Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?

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NoraBatty
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Re: Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?

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You can add me too Nowty then.
3152W.
Fueltheburn
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Re: Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?

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nowty wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:07 pm
Fueltheburn wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:45 pm Joined the ranks at Whitelaw Brae today :D
I will be watching my calendar for a long time now awaiting the turn on in the years to come.
I would love you to have bought 2,372 kW of it, but I guess your sig means 2,372 Watts or do you mean you've bought enough to generate 2,372 kWh per year ?

Your the first confirmed member of WB on the secret list, although MrPablo and Yuff are on the brink.

I gots to know. :mrgreen:



Longer version with the action so you can count the shots.
Whoops! Carried away. 2,372 watts of turbine, enough for 5,472 kW per annum.
3kW FIT Solar
0.8kW balcony solar.
2,372 W of turbine at Whitelaw Brae
6kw Panasonic air to air heat pump for downstairs.
2 WBS. Stovax 8kw and 5kw Morso squirrel
Rointe D series in 2 bedrooms and bathroom.
Aiming to go fully electric....
pudding
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Re: Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?

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716W bought here, enough for 1733kWh.
4kW array w/Fronius | 3.51kW & 3.28kW arrays w/Sunsynk 3.6kW hybrid | 6 x Pylon US3000C
8kW GSHP/MVHR/5kW A2A HP/ Ripple- KH & DW & P4 on the way :D
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Krill
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Re: Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?

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I've talked this over with my wife. Due to tax considerations we think these co-op models are uninvestible for us in any meaningful sense.

For context two higher rate tax payers with a £10,000 emergency fund paying 5% interest already use half the interest allowance. Add in other general slush funds and it is too close to comfort for any meaningful holding.

I've paid the £25 holding charge, but will probably drop in another £25 to feel invested and watch with everyone else.

Shame, but she still won't let me put solar panels on the pergola to make up for it. :pot-stir:
Solar PV: 6.4kW solar PV (Eurener MEPV 400W*16)
PV Inverter: Solis 6kW inverter
Batteries: 14.4kWh LiFePO4 batteries (Pylontech US5000*3)
Battery Inverter: LuxPowertek 3600 ACS*2 battery inverter
WBS: 8kW Hunter Avalon 6 Multifuel burner (wood only)
openspaceman
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Re: Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?

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I am going to have a punt but as I only buy 1000kWh a year I'm limited to 600W.
Morso S11
FIT
16 Sharp PV panels facing WSW 4kW
Solarmax 4200S inverter
Non FIT
3 Canadian solar DC coupled 1.75kW facing SSE
Storage
Growatt SPA3000TL BL inverter ac coupled
Growatt GBLI6532 6.5kWh lithium phosphate battery
MoSTiE
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Re: Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?

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Blatantly upped consumption by about 50% to add the turnip @ WB :whistle:
openspaceman
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Re: Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?

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MoSTiE wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:30 pm Blatantly upped consumption by about 50% to add the turnip @ WB :whistle:
What checking gets done?

Pre installing panels and ,later, battery we used 3MWh.
Morso S11
FIT
16 Sharp PV panels facing WSW 4kW
Solarmax 4200S inverter
Non FIT
3 Canadian solar DC coupled 1.75kW facing SSE
Storage
Growatt SPA3000TL BL inverter ac coupled
Growatt GBLI6532 6.5kWh lithium phosphate battery
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Krill
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Re: Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?

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Just bought 57.7 Watts of generating capacity.
Solar PV: 6.4kW solar PV (Eurener MEPV 400W*16)
PV Inverter: Solis 6kW inverter
Batteries: 14.4kWh LiFePO4 batteries (Pylontech US5000*3)
Battery Inverter: LuxPowertek 3600 ACS*2 battery inverter
WBS: 8kW Hunter Avalon 6 Multifuel burner (wood only)
NoraBatty
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Re: Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?

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openspaceman wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:13 pm
MoSTiE wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:30 pm Blatantly upped consumption by about 50% to add the turnip @ WB :whistle:
What checking gets done?

Pre installing panels and ,later, battery we used 3MWh.
We were asked for an energy bill to prove usage was over 7000kwh.
It was quite handy of octopus to screw up our bill this month.
They have our annual electricity cost estimated at being £200, yet annual usage at being 7957kwh.

We had a smart meter fitted Jan23. The meter is reading 5800kwh, so im grateful for their generous, though strange estimations of usage and cost.
It will go up much higher im sure with batteries to be charged and discharged.
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nowty
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Re: Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?

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Post by nowty »

openspaceman wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:26 pm I am going to have a punt but as I only buy 1000kWh a year I'm limited to 600W.
You can buy 2850W no evidence required or questions asked. ;)

That keeps you a tad under the 7000kWh annual spotlight. :whistle:
15.2kW PV > 100MWh generated
Ripple 6.6kW Wind + 4.5kW PV > 19MWh generated
5 Other RE Coop's
105kWh EV storage
60kWh Home battery storage
40kWh Thermal storage
GSHP + A2A HP's
Rain water use > 490 m3
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