SolarQuest® Energy Monitoring Services Background information.

Following is an outline of background information about the SolarQuest® educational programs, links to more descriptive information about our data monitoring system, and references to primary activities of SolarQuest®, including data monitoring for schools and commercial users.

• The rationale for solar energy
  • Hubbert Peak. The peak in global oil extraction is coming this decade. The decline of oil from one year to the next will have a profound impact on humanity. Preparing for this eventuality now with solar energy is good insurance and a sound investment in its own right.
  • Apollo2. In the long run, renewable energy potential is sufficient to meet humanity's needs.
• SolarQuest® MicroSolar Distance Learning Initiative. The digital divide is also an energy divide. SolarQuest® has developed and installed MicroSolar systems which power village computer centers connected to the internet by satellite. In October of 2000, we installed a solar-powered internet system in the remote village of Porvenir, Bolivia.
• Data Monitoring
  • Schematic. This link shows the components and layout of our energy and climate monitoring system.
  • Energy. The SolarQuest® Data service provides users with a graph of their power (instantaneous) and energy (cumulative) production (solar/wind/other renewables) and consumption (elecricity loads).
  • Climate. With a complete electronic weather station, the SolarQuest® Data service provides users with a graph of their local climate conditions.
• Technology
  • Power Hub / Sensor Cluster
  • Data Loggers
  • Web Server Application
• Current and Planned Projects
  • SolarQuest® is preparing final engineering and purchasing for several remote telecenters to be installed in the Galapagos Islands and Bhutan.
  • We are doing commercial-scale installations for Central Coating Company in Madera, California, and a major retailer in Santa Cruz.
  • We are developing a web-based economic analysis of the energy data for our commercial clients.
  • We are planning to use wireless sensors for certain measurements to be accomplished with our systems in the Galapagos Islands.
  • We are planning to re-engineer our system to combine integrated components for lower overall system cost.
  • We are planning a program for information sharing amongst schools in the SolarQuest® network.