The engineer was very knowledgeable which is what you want. You just now need to calculate what loads you'd be using in the house so he can size the system to suit your needs. Add in your George Forman grill, irons, TVs, ceiling fans, computers and shavers/tongs etc. I look forward to seeing the end result. Also it's definitely best to use your dads roof temporarily to site the panels as it's a headache to move them from your own roof during construction. I'm so excited for you guys as this is my dream I'm figuring out for retirement to the Caribbean. I may need to coke to Ghana instead just for the services of this solar guy. He knows his stuff. I'm actually going to build my own battery bank when I do mine as I'm going to need over a 40kwh bank and to buy that much capacity off the shelf would cost an absolute fortune. £8-15k, but I reckon I could build with raw cells for under £5k. There are dangers associated with diy 48V battery bank builds. But I've done my research and would enlist help from my electronical engineer friend. However new chemistries and pricing would change by then so who knows. 🇬🇧🇯🇲❤️
I really think it's too early to have a conversation with the solar guys , they need to do a load audit before they can recommend a system for you,and currently,your energy load is still in your minds. If you were doing a grid tied system,then they can recommend now,but since you guys want to use the system well, wait till your loads have been installed.
Great job guys, for going for solar as a backup to the your grid power. If you are worried about the depth of discharge (DoD) and service life of your battery pack, invest in a good charge controller or battery management system (BMS). This will control the DC charging from the solar panels or PV array to the battery pack. Also, to take grid AC power to occasionally charge your batteries safely, without any worries, you need a good AC to DC converter installed between your grid AC power source and battery pack. Thanks and good luck!
This has really been educative. You can tell that the solar rep really knows his stuffs. I am really learning a lot about building in Ghana as to what and what to look out for. You can see that building a house is not easy, and you guys are doing a really good job by breaking it down for us step by step. Thanks and keep up the good work. Hope to meet you all when i come to Ghana.
Solar is expensive so get it right and avoid stress later. 6kva system should be enough to power most of ur gadgets even including washing machine N 2 aircons for 2 to 3 hrs usage. Avoid doing it now, taking it off later to a different angle, all is money wasting. Ur building will shade over it from your parent's roof top. I advice u start buying in bits the needed stuffs for upgrade so by the time u are done with ur mansion, u install it fully on your own roof.
Thanks for sharing all this .we are learning a lot. One small issue is when the people are advising Kwame talks and because he is close to the Camara he overpowers the expert and we cant hear much. Thanks
I am a subscriber in the US and I have 12 solar panels that were installed for free on my house and I get to keep them for 20 years with the option to remove after or purchase. I pay for the amount of energy I use and the solar company makes a profit from the rest. My electric company charges me if they supply electric to me, and because I have a surplus, my bill from the electric can sometimes be a credit. I am so happy with this arrangement, it saves me so much money.
Hello guys, moving along wonderfully 😊. Just a suggestion regarding the converters; there's a TH-cam guy name Eric McNeal is there in Ghana and he had the same issue. He is an engineer and figured a way to connect the panels. Perhaps this would help you guys out .
... just an observation. Kwame should please be quiet and allow the experts to finish talking. He is always interrupting, and acting “tooo know” ... a Ghana term I learned. Otherwise, great job both of you. Be patient and do it right. All the best. Cheers 🥂
I couldn’t hear the consultant. Please mic your guests. I’m considering solar for my house in Accra and was looking forward to this conversation, but I could only hear Kwame. Oh well.
@ Natural Ghana Girl. Tesla powerwall is good and it comes with real cool back end software to view the system in terms of exact time of day the panels started sending a charge to the batteries, time the batteries became full with time stamped graphs but you don't have to have all that unless you're a solar geek. The powerwall 2 costs around £6-7k for the 13kwh bank. You can buy the equivalent for half the price from Alibaba. Just a thought. I really think lithium phosphate is the way to go. You spend a lot more than lead acid upfront initially, but the longer term usability of between 3000-5000 cycles 10-15 years (depending on cell manufacturer) will work out more cost effective with regards to ROI. Fuel ⛽️ for thought. Good luck guys and keep em a coming. 😄🇬🇧🇯🇲❤️
The solar guy speaks to low n I find it difficult to understand what he was saying, considering he’s educating pple on such an important thing. Insightful though, cos I’m considering using solar too.
Dela, pls try Sunpower Innovations company base in Ghana, Wode Maya interview the owner sometime ago, they seems to be doing well in the Solar industry.👍🏾
go with a 20KW-hr system lol. 6 hours X 20 KW = 120 KW-hr per day, 30 days X 120KW-hr = 3600KW-hr a month. lol sell excess power to your local power company. or run power to your neighbor and sell them power. lol. ok, that calculation was best case, max sunlight, 365 days. hey, how about, producing hydrogen gas with the excess power, store the hydrogen gas in a tank, use the hydrogen with a fuel cell at night and cloudy days. let's impress the neighbors, lol so, i'm in! :-) at least the batteries will last even longer.
"the future of energy storage could be hydrogen" video: th-cam.com/video/4mqzeHAzIg0/w-d-xo.html an interesting thought. currently i'm investing in panasonics solar panels because of the guarantee of 25 year, power reduction of 8 percent over that time period. so at the end of 25 years panels should produce 92% of initial power. i'm using an in- ground tanks for H2 storage and a fuel cell, and batteries, Enphase, but that may change due to the panasonic batteries, because of their capacity.
Dela asked great questions n i wished Kwame would hv allowed the technician to answer. pls shut up n let the beaut do the talking from now on. u made it too hard to learn anything with all the blabbing
The engineer was very knowledgeable which is what you want. You just now need to calculate what loads you'd be using in the house so he can size the system to suit your needs. Add in your George Forman grill, irons, TVs, ceiling fans, computers and shavers/tongs etc. I look forward to seeing the end result. Also it's definitely best to use your dads roof temporarily to site the panels as it's a headache to move them from your own roof during construction. I'm so excited for you guys as this is my dream I'm figuring out for retirement to the Caribbean. I may need to coke to Ghana instead just for the services of this solar guy. He knows his stuff. I'm actually going to build my own battery bank when I do mine as I'm going to need over a 40kwh bank and to buy that much capacity off the shelf would cost an absolute fortune. £8-15k, but I reckon I could build with raw cells for under £5k. There are dangers associated with diy 48V battery bank builds. But I've done my research and would enlist help from my electronical engineer friend. However new chemistries and pricing would change by then so who knows. 🇬🇧🇯🇲❤️
I really think it's too early to have a conversation with the solar guys , they need to do a load audit before they can recommend a system for you,and currently,your energy load is still in your minds. If you were doing a grid tied system,then they can recommend now,but since you guys want to use the system well, wait till your loads have been installed.
Ok. I was going to do what they are doing. I wanted to buy something that can expand
Great job guys, for going for solar as a backup to the your grid power. If you are worried about the depth of discharge (DoD) and service life of your battery pack, invest in a good charge controller or battery management system (BMS). This will control the DC charging from the solar panels or PV array to the battery pack. Also, to take grid AC power to occasionally charge your batteries safely, without any worries, you need a good AC to DC converter installed between your grid AC power source and battery pack. Thanks and good luck!
Really looking forward to the decorating part of the build.
This has really been educative. You can tell that the solar rep really knows his stuffs. I am really learning a lot about building in Ghana as to what and what to look out for. You can see that building a house is not easy, and you guys are doing a really good job by breaking it down for us step by step. Thanks and keep up the good work. Hope to meet you all when i come to Ghana.
Solar is expensive so get it right and avoid stress later. 6kva system should be enough to power most of ur gadgets even including washing machine N 2 aircons for 2 to 3 hrs usage. Avoid doing it now, taking it off later to a different angle, all is money wasting. Ur building will shade over it from your parent's roof top. I advice u start buying in bits the needed stuffs for upgrade so by the time u are done with ur mansion, u install it fully on your own roof.
🤣🤣🤣 kwame is talking more than the expert in the industry, I expect input but not to that extend😍
Thanks for sharing all this .we are learning a lot. One small issue is when the people are advising Kwame talks and because he is close to the Camara he overpowers the expert and we cant hear much.
Thanks
I think Dela should have held the camera 🤔😊. Hubby was clearly excited and wanting to learn. The expert was good.
Good information for anyone thinking of this type of system for their home. Very knowledgeable guy, Kwame is so excited.. in his element 😀
This episode went over my head - didn't understand the technicalities 🤣😂 But its definitely saved so when I get to that stage I can reference!
😂 my toooo ...I thought that I was in a classroom, Oh lord I was lost.
Kwame was like a #sponge
😁😂😁😂
**You learn something **#new** every day**
Yes we have a chest freezer that does that!
I am a subscriber in the US and I have 12 solar panels that were installed for free on my house and I get to keep them for 20 years with the option to remove after or purchase. I pay for the amount of energy I use and the solar company makes a profit from the rest. My electric company charges me if they supply electric to me, and because I have a surplus, my bill from the electric can sometimes be a credit. I am so happy with this arrangement, it saves me so much money.
Wow
Wow I wish they had a similar scheme here.
Yes they have it here in Canada as well but I never capitalize on it. I was too worried about my roof
Install the panels on ur parents roof, n after ur done with construction fully. Then transfer them directly to yours. My opinion!! Great work 👋 guys
That’s the plan
There are special ac that are designed for off grid. You should look into. There is also solar ac that will be independent of your home system
Yeah I’ve looked into that but the price was 😲
This was very informative! Lots to think of. Well done 👏🏾 as always.
Hello guys, moving along wonderfully 😊. Just a suggestion regarding the converters; there's a TH-cam guy name Eric McNeal is there in Ghana and he had the same issue. He is an engineer and figured a way to connect the panels. Perhaps this would help you guys out .
Yes I’ve seen the video. Thank you 😊
I think your house size is close to mine so this is very helpful
Great information. I learned alot
I heard the Tier 1 is the best.
... just an observation. Kwame should please be quiet and allow the experts to finish talking. He is always interrupting, and acting “tooo know” ... a Ghana term I learned. Otherwise, great job both of you. Be patient and do it right. All the best. Cheers 🥂
Great work
EXCELLENT VIDEO
Waiting on the quote 😂thanks again.
I love long videos
The #cost for setting up a **solar power system** is a 'killer' for most people.
The cost is always brutal at the beginning but it is so worth it in the end.
We will eat only plantain every day just so we can afford it lol 😂
@@moretodela
I am actually a big lover 💚💙of #ripe plantains
😋😋😂😂
Hi, i stumble on your video. Can you make a review video of your solar system ? Wiyld you recommend it in 2023/2024
Dela + Kwame -- Have you considered nuclear power? I heard it is to die for. :-)
I hope not literally 😂
Good 👍 job!!!
I couldn’t hear the consultant. Please mic your guests. I’m considering solar for my house in Accra and was looking forward to this conversation, but I could only hear Kwame. Oh well.
Sorry about that. I have another one coming out soon. Hopefully that will be better for you
Great info! I want air con for sleep too 😂
I wonder what it will cost to go completely off grid for your project.
Me too! I’m still waiting to get the quote back from them. I will share once I get it.
19:50ish would have been a good spot to tell young man in black tshirt to look up😀
Yes! Energy independence! Please tell us your audience. Did you use an architect? And the name of the construction company that you are using?
My husband is the contractor.
I see Kwame gets carried away with the talking and I see the look on Dela's face to signal to Kwame, like the guy speak small ooh
😂
@@moretodela lol
Hi us it possible to give me the details of the guy? In ur discussion there was not enough info about the guy and price thanks
Their website details are in the description box 😊
👌👌👌
Hi, which company and their website please...
They are called SPS sps.com.gh/our-juice
@@moretodela please next time tell Kwame to let the professionals speak, Kwame is all over the place talking talking talking
They manufacture
What about mounting the panel bank in the yard above the manhole?
We did discuss that but where it is located is a shade spot so it wouldn’t get maximum power.
I was thinking that could be a reason not to. The wall on the left side will block most of the sun until it is directly overhead.
Hahahaha. Kwame wanted to reinvent a thermostat. #SmartFreezer
Have you guys considered the Tesla power wall?
No I haven’t, I guess I should be?
@ Natural Ghana Girl. Tesla powerwall is good and it comes with real cool back end software to view the system in terms of exact time of day the panels started sending a charge to the batteries, time the batteries became full with time stamped graphs but you don't have to have all that unless you're a solar geek. The powerwall 2 costs around £6-7k for the 13kwh bank. You can buy the equivalent for half the price from Alibaba. Just a thought. I really think lithium phosphate is the way to go. You spend a lot more than lead acid upfront initially, but the longer term usability of between 3000-5000 cycles 10-15 years (depending on cell manufacturer) will work out more cost effective with regards to ROI. Fuel ⛽️ for thought. Good luck guys and keep em a coming. 😄🇬🇧🇯🇲❤️
The solar guy speaks to low n I find it difficult to understand what he was saying, considering he’s educating pple on such an important thing.
Insightful though, cos I’m considering using solar too.
Dela, pls try Sunpower Innovations company base in Ghana, Wode Maya interview the owner sometime ago, they seems to be doing well in the Solar industry.👍🏾
I’ll take a look thanks
Why don’t you do fully Solar? Why ECG?
We would love to but it’s the cost. Some items are very heavy so would need a very big solar system to handle it.
Dela can’t get a word in.....sorry ooo
Please how much did it cost you to make those solar panels?
We are still waiting for the quote to come back.
go with a 20KW-hr system lol. 6 hours X 20 KW = 120 KW-hr per day, 30 days X 120KW-hr = 3600KW-hr a month. lol sell excess power to your local power company. or run power to your neighbor and sell them power. lol. ok, that calculation was best case, max sunlight, 365 days. hey, how about, producing hydrogen gas with the excess power, store the hydrogen gas in a tank, use the hydrogen with a fuel cell at night and cloudy days. let's impress the neighbors, lol so, i'm in! :-) at least the batteries will last even longer.
"the future of energy storage could be hydrogen" video: th-cam.com/video/4mqzeHAzIg0/w-d-xo.html
an interesting thought. currently i'm investing in panasonics solar panels because of the guarantee of 25 year, power reduction of 8 percent over that time period. so at the end of 25 years panels should produce 92% of initial power. i'm using an in- ground tanks for H2 storage and a fuel cell, and batteries, Enphase, but that may change due to the panasonic batteries, because of their capacity.
I have a Solar Power book to share with you, where do I email it to you guys?
Naturalghanagirl@gmail.com Thank you
Please mail me too🤭
@@moretodela Sending it now. Peace and Blessings
Hmmm 🤔
OMG you have to be knowledgeable in engineering plumbing solar masonry carpentry electrician drivers hey Ghana
good job Siz, can u help me with solar guy,s tel.Nr if u can plsss Thank you
Dela asked great questions n i wished Kwame would hv allowed the technician to answer. pls shut up n let the beaut do the talking from now on. u made it too hard to learn anything with all the blabbing
Check your email ... @Sovereign
Could you send it to naturalghanagirl@gmail.com instead please? It’s easier if all my emails are in one place 🙏🏾
I will definitely connect there.... thanks. Email was sent. Please
@@moretodela I am also grateful for the work you do and will want to have a consultation appointment upon the arrival in Ghana.