Elso sees the residentieel area as a Smart Grid, what is a Smart Grid?
A smart grid is an electricity system that influences the demand for electricity based on the current supply. The conventional electricity grid, which has hardly any storage options, is demand-driven and has a hierarchical structure, with electricity production at the top, which is controlled by current consumption. Renewable energy is often generated by external conditions such as sun and wind: production takes place independently of demand. By controlling the demand with a smart grid, it can be better matched to the current supply. The smart grid can make use of information, two-way traffic, communication technologies and computer intelligence.
A few examples of generating energy are:
The todays’ perception is having solar panels, or solar roof tiles with a layer of solar cells plus a laminate.
This structure is still paramount.
What we tend to work with is a solar cell free structure which saves us from:
The advantages of our system: