Hello from a sunny place : Toulouse in France

groar · 09-16-08, 09:13 AM

Hi,

I'm from Toulouse in France. Not the most sunny, but far enough to have solar panels.

My wife and I had the key of our house 2 years ago yesterday (Sept 15) and yesterday began the installation of 3kWc of solar panels on our roof which should be over today

In between our 16 months old son is born.

In fact the installation will be finished in a few weeks/months... when the installation will be connected to whom I resell my electricity. Until then it will be switched off

but after that I will save uranium (French electricity is 80% nuclear) as I'm saving CO2 by eco-driving (and ecomodding a little

.

I will create a new thread tonight with pictures.

Before that we changed (nearly) all bubbles and changed a few things to lower our electricity and water consumption. I will create a thread tonight with details.

Love that new place

thanks a lot guys to create and manage it.

Denis.

Daox · 09-16-08, 09:34 AM

Welcome to ER groar. I look forward to your posts! Sounds like you are really on the right track.

dremd · 09-16-08, 12:48 PM

A very warm welcome to our French cousin.

Im jealous of the Solar panels; I wish I could justify them here . ..

Mind If I ask what bubbles are? I'm guessing Windows?

groar · 09-16-08, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by dremd

Im jealous of the Solar panels; I wish I could justify them here . ..

We are doing it only thanks to governmental aid and high resell price. Without that we wouldn't have enough money to finance that project and other one.

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Mind If I ask what bubbles are? I'm guessing Windows?

Oops, I wanted to say bulbs

CFL and LED.

Stories to be followed in individual threads...

Denis.

Daox · 09-16-08, 03:04 PM

Ooooh, LEDs. I'm interested in seeing that. I have a bunch of in ceiling lights in my kitchen and would love to convert (and probably will) to LEDs. Pics pics pics!

dremd · 09-16-08, 09:52 PM

Ooo Bulbs!

Glad to hear that the french gvt has some sense!

I keep wanting to mention that your english is excellent.

groar · 09-17-08, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by dremd

Glad to hear that the french gvt has some sense!

In fact this is mandated by European Union. In 2012 a certain percentage of electricity must be renewable to achieve Tokyo's CO2 aims. We are late compare to Germany, while Spain and Italy are going faster than us. But sale prices and government aid are decided by each country.

An ecological project often achieved is solar water heating, noticeably when building a new house. Solar heating, geothermal or aerothermal are less often achieved as there is much more work and French government aid is only about material, but some local aid may help about working cost.

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I keep wanting to mention that your english is excellent.

Thanks, but it's often a pain in the ... when I have to express some ideas, I have to search my words during looong times. Often I say my English is "read only"

Denis.

dentprone · 09-18-08, 11:32 AM

Welcome, Groar. Nice to see you over here also, keep us posted on your house. Many of us over here would love to have a bank of cells like you do.

09-23-08, 07:49 PM

Welcome as well, groar! I've always loved France, and I must admit I'm jealous of your home, and the location

The solar panels sound like a great investment. I'm still very interested in them, but I'm trying to decide between solar panels or a living roof. I'll have to pick your mind some about your setup when it comes time for me to make that decision

09-16-08, 09:13 AM	#1
groar X-Frenchy: very Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Toulouse, France Posts: 153 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Hello from a sunny place : Toulouse in France Hi, I'm from Toulouse in France. Not the most sunny, but far enough to have solar panels. My wife and I had the key of our house 2 years ago yesterday (Sept 15) and yesterday began the installation of 3kWc of solar panels on our roof which should be over today In between our 16 months old son is born. In fact the installation will be finished in a few weeks/months... when the installation will be connected to whom I resell my electricity. Until then it will be switched off but after that I will save uranium (French electricity is 80% nuclear) as I'm saving CO2 by eco-driving (and ecomodding a little . I will create a new thread tonight with pictures. Before that we changed (nearly) all bubbles and changed a few things to lower our electricity and water consumption. I will create a thread tonight with details. Love that new place thanks a lot guys to create and manage it. Denis. __________________ Earth absorbs 1.8 t CO2/head/yr, while a French generates 6.2 t CO2/yr To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. kg saved 06/08-08/09: 1816.9+382.9 (ecodriving / 1420mi not driven) = 2199.8 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. (2.66 kg/l diesel) kg saved by 3kWc photo-voltaic solar panels : 187 kg/yr To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. (59.1 g/kWh) Radioactive wastes saved by 3kWc photo-voltaic solar panels : Long life (>100,000 years) : 2.85 g/yr (0.9 mg/kWh) Short life (<300 years) : 31.7 g/yr (10.0 mg/kWh) Based upon "official" French figures...

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Daox Administrator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Germantown, WI Posts: 5,525 Thanks: 1,162 Thanked 374 Times in 305 Posts	Ooooh, LEDs. I'm interested in seeing that. I have a bunch of in ceiling lights in my kitchen and would love to convert (and probably will) to LEDs. Pics pics pics! __________________ Current project - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. & To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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dremd Need More Eco Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Scott, La Posts: 172 Thanks: 2 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	A very warm welcome to our French cousin. Im jealous of the Solar panels; I wish I could justify them here . .. Mind If I ask what bubbles are? I'm guessing Windows?

09-16-08, 09:52 PM	#6
dremd Need More Eco Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Scott, La Posts: 172 Thanks: 2 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Ooo Bulbs! Glad to hear that the french gvt has some sense! I keep wanting to mention that your english is excellent.

09-18-08, 11:32 AM	#8
dentprone Lurking Renovator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: North FL, near Gainesville Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Welcome, Groar. Nice to see you over here also, keep us posted on your house. Many of us over here would love to have a bank of cells like you do.

09-23-08, 07:49 PM	#9
Tree Hugger Guest Posts: n/a	Welcome as well, groar! I've always loved France, and I must admit I'm jealous of your home, and the location The solar panels sound like a great investment. I'm still very interested in them, but I'm trying to decide between solar panels or a living roof. I'll have to pick your mind some about your setup when it comes time for me to make that decision