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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • tunnel
    tunnel Posts: 2,601 Forumite
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    Despite my early morning shower today it actually turned out quite nice
    SSW 3.54 O's
    ESE 2.45 O's
    WNW 0.6 O's
    That's a steady combined Hawaii + 1.5 O's smiley-confused004.gifsmiley-confused005.gif
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
  • Merlin139
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    tunnel wrote: »
    Its just you Mart, it was supposed to be sunny from the off today and yet i got p*ssed wet through on my bike on the way to work;)

    I thought it was to be fine today. I had to travel to work in the rain on my motorbike but stayed dry in my kit. Hard to stay upright as diesel had been spilt for about 10 miles. smiley-angry018.gif

    The sun must have come out quite quickly. A good day with 3.51 O's smiley-happy112.gif

    Tomorrow shows sun from 9am to around 3pm with some cloud should produce a 2.4O's by my estimate. So that means it will rain all day. smiley-confused013.gif
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • tunnel
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    Merlin139 wrote: »
    . Hard to stay upright as diesel had been spilt for about 10 miles.

    Tomorrow shows sun from 9am to around 3pm with some cloud should produce a 2.4O's by my estimate. So that means it will rain all day. smiley-confused013.gif
    I found it hard to stay upright cos of idiot car/lorry drivers squeezing up to the white lines to stop me passing.....AS IF smiley-laughing014.gif
    Going back to Marts comment on our weather predictors, the weather for tomorrow has changed 3 times today already and no doubt will be different again in the morning, i'll just look out the window in the morning, as long as its not bouncing down then the bike will come out again smiley-transport031.gif
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
  • Yoshii
    Yoshii Posts: 203 Forumite
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    Hi

    This morning at 8.30 am ( I have a split system 1.5 kw pv ESE and 2.5 kwh WNW). I was surprised to see a reading of 0.8kwh.

    Was it because the solar panels had all been given a dusting of FROST and the panels seemed to be generating more than usual for that time of the day and it was producing 0.8kwh .
    Whereas now in full sunshine and partial shade it is currently 0.412 kwh

    Did it generate more for you this morning than currently at 1pm..

    Yoshii:rotfl:
  • Merlin139
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    My bike back out again in the fog!...smiley-transport016.gif
    There goes my generation i thought. Soon cleared and eneded the day with 3.04 O's so well impressed. smiley-happy005.gif
    Some sun on the forecast for tomorrow so lets hope it continues.
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • legoman62
    legoman62 Posts: 5,003 Forumite
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    Bitterly cold here AM on the E. Coast

    20 miles on my bike this morning. No motor.....just pedal power:rotfl:

    1.8 O's for me today: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.
  • tunnel
    tunnel Posts: 2,601 Forumite
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    tunnel wrote: »
    Despite my early morning shower today it actually turned out quite nice
    SSW 3.54 O's
    ESE 2.45 O's
    WNW 0.6 O's
    That's a steady combined Hawaii + 1.5 O's smiley-confused004.gifsmiley-confused005.gif


    Groundhog day for me but without the early morning shower
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
  • Can't complain too much really considering its November, I sorted a shading issue which I hadn't realised would affect me until the clocks changed just recently, I was very surprised at the difference it makes to the suns tracking at a given time. It was all hands to the deck Sunday when my son pointed out, the top of a tree I thought would be far enough away clearly required a judicious lopping with the chainsaw :whistle:

    Yesterday ; 1.57 O's

    Today ; 2.01 O's
    4kw PV fitted 4th July 2014 (Green Energy NW £5600). WSW facing, 30 deg Pitch, Unshaded, Samil Solar River inverter, 16 Solar World Mono panels, Iboost on Immersion Heater. located in mid Lincolnshire.
  • Oscargrouch
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    1.76 O's today; not goood......coffee.gif
    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).
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,259 Forumite
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    A mixed bag here today started with rain, then sun, clouds, more rain, a bit of sun, clouds and then the sun went to the west and was too low to make any difference. Really need to knock down the house next door. smiley-sw025.gif

    1.86 O's here today. smiley-bounce005.gif

    At 31.69% of my November PVGIS estimate after 5 days. Lets see how high it is at day 10? smiley-shocked012.gif
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

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