> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-extropians@extropy.com
> [mailto:owner-extropians@extropy.com]On Behalf Of Karsten Baender
>
> As far as I have experienced, the weahter in Australia is quite good, and
> with the aid of a solar array you could even have electricity and thus
> water.
I forgot to mention the sun here at latitude 30 degrees N. From just 6
120watt solar panels I get enough juice to power a water pump, a fridge,
lights, and a small a/c. The pump's a 24VDC piston pump (it can handle the
silt from the pond with no problem), run off a battery bank; the house
appliances are 115VAC run off an inverter. Photovoltaics may not be
efficient up north, but they're great at lower lattitudes.
Bonnie
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