Off-grid Photovoltaic (PV) solar set-up

Dates:

28/04/2018 - 10:00 to 16:00

Teachers:

Andy Reynolds

Event Location:

The Inkpot

United Kingdom

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Andy Reynolds is a long term practitioner of low impact living and runs the family home in the Fens from wind, solar and wood. This one day course is the perfect opportunity to get involved in building a small solar PV system. It will cover both off grid battery and grid connected systems. Discussion and observation will be woven through the practical sessions, with the opportunity at the end of the installation to ask Andy any questions related to your specific application.

The various subjects covered will include: types of solar PV panel; mounting options; system capacity and panel size; system voltage; electricity and Ohms law; batteries, inverters, DC load control, grid inverters, and more.

If you want to know more about Andy visit his YouTube channel and the basis of the course is his book about this subject Wind and Solar Electricty. The book is part of the course materials and a copy of this will be supplied to each course participant. If you cannot wait then the book is available at LowImpact.org for £13.95. Also on YouTube you can watch the promotional video created by Andy to give you a feel for this practical course.

This one day course is a bring and share lunch event so please bring something to share. This course is limited to 12 participants.

If you cancel a booking more than 4 weeks prior to the start of the course/event, we will refund your fees less a £50 administration charge. If the fee paid was £50 or less, no refund will be given. Refunds must be requested within one week of your cancellation. This should be done by email to the course convenor or via the contact form on the website.

If you cancel a booking between 4 and 2 weeks prior to the start of the course/event, we will refund 50% of your fees. If the fee paid was less that 50% of the course fees, no refund will be given. Refunds must be requested within one week of your cancellation. This should be done by email to the course convenor or via the contact form on the website.

If you cancel a booking less than 2 weeks prior to the start of the course/event, we will not normally make refunds. If the fee paid was less £50 or less, no refund will be given. However, if the cancellation is due to an illness, medical condition or other exceptional circumstances, we will consider requests for a refund provided that you let us know before the start of course/event. Again, any refunds will be less a £50 administration charge. Refunds must be requested within one week of your cancellation. This should be done by email to the course administrator or via the contact form.

We do not transfer bookings to other courses/events and cannot hold on to funds. Therefore, if you wish to attend a different course to the one you are booked on, please request a refund (terms and conditions as above), and book a place on the new course of your choice via the website.

In the very unlikely event that we have to cancel a course or event, or have to cancel your booking for any other reason, we will refund your fees in full.

Off-grid Photovoltaic (PV) solar set-up

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