With the push to use renewable energy sources at home, boaters are now getting into the act. Marine solar power systems are already popular with sailors but it is becoming increasingly popular with power boaters as well. And why shouldn’t it be? It is a free and abundant source of energy. Here we will look at how to utilize a marine solar power system on the water
First of all a solar power system is really quite basic; the solar panel(s) are the main component and they are made of photovoltaic (PV) cells which capture the energy and turns and then stores the power in batteries for later use. The batteries can be used for DC power to power lights, bilge pumps, radios, and electronics. With an inverter to convert the DC power to AC, you can also use small appliances.
As with residential solar power systems, there are numerous pre-packaged marine systems that are out on the market. However, if you are looking to save some money (as off the shelf solar kits can run several thousands of dollars), are handy with tools (chances are if you own a boat you are pretty handy with tools), have a little bit of time, you can design and build your own marine solar power system.
The level of the tariffs will vary for different installations, as the tariffs are set to reflect the return on investment for the various technologies. The technologies that are likely to be eligible include: biomass, hydro, photovoltaic cells and wind turbines. The details of the scheme are currently under consultation, but for new development projects the tariffs vary from 31p/kWh for small installations of photovoltaic cells to 4.5 p/kWh for wind turbines with a capacity of up to 5MW.
This is of course good news for a large number of developers. Although the capital cost will not be affected, at least during the operation of the building there will be a higher return on the investments made. For certain development projects this new mechanism can even mean that providing renewable energy as part of the development project may have a positive financial effect
Resource Author Francisco R. Higueras
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