Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?

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https://blog.rippleenergy.com/environme ... portunity/

It might just be the way its written but this looks like a step forward to me.

'Once operational, the green electricity from the offshore wind farm will be supplied to their homes, via the national grid.'

That's different from the current model.
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Joeboy wrote: Wed Sep 29, 2021 9:45 am https://blog.rippleenergy.com/environme ... portunity/

It might just be the way its written but this looks like a step forward to me.

'Once operational, the green electricity from the offshore wind farm will be supplied to their homes, via the national grid.'

That's different from the current model.
Too subtle for me! Do you mean that the coop members get the electrons and have to pay the grid transport bit, but as it is "their own turbine" like on on someone's own farm they don't have to pay the green levy bit?
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Yes, as we are now we are paid a price per kWh which offsets against company power bill. The quote (to my hopeful mind) removes that step and makes it a cleaner transaction.
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There is a story here 9 days ago without mention of Ripple.

https://renews.biz/71058/nextgen-consor ... twind-bid/

The way I read the latest tie up with Ripple, is some of the capacity being built could be sold via Ripple's customer platform. Ripple is just a tiny company, the other in the Nextgen Consortium are big boys with serious financial backing.
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Pure conjecture on my behalf yet 'piano piano'. Might be closer to a true microgen ethos and trade rather than this 1st yet still good Ripple step.

Imagine a platform where you could set the price to sell the power you generated on the offshore turbine. You could literally set your price and even be a good guy and sell those kWh's at cost+gen+transfer+(%)? Wouldn't have to be a price gouge alas has been recently happening. I like that idea! :)

Maybe 10 years hence there could be phone app instant contract trading floor where you can buy/sell your hour by hour Amps on personal 60 minute contracts. I'd trade on that. :idea: you'd want to own shares in the trading house too though.

That stuffs all there already in other forms why not us and this?
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More progress on the foundations, looking good.

https://static.rippleenergy.com/assets/ ... th+Oct.pdf
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nowty wrote: Tue Oct 05, 2021 11:48 pm More progress on the foundations, looking good.

https://static.rippleenergy.com/assets/ ... th+Oct.pdf
Beginning to get a sense of scale now, truly magnificent.
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On the video with Sarah on Fully Charged - she says WF2 is 'multiple turbines'!!

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Inskip75 wrote: Wed Oct 06, 2021 3:56 pm On the video with Sarah on Fully Charged - she says WF2 is 'multiple turbines'!!
If it wasn't multiple then it (the "T") wouldn't be an "F" would it?
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AE-NMidlands wrote: Wed Oct 06, 2021 6:08 pm
Inskip75 wrote: Wed Oct 06, 2021 3:56 pm On the video with Sarah on Fully Charged - she says WF2 is 'multiple turbines'!!
If it wasn't multiple then it (the "T") wouldn't be an "F" would it?
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Mmmmmmm, so its either that Offshore consortium they have joined or I know that Clean Earth Energy have planning permission for several (cannot remember how many offhand) near John O Groats, as well as the single 4.3MW one in Aberdeenshire.

I assumed it would be the one in Aberdeenshire, but now maybe not. Near John O Groats would probably be windier !

Interesting she is saying it will be cheaper !, especially with the increase in commodity costs, concrete, steel, etc.
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