iceman Posted May 8 Report Share Posted May 8 Going Green. Did you know that your Relais 22 will be carrying out a complete energy transition project this summer? Yes, we'll be generating our own hydroelectricity thanks to innovative technology from Bearstream (a Quebec company), with the installation of a river micro-turbine. We're going to stop emitting over 450 tonnes of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere every year. When you consider that a small car emits 2 tonnes of GHG into the atmosphere every year, that's no mean feat. What's more, in collaboration with Circuit électrique, we'll be the first in Quebec to offer a 50kw fast-charging station off the Hydro-Québec grid and powered by hydroelectricity. Starting this summer, you'll be able to recharge your electric vehicles on our premises, in the forest, without any problems, while enjoying a delicious meal and your favorite beverage. We look forward to welcoming you this summer. Stay tuned for our next publications on this subject MrGutz, PISTON LAKE CRUISER, dooright and 5 others 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dooright Posted May 9 Report Share Posted May 9 100 Lacs has some sort of hydroelectricity station as well . MrGutz, GSX800 and iceman 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doo4adoo Posted May 9 Report Share Posted May 9 We will need that for our electric sleds iceman and MrGutz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signfan Posted May 9 Report Share Posted May 9 45 minutes ago, doo4adoo said: We will need that for our electric sleds They'll need 10 of them to run viable electric charging. That or a big battery coupled with still 4 or 5 micro turbines. Wonder what size units they're installing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted May 9 Report Share Posted May 9 This is good news. The price of diesel to run generators at these places must be astronomical. Relais La Cache is equipped with a large solar farm, not sure if they are self sufficient. I am certianly not a "greenie" but if these project reduce operating costs enough to keep their operations profitable I am 100% supportive. MrGutz, zeusand and wng-2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted May 9 Author Report Share Posted May 9 50 minutes ago, smclelan said: Relais La Cache is equipped with a large solar farm, not sure if they are self sufficient. Found this. I know nothing about sizing solar but 95kw for them seems beefy MrGutz, dooright and smclelan 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signfan Posted May 10 Report Share Posted May 10 It is a big system for private solar. Issue is solar performance drops considerably in the winter when these guys need it to work. You get 1/2 the daylight at our latitude which equates to half the power and then snowy days where the sunlight is reduced considerably. So I'd bet they've oversized to accomodate for that. When looking at these microgrid systems a big solar or micro turbine is tiny when you start into vehicle charging. That big 95 kw system would barely charge two cars with no other loads on it. The tesla super chargers are charging at rates of up to 300 kw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccaffrey Posted May 10 Report Share Posted May 10 We drove to Relais 22 last ride of the season due to lack of snow, they had enough wood cut and stacked for 100 homes. dooright and markusvt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted May 11 Report Share Posted May 11 They had me at: On 5/8/2024 at 4:18 PM, iceman said: enjoying a delicious meal and your favorite beverage. MrGutz, dooright, iceman and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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