Member Hippocrates_Garden
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What is the brand and model of those panels? I’ve not seen any over maybe 60is volts. Need to broaden my information base!
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I think a lot of the “noise” boils down to what the person is accustomed to or takes to be “normal”, it’s amazing how one would turn all Karen at a single rooster when 20 dogs are barking at all hours around the neighborhood.
Their preconceptions color their perceptions.
Where wind is appropriate, and viable (cost, maintenance), etc and the turbine is of appropriate scale, and constructed of materials which on the whole are at least as, if not more recyclable than any other form of energy generation, There should be no logical argument, but alas.. one thing more rare than gold or precious gems, is logical thinking.
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I consider Renogy a decent, budget, but throwaway brand. I’ve not heard a whole lot of good re: any service. I use Renogy charge controllers and so far no problem, but not using them real hard, and not in big systems. That all-in-one is just another rebranded one. It boils down to how much you need to depend on it. If it is truly critical, then I’d stick to the well-known, decades-proven brands. Schneider, Victron etc.
After that, who has U.S.-based support, either direct to manufacturers or established dealers?
For not really -that- important systems, or just testing, trialing, learning, amazon.Thus far I have:
Batteries: EG4 48v rackmount (6), Epoch 48v waterproof (4), LiTime 12v 100ah (4), one diy LiPo and 8 6v deep cycle lead acids.
Charge Controllers: Victron (mppt), Renogy (pwm and mppt)
Inverters: Victron, Harbor Freight
All in One: EG4
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This is why, we need ever-increasing numbers of community-sized, neighborhood-sized market gardens and “farms”. But they can only exist if people directly support them. Grow your own, or buy directly from someone local who does, and you know how they grow. Bypass the big corporations.
Yes, it will cost more, immediately out of pocket at the point of sale. But with the quality of the food, the quality increase of the community, and the resiliency to the local food system, is worth it.
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Great to know there Thy_Abundance.
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about 15 min of research, and it appears first of all, Peppercorn plants are tropical, hardy to zone 10 (for outside cultivation).
1) can they be grown from seed, yes, but not from the grocery store as those have been treated in such as way as they become sterile. one would need untreated, unblanched seed, and I’m finding it difficult to find.2) From seed, multiple sources report it can take 4 years + for them to begin bearing, grown as a perennial. If one can regulate the temps correctly, and do proper pruning to keep them from getting to large (they are a vine), might be able to keep them alive long enough, or maybe they will bear a bit earlier, but haven’t found verifiable evidence of this.
Anything is possible, with the right knowledge, skill, and resources. There are those growing citrus in the high desert where it isn’t possible, without an earth-sheltered, greenhouse of some sort, and a lot of practice. Perhaps, this is part of why the “spices” of the orient have been so valuable for hundreds of years. If it could be easily cultivated everywhere, it would not be as valuable. Just what i was able to glean.
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There is a skete in Grand Junction, TN a bit west of Memphis that I visited a few times. Mother Nektaria (now passed), was probably the one person who was the most accepting of me, under any and all situations. When I finished Nursing school, in my 40’s (RN), I was so stressed, I just called her to make sure the guest house was not in use, and just went to chill. If I wanted to sleep, that was fine, if I wanted to read that was fine, if I wanted to join her in any of the hours or other services in her small chapel, she appeared pleased to have someone help read. Haven’t been back to that church or skete in years now (had to move to care for my parents), but probably miss her more than the actual church. I can’t go to any other (non-Orthodox) service or church for any reason, and feel like it’s actually “church”. Likely judgemental etc, but just how I feel. The quiet, the smell.. Never a doubt it’s a church, rather than someplace a “show” is put on. The only one where I am now, is a very small chapel, that I don’t think has a permanent priest, and is an old calendar, Russian offshoot that I don’t believe is in communion with the rest of the church.
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Live streaming “The Rudder” or another source?
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Actually in Arkansas
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I was Christmated “Onesimus” at St. John’s Antiochian in Memphis.
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the latest information I have gathered is from taking this course via Verge Permaculture. Dan is a Phd, who has been studying, writing about, designing, and living life for like 40 years, in multiple environments, In this short clip, he makes it sound magically perfect, but I assure you, in the full class he was quite careful to encourage one to evaluate the site before considering wind (and he is a certified wind something or another, I forget the exact certification, but does official evaluation of a site to see if wind is appropriate, and cost-effective). He has very specific reasons why, as yet, vertical turbines aren’t “ready for prime time”. I’m not making this stuff up, or pulling out of an orifice, just passing on what I’ve learned either personally, or from actual experts.
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Nope, I don’t sell anything. I’ve talked with a couple, and heard presentations from several who have tried them and say they just didn’t live up to the promise, and admitted they really just wanted to be the case where it worked, but didn’t. As for vertical turbines, one problem area is that the bearing is at the bottom, and when the wind is there, it pushes in a way that puts stress on it wearing it out faster. I’m for what works. Not just what is neat, or cool, or I feel should work.
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I’m curious, have you found any reputable research or long-term, non-sales pitch reviews indicating verticals are anything more than hype? I haven’t.
Regarding horizontals (the industry standard, for a reason), other than in very specific situations, and where the turbine can be mounted quite high, like 100 feet or more above the trees, houses or other structures in the immediate area, while they do generate power, rarely do they generate enough to warrant the cost, especially if the same money, for purchase, install, annually bringing it down to inspect and/or repair and re-erect, was instead put into solar, or batteries, pencil out. Again, I love the concept, but over 15 years of at least casually watching the space, I’ve seen very little evidence that it is worth it.. again other than in very specific locations.
We all believe our situation is different, and it is, but that doesn’t mean it’s the proper setting for the cool thing. (most of us also believe we are above-average drivers, which isn’t possible)
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I’ve not seen any research or reviews that indicate vertical turbines are anything more than a marketing gimmick. I’ve not even seen any reputable wind/solar companies selling them (though of course, I’m not aware of every single company). For instance Missouri Wind and Solar… horizontal’s only.
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Perhaps, when enough of us remember and begin acting like “The Government” is us, and not some self-important suits that have weaseled their way into an office, we won’t have to ask that question.