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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • EricMears
    EricMears Posts: 3,305 Forumite
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    Martyn1981 wrote: »
    I'm hoping that piece of seaweed they got off Eric is still working!

    Mart.

    I don't think there's anywhere in the country further from the sea than me ! Totally not responsible for quality of Met Office seaweed.


    My 5 minute average for 13:35 got to 4.008Kwh. I wasn't actually sitting there watching instantaneous ones but would assume there must have been one rather higher than that. Alas, we keep getting bands of cloud spoiling the record attempt.
    NE Derbyshire.4kWp S Facing 17.5deg slope (dormer roof).24kWh of Pylontech batteries with Lux controller BEV : Hyundai Ioniq5
  • sly_dog_jonah
    sly_dog_jonah Posts: 1,003 Forumite
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    Plenty of clouds here too spoiling things, but already notched 22kWh by 4pm so can't grumble. 0.4kWh more needed to beat April 12th record.
    Cider Country Solar PV generator: 3.7kWp Enfinity system on unshaded SE (-36deg azimuth) & 45deg roof
  • RoxyK
    RoxyK Posts: 2,245 Forumite
    Gorgeous day today! Few clouds but nothing major. Up to 27kWh :) Definitely a record for me. Got 22 kWh yesterday which isn't to be sniffed at.

    Still gorgeous and very little cloud. Perfect PV weather ;)
    16 x Sanyo HIT 240w panels, 3.84kWp, south facing, 30 degree slope in the SW, 4.4 Eltek HE-t inverter installed 27/03/12 :D
  • Oscargrouch
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    edited 12 May 2012 at 7:23PM
    EricMears wrote: »
    I don't think there's anywhere in the country further from the sea than me ! Totally not responsible for quality of Met Office seaweed.

    Well I only did 14.6 today so far :mad:. But I bet Eric has done at least 23.65 so far. :)
    2.5 kWp PV system, SSW facing, 45 Deg Roof. ABB Inverter, Monitor: 'Wattson'.
    Reg. for FIT Nov 2011. "It's not what you generate; it's how you use it that matters". One very clean Vauxhall Diesel Sri, £30.00 Road Tax: B)

    Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).
  • EricMears
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    edited 12 May 2012 at 8:14PM
    Oscargrouch wrote: »
    Well I only did 14.6 today so far :mad:. But I bet Eric has done at least 23.65 so far. :)

    I wish !

    19.99Kwh so far - but still generating 49w so might just make 20. Daily peak has beautiful shape early & late but huge dips just where I would have had 2hrs > 4Kw

    Edit > Just got to 20.00 Kwh still doing 43w
    NE Derbyshire.4kWp S Facing 17.5deg slope (dormer roof).24kWh of Pylontech batteries with Lux controller BEV : Hyundai Ioniq5
  • sly_dog_jonah
    sly_dog_jonah Posts: 1,003 Forumite
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    24.2kWh in the end, with considerable cloud cover. I reckon a 27 should be doable on a perfect day at this time of year. Fingers crossed for tomorrow then.
    Cider Country Solar PV generator: 3.7kWp Enfinity system on unshaded SE (-36deg azimuth) & 45deg roof
  • Oscargrouch
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    EricMears wrote: »
    I wish !

    Just got to 20.00 Kwh still doing 43w

    My Total at end of day was 14.9. Sorry about my last forecast for you, I added 62% to mine instead of 38%:o. Talking about forecasts; Sunday, going bye the Seaweed from 'Wales' (more accurate) is going to be a 'cracker'.:rotfl: Dragons are flying high, sure sign of a sunny day!:j
    2.5 kWp PV system, SSW facing, 45 Deg Roof. ABB Inverter, Monitor: 'Wattson'.
    Reg. for FIT Nov 2011. "It's not what you generate; it's how you use it that matters". One very clean Vauxhall Diesel Sri, £30.00 Road Tax: B)

    Definition of 'O's = kWh/kWp (kWh = your daily & accurate Generation figure) (kWp = the rated output of your PV Panels).
  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,373 Forumite
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    Hooray, finally got my 20. Actually it was 22.5 but I'm not grumbling! From a 3.6 ESE I reckon that's well over 90% of the max I can hope for. Definitely noticed a lower sustained peak than during the colder weather (3.1 v's 3.3) so I guess the thermal factor is kicking in now.

    Tomorrow provisionally looks just as good according to the Norwegian YR site - absolutely no idea who they get their seaweed from?

    Mart.
    Mart. Cardiff. 8.72 kWp PV systems (2.12 SSW 4.6 ESE & 2.0 WNW). 20kWh battery storage. Two A2A units for cleaner heating. Two BEV's for cleaner driving.

    For general PV advice please see the PV FAQ thread on the Green & Ethical Board.
  • insight101
    insight101 Posts: 80 Forumite
    28.2 KWh yipee. Best day so far.
  • John_Pierpoint
    John_Pierpoint Posts: 8,401 Forumite
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    20.43 kWh on a 3.6 inverter, 30 degree roof facing SE in S.Essex.

    The graph looked more like a toast rack than a hedgehog, let alone something solid, shaped like "Lonesome George".

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geochelone_nigra_abingdoni
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