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by Stan
Wed Nov 20, 2024 9:49 pm
Forum: Gardening and Sustainability
Topic: hedgehogs!
Replies: 6
Views: 176

Re: hedgehogs!

And here’s a video of Brockworth Hedgehog Rescue.

by Stan
Wed Nov 20, 2024 10:23 am
Forum: Media and Culture
Topic: RTS is ending
Replies: 5
Views: 178

RTS is ending

I use economy 7 as I still have the old dumb meter. That is, we get half price power between midnight and 7am. I have asked Octopus for a smart meter but it has not appeared so far because of poor signal reception. One advantage is that over the years the cut-off time has drifted to 7.55am in winter...
by Stan
Sun Nov 17, 2024 10:10 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: saying hello!
Replies: 23
Views: 899

Re: saying hello!

Hello again Ivan.
I always remembered that, before the other place went pear shaped, you were going to build a vast array of solar thermal tubes. Did that happen? I love my 40 tubes but they are no good at this time of year.
by Stan
Tue Oct 22, 2024 1:21 pm
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: Economics of charging at 7p and exporting at 15p
Replies: 24
Views: 2203

Re: Economics of charging at 7p and exporting at 15p

Gary made an episode relevant to this subject. California’s solar policy over the years has been so successful that the duck curve falls below zero at the middle of the day. So the energy companies don’t want your export then. He can see the same thing happening in the UK before long, making export ...
by Stan
Sun Oct 13, 2024 8:01 pm
Forum: Photovoltaic
Topic: Tracker Actuator arm
Replies: 23
Views: 5260

Re: Tracker Actuator arm

I seem to remember that Clockman uses Lorenz trackers, in France. He’ll undoubtedly know a lot about them.
by Stan
Sun Sep 22, 2024 10:47 am
Forum: Photovoltaic
Topic: Seems like a good deal on solar for someone
Replies: 2
Views: 558

Re: Seems like a good deal on solar for someone

12.94p/Wp including VAT. That’s the best that I’ve seen. Makes me wonder what the solar farms pay per Watt.
They must be competitive as fencing panels (when properly supported).