Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?

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

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Joeboy wrote: Sat Oct 12, 2024 6:51 pm
I've also done 700G on Shell knowing they'll keep the lights on for my family when I'm dead. See the difference, not a single bobbly hat in sight. :twisted:
Well that post re Shell enables me to come out of the closet, figuratively speaking of course, not brave enough to reveal before given the board eco ethos and all. Me and mrs Rezy have significant chunks of the old oillies (similar value), miners (420) and a variety of other stuff inc airlines (60) Tech, construction, finance, but mainly all the 'nasty' stuff. Started investing in my pre 20's when my mates were pizzing it all up the walls in pubs/clubs and 'green' wasnt a thing, been lucky. Would likely be run off the forum if my full pf revealed, despite my solar 'make amends' !!!!!!

Did buy one 'greeny' though. UKW (however its been remarkably unspectacular), bought that instead of the last Ripple offering, just didnt seem right to me from how i understood it all. But maybe Ripple plans to go more 'institutional' with financing is simply to get on the front foot with this supposed wave of RE promises the new government are building up hopes for?

Far easier to go for less buyers with bigger pockets than keep hoping to obtain a great number of smaller investments from reducing numbers of the public whose pockets are still sufficent to get onboard.

Same with everything in life i suppose, have to see how it all pans out.
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Re: Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?

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resybaby wrote: Sun Oct 13, 2024 1:49 pm
Joeboy wrote: Sat Oct 12, 2024 6:51 pm
I've also done 700G on Shell knowing they'll keep the lights on for my family when I'm dead. See the difference, not a single bobbly hat in sight. :twisted:
Well that post re Shell enables me to come out of the closet, figuratively speaking of course, not brave enough to reveal before given the board eco ethos and all. Me and mrs Rezy have significant chunks of the old oillies (similar value), miners (420) and a variety of other stuff inc airlines (60) Tech, construction, finance, but mainly all the 'nasty' stuff. Started investing in my pre 20's when my mates were pizzing it all up the walls in pubs/clubs and 'green' wasnt a thing, been lucky. Would likely be run off the forum if my full pf revealed, despite my solar 'make amends' !!!!!!

Did buy one 'greeny' though. UKW (however its been remarkably unspectacular), bought that instead of the last Ripple offering, just didnt seem right to me from how i understood it all. But maybe Ripple plans to go more 'institutional' with financing is simply to get on the front foot with this supposed wave of RE promises the new government are building up hopes for?

Far easier to go for less buyers with bigger pockets than keep hoping to obtain a great number of smaller investments from reducing numbers of the public whose pockets are still sufficent to get onboard.

Same with everything in life i suppose, have to see how it all pans out.
Everybody does their own thing I guess and no one should be judging that. We are split between property, Vanguard funds, notice accounts and Shell. If I see an attractive project on for example energy4all I'd use Shell dividends to buy into that project.

Although investable projects have been few and far between. Last one was Dundee solar which i passed on. Waiting for Edinburgh solar and il have a crack at that for a 5% return. I had a good number of ftse listed solar farm investments but they were a bit crap. Sure there was a 1/4ly dividend but the share price was weak across the sector. Ran that test for about 5 years and won't go there again.

Happier now with a simplified investment life.
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Re: Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?

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Finally we have the project financial closure and breakdown between equity and debt for the Derril Water solar farm.
56% Equity and 44% debt.

https://blog.rippleenergy.com/derril-wa ... l-closure/

https://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/ripp ... gin-money/

https://www.holsworthy-today.co.uk/news ... eal-730315

In comparison,
Graig Fatha 100% Equity 0% Debt (would have been similar debt if the mystery co-investor did not pile in at the end).
Kirk Hill 61.5% Equity 38.5% Debt (debt increased from an initial 30% because of the cost over run).
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Ripple 6.6kW Wind + 4.5kW PV > 24MWh generated
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Re: Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?

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Will the gales this weekend be KH's first operational bad weather ? Its already gusting 40 up here today and we like KH are to expect 80mph on Sunday presently.

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

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I like the new Ripple dashboard layout combining both GF and KH.

I wonder how high the generation will go on Sunday. :twisted:

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Ripple 6.6kW Wind + 4.5kW PV > 24MWh generated
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Re: Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?

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Not high enough KH has 37mph winds this morning and only 72% CF. Bah humbug to curtailment! :facepalm:

For comparison, GF has a CF of 97.2% with less wind.
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Re: Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?

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They should build a WT behind my cottage!

The wind Snapped the tree at the side of the house clean in two ! Failed at the second branch node 1/3 of the height above the root, 3 inch diameter. Must have happened between 4 and 7 am as we woke to the wind at 4 and I went out with the dogs at 7 as they were cowering because of the wind - and that when I saw it. Happily it fell away from the new panels so fell in a SE gust, the winds moderated here now and switched to a SW direction and 3pm is slated as peak wind for us this afternoon around 65mph gusts.

MiL is annoyed that the tree has gone but I’m well happy as the shade for the new panels has just been solved. :hysteria:

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

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Nice result Maxi, isn't it great when a plan comes together. Especially with an added bonus.
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Re: Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?

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GF now at 99% and KH at 69%, maybe a combined record ?
16.9kW PV > 108MWh generated
Ripple 6.6kW Wind + 4.5kW PV > 24MWh generated
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Re: Part ownership of a Ripple Wind Turbine, fancy it?

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Looks as if its curtailed at KH.

13.15 curtailed even more. :x :x :x
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