Residential Solar PV System w/ Battery Backup
This is a 4.2kW Solar PV Array with a 16-Battery Bank wired in a Grid-Assist configuration. The batteries store the energy until the home needs it, and when there is more demand than the battery bank can provide, electricity is pulled from the Grid through a charge controller.
The homeowner specifically requested this type of system, not to be 100% self-sustainable, but rather to be energy independent in the event of a major Grid failure or man-made disaster. We are also in the process of creating a Hybrid system with the addition of an AirBreeze Small Wind Turbine.
This is the first residential system of its kind installed in eastern South Dakota and was featured in the 2010 National Solar Tour.
This is the first residential system of its kind installed in eastern South Dakota and was featured in the 2010 National Solar Tour.
Family Farm - Luverne, MN
Rural Solar PV System w/ Battery Backup
3RD PLACE WINNER OF TROJAN BATTERY INTERNATIONAL PHOTO CONTEST!
This is a 4.2kW Rural Ag Application with a 24-Battery Bank and wired-in Grid-Assist. The battery bank system consists of 24, 2-Volt Trojan flooded UL16's which are wired in a string to power the home. The ideal location for the Solar PV Panels was a quoncet located within 500 feet of the home, where we buried the cables underground.
This array is scalable where the homeowner has enough room to add another 2 kW of solar if he chooses. This customer elected to install Solar over a Small Wind Turbine due to 2 main factors: very low maintenance and lengthy factory warranty.
This array is scalable where the homeowner has enough room to add another 2 kW of solar if he chooses. This customer elected to install Solar over a Small Wind Turbine due to 2 main factors: very low maintenance and lengthy factory warranty.
KOA Campground - Mitchell, SD
10kW Xzeres Small Wind Turbine (Horizontal-Axis)
The owner of the KOA was facing a huge rate increase from the utility company due to high electrical usage at the campground. After researching several wind products, the property owner chose the Xzeres 442 10kW turbine on a 100 foot lattice tower.
On the day of commissioning, the system was producing 12kW and in its first month, it produced 2,500 kW hours!
Rural Learning Center (Maroney Building) - Howard, SD
3.4kW Vertical-Axis WEPower Turbine w/ 4.73kW Solar PV Hybrid System
The architect that designed the Rural Learning Center, incorporated a 3.4kW Falcon WEPower Turbine in the design along with a 4.73kW Solar Power PV System. Cleaner Greener Energies' Technicians installed & commissioned the system after overcoming the logistical challenge that the Main Tower first presented.
The Rural Learning Center is a community-based project dedicated to Rural Revitalization & Environmental Sustainability that celebrated its grand opening on August 22, 2011.
Capitol Lakes Building - Pierre, SD
Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine - Failure Analysis & Repair
The State of South Dakota purchased & installed 2 SAWT Vertical Axis Wind Turbines from a company out of Nebraska. During a wind storm, one of the units malfunctioned and threw a blade off of one turbine. The out-of-state company was unwilling to service the machine, so the State contacted Cleaner Greener Energies.
We first conducted a Failure Analysis and identified the problem as improper assembly of the turbine. We were then contracted to repair this broken portion and properly re-assemble both of the existing wind turbines to the proper factory specifications.
BeSolar - Trent, SD
Diagnosis / Repair for Solar-Refrigerated Semi Truck
Replaced hub & charge controller for Outback Inverter
BeSolar is a patented prototype for a Solar-Powered Refrigeration 'Reefer' Semi Truck. The original installation was done by a company out of Duluth, MN. When the system didn't function properly, we were contacted to diagnose and repair the system.
Cleaner Greener Energies first replaced the hub, charge controller and shunt. Then we repaired and reconfigured the wiring harness, adding a DC-to-DC converter and relay. In addition, we also rewired and reprogrammed the soft start, bringing the entire system up to code and in working order.
Cleaner Greener Energies first replaced the hub, charge controller and shunt. Then we repaired and reconfigured the wiring harness, adding a DC-to-DC converter and relay. In addition, we also rewired and reprogrammed the soft start, bringing the entire system up to code and in working order.