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Did you consider Dennis Lee's panels? They work constantly 24/7. Do you know who Dennis Lee is? I just think that throughout the lifetime of solar panels, it's not worth it. And they only work if the Sun is beating down on them. It seems that there are better solutions. Even the Geet Fuel Processor, when set up, is better. Have you heard of Paul Pantone's Geet Fuel Processor? It runs on just about anything, produces 3° more oxygen than what's in our atmosphere and no pollution. Gather up the used oil from a few restaurants every other week and you should have plenty of fuel for your generator to run whatever you need. 20% oil and 80% water. So whatever the amount of used oil you gather up, is only 1/5 of your total Geet Fuel. Just curious as to why you'd just to solar panels so quickly.
@@bradleejones9959 Paul Pantone (GEET), Stan Meyers (Water 4 Fuel), Danny Dingle (another water car bullshit he admitted later), were all frauds, I followed a lot of their stuff. There were a lot of conspiracy theories there, as there alway are where FREE energy is concerned, hate to burst ur bubble about these fraudsters mate, but fact is, most of them end up in prison. Go Solar, we know it works.
I’m thinking the same thing. That container they’re mounted to is just sitting on the. Ground with dirt around 2 sides. I’m just thinking the container should be more solidly anchored down with either piers or an anchoring pad. I did not see anything when they were placing it.
Sand bag the base around both the panel contraption and the container. Followed an Arizona couple ("green dream"?) on RU-vid for years who have been building out there property using just sandbags and what they have achieved truly in the middle of nowhere is amazing. Obviously no shortage of sand here! But more to the point good criticism but what can be done with *QUALITY* sand bagging (they have trouble in the Sun and heat) as opposed to having to go the far more expensive Retaining Wall solution is amazing and will not just improve drainage but create it in the first place. As important as solar power is absolutely spot on to remark that water both gives life but creates the most damage whether driven by wind or just as ahem *mere ground water* ahem.
@@patzke I thought they staked a couple corners but even if they didn't, the weight of the container, panels, and batteries should be more than enough of an anchor. With all the money they've invested in that setup I suspect they've done some rough calcs to confirm its not going to go sailing off that hill.
After seeing how much torsion you get from the crank assembly on your array, I think you should consider welding cross bracing on the bottom. I'd worry about tweaking the panels at some point.
It needs a tall truss to cap the top and/or bottom edges, you can see the structure twisting just before the ratchet straps were added. A pulley should have been welded to the bottom of the container as the wall isn't stiff.
Actually they should have used the hill side to put 20-30m of vent pipe into the ground covered with the dirt. This would have been a fee source for cooling in summer and also heating in winter. If it is covered good enough with dirt it should stay at around 20°C in summer and should not fall below 10°C in winter..... but you are also right about the intake side
@@MM-fe9mz I was thinking just the same thing! My wife and I are preparing to build a modified Earthship style and this is a variation of the solar set up I will be doing on our container on the rooftop.
That array does indeed look ginormous! Fantastic job guys! Btw, 20 years from now Courtney will remind you of the tipping of the porta-potty, wives never forget those things!
You for sure want so more bracing on that rack, the wind loading on that may cause racking which can lead to wrecking. Also, any place you can allow air to get through will also reduce stressing (like a shadow box fence allows more air flow unlike a panel fence). Second note, you could try adding just a little weight at the top and bottom to aid your pivot ability. You are asking a lot of the panels to keep rigidity when they are built with lightweight materials. Passive solar is put n a structure when there is not room for an active array that can be adjusted throughout the year. Active arrays like yours are put in place where people have the area to do it.
More panels mean one thing, your battery's come to full charge sooner, mine are at 100% by 9:00 am under normal circumstances, I also have 24 panels, I also have a 11k backup diesel generator, solar is great, BUT like all renewable energy sources YOU CAN NEVER DEPEND ONLY ON RENEWABLE RESOURCES, have you considered wind power? In the mountains it works great, even if the sun does not shine, you have to run a diversion control, but building a preheat tank for your hot water heater will save you propane, Ya I have been off grid sence 1982.
You did a great JOB guy's but my main concern is that the "Shipping Container" isn't anchored into the ground? The solar panel set up could act like a sail if not careful. You be surprised what wind can do.
@@rome888888 a windage area of that size is able to generate MANY tonnes of force. A sail of that size will move a 30 tonne yacht. There are cheap ways and expensive ways to learn about this ;-)
Ok...the porta potty, so called prank...I don't buy it. There is NO WAY you would try that on Courtney. I know you value HER and YOUR LIFE much more than to attempt that. Nice acting Courtney! Now, if you did actually get that much angle on the porta potty with her in it????? Yea, I can't even IMAGINE the pain she has in store for you... RIP Reckless. I'll visit you in jail Restless. I don't know how much time you two have before there is a decent wind storm, so PLEASE get some weight in that container ASAP. You can find wind force calculators on the internet. Love you guys! Take care!
Setup looks awesome! Great job! May I suggest one thing... (Winch angle setup) Weld a bracket and mount a pully at the bottom of the container. Run the cable through that additional pully and then to the pannel frame. Winching the pannels will be much easier from that angle. Remember, that pannel assembly will get MUCH heavier if covered in snow... And, maybe a couple of adjustable back supports up top for security against the additional weight (to come).
@@peternorton5648 while the winch is semi protected from the rain by the panels your idea of block and tackle seems better to me. More strength and less (moving) parts within 18" of the ground that can be a rot/corrosion zone.
Definitely move the winch as far away from the pivot point as possible. Just mount it at the (much stronger) bottom of the container and dig a little trench for the handle to clear the ground.
Great color , blends in well . Shit you can run welders with all that solar . My off grid cabin 1,000sq ft & I do fine with 1,250 watts (4 ) panels . How come the boss didn’t paint the framework? I know most of it u won’t see .
I just subscribed today and started watching you two about 2 weeks ago. Your videos, music and topics are so interesting and dynamic and as I have found out... popular too. You two are so courageous and fearless and almost more importantly: authentic and original. I admire you both for your skills and commitment to each other. About the installation of your high-tech solar panels show I just watched, I wanted to express some thoughts with you: (1) Because of your location high on a forested ridge, be careful those solar panels and accompanying structure don't become air foils (wings) and catch air; and (2) with all of that high-tech equipment and wiring in your partially-buried container, you should consider that it will be adequately vented and complete with self-monitoring environmental control system with a wireless EC system in your house as well so that in the unlikely event something begins to go south on you... you'll know about it sooner than later. I know this sounds weird, but I love you both.
Ugies r living your dream u r fun to watch this my dream to allwayes wanted to do this to but bad health keeps in hospital we bin married 39 years 5 kids and 15 grands 5 grate even thow love u gies have fun all the time john c
I find it amazing that even though we knew about the solar array, we were entertained watching the whole process. I can appreciate the fab skills on that rack. The moment you put a perfectly square solar panel on it, if you are off even just a little bit any mistakes on squareness are immediately a problem!
You have the machine that can take care of your road problem the d8 cat and your backhoe just dig out all the soft spots fill them with the big rocks and recover the holes. I would keep the cat to clean the snow off the road in winter
Wow, massive system, and those panels are huge. Are you concerned a bit about what the wind might do. That is one huge sail. Might have to install some stiffeners to stop harmonic vibration. Time will tell. But as someone who has installed a lot of solar, I'm impressed with your system so far. Love the tilting idea. Container is a great idea. I built a system in a semi trailer once.
You guys make a lot of work and progress look easy and fast. Can't wait to see what your production is. We have 10 panels. Does great in the summer although AC sucks most of it. In the winter we have three months where we don't get any sunshine because we're in a valley.
Regarding clearing snow from solar modules. Get a 16 ft. extendable painters pole (collapses to 8 ft.), and an adapter to attach a push broom head. I have been using such a combination for the three years I have been cleaning my solar array. Be prepared to have a HUGE pile of snow below the bottom edge of the modules, probably enough to not be able to get close to the bottom and may have to push it off and down the hill after a single cleaning.
Awesome and clever. I'd have cut down all trees that could ever feasibly fall onto the array, and cinch the container down so that a tornado couldn't even move it. Looking forward to seeing the innards get put together.
The li'l critters which are flying in your face and eyes are midges. Magnified, they are identical in appearance to a mosquito. We saw a display about midges in a ranger station at Colorado National Monument, in Grand Junction. Dad and I are midge magnets, mom was immune to them.
That looks really great 👍 but I think you should jump on the dozer fix road so you can get concrete on the way so you can get shop going that a lot money 💰 gone 🇩🇰🤪🤪👏👍
Perfect choice Courtney! The color blends into the landscape well. I laughed out loud when Riley sprayed the paint with instant regrets 🤣 Aw the babies loved the lake trip! I think you all deserved and needed that getaway. The plane flying over is probably the neighbors who are curious if you a covert military installation sent in to spy on them. That's a huge array man! Job planned and executed NEXT project! Oh no, don't tip the porta potty, Riley. If she divorces you who will help you finish the job (snicker)
OMG!!! at 22:22 Riley risks his life.. I've been watching all the videos. especially for Courtney's one-liners... but THIS takes the cake! SO FUNNY! So sorry Courtney that we are laughing at your expense, but this was hilarious.. ;-)
Careful with pranks brother when you are helpless for 8 hours a night but I love it, this build has been awesome to watch and I am sure just as fun to do. Thank you for the smiles.
Shipping container looks good with the paint job. @20:23 "...never have to clear the snow off these panels." I'm not buying that theory, make sure you have a snow broom/snow roof rake before winter. You get a lot of snow there, right? If you didn't get a lot of snow, I could see that possibly working out well, but let me just say I can already see the videos of you clearing snow off your panels this winter, lol. It will be awesome to see how your system works out overall in winter, that will be great to watch. How will you deal with excess generated power during the summer? Will you just dump excess load to an outdoor heater or use it to heat water or something? Do you even have to worry about that? Have to say again that's a brilliant pivoting array design on the shipping container. Also have to ask if you're planning on anchoring it more to prevent it from becoming a sail during any high winds. You could use guy wires on the corners down into some underground concrete blocks. I would really want to secure that array ($$$) from movement (outside of tilting it for summer/winter angles).
You said you were going to paint the container a Bear color well there are American black, cinnamon, grizzly, brown, polar, Syrian, sloth or honey, Russian, sun or bruang, moon, spectacled, Kodiak, Japanese, Himalayan and black none are "Gray"! I think I would have gone with cinnamon, grizzly or brown to match the ground a round it to blend in, but that's me. Very nice job just the same!!!!............. Have you thought of 1/4" steel 10' by 20' sheets for your shop floor all welded together? That might be cheaper and a good ground for welding and you can tack to it if you really wanted to when building stuff.
Riley you know that its the depth of poop you get yourself into 🤣🤣🤣 but Courtney doesn't need to help you get into the poop 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 stay safe and well guys 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼from Victoria Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
I think you two 'steel workers' would understand and appreciate the motto of the shipfitters (steel workers) at a naval shipyard: "Cut to shape; pound to fit". A WWII motto. Of course by the advent of the modern subs, the hulls were 2 & 3/4" HY-80 steel for nuclear submarines. Let's see you cut that one Riley. 😉
Yea Riley that would not be a good idea! If you want to see another sunrise,and she will remember it...but it would have been funny,would i have done it.......heck no... But great job on the panels...😎🌞😎...and yes my stickers came in....👌
Great job guys! I would suggest cutting out an intake vent at floor level on the bank side. The temperatures are constant, at least 54" below ground level. By cutting that vent hole and even digging out a cavity in the bank you will get much cooler air coming into the container and along with the upper exhaust vent will cool that container more efficiently. Check out some videos about geothermal heating and cooling. It's going to get hot in that container and you need all the cooling you can get.
Great point. The best thermal *protection* is to frame out something around the entire structure which is of course very resource intensive compared to this option! A *"salt box"* design is dispositive particularly along a hillside. Also adding a chicken coop and free range "grazing" chickens really helps with bugs. Wasps, beetles, yellow jackets you name it they love electricity.
Good point. But in our country unless you do a really good job of rodent proofing, the bank or berm is a good place for them to enter. I would suggest a vent under the panels where you could see the vent and it would be in the shade and therefor cooler. Rodents and then because of rodents snakes are a real problem here.
Consider the wind load on your solar panel structure. Not only the wind load from the front but the rear. The structure is top heavy and if the wind gets behind it the entire structure will tumble down the mountain. The structure has no foundation. Perhaps you should drive some stout rebar in the ground behind the container and attach some stout steel cables to hold it fast to the mountain.
Any vents and openings make sure to fill in the gaps with heavy screen wire. Rodents will use any small opening to get in! I believe the panels on the edges are going to have more support. Glad you have a few spare panels for any issues later.
The trees all look lovely and amazing.. But I've seen so many Home Stead videos now where due to lack of tree clearing, people lose EVERYTHING when there is a fire.. Please leave a firebrake...
Another amazing video. It will be interesting to see how you guys wire up the batteries and inverters. We just completed our solar/battery system about two weeks ago and are so pleased with it. Remember to file for your 26% tax credit on the entire system including the metal for the racks. It will really help your tax bite.😁
@@homeFall1 it applies to off grid as well. It even covers batteries as long as they will be charged solely off solar. If the batteries are charged from the grid then they are excluded.
Hi guys Bud here from ISS your solar panel looks great from up here. No just Joe from Australia. Your challenges are an inspiration to watch. GDAY from OZ
Just remember, now that you drilled out the mounting holes, you have removed the galvanized protection. Best if you had (or did you??) used some kind of sealer as you bolted together. Look to the marine industry for the best kind... they deal with this all the time.
That is a GIANT sail you 2 put up! lol If you watch the last 2 vids on "Wild Wonderful Off Grid", they just had 80 mph winds and hail. They used a different anchor system to keep their panels down. The system you used does not hold the topside of the panel down, I think they will fly away. I don`t mean to be a downer debbie, I`m a guy! lol Take care
Some large outdoor movie screens have the ability to rotate horizontal in the event of high winds - something similar could be helpful here. Otherwise, with a wind gust of say 60 mph, you're looking at 577 sq feet of solar panels capable of generating 5,300 pounds force of wind load. Perfectly spread along the framework, it could all work out, but often these loads are not uniformly distributed and can concentrate at stress points. But hey - it's all a learning curve and if things go all wonky, just build it again, better.
The I beams will do the job. Don't worry. It's over kill. I have 40 pannels flying with no problems. Been at it for thirty yrs now. Curious to see the battery bank and the twin inverters. I run two 48 volt forklift batteries at 2000 pounds each and two 5000 watt diy midnite solar inverters.
Yeah like the comments before me this is a big sail placed on a mountain. It will need rigging to some concrete blocks if you do not want them to fly away in a storm. The weight of the container and panels is not even a small percentage to prevent them flying.
Love the project! What kind of wind to you get over there? I lived up by Missoula Montana most of my life and Colorado for 5 years at above 9000 ft. I've experienced wind sheers where the wind is strong enough to uproot trees and literally break them in half at the trunk. Sounds like a gunshot when they snap. It might be worth the time to find a way to secure those panels or collapse them down so the container doesn't journey to the Land of Oz. XD
Suggest dropping the grade along lower solar panel array and considering a method to get rid of snow. It is really going to be interesting how you deal with this set up in winter.
Oh goodness, I cringed watching you grind the labels off of that container without at least a mask. Those bad boys have marine paint on them that are high in lead, chromates, phosphorus, and other highly toxic metal/compounds. Be safe, I am living with lung ailments from such things.
Dont worry about those dents... You could just plant some tree's infront of it!! :D In reality tho, you could by some wood siding and frame it up! That would look great!
Riley that wasn't nice !!! Funny yes, .nice no ??! Courtney I hope you get him back when he least expects it. Containers looks great and the panels look amazing. Can't wait to see what comes next....
I am both happy and sad now. I'm happy that I've been able to watch all of your episodes from start to now... but I'm sad that I'm now all caught up, and I'll have to wait for new episodes. :) :(
Cool array, is wind going to be a factor there? You hate the panel’s, can’t wait for the complaining for the batteries. Which I’m assuming is going to be quite a few. Neat share, thanks.
I am a German facility manager and building expert. Winds can soak and press- it can lift tons in a second. I would secure this big sail with steel -cables on 6 positions in the night. So if in the night a strong wind comes you can me be save them. And in case of a stormwarning- you can secure them also. We had a storm with a soaking wind wave that lick on a pure cupper roofe on a building in the city this roofe had 10 ton was 30 meter long and flow away with the wind. Another way to protect them is to build small containers around them from left and right to break the winds from the sides...
Have you spent time in the navy? Battle ship grey interesting colour. I believe work goes easier if you do them in batches. I would have carried a bunch of panels up, store them inside the container. Even smaller projects benefit from muscle memory. What kind of battery bank are you going to use?
You should think about putting some of that roofing material at stick-on Roofing stuff that's supposed to make your roof waterproof put it on the top of your roof and then add a few inches of dirt it would help it stay cool Inside the Box longer anywhere the sun touches is going to get like a tin can...you can still get 3 tie downs on the 3 corners still showing...we run 21 panels and can weld all day long in the dead of winter as long as the sun is shining and in Wyoming we only get about 60 cloudy days all year
It’s cool and I guess 44kw real world numbers? I would dig some big holes behind the container and get some cable and lash them to big rocks and drop them in the big holes and cover with rocks. Weld anchor points to the container. As you have no real deep strong anchors on the exposed wall of container.
Oh Riley you would have been divorced!! The solar structure is huge, It should be great to run all your tools and home. The color of the storage container looks great. Almost looks like a giant bolder.
One thing to keep in mind, clean the panels regularly. They will never be as efficient as they would be today. Dirt reduces the panels ability to collect light.
i've been using the DTM from BM for a 10 plus years. i perfered is back it wasn't water based like it is now but it seems good still but time will tell.
I got serious solar panel envy righr now, I need 2 of those for my van-build. Yes I know the roof is not big enough, but I will use one as a slide out awning over the side door when parked, and duoble the area compared to when I am driving
From someone that has installed plenty of PV, here's simple, and cheap, hack. Go to Walmart, or auto part store, and get several gallons of RainX windshield cleaner. Pour the stuff into one of those cheap pump up sprayers and coat the panels with RainX. Do this before winter hits. When it snows, the snow will slip right off of the panels 'cause of the RainX coating.
@@AmbitionStrikes Most of the time, after a low pressure system dumps snow a foot deep on your panels, the next day a clear front comes in and you got wall-to-wall sunshine and snow covered panels. It never fails. You still have to dig out from end front edge of the array as you'll have mounds of snow. If those aren't cleared away, the snow can't slip off of the panels.
house is great start. I would add 2 containers off the back. make the center wider on the addition. the connection between old and new should be sitting area for reading. lots of possibilities. Start adding some EG4 batteries from signature solar.
I was gutted for you when the concrete trucks couldn't make it, on the other hand, that solar system is brilliant. For two people who say they don't know to do stuff, you sure know how to do a lot of stuff, one way or another.
need to find some old chain cumalongs to help you pull stuff around so you don't have to rely on ratchet straps. Amazing how much stuff you guys get done all on your own.
First awesome job! I got all my panels from Santan also, only after my first few that I had shipped to California, I pick them up now in Gilbert, Az. I almost forgot, they have moved since my first trip there to get panelsTheir new place is about 3 to 4 times as big now.
Aren’t you going to need A lot of reinforcement in container to hold up massive weight of Solar panels? And a lot bigger wench to change angles? With All the Mud slides and Snow you get; does seem strong enough to weather Winter! Sure You must have more to finish; before you’ve finished this project! Be safe; looks Great!
🇳🇱I would like to insulate the container well, preferably on the outside because that has the most effect, partly because of the panels you get more radiation on the metal, resulting more heat inside, you will not be able to stop this heat by insulating the inside, greetings from Roosendaal, the Netherlands Hans and not to forget a lot of success with the finishing of your electricity plant 👍👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏😎
