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I am looking to set up a low impact home next year and want to be self-sufficient as far as power is concerned. Not wanting to rely on either solar or wind generation to charge a bank of batteries I was wondering what I would need to link the two. As an emergency back up or on the odd occasion when ...

Thanks for all the welcoming replies. I didn't expect so many. As well as posting stuff here on my progress and, no doubt, asking for help from the more experianced, I will be keeping a blog on my Myspace page. Feel free to take a look and comments will always be welcome.