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"A Nissan Leaf will be the main source of energy for a vineyard in South
Australia from next Wednesday, marking a major shift in the relationship
between cars and buildings in Australia.
Ballycroft Vineyard and Cellars, located near the Sturt Highway about an hour’s
drive north-east of Adelaide, is run by Joseph and Sue Evans.
After a long two and a half year wait, the Barossa locals are about to have a
vehicle-to-grid and vehicle-to-home converter installed that will allow them to
use the two-way charging capability of their Nissan Leaf to power their home
and business.
According to Joseph, the converter can do two things: it can charge the car at
a rate of seven kilowatts an hour during the day, and then at nighttime the
stored power in the EV’s 40kWh lithium battery can charge the house or put
power back onto the grid.
While it won’t quite mean the vineyard can go off-grid, it should be able to
become as close to self-sufficient energywise without investing in several
energy stoage batteries. On top of that, the Evans’ also get a vehicle that
doesn’t need them to visit the bowser and pay fluctuating fuel prices in with
the deal."
We just upgraded to the same model Leaf with the same idea in mind.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
