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by dan_b
Thu Mar 20, 2025 10:05 am
Forum: For Sale
Topic: My Pylontechs for Sale
Replies: 11
Views: 316

Re: My Pylontechs for Sale

How easy would it be to drop this into our 3-phase SolarEdge system here in my workplace?

Also got a friend who might be interested. How quickly are you looking to offload it all?
by dan_b
Thu Mar 20, 2025 9:54 am
Forum: Transport
Topic: AutoTrader monthly EV giveaway.
Replies: 84
Views: 44576

Re: AutoTrader monthly EV giveaway.

Omoda was one of the prizes a few months back - I saw one at Christmas. Very average compact SUV. Omoda and Jaecoo are both new "Export" brands for the Chinese company Chery - which is the 4th largest car maker in China! Leapmotor is another new Chinese brand - they're now part of Stellant...
by dan_b
Tue Mar 18, 2025 3:51 pm
Forum: Photovoltaic
Topic: Spring has sprung?
Replies: 51
Views: 32873

Re: Spring has sprung?

Blimey - just checked the generation stats today 18th March 2025 - have already generated as much as the whole month in 2023, and 13 days still left in the month to go!
by dan_b
Tue Mar 18, 2025 3:13 pm
Forum: Media and Culture
Topic: tidal lagoons rather than barrages ?
Replies: 11
Views: 2470

Re: tidal lagoons rather than barrages ?

Thought Tidal Lagoons were also out of favour - remember the failure to get funding for the Swansea Bay project?
by dan_b
Tue Mar 18, 2025 2:46 pm
Forum: Media and Culture
Topic: New reactors for EDF in France
Replies: 3
Views: 1131

Re: New reactors for EDF in France

Apparently the method of financing of these new reactors, via a state-subsidised (interest free/ low interest) loan, was approved by the EU for a new nuclear programme in the Czech Republic recently. EDF has been talking about an EPR2 reactor for a little while now - apparently taking the lessons fr...
by dan_b
Tue Mar 18, 2025 12:12 pm
Forum: Media and Culture
Topic: National Grid regional upgrade plans
Replies: 0
Views: 2115

National Grid regional upgrade plans

Worth a read if you fancy learning what National Grid has planned in each distribution region across the UK in terms of capacity upgrades to remove constraints and enable more renewable generation into the Grid.

https://riiot3.nationalgrid.com/regional-reports
by dan_b
Tue Mar 18, 2025 11:46 am
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: Octopus saving sessions coming 1st Nov
Replies: 1797
Views: 449367

Re: Octopus saving sessions coming 1st Nov

These other suppliers who are getting successful bids, is it actually generating a useful amount of demand reduction?
by dan_b
Mon Mar 17, 2025 7:04 pm
Forum: Wind Power
Topic: First turbines ready to plant
Replies: 0
Views: 5791

First turbines ready to plant

Looks like the 1.4GW offshore wind farm Sofia is about to start the turbine planting season.

First of the 100x 14MW machines about to start installation

https://renews.biz/99441/rwe-set-to-sta ... struction/
by dan_b
Mon Mar 17, 2025 6:26 pm
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: Unlimited energy storage in Europe!
Replies: 5
Views: 2654

Re: Unlimited energy storage in Europe!

If I recall correctly this study was started a few years back and had some media coverage back then too - I think the methodology was looking simply at geography with respect to areas of land where there is sufficient height differential into which something could then be built - ie it wasn't lookin...
by dan_b
Mon Mar 17, 2025 1:00 pm
Forum: Transport
Topic: Camden's Trojan Horse
Replies: 5
Views: 17596

Re: Camden's Trojan Horse

Well we have our Type 2 cables yes, but it seems to be the unit the customer has is basically the entire charger?

Ubitricity went away from this model years ago - they first launched with their "smart cable".

Can't see how this works long-term.