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- Sun Nov 17, 2024 9:07 am
- Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
- Topic: SEG and tax implications
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1026
Re: SEG and tax implications
I guess that is where the maximum 120% of consumption value used by Ripple comes from. What is then unclear is what is the tax situation when a homeowner has rooftop solar PV and a Ripple investment? But as previously mentioned, how is the solar PV generation value collected? It was under FIT, but n...
- Fri Nov 15, 2024 2:47 pm
- Forum: Wind Power
- Topic: Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?
- Replies: 3955
- Views: 751708
Re: Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?
So the first batch of the DW solar panels are now mounted on their frames, with a gold standard array checked and available for comparison when completing the rest. https://i.postimg.cc/67MhNw0S/DW-1st-array-Screenshot-2024-11-15-144005.jpg The sequence of works as described by Ripple is to complete...
- Wed Nov 13, 2024 2:28 pm
- Forum: Spaceheating
- Topic: Storage Heaters, Tariffs & Control
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2234
Re: Storage Heaters, Tariffs & Control
I am with Octopus on an E7 tariff, with a SMET2 meter that uses 2 consumption registers and stores the tariff rates for reporting on the IHDisplay. It is not quite as cheap as the EV specific tariffs but I find it reliable to be able to align my device timers with the 7 hour cheap rate period and ca...
- Fri Nov 01, 2024 5:13 pm
- Forum: Data logs
- Topic: October generation 2024
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2201
Re: October generation 2024
East/West system - 6.56 kWp October PVGIS (11% loss) = 272 kWh 2023 = 249 kWh (92% PVGIS) 2024 = 222 kWh (82% PVGIS). Met Office - Midlands - Sunshine Hours 2023 = 92 h (94% of recent average) 2024 = 97 h (100% of recent average) So more sunshine hours according to the Met Office and lower gen in 20...
- Thu Oct 03, 2024 11:09 pm
- Forum: Data logs
- Topic: September Generation 2024
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1778
Re: September Generation 2024
East/West system - 6.56 kWp September PVGIS (11% loss) = 469 kWh 2023 = 419 kWh (89% PVGIS) 2024 = 356 kWh (76% PVGIS). This September has been grim in the East Midlands, the Met Office have recorded 78% of average sunshine hours and the 2nd highest September rainfall in their records (1918 was the ...
- Wed Sep 18, 2024 5:57 pm
- Forum: Spaceheating
- Topic: ASHP & triple glazing
- Replies: 461
- Views: 43847
Re: ASHP & triple glazing
13 sealed airpockets in the lower section & 11 in the upper section.Apparently, this profile was developed for a U spec that was later rolled back to a lesser efficiency qualification by govt. Lots of pockets for insulation performance, but what happens with trickle vents and water drainage? I ...
- Thu Sep 12, 2024 10:10 pm
- Forum: Hydro Power
- Topic: Archimedes Screw
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2507
Archimedes Screw
I came across an example today and saw it in action from a distance at Bainbridge in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire. After some online research it turns out it is a 45 kW unit and has been running for many years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Bain_Hydro Has anyone come across any of these elsewh...
- Thu Sep 05, 2024 12:30 pm
- Forum: Media and Culture
- Topic: THe end of Ratcliffe-on-Soar
- Replies: 2
- Views: 642
- Fri Aug 16, 2024 3:58 pm
- Forum: Wind Power
- Topic: Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?
- Replies: 3955
- Views: 751708
Re: Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?
The KH video includes a close up of the switchgear cabins with SF6 warning labels on the outside. Not very green when SF6 has a greenhouse gas index of around 23000 x that of CO2 and is due to be banned in new switchgear by the EU in 2026. There are SF6-free alternatives on the market already so why...
- Fri Jul 12, 2024 9:31 pm
- Forum: Photovoltaic
- Topic: Aiko comet panels.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3204
Re: Aiko comet panels.
Have you considered the match between the overall panel string voltage and current against the capabilities of the inverter? The inverter startup voltage needs to be achieved as early as possible in the day even with shading of some of the panels. My gable wall panels perform well in direct sunlight...