Marc Briels
5th dan Kyodokyokushin karate
Welcome to my current projects
A better world starts with you
On this webpage I would like to share some projects that I have succesfully integrated in recent years.
Live is too short to stand still.
Do it the Kyokushin way,
the way of the true warrior
It is better to know what you say,
then to say what you know
May 2018
Existing state of the waterwheel.
DIY
Start of October 2020
Designing the new waterwheel.
October 2019
Useless attempt to restore old waterwheel.
December 2020
Transport and installing the waterwheel.
Middle of October 2020
Laser cutting of the iron plates
End of October 2020
Welding, assembling, painting and mounting
August 2019
Remove old waterwheel.
Dimensions of the old waterwheel
Diameter: 3,70 m
Width: 0,78 m
Height drop: 1,45 m
Type: Breastshot waterwheel
Link to federation fighting for the preservation of small-scale hydropower plants
Link to experts for installation of small to medium hydropower plants.
Project watermill
Goal: Producing electricity with the power of water
Dimensions of the newly installed waterwheel
Diameter: 4,07 m
Width: 1 m
Height drop: 1,45 m
Type: Breastshot waterwheel
1 of januari 2021
The recently installed waterwheel.
May 2018
Existing entrance waterwheel.
DIY
2021
Restorated entrance waterwheel.
Project: solarpanel electricity
Goal: Producing electricity with the power of sun
Started in 2011,
further details under construction
Production of electricity by the numbers
- October 2011: commissioning of solar panels
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- day meters: 37.983 kWh
- night meters: 29.287 kWh
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- October 2022:
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- day meters: 27.311 kWh
- night meters: 34.233 kWh
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- Conclusion:
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- The consumption in the weekends/nights are not compensated by the sun
- Dayly overproduction needs to be used for night/weekend consumption
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- Action
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- Installation of batterypack 5 x US3000C pylontech + Victron multiplus II 3000/48 GX + mppt 100/250
- Finalised in september 2022
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Other measures taken
- replace all lights with LEDS
- tracing slumber consumers and installation of on/off switches
Project: solarpanel hot water
Goal: Producing hot water with the power of sun
Heatpipes & zonnecollectoren.
Started in 2013
Reduction of gas consumption
- Summer 2013: Installation and commissioning of
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- 12 hot water panels (deflation system)
- 300 l hotwaterboiler OEM with 3 heat exchangers
- upper connected to gas boiler
- middle connected to floor heating
- lower connected to solar
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- Results:
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- In the summer overproduction
- In spring and autum: enough hot water for kitchen and bathroom, for floorheating not able to messure
- In the months of January and February: frequently not enough hot water
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- Actions
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- Isolation of roofs 18cm PIR
- Isolation of outher walls 10cm PIR
- Isoaltion of floors 8cm PIR
- Steanless steel heatexchanger connection between swimming pool and solar to prevent overheating
- Construction of 18m³ watertank under the house to store hot water
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- Conclusion
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- It was a lot of work and a big investment but for me it pays off
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Project: windmills
Goal: Producing electricity with the power of wind
Vertical & horizontale windturbines
Started in 2017
page under construction
Project: Biogas
Goal: Producing biogas with the waste of foods
Digester & Storage
Started in the summer of 2019
DIY
Complete systems for sale
Project: energy storage
electricity on/off grid
In september 2022
page under construction
Link to my supplier
Project: boost for food
Goal: Producing foods on tiny spaces
aquaponics - hydroponics
Started in 2022
under construction
Project rainwater
Goal: use rainwater instead of drinking water
Stop wasting drinking water using rainwater for toilet, washing machine, garden irrigation...
Started in 2010
Reduction of water consumption
- Summer 2010: Building and commissioning of
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- 10 m³ concrete tank + 4 m³
- refurbishment of rainwater pipes
- refurbishment water supply system in the house
- installation of filter system
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- Results:
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- reduction waterconsuming by more then 50%
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- Conclusion
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- It was a lot of work and not such a big investment. It pays off
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Project to create a high pressure zone in your house instead of a low pressure zone
STOP dying from CO poisoning, cold feets by implementing intelligent home heating.
Think always twice before you built.
under construction
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