budget range of inverters that are coming soon.Our cheap and cheerful modified square wave 500W inverter works pretty well,...
Claire has been studying chicken books all week, and we went to the Rare Breeds thing at the Folk and Transport Museum at the weekend, coming away convinced that the mighty Arucana hen is the one for us. Specifically the lavender Arucana, which lays fantastic...
Colin and Clinton working on the new steps. That feels like the end of a particularly long 2 weeks, and its not even the end of the week yet. It began with 50 hours digger driving, which saw the forest garden area landscaped, and 40-odd tonnes of slate waste quarried...
This wind mullarkey is definitely harder than the solar. With solar you just fit it, point it in the right direction, and screw it down so it doesn’t blow away. Wind power is a whole different kettle of fish. The turbine comes with 3 lumps of angle steel to use...
In my search for a well made charge controller that would allow me to configure it properly, I came across Karasouli – www.karasouli.com It’s easily configurable, and also does proper data logging, for voltage and wind turbine performance, and its made in...
In my search for a well made charge controller that would allow me to configure it properly, I came across Karasouli – www.karasouli.com It’s easily configurable, and also does proper data logging, for voltage and wind turbine performance, and its made in...
Nothing quite like an occasional reminder of my mortality, (which used to arrive almost daily in my days as a horse trainer, and which are now fairly few and far betweeen), but which today came when the dumper truck I was driving rolled down the hill I was...
Our solar may be reliable, and every day I thank it for providing yet more free power without having to go and prod it in any way, but there is something very satisfying about sitting watching the wind generator spinning. Somehow it proves that theres electricity...
Today we put up the wind generator – a huge thank you is due to all those who very kindly gave us something towards it – with any luck that gift will keep on helping to make power for us for a long time to come. Thanks also to Sinead, who unwittingly came...
It’s been a busy month to say the least, but more of that later. Last week we were in Wales, and spent a few days at the PontYGafel farmhouse plotting the building of our empire, and exploring all the local towns. The Tir Teg group is getting well established...
Doesn’t it look fabulous? So pleased to see the Community Hub building finally nearing completion, and can’t wait to see it again in a fortnight. Spending time on the build, and having a part in its construction is something I’m really proud to have...
