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RE: Independence from power cuts

An update on SMA. After chatting to battery installer experts, SMA's Sunny Island poses the same issues as other solutions. In our case, with the exis...

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Independence from power cuts

@derek-m, spot on Derek. We still want batteries to recharge via PV during the year to run the house at nighttime and to avoid the pain of rising elec...

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Independence from power cuts

@Jeff, good thinking. I will go through the numbers. We are on a lousy rate, but I'm also thinking long-term now. There's a lot to contemplate and I n...

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Independence from power cuts

@batalto, in the event of a power outage, the ASHP will go off and the HVO-driven boiler will kick in - won't be automatic. I will switch over myself....

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Independence from power cuts

@Jeff, it is very interesting, and I think we all have our own interpretations and reservations about the future of, well, everything I suppose. I'm...

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Independence from power cuts

@derek-m, SMA looks like a useful company. I've just contacted them and sent them an email. Good find. Thank you.

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Independence from power cuts

All valid points above. While the UK has an extremely robust electricity supply with limited power outages, the drive to electrify the country, couple...

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Independence from power cuts

I can't get over how complicated the system of battery storage is with PV when there's a power outage. There are presently, from my conversation with ...

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Renewable Heating YouTube channel

@saz I know very little about it. I will contact Sero to see if they want to be interviewed.

3 years ago
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RE: new PV, iboost, battery info- esp Powervault

We're looking at an off grid system that can charge via PV and it's turning out to be ridiculously complicated. It's easy enough to put a battery syst...

3 years ago
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
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RE: Return temperature consistently higher than flow temperature

Some thoughts from a heating expert that sent me a message relating to your issue: Could be one of a few things, one of the sensors knackered, sens...

3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Renewable Heating YouTube channel

Our interview with Thomas Nowak, Secretary General of the European Heat Pump Association is up and Thomas discusses some really interesting heat pump ...

3 years ago
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