Off Grid, 5 Bed, Self Build Barn conversion - Powered by Solar 

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 01:43 💡 Building a new home in a remote area without access to the grid can be extremely costly, with initial quotes ranging from £60,000 to £160,000 for connecting to the grid. 03:42 ☀️ Off-grid systems, which include solar panels, advanced battery storage like lithium-iron phosphate, and inverters, can efficiently power a large home and minimize reliance on a generator. 07:50 🔋 Lithium-ion phosphate batteries offer high cycle life and faster charge and discharge rates compared to lead-acid batteries, making them an ideal choice for renewable energy systems. 09:21 🌧️ An LPG generator can serve as a backup for periods of high energy demand when solar generation is insufficient. 13:54 📊 Continuous monitoring of the off-grid system's performance allows homeowners to optimize energy usage and understand their self-sufficiency, reducing the need for grid connection.

Thank you for including the cost of their system, such an important figure is far too often omitted

Your story is exactly like ours. They wanted $60,000 dollars to connect us plus we had to clear a path 30 feet wide through our timber. Going off grid was only $28,000.

Victron is the Ferari in the Solar world,that is my experience from the days where Victron started also in Off-Shore. Myself i build a Solar Island System and Vcitron is nearby when i need hardware for customers.

Victron is energy.....Information is power.

Enhorabuena, conozco el duro ,intenso,estresante,y gratificante camino de la autoconstruccion ,pero si todo acaba bien al final vale la pena

Fabulous, but I think a small wind turbine would have made a valuable addition in winter.

love it!

So Essentially if they upsized their solar + battery setup by 15% they would eliminate their use of gas!?

13.8kwh per battery or is that the total?

Hi I have built an offgrid property in the UK, I would like to know more about the generator. From my understanding the generator needs to be 1.5 times the max total of inverters. Unfortunately for me I have a total of 3 x 8kw inverters so I need a 36kw generator which I wanted in lpg as i have a bulk tank. Is it possible to have a chat and potentially getting you to look at my system to make improvements if possible.

But I thought the inverter charger will get very hot if its not synchronised with a fronius for direct solar consumption. If the battery is full can the victron run off the solar power direct from the sunlight without touching the battery?

Wow! Fascinante! Una historia muy bella, me encanta! Gracias por mostrarnos el camino del ser "autosuficiente" con equipos de Calidad. Saludos desde El Salvador, en Centroamérica. Mauricio Archila Técnico Electricista Técnico en SFTV

£2600 lpg is still a lot of gas, consider the size of the property for 2 people? Would be nice to hear some stats on the Heat Pump performance and savings on carbon.

I think most of your energy can come from chopping trees down and burning them as firefuel. Start a fire twice a fay, and use that for most of your needs. (Cooking, heat, charging Batteries)

How can I get more information about the build itself. I want to do a barn conversion and any insights would be appreciated.