New tool for efficient solar-panel energy consumption
January 23, 2008
For many developing countries solar and wind energy are still out of reach of a regular consumer. But for those who are selling the surplus of the energy produced by their household’s solar panels or wind mills, the new Dutch project is definitely good news, Springwise writes.
The new Dutch project calls for a neighborhood approach to the alternative energy consumption. The unconsumed energy usually gets sold to the main grid or power station, which is, overall, better than simply wasting the non-conservable good. Yet, almost 30 per cent of the energy wired to the grid gets lost on the way. And, the household still needs to consume the main grid power during its peak periods. The project eliminates the transfer waste, and gets rid of the middle man, introducing the tool to manage it all - Qbox.
The idea behind the neighborhood consumption is simple: the surplus of your solar panel gets consumed by your neighbor. The neighborhood practically becomes a mini-grid, the website writes, with maximized internal efficiency, thus smaller paid-for energy consumption.
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