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- Fri Nov 18, 2022 12:30 pm
- Forum: Media and Culture
- Topic: Budget changes - impact on EVs?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4275
Re: Budget changes - impact on EVs?
MM, there are NOW, but even as recenly as late 2020 thebev market choice was a lot smaller & potential range limited, as well as naff all known by the staff manning the places selling "one" ev within their massive range. Exactly how we ended up getting the lowest model with a single m...
- Mon Oct 31, 2022 2:54 pm
- Forum: Photovoltaic
- Topic: DIY Install and MCS accreditation!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 12001
Re: DIY Install and MCS accreditation!
I tweeted this as a moan to Octopus and Greg Jackson, and to my surprise he responded! "A lot of this is subject to external / regulatory audit - MCS delivers on the auditor needs but let me see what alternatives are" Stand by DIY installers! While on the subject, I also asked him for a d...
- Thu Oct 20, 2022 2:22 pm
- Forum: Cafe
- Topic: 3.5 months & here we are again, another leadership election due...
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2647
Re: 3.5 mate months & here we are again, another leadership election due...
well its to be confirmed but i just saw its "candidate list by Monday, online voting until Friday".
But who knows.
- Thu Sep 29, 2022 7:00 pm
- Forum: Media and Culture
- Topic: Energy policy - and (some) Tory heads-in-the-sand
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2378
Re: Energy policy - and (some) Tory heads-in-the-sand
Back to Rough just for a second - I found this interesting, particularly the bit around geology, as background to why it was closed and more current events. https://watt-logic.com/2022/08/08/re-opening-rough-gas-storage/ Its capacity and output was certainly in the "helpful" category, a fe...
- Thu Sep 29, 2022 3:48 pm
- Forum: Media and Culture
- Topic: Energy policy - and (some) Tory heads-in-the-sand
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2378
Re: Energy policy - and (some) Tory heads-in-the-sand
If the volume house builders were forced to do something you can be pretty sure that they would find the most cost effective way (ok, cheapest) to incorporate into their house designs (using that "design" word very loosely i know). New build is the easy entry point. Every day we don't do i...
- Thu Sep 29, 2022 1:47 pm
- Forum: Media and Culture
- Topic: Energy policy - and (some) Tory heads-in-the-sand
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2378
Re: Energy policy - and (some) Tory heads-in-the-sand
Interesting point re hugely distributed energy storage. Others will be closer to how the mechanism works but would one way to get the ball rolling be via the various Building Regs? I mean if they can mandate smaller window areas.... I don't underestimate the resistance the house builders would put u...
- Fri Sep 09, 2022 6:44 pm
- Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
- Topic: Decision time...
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2810
Re: Decision time...
There were very, very good reasons why the Arquiva operated long range radio system supplied by Sensus wasn't adopted in the South & Midlands regions....
Naff all to do with technology.
Naff all to do with technology.
- Fri Aug 19, 2022 9:57 am
- Forum: Photovoltaic
- Topic: A Good Energy Monitoring System
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2781
Re: A Good Energy Monitoring System
Might be worth considering the system from https://openenergymonitor.org Hugely flexible, sometimes needs a little knowledge to get started, but has good support and an active user community. Can use a "cloud" server if you need to monitor things remotely, but theres no requirement for tha...
- Wed Jun 22, 2022 9:26 am
- Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
- Topic: AC coupled storage system
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3858
Re: AC coupled storage system
haha no escape!
total 3.4 kWp over 2 systems.
Average production over last 3 years 3,059 kWh
Thanks for collating!
total 3.4 kWp over 2 systems.
Average production over last 3 years 3,059 kWh
Thanks for collating!
- Tue Jun 21, 2022 4:23 pm
- Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
- Topic: AC coupled storage system
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3858
Re: AC coupled storage system
With agreement from the FIT provider (easier said than done), the existing inverter could be replaced with a hybrid inverter and if the batteries are capable to be charged from the grid, the generation meter can be changed for a bi-directional one. https://theecosupermarket.co.uk/product/emlite-eca...