How can this timber yard go off-grid, it uses so much power?

[@billyork9588]

I went off grid onto solar 7 years ago. Benefits are that I have sufficient reliable power without interruption. As I live in South Africa the benefits are enormous and with the spiraling cost of Eskom power the system was paid off within 4 years. Even if I have to replace the entire system the components of the system have become cheaper but less available due to increased demand for cost effective reliability and would be worthwhile. It is a really great feeling to be self sufficient when everything around you is falling apart! In my opinion solar is the way to go - less disruptive than wind generators and less maintenance.

[@gundelfish]

Phantastic! It's amazing to see that a whole business can be run on solar with Victron! Just this year I 've installed Victron in my own house. Several MPPTs and three MP IIs (three phase) combined with Pylontech batteries and all connected to a Cerbo. It's all running great and is capable of island mode, just in case.

[@Smartrician]

Awesome 🎉🎉

[@amenaspecialist]

I install this kit but this kind of install is next level, Absolutely smashed it out of the park boys! Well done!

[@Fester_]

Wowza. I heard my brother say that 30 or so years ago and have never used it before. Wowza.

[@patty2Strk]

Victron ❣

[@tillthiemann6448]

This is the Solarpunk future we want.

[@Burwains_Energy]

Amazing install! When you combine a professional installer with Victron products, the sky is the limit!

[@VictronEnergyBV]

Danny will be pleased to read this comment! Thanks for watching. And yes we agree.

[@Smartrician]

Thank You! Totally no limits, unlimited power 🥳

[@garyburchgb]

This is amazing, done a 1kw solar system in a full time converted horsebox home with victron kit. Would love to do these large installs as a job and see it come together!

[@bilbottles1339]

This is awesome and goes to show how excellent and scaleable Victron solar is - amazing I have Victron easysolar on my off grid property in Australia at an incredibly small fraction of this set up and it is the best energy decision i ever made.

[@VictronEnergyBV]

Great to hear!

[@EkoNiezalezny]

WOW!!! Beautifull instalation. OFF GRID systems are a future of provide energy. Connected with LiFePO4 intelligent ESS must works great and long term. Congratulation.

[@Smartrician]

Thank You 🎉

[@EkoNiezalezny]

@@Smartrician Your welcome 😉

[@kevxsi16v]

Cool setup same batteries I have used for my install. These BYD batteries (despite being China) are really very very well made. I am currently running 7 of them.

[@ahalhalahalhal9701]

China make better stuffs anyway does uk Even make anything?

[@MrEuan616]

Great work TekiDan!

[@Smartrician]

Thank You 🎉

[@whoguy4231]

Amazing ... Take my hat off to you ... Sustainability one house/factory at a time 👏

[@Smartrician]

Thank You 🎉

[@elimgarak1127]

Until you need to recycle the solar panels. Then the dream comes tumbling down.

[@whoguy4231]

@@elimgarak1127 Not really ... The glass is recyclable, same with the aluminium and silicon ... It's just a matter of having the will to do it as they did with lead acid batteries.

[@Smartrician]

Everything is recyclable, even the lithium batteries.

[@sisenis4460]

@2:57 you also have Lynx BMS, why do you have it, does it works with non-Victron batteries? I mean does it keep contactor closed?

[@Smartrician]

Hi yes, this is for use with Victron smart lithium batteries, has disconnect built in to BMS

[@sisenis4460]

Thanks for reply, but why you use Lynx BMS in this system if you have Byd battery BMS? Is it just for having Lynx Distributor fuse status in Cerbo or VRM?

[@Smartrician]

There are 2 systems, the main system is BYD with no lynx BMS each battery has own disconnects. The house system has Lynx BMS and victron batteries.

[@paulaspinall919]

Amazing video. It was fascinating to see how it all linked up and fulfilled the factory needs. Reducing your dependence on fossil fuels is a big plus, not knowing where the artificial prices will go next. Amuses me that oil producing countries control the volume of oil pumped to maintain high prices for the users. High prices for oil provide a much more fertile development environment for green solutions. ROI 4 years! No brainer. Thanks for an excellent video.

[@reedmurungweni2091]

Wow this is absolutely amazing!!!!!! what a solution

[@Smartrician]

Thank You 🎉

[@peacheszinserling]

🎉🎉its absolutely amazing victron and when we had it. it worked beautifully fullstop..simply Amazing 🎉🎉

[@h2ouxb]

What a fantastic set-up! I'm at the start of a new build and also run a sawmill, but not to this scale. I'm very interested in what you could do for our farm.

[@messervices6904]

Nice system with hight quality 💪

[@Smartrician]

Thank You 🎉

[@CMP72]

Brilliant video! Great to see the true potential with Victron products on a large scale! I have used Victron products many times now and love them can't wait for my next project which I'll be using Victron inverters, chargers and battery's for an off grid container home! Let me know if you'd like to help out with this Victron energy! I would love some factory support !

[@CharlieRunnalls]

I love this!!

[@salvadorblascogonga8204]

Maravillosa instalación como me gustaría poder trabajar en estas instalaciones y con estos materiales.

[@Smartrician]

Thank You 🎉

[@Helloverlord]

0:41 worth mentioning timber yard was off grid even before they opted for PV panels...

[@colcent_solar]

This is nice😊 ,fan from Nigeria

[@Smartrician]

Thank You 🎉

[@Ale55andr082]

it would be nice if victron introduced its own line of "server rack style" batteries with integrated BMS (like Pylontec, SOK etc).

[@Smartrician]

You never know what’s around the corner 🎉

[@Ale55andr082]

@@Smartrician I hoped so, Victron has a very complete product line, from inverters to fuses. It would be the ideal completion

[@VarkaTheDragon]

That would require Victron to develop and release a new product before it becomes out of date!!

[@John15293]

Or as the narrator would say. Victwon server wack.

[@billtudor1953]

I don't know why this was suggested to me. But is there any consideration of switching some of the power hungry machines to DC motors? Would it be worth while for the lower conversion losses?

[@Smartrician]

Nice idea, but the machines are special ones and the batteries are too far away for dc cabling.

[@josef12011976]

Hi, is there a System Diagramm too? Why are the froniu used? BR

[@Smartrician]

They are fresh AC, in the video it is explained.

[@martinburnette8229]

Would you be willing to share cost for various stages of your project thank you Martin

[@Smartrician]

Each install has own requirements, I could give you a quote for your own needs if you'd like.

[@mflo1970]

El pensamiento del señor ,de poner su grano de arena es muy importante, buena elección, enhorabuena 🎉🎉

[@Smartrician]

Thank You 🎉

[@SlackersIndustry]

would have been nice to see how much it cost to install everything and how much he was saving, how long til it pays off

[@Smartrician]

around 4 years to pay back at todays prices, still have another roof to install more PV.

[@العبيدي-ش2م]

Does the battery include a warranty?

[@Smartrician]

Yes sure, 5 years as standard but can be extended 🎉

[@djsykez]

@victronenergy genuine question, do you have any retailers / service providers in New Zealand ? I'm looking for a similar size system in a up coming project

[@Smartrician]

Take alook on the Victron Website installer map.

[@MBe-m9y]

What about wind generator? That would work in summer and winter as well.

[@Smartrician]

Yes sure he would like to add one in a few years

[@kentneil7100]

Mega impressive solution but would have been nice to know the cost and savings

[@mattiafrancescobruni8318]

Real nice setup, is the BYD batteries the Blade type? Wonder how much space a setup like this will take per kW

[@Smartrician]

They are LVL BYD 15.4kW usable per battery

[@simonyapp]

You are amazing Danny Good on you

[@Smartrician]

Thank You 🎉

[@donlatinohits]

The budget for this project will be off the roof

[@Smartrician]

ROI is 4 years 🎉

[@GrantGoddard-b9e]

What would be the approximate cost for a set up this size please? I too run two timber yards in West Wales Thanks

[@GrantGoddard-b9e]

@@Smartrician rough price on a system like this?

[@clivelee4279]

When you say the sawdust logs have more heat than coal , do you mean weight for weight , ie more BTU’s per lb’s in favour of the logs ? Thank you , a most interesting video.

[@alanblyde8502]

Way to go congratulations, is imagine there would be cloudy day in that part of the work World unlike Australia but hats off to you👌🇦🇺

[@sunroad7228]

“In any system of energy, Control is what consumes energy the most. No energy store holds enough energy to extract an amount of energy equal to the total energy it stores. No system of energy can deliver sum useful energy in excess of the total energy put into constructing it. This universal truth applies to all systems. Energy, like time, flows from past to future” (2017).

[@Smartrician]

There’s always loses, energy in Vs energy out, but £ in £ = happy client

[@hali1337]

Brutal!

[@getubelogin]

So how long will it take to pay for itself?

[@Smartrician]

With today’s prices approximately 4 years

[@markb3787]

Congratulations It’s a dream come true 🔱

[@Smartrician]

It is awesome 🎉

[@margarita8442]

good install, big $$$$

[@ooglek]

Cool! How much did the whole system cost, and what's the time for ROI?

[@Smartrician]

Each site has it’s own cost and one price doesn’t suit all sites, client confidentiality we can’t disclose their install price. ROI is 4 years at todays prices. Feel free to ask us to quote your site anytime.

[@ooglek]

@@Smartrician OK, what is the per kWh price of electricity in say July 2023 in England for this site, and how much electricity is the site generating per day/week/month on average, and over what time period is that average? Can you give me a quote for exactly what was shown in the video?

[@alexcalcan]

@VictronEnergyBV share the VRM link for this site please!

[@w3bb0y]

Curious how this will keep the factory running in winter though

[@dank9561]

Likely they would run the smaller generator overnight to recharge the batteries, which would then run the factory during the day without needing to turn the bigger generator on.

[@Smartrician]

Yes thats right

[@25566]

it won't they said so in the video, they still to maintain the generators for winter..

[@zergounkhalid5804]

I would be interested to know how the 6 inverters were connected, whether they were connected in parallel in series, or whether each 3 inverters were connected separately

[@Smartrician]

3 x 4 in Parallel

[@carlthor91]

Thanks for the informative video.

[@25566]

so they still need the generator in winter...

[@Smartrician]

Yes sure

[@callumcurtis15]

But that doesn't really matter in this case because they will be using all the energy created by the solar panels thanks to battery storage, So the ROI should be about the same as having enough panels to get through the winter if not actually better because they would be overproducing in the summer .

[@Smartrician]

@@callumcurtis15 and changing to electric forklifts and EVs next year to charge when factory closes at 4pm and weekends when closed

[@darlyncom746]

VERY WONDERFUL

[@Smartrician]

Thank You 🎉

[@bramcoteelectrical1088]

😊❤well done danny

[@Kosmonooit]

Do the gensets go via the Quatros?

[@Smartrician]

Yes sure

[@DJDougz]

We're designing, building and operating some really big Victron systems here in Scotland. If you need a system for your business, get in touch.

[@Smartrician]

That would ace! Send me your details and would love to past on any work in your area too :)

[@sisenis4460]

Nice project! But how did you use Lynx Distributor which has max current 1000A DC, but your Quattros in peaks can take 1500-2000A DC?

[@Smartrician]

Used a ring bus configuration, you can’t see on video well, the lynx are back to back with 15 x 2 120mm links cables going through the wall, on simulation with any 2 phases running at 18kW per box the amps are never over 1000amp in any one place on the bus, batteries have own disconnects built in.

[@tujuprojects]

In Finland a typical saw burns down when the economy slows and somehow they lit up at the same time. With that much high current wires all over the changes are even better.

[@pedrosmits]

Why not use the waste product to produce electricity? Instead of running the small generator at night in the winter.

[@Smartrician]

Good idea!

[@normyanke2515]

looking at publicly available solar data for UK, it appears solar works at full output maybe 10% of the time. Unless local grid electricity is extremely high priced, I mean really high, this will just be a waste of money, unless there are government subsidies involved. For six winter months average solar will be something like 3% of the time, providing peak output equivalent. So what about the other 97% of the time, and the BIG bill for solar equipment.

[@VictronEnergyBV]

I guess you missed the point that the woodyard are not connected to the grid?

[@Smartrician]

Thanks for you comment, we don’t compare to any data on the web, this install works, over 80% of the power is now provided from the sun. Instead of 100% diesel. 🎉

[@normyanke2515]

impossible, in winter solar capacity factor for the UK maybe 3% over six months. You cannot run this mill and charge the huge batteries with intermittent, unreliable, weak winter sun, stop fooling people with this nonsense. @@Smartrician

[@CUBICWATT]

Always, start with an complete overview of energy needs and alternatives, how and where all that energy is flowing: Motors and the equipment they drive account for 63% of the total energy consumed in the industrial sector. The purchase price of an efficient DC FOC Controlled motor only accounts for 0,5% of its total lifetime costs. The remaining 99% is electricity (and a small fraction for maintenance). Companies that develop and implement a motor efficiency program generally uncover a cost savings of 43%.

[@Smartrician]

Good advise Thank You 🎉

[@tomkelly8827]

I thought they would use steam power from their wood waste

[@Smartrician]

The owner has steam engines too and wants to play them to use excess solar at weekends to heat the water

[@5885ronny]

Hallo 👍👍👍

[@Smartrician]

Thank You 🎉

[@davidking1501]

Huge fan of Victron gear but have to considered alternative non-lithium-based battery modular systems like the companies Redflow zinc based battery system. In the future for larger installation, you may want to consider German manufactured based AllTech batteries when the 60Kwh plus modules finally come into production

[@Smartrician]

Something to look at in the future for sure! Thank You

[@donlatinohits]

Omo... This is heavy.

[@Smartrician]

Awesome 🎉

[@johnfox2483]

nice to hear we can go to renewable energy, however: -why don't you have electricity from grid? to expensive? -if machines need 130kW max, why you have 400kVA generator? -130kW need about 1000 sq.m. of solar panels ... in ideal sunny conditions. Do you have enough roof surface? -I hope, there will be no fire ...

[@dudeleboski2692]

I wonder how much that eat someone back?

[@Smartrician]

4 years payback at todays prices

[@Norfieldeng]

Issue with title, it was off grid to start with! Now it has uninterrupted off grid with Solar added to the mix?

[@VictronEnergyBV]

What language are you seeing this?

[@Norfieldeng]

English. I would use the term off grid as being without a connection to take national power grid and reliant on another source like generators which was the starting point. Interesting all the same and quite simillar to a local window factory based on an old farm and run on generators that has done simillar.

[@Smartrician]

They did have single phase 60amp in the beginning, but as the buisness grew, an upgrade to 3 Phase 250amp was so expensive being in the country side, it was cheaper to use red fuel. Then a few years ago law was made to only use white fuel with the extra taxes.

[@timlucas4014]

Why did he say he used 400 KVA with all the equipment going ,, and then Victron said up to 130 KVa... Big differance I must be missing somthing here

[@networkingdude]

Because generators are usually twice the size of the load.

[@kayakingphotos]

Starting surges are pretty heavy with mill machinery like that. Even with a soft starter, in the mill I work at, starting currents can be 4 times full load running current. And it might be taking 30-45 seconds getting up to speed.

[@timlucas4014]

So 2 * 130 is 400 Ok got it @@networkingdude

[@timlucas4014]

The total of 180 KVA inverters have to handle the Inductive loads also with the simular limitations as a Gen@@kayakingphotos

[@slipperyslope5364]

That is a joke that solar companies didn't want to take the Job, if you have enough solar real estate then your power is limitless. Storage is no problem either, at $ 96k a year electric bill, it is easy justification for an investment in a large battery bank

[@VictronEnergyBV]

Steve was paying more like $130k US a year. (£2K week)

[@Smartrician]

Other installers just didn’t know about Victron Equipment and its capabilities.

[@getl0st]

I would have come up with a system to turn all of the sawdust into diesel or some other Bio Fuel....

[@Smartrician]

You should give that a try! 🎉

[@universeisundernoobligatio3283]

Looks like theres room for more solar panels on the property.

[@VictronEnergyBV]

It’s important to always have a bit of wiggle room to expand :-)

[@Smartrician]

For sure! When the cow shed roof is replaced that is next 🎉

[@picobyte]

These coverters don't care what the load is.