Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?

[nowty]

Yeah you could say that but that's *almost* at the expense of everyone else.

Everyone needs all the generation they can get, but not wind instead of other more suitable things for the grid.

Well you can't have it both ways, either the CF of wind is good enough for it to have been worthwhile for me or it ain't.

And the latest Scottish offshore wind farms are on less than 4p / kWh CFD contract with near 50% CF, so surely that helps everyone else with their energy price, we just need more of it to dilute the wholesale energy price.
https://renews.biz/79004/scots-sound-cf ... ver-price/

[Swwils]

Doesn't include transmission or storage though does it. Overbuilding isnt a great option either as Germany has discovered.

[Joeboy]

You have to compare it to a modern German nuclear plant. Which gets 96%.

CF over an hour is pointless and unhelpful. It's an energy grid, not an energy hour.

I like it (hourly CF) and don't find it unhelpful or pointless at all. As for the German nuclear plants who cares in here? This is a discussion about wind energy. Open a thread about how ace German nukes are. Nowt wrong with that and i'm sure it will be educational too. As for 'have to', do we really?

I would be genuinely interested in reading a thread on the pro's & con's of nuclear power starting with the latest thinking and technology on spent fuel rod disposal.

Safety, potential conflict fuel, cost to build, legacy inertia due to cost to build etc. I'm sure a strong case can be made for it as can cases that Chernobyl & Fukishima were isolated incidents but I don't think that would carry much water with those affected. I'm not even a fan of 'they're always on', not if they're French apparently.

As I said though, genuinely interested, just not a fan (WT pun).

Back on topic, added the personal generation figures for yesterday to my E notes and passed a personal milestone. 5MWh at WT1.
A 10.5% ROI on this part year so far.

[Adokforme]

Back on topic, added the personal generation figures for yesterday to my E notes and passed a personal milestone. 5MWh at WT1.
A 10.5% ROI on this part year so far.

That's a great milestone to achieve Joe. Afraid we are not at your level, but hoping to pass the 3MW milestone tomorrow.

[Joeboy]

Back on topic, added the personal generation figures for yesterday to my E notes and passed a personal milestone. 5MWh at WT1.
A 10.5% ROI on this part year so far.

That's a great milestone to achieve Joe. Afraid we are not at your level, but hoping to pass the 3MW milestone tomorrow.

That is outstanding, congrats for tomorrow!

[nowty]

Based on both WT1 and future WT2 generation, I calculate my wind generation totals will overtake my solar generation totals in about 15 years time, having had a decade head start.

If project 3 is another windfarm that will accelerate to 10 years.

But if project 3 is a solar park it will take 40 years.

[Joeboy]

Based on both WT1 and future WT2 generation, I calculate my wind generation totals will overtake my solar generation totals in about 15 years time, having had a decade head start.

If project 3 is another windfarm that will accelerate to 10 years.

But if project 3 is a solar park it will take 40 years.

I'll be honest, the solarpark just doesn't have the dynamic excitement of 'will it won't it' that I am getting from WT1. Also, shall it ignite? Impressive figures there Nowty, I've not ran mine but crossing that 5MWh threshold made my think we'll be pretty close by turbine year close especially if we knock a couple of percent off for the expected start up niggle s? I continue to wonder how much the dno curtailment and faulty blade pitch sensors cost us all in the early learning days?

[Swwils]

You have to compare it to a modern German nuclear plant. Which gets 96%.

CF over an hour is pointless and unhelpful. It's an energy grid, not an energy hour.

I like it (hourly CF) and don't find it unhelpful or pointless at all. As for the German nuclear plants who cares in here? This is a discussion about wind energy. Open a thread about how ace German nukes are. Nowt wrong with that and i'm sure it will be educational too. As for 'have to', do we really?

I would be genuinely interested in reading a thread on the pro's & con's of nuclear power starting with the latest thinking and technology on spent fuel rod disposal.

Safety, potential conflict fuel, cost to build, legacy inertia due to cost to build etc. I'm sure a strong case can be made for it as can cases that Chernobyl & Fukishima were isolated incidents but I don't think that would carry much water with those affected. I'm not even a fan of 'they're always on', not if they're French apparently.

As I said though, genuinely interested, just not a fan (WT pun).

Back on topic, added the personal generation figures for yesterday to my E notes and passed a personal milestone. 5MWh at WT1.
A 10.5% ROI on this part year so far.

Sorry I just wished they were more open with the figures because it directly impacts decision makers down the line.

It's abit like Scotland switching to net reporting in 2018, makes it seem fine and dandy but isn't the physical reality on the grid that obeys laws of physics.

French nuke output is an interesting story and history, maybe contends with the UKs magnox one.

[Joeboy]

110.7% CF for 14.00 hrs today. Can only assume an accounting anomaly for the displayed hour. Great to see though.

[nowty]

110.7% CF for 14.00 hrs today. Can only assume an accounting anomaly for the displayed hour. Great to see though.

Beats that german nuke station.