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Have any idea how much a ZenithSolar unit costs? Apparently they've given an Israeli community of 1100 people a surplus of electricity with only 16 units.
by moonsu 15y ago
Have any idea how much a ZenithSolar unit costs? Apparently they've given an Israeli community of 1100 people a surplus of electricity with only 16 units.
- adrianwaj 15y agoNo, I don't know, but could investigate. It'd be interesting to see a device that was placed in a location over the course of a year and measured different facets of sun and wind for that location and enabled simulation of various technologies.
- leot 15y agoTheir website says nothing, but they link (http://green-energy-reviews.com/zenith-turns-an-israeli-kibbutz-solar/ http://green-energy-reviews.com/zenith-turns-an-israeli-kibb...) to a video that shows a presentation with a slide of their technology with the text: 5 kWh PV + Thermal -- 30,000 Euros ... and they claim their products will last 20 years.
- moonsu 15y agoThere will certainly be maintenance costs during that 20 years though. I do like the idea that as PV efficiencies improve you only have to swap out one cell per dish