PV Gap

Harry Said:

Solar Panel?

We Answered:

Though wind energy is the big thing at present, and I derive a significant part of my income from doing engineering on these wind farms, I personally prefer a wood-fired boiler & steam turbine generator combination as the best renewable energy system.

Wind generation works great when the wind blows, but if you intend to go off-grid expect to invest in energy storage and some other form of backup power.

Solar photovoltaic panels are about 16% efficient at best, and that's only when the sun is shining brightly.

If you consider that trees (biomass) are a completely natural, renewable energy resource, and couple this energy resource with modern clean combustion technology, this makes for a great dispatchable, long-term sustainable, ready-when-you-need-it solution.

Go wood!