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“That isn’t very often because the chances are that most of the time, you will have either wind or sunshine, or both,” says Ron Krueger of Engel & Völkers who is selling the Cappanacush home on behalf of the couple who are planning a return to the continent to be closer to family. The only time they need to draw on the grid is if the batteries are depleted and sunshine and wind are at a minimum. Having built on their “energy wisdom” over the years, they have now reached a point where they not only heat and light their own home the majority of the time, they also feed excess electricity, which they store in batteries, into the national grid. They also installed a geothermal pump which takes heat from the ground for their underfloor heating. Over time, they introduced solar panels on the roof of their home and installed ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV) panels to the rear, with Gerry at hand whenever they needed his advice. Then we researched supply of energy and we installed a windmill that we got in Scotland,” he says. You have to think about basic stuff first. Interested in energy saving, they sought advice from local man Gerry Cunnane, whose company, Wind Water Solar Energy Systems, specialises in the design and installation of small scale renewable energy systems. He went on to set up stall in Kenmare and the property you see in these pictures, in Cappanacush East, outside Kenmare, is a rebuild of the original house, which took place over three years, from 2011-2014. His quest for an energy efficient home goes back about two decades where he arrived here from the continent. His achievement, he says, is borne of “energy wisdom” acquired by researching ways of becoming energy efficient and less damaging to the planet. He has been leading by example for years, and in the process, eliminated his use of fossil fuels, while also contributing clean energy to the national grid. While he was at it, he set out a roadmap for what the rest of us could do, if only we were willing to shoulder some individual responsibility. Others have shown more foresight, like the owner of this stunning South Kerry home.
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FOR many of us, it’s only taken a war, the burning threat (literally) of climate change and a global pandemic to drive home the message of just how vulnerable we are to outside influences in terms of our energy supply.