BYRON Eco Park owner Dieter Horstmann's newest venture will light up your life - literally.

Mr Horstmann and an informal crew of researchers, inventors and contributors continue to pack the 75ha eco-friendly Tyagarah test bed with innovative projects.

The latest of which are some seriously powerful solar panels, accompanied by an environmentally-friendly Aquion Energy non-toxic battery, which hint at the prospect of a future without power bills.

Mr Horstmann was the first importer of the panels and batteries in Australia.

"It's all about green power, making our own. We want to have our own energy bank," he said of the system, which sits atop of an old hangar at the property.

"At night they (solar panels) get 240 volt back and you only pay for the difference.

"Energy companies don't want this. They try to stop this, but I think it's better and cheaper than having big, high voltage, dirty power lines across Australia over long distances.

"Instead, all you need is cluster batteries. It doesn't take much."

Mr Horstmann said the panels are currently making excess power and would only struggle to meet demand under considerable load.

He believes solar could be our solitary power source if we are smart with our power usage.

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