Image: Matt and Betty: Clayton Falls License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 The electrical grid in Bella Coola is an isolated micro-grid. That is it is not connected to the main grid; all of its electricity is produced and consumed locally. The… Read More »Bella Coola Smart Grid
A few years ago, I went to visit some family in Bella Coola. In case you don’t know where Bella Coola is, it’s about half-way up the province of BC right on the ocean (it’s actually at the end of… Read More »Bella Coola Microhydro
This post describes the electrical and electronic circuitry installed that controls and monitors the power generated by the two 130 watt solar panels installed above the electronics lab. A previous post describes how I installed the panels. The Okanagan College… Read More »Solar Panels on C Building at Okanagan College (Part 2)
In the summer of 2009, the department decided to install solar panels on the roof above the electronics labs. The main purpose of this project was to provide a learning platform for students to see electricity and electronics concepts in… Read More »Solar Panels on C Building at Okanagan College (Part 1)
If you are the photographer of the above photo, let me know so that I can give you credit. I remember getting it off of flickr and that it had a Creative Commons license, but I lost the photographer’s info.