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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • John_Pierpoint
    John_Pierpoint Posts: 8,401 Forumite
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    Down here in the estuary, the snow never managed to settle - it tried and failed except on north facing slopes and Swiss style, the temperature hovered at 1 to 2 degrees all day in drizzle/sleet with sunny periods. Managed to generate 5.02 kWh.

    At time of writing the temperature is up from -4 to -2, it is foggy and the hoar frost covered panels are generating 116 watts
  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 4,980 Forumite
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    Only 1.2kWh yesterday
    Panels covered in snow
    Outside temp at 8am this morning was -9c
    Over 1/2 way through Jan and 33% of PVGIS
    Happy Days:D
    16 Sanyo Hit 250s.4kWp SMA 3.8kWp inverter. SW roof. 28° pitch. Minimal shade. Nov 2011 install. Hybrid car. Ripple Kirk Hill. N.E Lincs Coast.
  • WestonDave
    WestonDave Posts: 5,154 Forumite
    Rampant Recycler
    k66 wrote: »
    Can anyone recommend an Android Solar PV App?

    If you've got a Sunny (SMA) inverter that works on bluetooth then Sunny Solar Log (costs about £6) works very well on that. Will display current day and historic generation, plus will auto upload to PVoutput online.
    Adventure before Dementia!
  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,382 Forumite
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    Dave_Fowler wrote: »
    Some interesting results today.

    Dave, very interesting. You're clearly not as sad as me. ;) I'd have been out there clearing system 2 one panel at a time every ten mins or so, just so I could study the 'playback' later in the day to see the live watts per panel results!

    Might answer Tunnels question about how many panels can be shaded on a SE system whilst still allowing the remaining panel(s) to work (I suspect all but one?).

    Boys and their toys. :D

    Got a 7 yesterday, best since mid November.

    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.
  • John_Pierpoint
    John_Pierpoint Posts: 8,401 Forumite
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    Still minus 0.5 C, but all frost on panels nearly melted, Something that looks like a moon shining through the fog and panels generating 960 watts.

    Come on I want cook a free lunch.:D
  • Oscargrouch
    Oscargrouch Posts: 4,393 Forumite
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    1.2 kWh in the Mids...:(
    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).
  • John_Pierpoint
    John_Pierpoint Posts: 8,401 Forumite
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    Final out-turn was another 5kWh, though with a SE orientation, I get my peak about 11.00 GMT. So a 13:00 lunchtime clearing of the fog giving about 1.7 kW output was reasonable.

    Shame about the helicopter though.
  • jackieblack
    jackieblack Posts: 10,499 Forumite
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    7 kWh generated here today :j - best day of the year so far!
    2.22kWp Solar PV system installed Oct 2010, Fronius IG20 Inverter, south facing (-5 deg), 30 degree pitch, no shading
    Everything will be alright in the end so, if it’s not yet alright, it means it’s not yet the end
    MFW #4 OPs: 2018 £866.89, 2019 £1322.33, 2020 £1337.07
    2021 £1250.00, 2022 £1500.00, 2023 £1500, 2024 £1350
    2025 target = £1200, YTD £690
    Quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur
  • k66
    k66 Posts: 354 Forumite
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    2.83 kWh generated today, still smiling 'cos I've always wanted PV panels.
    :hello:
  • shafeeq
    shafeeq Posts: 973 Forumite
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    3.85 for me today
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