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by dan_b
Wed May 22, 2024 9:56 am
Forum: Media and Culture
Topic: New nuclear at Wylfa
Replies: 3
Views: 2770

Re: New nuclear at Wylfa

The fact that the new UK Nuclear body is called "Great British Nuclear" and has the same initials as GB News, and has basically the same colour scheme and font design did make me laugh this morning. Digging further, GBN has invited several nuclear companies to tender for the sites at Wylfa...
by dan_b
Wed May 22, 2024 8:43 am
Forum: Photovoltaic
Topic: Solar at my workplace
Replies: 85
Views: 23139

Re: Solar at my workplace

Very good point - typical British summer - rain!
by dan_b
Wed May 22, 2024 8:42 am
Forum: Media and Culture
Topic: New nuclear at Wylfa
Replies: 3
Views: 2770

New nuclear at Wylfa

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clkk7ewenyro

Here we go again - thought this would happen. Although perhaps not another EPR?
by dan_b
Tue May 21, 2024 5:00 pm
Forum: Media and Culture
Topic: HVDC Interconnectors
Replies: 249
Views: 61306

Re: HVDC Interconnectors

Construction has started in Germany for their part of the Neuconnect 1.4GW HDVC interconnector https://renews.biz/93329/neuconnect-construction-begins-in-germany/ Interesting that this will connect to the UK Grid on the Isle of Grain - which is where the BritNed connection to The Netherlands already...
by dan_b
Tue May 21, 2024 3:09 pm
Forum: Photovoltaic
Topic: Solar at my workplace
Replies: 85
Views: 23139

Re: Solar at my workplace

Yep we generated 71kWh yesterday. Just about hit 5kWh today so far!
nowty wrote: Tue May 21, 2024 2:19 pm Yesterday was a nowtyrecord 80kWh here (last one was 78kWh), :mrgreen: would have been more but cloud at 4pm stopped play. :evil:

You won't be bragging about todays solar though, I've got little over 1kW coming in. :cry:
by dan_b
Tue May 21, 2024 12:29 pm
Forum: Spaceheating
Topic: Octopus Tariffs
Replies: 63
Views: 19279

Re: Octopus Tariffs

Just had a look at our first month’s bill on Shape Shifters and trying to work out if it’s saving the business money vs the normal tariff– looks like it is. Rate Consumption Cost Overnight cheapest rate - 15.65p/kWh 639.6 kWh £100.091 Daytime low rate - 17.33p/kWh 1486.0 kWh £257.519 4-7pm peak rate...
by dan_b
Tue May 21, 2024 11:50 am
Forum: Photovoltaic
Topic: Solar at my workplace
Replies: 85
Views: 23139

Re: Solar at my workplace

Lovely solar day yesterday. https://i.postimg.cc/d7ySpJnm/consumption.png Although certainly made the most of it. https://i.postimg.cc/bZMBmZ0w/production.png This was why! https://i.postimg.cc/DJ3YKRMV/Whats-App-Image-2024-05-20-at-13-43-30.jpg Wonder if the dirt on the panels is costing us lost pr...
by dan_b
Sat May 18, 2024 12:09 pm
Forum: Media and Culture
Topic: Grid-scale Sodium-Ion battery storage
Replies: 3
Views: 485

Grid-scale Sodium-Ion battery storage

Of course it's in China. But this seems like a good development all round for enabling lower cost grid-scale battery energy storage.

https://electrek.co/2024/05/17/china-fi ... n-battery/
by dan_b
Thu May 16, 2024 2:10 pm
Forum: Transport
Topic: Musk fires entire Supercharger Team?
Replies: 13
Views: 1324

Re: Musk fires entire Supercharger Team?

Looks like Musk is now re-hiring previously fired members of the SuC team :oO:

https://www.techtimes.com/articles/3045 ... m-plan.htm
by dan_b
Thu May 16, 2024 10:01 am
Forum: Media and Culture
Topic: Octopus renewable generation vs EV charging patterns
Replies: 1
Views: 320

Octopus renewable generation vs EV charging patterns

Well this is fun - a visualisation of Octopus's ecosystem of smart EV charging sessions mapped geographically and alongside the grid carbon intensity/ renewable generation.

https://octopus.energy/smart-energy-ecosystem/