Let OES help you go Solar Thermal, as the 30% Federal Tax Credits apply, while the solar domestic hot water and auxiliary space heat systems provide for energy savings and increased equity of your home or business.

Our recent addition to the solar PV family...  7.2 KW Grid-Tied
(This was installed for less than $5.25 per watt.)

Our recent addition to the solar thermal family...  [click]

From our recent Olympic Energy EXPO


Kirk Doray w/ visitor alongside a working Solar Hot Water Demo.  Thermomax Mazdon Evacuated Tubes shown.

Some recent additions to the solar family on the North Olympic Peninsula... 

 
   
Battery Box [For Sale $200 Call]   NEW Box - doubles storage!!     Production Meter (for incentives)


    
This 3200 Watt Grid-Tied Solar PV System provides 10 KWh of battery backup to all of the 110V
circuits in the house.  Delivery, PV Panel Installation, and Equipment Installation took a few days,
while the study and design ahead of the installation took much longer.  System: XW Series Inverter, Charge Controller, and Panel (from Xantrex), Concorde Sealed Batteries, Midnite Solar Battery Box, and Evergreen PV Panels.

           
       The new Helio-Pak is here!  This DHW preheat system came on line in June.
       (another fine installation by Greenspace and Northwest Gas Supply & Plumbing)

            

           

             
        An 8 ton pipeline is heavy, thus a flex joint at the top.     This grid-tied solar electric system cost $7.25 per watt.

           
       A recent off-grid (360 Watts PV, 10KWh storage)          The Mid-Nite Solar panel before (off-grid) inverter install

            
       A great job by the area's newest "Solar Contractor"!           See this sign and know that someone else is going solar
         (That vertical conduit goes to a 2280 Watt PV Array)          (with help from the Solar Architects at Olympic Energy)

We sometimes go beyond the North Olympic Peninsula...

             
      Scott from Current Electric wires an add-on PV string.  Fresh chalk line dust has settled on the original PV string.
        This site is in Kirkland, WA.

But we will always be around to support the North Olympic Peninsula...

      Structures To Go is at it again, delivering another energy efficient SIP building for a new shop in Port Angeles. 
      See the Olympic Energy Systems founder anywhere?


           
   H2O Plumbing Contractors has completed a 30 evacuated tube solar hot water preheat system in Sequim, WA USA
   Lang's 'Lectric is wiring the Differential Temperature Controller and (Battery-Backed Up) AC Pump ("Solar Station")
 

         
    Another Greenspace installation (in Port Angeles)           A recently installed Debris Gate assures 1000 KWh/Day
     Precision Plumbing has already plumbed this system...we're waiting on the well water hookup.


        

A Gelato and a lot o' watts..A 350 Watt motor drives the Gelato, while a 350 Watt solar array charges the bike's battery, via a larger battery bank in the garage.  The system operates free, while the initial investment (less than $5K for the bike, solar panels, battery, and inverter) actually pays off over time, far better than the gasoline-powered car it replaces.  Port Townsend's Solar Motive sells electric bikes and can help with charging systems.

Residential, commercial, and industrial clients benefit from the professional services provided by Olympic Energy Systems. Inc.  Clients better achieve their technical and cost goals when assisted by an independent consultant ADVOCATE, who is not selling a particular line of products, but helps in the selection of appropriate products, system architectures, and development teams.  The company offers assistance in acquiring low-cost financing for solar energy projects.

Did you see our newspaper ad?  Do you want to read an interview with our senior consultant?

Do I need a Renewable Energy Consultant?               

The general public may have difficulty grasping the idea of a consultant, having traditionally been treated and marketed as consumers by industry.  The Renewable Energy industry, though more education-oriented than most, is indeed a business that sells products, and doing so ever more directly.  Our independent consultant System Architect role provides the decision support you need to make informed choices.

Given that clean renewable energy is indeed what we all need, what should a renewable energy consumer buy?  What are the options?  What is the best option?  Does it save the consumer money?  Does it help solve the "bigger" energy problems of the world?  Does it make sense?
 
A consultant treats the general public as clients, not merely consumers.  Olympic Energy Systems, Inc. (OES) is interested in three basic goals: 1) Incorporating Renewable Energy effectively for optimum performance, 2) Providing for the best economic return to the client, and 3) Improving the overall energy problems, while moving toward true sustainability.

OES does not charge for services until a project reaches Go Ahead, whereby preliminary designs and cost estimates exist.  OES charges on a negotiated fee basis, paid upon project completion.  The OES consultant (system architect) is paid for actually achieving targeted performance goals that provide for a positive economic return to the client.

Network Philosophy

OES has in the past provided its own team to install solar, wind, and small-scale hydroelectric energy systems.  With formation of the Olympic Energy Network, we have expanded that great team.  We use licensed and bonded electricians, general contractors, and plumbing and heating professionals.  Go to the Network by clicking ...

 [Click for Network]


 

Our brochure is available in pdf format.

In addition to its core Systems Development group, Olympic Energy Systems, Inc. has a newer Product Development group (based in Ohio), focusing on two main technology areas (Buildings & Transportation) plus R&D.


                                 Some Project Portfolios

Project Portfolios...      

What does a typical Solar Photovoltaic System look like?

What does another typical Solar PV System look like?
What does Clallam County's first Grid-Tie Solar PV System look like?

Here is a Roof Top Solar PV system.
Here is another Roof Top Solar PV system, with a unique equipment mount.

What does a typical small Hydro-Electric Power System look like?

See a modest size Hydro-Electric Power System....

See a Hydro System capable of powering 20 homes on the North OP.

What does a Solar Hot Water System look like?  We know it feels warm!

Look at this quite useful Off-Grid PV System.

Yes, another Grid-Tied PV System, but this one will zero the utility meter and has a view!
Here's a dual solar energy system...Grid-Tied with Battery Backup and Solar Hot Water

Another, but smaller, Grid-Tied Solar Electric with Battery Backup

In 2009 and on, the North Olympic Peninsula will need:

• Diligence - from all of us - in pursuing a sound renewable energy future
• Participation in Solar Washington, as new members of this educational organization
• Membership in the American Solar Energy Society

What does a sound renewable energy future involve?

• Acquiring Awareness and Knowledge (about energy, the earth, science, and society)
• Living to Principles of Sustainability

          Such as Alan Durning's summarized principles: 1) Put Safety First, 2) Measure What Matters,
             3) Let Prices Reflect Costs, 4) Build Compact Communities, and 5) Make Every Child Wanted

• Insisting on Reasonable Economic Returns (in our personal and collective investments)
• Promoting Public-serving Policies (in government and institutions)

And now back to matters of energy and economics...

Federal Tax Credits available! $150 Furnace, $200 Windows, $300 Water Heater, $500 Insulation, AND 30% (uncapped) for Solar Panels (Photovoltaic or Thermal).  Use FORM 5695 (w/ IRS Form 1040).

Washington State residents now enjoy a sales tax exemption on solar hot water systems, as well as solar electric systems!  Access the Leglislation List for legislators in Washington State, to say hello and thank them for their work in supporting renewable energy.

A 30% Federal Tax Credit (previously to a cap of $2,000 for residential systems), for the cost of solar photovoltaic and solar hot water systems, will be available for systems put into service between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2007, recently extended to 2008, and now uncapped!  OES has developed its Renewable Energy Cost Model (RCM), first available in Summer 2004, helpful to those considering RE solutions to their energy needs.  The RCM can illustrate the savings resulting from passage of the Senate Bills SB 5101 and SB 5111 and The Energy Policy Act of 2005.  For an RCM description, click RCM Abstract or see our page.

Simply, a host of solar incentives are available, including Net Metering, Federal Tax Credits, Utility Rebates, Production Payments (by Utilities), and Green Tag Subsidies.  The Federal Tax Credits and Utility Rebates apply to solar thermal systems, as well as solar PV.

A positive Present Worth (which you get with the available incentives) is like receiving a bonus for investing in a solar energy system.  The (System Cost) capital, if it were to sit in a bank account, would have a Present Worth of zero.

For FREE informational charts on Solar PV Grid-Tie System Planning and Site Evaluation, click System Planning, presented at the recent Grid-Tied Solar Electric System as Energy Supplement Workshop in Port Hadlock, Washington.

Going back a few years to The Beginning...(we see why clean coal and nuclear energy were emphasized in the Bush Energy Plan of 2001, for they represent the lea$t co$t paths to replacing diminishing supplies of oil)...

 

 

 

Olympic Energy's Jonathan Clemens snaps a self-portrait in front of First Energy's Nuclear Power Station in Northwest Ohio (on Lake Erie), known since the early 1970's as Davis-Besse.  The cooling tower can be seen from all of the Lake Erie islands to the north.

A 6 inch deep hole, into the 6 1/2 inch thich carbon steel pressure vessel at Davis-Besse, was discovered in February 2002, a result of the presence of boric acid (from the boron in the cooling water)...it was further found that the sump system in the containment building was inoperative. 

If the 1/2 inch of steel had failed, high pressure radioactive water would have escaped from the reactor vessel and, with the backup cooling inoperative, would have likely led to a meltdown.

As of 2006, there are 435 operating nuclear power plants in the world, with 29 currently under construction.  Plans are in place for several dozen more plants.  The 103 US nuclear plants provide about 20% of the US electricity, while the 86 in France provide 80% of that country's electricity.  The fastest construction rates will be in India and China.  Most of the uranium fuel is produced in Canada and Australia, with Russia fast becoming the world's production leader.  The emergency shutdown of 4 of (Forsmark) Sweden's ten nuclear power plants in the summer of 2006 reminded the world of the dire safety concerns with nuclear power generation.


Solar energy products are FOR SALE, each and every day...

FOR SALE Any solar energy product or system component available on the retail market - NEW

(OES will get it for you at competitive prices...PV panels, inverters, charge controllers, batteries, mounting systems, solar trackers, etc.)

FOR SALE Trace Equipment Rack $100 (good for mounting inverters, breakers, etc.) - USED
SOLD! Electric Generating Equipment $3,500 (50 KW Generator and Turbine) - USED
FOR SALE Southwest Windpower Whisper H40 Wind Turbine Kit w/ Pole, $1500 - USED
FOR SALE Structures To Go 8 x 12 Shed, $2,000 - NEW

      and more For Sale
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ATTENTION:  Electrical and General Contractors...an opportunity awaits you

Let Olympic Energy Systems assist you in acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to install Solar Photovoltaic systems.  These alternative energy systems are increasingly a part of daily life, an adjunct to the electrical systems and components you already install everyday.

Take the steps to provide this valuable service to your clients of installing solar PV and be a part of a thriving trend.  JOIN the Olympic Energy Network to partner with Olympic Energy Systems for an expanded business offering, increased business, and improved economic security for the future.  The Olympic Energy Network is a system for connecting prospective solar energy system owners with capable and available contractors for installation, while facilitating equal opportunity for all electrical contractors to participate.

ATTENTION CONTRACTORS!  Solar Workshops in Washington State in Spring and Fall...

See www.solarenergy.org for details.  A few days or a week (of class combined with field work) and you gain an education that can support your goal of becoming a solar contractor!

 

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

• OES welcomes Mark Gilbert to its staff, helping with consultations.
• OES now has a Product Development group in Ohio, focusing on Buildings, Transportation Systems, and efforts in R&D.
• SOLAR 2007 was in Cleveland, Ohio July 7 - 12  "Sustainable Energy Puts America To Work"  Olympic Energy Systems was there, as our founder studied engineering at CWRU in Cleveland and attended SOLAR 1999 in Portland. We are planning to attend SOLAR 2009 in Buffalo, NY May 13-16.

             

           Jonathan on Amtrak!            Cleveland, Ohio              The Heliodon (a tool)      Exhibit Hall (160 Exhibitors)

• Pick up your free copy of the "Emergency Resource Guide" (Call us at  360-379-2536  360-379-2536 or contact the Department of Health at www.doh.wa.gov)
• Free SOLAR ENERGY FAIR @ Quimper Grange Port Townsend TBA
• FM 94.9 in Seattle on November 28 hosted a discussion of Washington State's I-937 (RE Portfolio Standard Bill), featuring US Representative Jay Inslee, who believes our energy focus should be on Global Warming, Jobs, and Farmers.  2nd generation ethanol will use cellulosic technology.  Yea!  Our state's solar advocate, Mike Nelson, weighed in with optimism that PV modules will be made in Washington soon, per the goal of SB 5101/5111.
• Clallam County PUD now offers rebates ($$$) for Solar PV Systems
• ATTENTION CONTRACTORS! Solar Workshops on Guemes Island, WA every Fall and Spring - see www.solarenergy.org or www.homepower.com for details...a few days or a week and you gain a wealth of information!
• The Annapurna Center for Self-Healing gets its first  Solar Hot Water System 
• A Sequim retiree gets his first Solar Hot Water Pre-Heat System
• OES participated in the 1st Annual Renewable Energy Symposium and Expo in Everett, Washington on Saturday August 19, 2006
• OES is happy to refer earth-friendly folks to the Ancient Earth School of Natural Building on Whidbey Island, Washington - we have similar goals for sustainability
• Did you know? Biomass has overtaken hydropower as the leading source of renewable energy in the US, per the Farm Foundation.
• National Solar Tour SAT October 7, 2006 was here - thanks ASES!
  See www.solarwashington.org for details.
• The Marblemount Hydro Project gets its yearly maintenance...see the new paint
• The Lake Sutherland Hydro Project received its new turbine/generator gear
• The Olson Creek Hydro Project begins its preliminary design phase
• SIP buildings are on the rise in the Puget Sound region - two recently went up on Whidbey Island.  The kits were made in Port Angeles, Washington.
• The new main office of Olympic Energy Systems is complete...walls, floor, roof are SIPs

 

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 Whidbey Is.

The Structural Insulated Panel (SIP) building is strong, well-insulated, and fast to fab on site.

                             Notables

Ralph Nader, well-known consumer advocate, has this to say about the United States:

"I think the country needs a transportation system that doesn't just cater to a few powerful vested interests like the auto industry, oil industry, or the tire industry, the asphalt and concrete industries.  That means, we need a transportation system with the most modern technology that will be convenient, safe, energy efficient, less polluting, respectful of land uses, and above all, able to transport people short and longer distances in metropolitan and suburban areas in a reliable fashion."

Taking the train (on Amtrak's Empire Builder or Sunset Limited) across the US uses about 1/4 of the fuel per person as that used when flying.  CALL 1-800-US-RAIL or go to www.amtrak.com. 


 

If we have to have cars, then we ought to have energy efficient ones, so review www.fev-now.com for great information on that common sensical, yet innovative, effort.

"The Role of Grange in the Post Peak Oil World"
 

 
9/24/06  Quimper Grange Garden:  Squash, Beans, Tomatoes, Kale, Corn and more...

If you are a farmer or are vitally interested in the health of our agricultural system, then you should know about the incentives in the National Energy Policy Act of 2005 and grants provided by the US Department of Agriculture.  You should also know that energy and energy security are primary concerns of The Grange.  Membership in The Grange can provide you an opportunity to make a very real contribution to a sustainable energy (and agricultural) future.

OES at Earthday 2006 in Port Townsend; Our new office building was manufactured by Structures Tech of Port Angeles and distributed through Structures To Go - a Structural Insulated Panel (SIP) based design providing energy efficiency, durability, modest price; This is our meet and greet room.
Renewable Energy Consulting and System Development

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