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RE: Locational electricity pricing

@lucia - Whilst looking for something else, I've come across a Submission by NG ESO to the Commons Select Committee on ESNZ last autumn, which ends w...

1 year ago
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RE: Opinions please on me putting a 2.5kW roof mounted turbine on my garage - am I mad?

Yes, please take time to think... but don't be too concerned at learning these technical details. You might like to know that SunSynk have a special...

1 year ago
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RE: Opinions please on me putting a 2.5kW roof mounted turbine on my garage - am I mad?

You said you're considering a wind turbine, and that you already have an inverter and battery installed in the house. Are you aware that most invert...

1 year ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

Yes, there are rooftop micro-inverters which will provide output at mains voltage. And some of those might do what you want...... but stay away from...

1 year ago
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RE: Opinions please on me putting a 2.5kW roof mounted turbine on my garage - am I mad?

Those with A-levels in Science and Maths will appreciate that the parameters applying to the mounting of a pole (a lever) on a brick wall, are address...

1 year ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

Almost all PV panels now incorporate bypass diodes.But the ones I've actually taken apart and looked at are intended to bypass a section (column or ro...

1 year ago
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RE: Opinions please on me putting a 2.5kW roof mounted turbine on my garage - am I mad?

Not mad at all... The people who most often succeed with a small-scale wind-turbine (less than 3kW) are doing it on a DIY basis.They succeed because...

1 year ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

You are asking all the right questions @david999Take time to chew over what you're picking up here on the Forum. Let me also point out the mechanica...

1 year ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

Erm, that won't do what you think... The PV panels are going to be wired as a series string in order to achieve the high-voltage input for the inver...

1 year ago
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RE: DIY solar upgrade - Considering adding more panels

Aluminium C-channel is a versatile way of creating frames for PV panels.Better still if you can source aluminium T-nuts which fit it. I picked up ...

1 year ago
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RE: Opinions please on me putting a 2.5kW roof mounted turbine on my garage - am I mad?

Interesting notion @marvinator80 In case you were wondering, here's how I would apply a mechanical lever to the wall of your garage in order to sha...

1 year ago
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