Visit us on the web for product and project information!
For grid-tied power systems, www.grid-tie.com
Solar water pumping:  www.PVsolarpumps.com
Non-electric gas appliances, www.LPappliances.com
Efficient and DC appliances, www.eco-fridge.com
And our main page at www.oasismontana.com

It’s springtime in the northern hemisphere!

And for us, it’s the beginning of water pumping season. One can live without many things, but water isn’t one of them, and sadly, it appears to be a vanishing resource. We offer a variety of solar water pumping systems, for off-grid homes, irrigation, pond management, stock watering, wildlife support… And some folks who are on the utility grid are getting enough back-up power to be able to run their well or pump water in the event of a power outage. If you have a need for any of these, give us a call at 406-777-4321; get us the answers to the questionnaire at www.PVsolarpumps.com. And we’ll tell you what it will take!

• Nominal 48 volt motor
• Usable voltage range of 36-48 volts
• Power range of 310 to 800 watts
• Solar, battery or dual-source
• Maximum functional lift capability of 250 ft (76 m)
• Max flow at 100 ft (30 m) is 10.0 gallons/min (46.2 liters/ min) with 800 watts and
   90 volts PV input
• Silt and caustic resistant centrifugal chamber pump head
• Readily repairable in the field
• 1 inch FNPT output
• Submersion limit of 100 ft below static water level (ex: 100 ft submersion + 50 ft
  static water level: 150 ft)
• 39 inches in height (53.3 cm)
• 3 inch diameter (76 mm) fits 3.5 inch (89 mm) casing
• 22 pounds (10 kg)
• Submersible motor protected from ambient water by oil filled jacket (food grade
  oil protects potable water source if vessel is compromised)
• Brushless DC motor technology avoids conventional DC brush maintenance
  and replacement
• All electronics are mounted above ground for longer life and easy access
• Entire pump body is stainless steel to comply with all local code and pump
  installation requirements
• CE certified
• ISO 9001

$1499 + shipping. Call for more information! 406-777-4321
 

Renewable Energy News

Golf courses occupy more land than wind or solar resources in the U.S.
from PVMagazine.com

U.S. coal plants to decrease in 2025
from CleanTechnica.com

Renewables or fossil fuels: which are ultimately the most efficient?
from CleanTechnica.com

How solar modules are made.
from YouTube.com

American energy dominance may make you sick:
from CleanTechnica.com

Solar vs gas:
from CleanTechnica.com

Impact of solar farms on birds:
from TheConversation.com

Texas breaks wind:
from CanaryMedia.com

Ratepayers may end up paying for crypto and datacenters.
from PVmagazine.com

And still more RE News:

Lead batteries are still VERY important – and recycled.
from Environment & Energy Leader

Energy charging station for EVs and micro-grid rolled into one
from PV Magazine

More ‘beautiful clean coal’ coming to the U.S.  Comments are good too.
from CleanTechnica

Solar panels and wildflowers, a win-win
from Energy.gov

Utilities are backing off of net-metering, and it’s hurting solar
from Solar Builder Magazine

The beneficial economic effects of renewables
from CleanTechnica

Lunar solar energy? Manufacturing solar on the moon….
from PV Magazine

Wave power likely coming to L.A.
from RenewableEnergyWorld

Tariffs hurt U.S. solar
from PV Magazine

“Solar skin” offers exciting possibilities.
from PV Magazine
 

Quotable Quotes

• Three great forces rule the world: stupidity, fear and greed.
   – Albert Einstein
   
• I think the people who have experienced the most sadness are the ones who are always trying to make other people happy. Because they know firsthand what it's like to feel empty and depressed, and they don't want anyone else to feel that way.
   – Robin Williams
   
• Unlike the stomach, the brain doesn’t alert you when it’s empty.
   -- Arabic Proverb
   
• Nothing else in the world…not all the armies…is so powerful as an idea whose time has come.
  – Victor Hugo
   
• The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you’ll grow out of it.
  – Doris Day
   
• Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
  – Maya Angelou
   
• Stand for something, or you’ll fall for anything.
  – Rosa Parks
   
• The death of empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism
  -- Hanna Arendt
   
• If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. –
  Booker T. Washington
   
• Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.
  -- Frank Lloyd Wright
   
• You’re not to be so blind with patriotism that you can’t face reality. Wrong is wrong no matter who says or does it.
  -- Malcolm X
   
• A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion, but doesn’t.
  -- Tom Waits
   
• I don't trust anyone who's nice to me but rude to the waiter. Because they would treat me the same way if I were in that position.
  – Muhammad Ali
   
• The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintained their neutrality in times of moral crisis.
  -- Dante Alighieri
   
• Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness, but to direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.
  -- Plato

Enjoy your spring and please let us know if we can help with any solar power projects you may have. Until next time, wishing you all the best, Chris & Larry at Oasis Montana.