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@scalextrix The more interesting energy news today being Norwegian hydro plants reservoirs are low and they may run into problems unless it rains r...
@transparent The only reason my DNO knows of these is because National Grid's Area Manager is sufficiently interested that she came and had a look.......
@tim441 I will need to give some thought to protect the hole with mesh.... perhaps expanding mesh used by builders. Either galvanised or stainless ...
This depends on the size of your wood burner and size/type of house. If your house is a tad leaky, stoves labelled 5kw and below don't need direct air...
@rikiarn It's a not a buffer it's a volumiser which is not the same thing. It helps keep the system on its toes during defrosts in the winter, for exa...
To make things clear, lots of insurance companies cover heat pumps, some dinosaurs will not, a few have been known to waffle on about 'units in the ga...
Have a read of my previous posts on so-called Balcony Solar (there’s a sum up of the state of play in my older post just above my post today). There’s...
And we have it: DESNZ are now investigating the feasibility of balcony solar. Good start but please ignore some of the utterly stupid comments ("we...
The first press reporting is out Here's a brief synopsis from Spanish media: The big Blackout El Apagón: "The government is blaming Red Eléctrica...
A small FACTUAL update (which echoes what 'my' expert said about frequency oscillations elsewhere in Europe -see my post above). Note there are no c...
Oh my……. American Enterprise Institute another fossil fuel-funded lobby .... And sure enough their ‘solution’ (last sentence) is nuclear and gas ‘for ...
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RE: GivEnergy inverter tripping due to over-voltage?
That's useful information @tim441 I would like to be ...
By Transparent , 8 minutes ago
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RE: Cooling with air to water heat pumps
Very sensible Unfortunately I fear that's too simple...
By JamesPa , 30 minutes ago
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Nobody will, that's the point of this thread, the heat ...
By JamesPa , 2 hours ago
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RE: Indevolt Batteries UK Support & Info Thread
Good morning. I just came across your website. Was ho...
By iRadiate , 6 hours ago
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RE: Failed Heat Pump Install: IWA Claim Rejected
Many of the estimates we received mention IWA and RECC....
By Batpred , 17 hours ago
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RE: Rural burning – I've had enough
Same here in Finland. It's strictly forbidden ...
By upnorthandpersonal , 17 hours ago
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RE: Renewables & Heat Pumps in the News
Something worth flagging... we've just published a news...
By Mars , 18 hours ago
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RE: Renewable Heating Hub Homeowners' Q&A Podcast
The Homeowners' Q&A podcast is back... I've changed...
By Mars , 18 hours ago
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RE: Anyone concerned about GivEnergy?
I have already signed up with Axle so yes, that takes c...
By KevH , 20 hours ago
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@batpred Would it pass the airbnb feedback test no. I...
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A quick update... we've just launched the beta version ...
By Mars , 2 days ago
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RE: Who Actually Owns a Heat Pump in Britain? We Asked. Here Is What We Found.
The age part doesn't surprise me - only 25% of UK home ...
By EtchedPixels , 2 days ago
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RE: Home automation and the cloud; is there a better way?
Nothing you've said there, @etchedpixels, is something ...
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I've heard from others living in the vicinity of Derril...
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