Our first smart home living project is a reality! As neighborhood sustainability professionals, we were no strangers to FWD Magazine’s editor-in-chief Martijn Chel. From the moment he started building his own self-sufficient home, he was eager to partner with us. Below is a brief preview of how this collaboration went.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\n“Of course, a smart house cannot do without solar panels with which we can be virtually self-sufficient. We therefore already took into account the location and sufficient space on the roof in the initial drawings. Together with The Sustainable Boys<\/strong> we then started looking for the best solution for as much solar energy as possible as well as a solution for energy management in the house. We finally chose 30 black panels from Canadian Solar, with a capacity of 365wp each. With a total of 30 panels we should be able to generate over 10,000kWh, which should be enough to make the house self-sufficient (at least during the months with lots of sunlight).”<\/p>\r\nYou can read the whole story here<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
In the near future, solar panels and smart home living are going to be an essential collaboration. Especially now that the net-metering scheme is being phased out, this is critical to being self-sufficient.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n