{"id":22307,"date":"2021-04-13T08:49:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T06:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/?p=22307"},"modified":"2021-04-13T08:49:50","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T06:49:50","slug":"can-solar-power-really-look-this-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/13\/can-solar-power-really-look-this-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Solar Power really look this good?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

When the \u00a0owner of a luxury villa asks for a major solar installation to be retro-fitted to his\u00a0architecturally interesting\u00a0property without spoiling the appearance, you know it’s going to be challenging.<\/p>\n

Surface mounted utilities isn’t work you can hide, but local solar experts\u00a0Freelight<\/a>\u00a0–<\/em>\u00a0who also have offices in Spain<\/a>\u00a0– saw an opportunity to add further interest to the architectural design of this stylish property near Almancil – Portugal’s Golden Triangle in the Algarve – and made it look easy!<\/p>\n

Power blackouts and voltage drops together with ever-rising energy costs set the owner on a mission to find alternative ways of enjoying his built-in facilities with increased reliability, and in a way which was greener, and at less cost.<\/p>\n

He has circulation pumps and filtration plants for the swimming pools and irrigation system; together with underfloor heating serving over 1000m\u00b2 of floor area – all of which totted up bills of thousands of euros per month.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

With their knowledge of the market Freelight designed a three phase system comprising:<\/p>\n