EnergyMateirals

Renewable energy (RE) is derived from natural processes that are replenished constantly. In its various forms, it derives directly from the sun, or from heat generated deep within the earth. Included in the definition is electricity and heat generated from solar, wind, ocean, hydropower, biomass, geothermal resources, and biofuels and hydrogen derived from renewable resources. Today there is a strong argument that RE should not just be viewed as a sustainable power generation (and energy vectors as in the case with hydrogen) but rather as a potential social solution that, if deployed correctly, could be a big advantage to society beyond the advantages of reducing climate change.

In October 2022 Energy Material donated $265 to set up a microgrid energy generation system that supplements the amount of power used by Energy Materials from the grid, Energy Materials is pledging back the cost of energy Energy generated from the microgrid generation system at the same rate as that of conventional grid supplied power.

EnergyMaterials Pledge rules
1- For a minimum duration of 10 years, you / organisation will pledge money at a cost at the same rate, as grid supplied electricity in the area where the renewable installation is installed.
2- Any user / organisation that receives renewable energy equipment will agree to follow the same pledge rules.
3- In the event the pledge can not be maintained, equipment should be donated at zero cost to someone who can maintain the pledge for the use of the renewable energy equipment.
4- Equipment does fail, costs should be deducted from funds pledged, to replace components; however, to understand component failures, this should be reported to the community.

Our current RE microgrid system consists of 200W of photovoltaic panels and a 100W bicycle powered generator. As of the beginning of 2025 we have saved 41.06 kg of CO2
The bike generator was removed from the system at the beginning of 2025 due to the bike being used for commuting purposes and will be reconnected to the generator later in the year.

If you set up your own system and follow these rules, we would love to hear about how you get on.

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Month	Monthly kWh generated	Total kWh generated	Total $ pledged	Total installed capacity
Dec 2025	1.02	110.95	$13.81	200W^a
Nov 2025	2.36	109.93	$13.68	200W^a
Oct 2025	3.70	107.57	$13.39	200W^a
Sep 2025	4.28	103.87	$12.93	200W^a
Aug 2025	5.17	99.59	$12.39	200W^a
Jul 2025	4.09	94.41	$11.75	200W^a
Jun 2025	4.05	90.33	$11.23	200W^a
May 2025	4.25	86.28	$10.73	200W^a
Apr 2025	3.66	82.03	$10.20	200W^a
Mar 2025	4.05	78.37	$9.74	200W^a
Feb 2025	2.00	74.32	$9.23	200W^a
Jan 2025	1.56	72.32	$8.98	200W^a
Dec 2024	1.56	70.76	$8.79	200W^a, 100W^b
Nov 2024	2.50	69.19	$8.59	200W^a, 100W^b
Oct 2024	3.29	66.69	$8.28	200W^a, 100W^b
Sep 2024	3.70	63.40	$7.87	200W^a, 100W^b
Aug 2024	4.97	59.70	$7.41	200W^a, 100W^b
July 2024	4.02	54.73	$6.78	200W^a, 100W^b
Jun 2024	3.25	50.71	$6.28	200W^a, 100W^b
May 2024	2.74	47.45	$5.88	200W^a, 100W^b
Apr 2024	2.07	44.66	$5.53	200W^a, 100W^b
Mar 2024	3.19	42.59	$5.28	200W^a, 100W^b
Feb 2024	2.17	39.33	$4.88	200W^a, 100W^b
Jan 2024	1.18	37.16	$4.61	200W^a, 100W^b
Dec 2023	1.69	35.94	$4.47	200W^a, 100W^b
Nov 2023	1.99	34.25	$4.26	200W^a, 100W^b
Oct 2023	2.87	32.22	$4.02	200W^a, 100W^b
Sep 2023	4.21	29.35	$3.67	200W^a, 100W^b
Aug 2023	3.77	25.05	$3.13	200W^a*
Jul 2023	2.32	21.28	$2.66	200W^a *
Jun 2023	3.93	18.96	$2.37	200W^a
May 2023	2.83	15.0	$1.8	200W^a
Apr 2023	2.46	12.2	$1.52	200W^a
Mar 2023	2.13	9.73	$1.22	200W^a
Feb 2023	1.92	7.59	$0.95	200W^a
Jan 2023	1.37	5.67	$0.71	200W^a
Dec 2022	1.17	4.3	$0.54	200W^a
Nov 2022	1.57	3.13	$0.39	200W^a
Oct 2022	1.56	1.56	$0.20	200W^a

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