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Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

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  • Martyn1981
    Martyn1981 Posts: 15,410 Forumite
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    Almost got an O yesterday, and today should be slightly better. Too late to save November, but not the worst month I've had.

    Next weeks forecast is interesting, long term claims sunny weather from the 2nd to the 9th ..... we'll see, we'll see!

    Around here if a large glowing object appears in the sky during December we're more likely to suspect an alien invasion. :undecided

    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.
  • tunnel
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    Martyn1981 wrote: »
    Around here if a large glowing object appears in the sky during December we're more likely to suspect an alien invasion. :undecided
    Mart.
    We have a glowing ball in the sky this morning......run for your lives......the aliens are here.....aaaarrrrhhhhsmiley-scared003.gif






    Oh, wait a minute...its the sun, its been that long since I've seen it I'd forgot what it looked like for a second smiley-happy005.gif
    2 kWp SEbE , 2kWp SSW & 2.5kWp NWbW.....in sunny North Derbyshire17.7kWh Givenergy battery added(for the power hungry kids)
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,259 Forumite
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    legoman62 wrote: »
    Hope your back end is OK;)....was there any damage to the car?:)

    Appears just to be superficial loads of scratches on bumper, but getting insurance company to get it checked out.
    Cannot believe how quickly Insurance company said they would get Legal Department onto the claim when I mentioned that hospital said I had whiplash.

    Am enjoying the painkillers!...LOL

    I have also spotted the big yellow object in the sky going to call SG1 just incase it is aliens. smiley-stargate012.gif
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • theboylard
    theboylard Posts: 1,211 Forumite
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    Big yellow thing in sky = happy face!

    Hit a whole 1/2 am Oscar yesterday, with the late sun.
    Today though, at 12.09 I have hit the giddy heights of 4.223 kWh which means I've got a full Oscar!!

    Can't be asked to make a webm, but I think this sums it all up.... Royal Choral Society: 'Hallelujah Chorus' from Ha…: http://youtu.be/IUZEtVbJT5c
    4kWp, SSE, SolarEdge P300 optimisers & SE3500 Inverter, in occasionally sunny Corby, Northants.
    Now with added Sunsynk 5kw hybrid ecco inverter & 15kWh Fogstar batteries. Oh Octopus Energy too.
  • Merlin139
    Merlin139 Posts: 7,259 Forumite
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    Today started so well! Upto 1.85Kwh by 10.15 then the big yellow thing just went away. emoticon-cartoon-024.gif

    Finished today on 1.1 O's giving me a 30 day total production for November of 121.14 Kwh

    74% of PVGIS estimate.smiley-score007.gif I hope that will be my worst November ever. It started so well with 44 Kwh in the first 4 days of the month.

    December needs a daily average 4.04 Kwh to make 125 Kwh.
    3.795 kWp Solar PV System. Capital of the Wolds

  • Sunshine late morning and again this afternoon bought in almost an O at 0.93 O's :T
    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.
  • Much better 1.42 O:D
    4 kWp System, South East Facing, 35 Degree Pitch, 11 x 250W Panels, South West Facing, 35 Degree Pitch, 5 x 250W Panels, Solar Edge Inverter, Staffordshire Installed 25/11/14
  • This has been the worst November performance since my system was installed with 42 kWh generated against a PVGIS Climate forecast of 54 kWh.

    November 2014 - 42 kWh
    November 2013 - 53 kWh
    November 2012 - 53 kWh
    November 2011 - 46 kWh
    November 2010 - 44 kWh

    http://pvoutput.org/aggregate.jsp?id=7259&sid=5821&v=0&t=m
  • legoman62
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    Saw some Sun today.....pity my panels were looking the other way:wall:

    Made 0.42 O's today, and 83.3kWh total for November:(

    2011 65kWh (less than 3 weeks) 2012 95kWh 2013 112kWh: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.
  • It's been the worst November since system 1 was installed in 2010 - by a long way. Only 69% of target. Just 7 days actually reached the PVGIS average during the month.

    Yesterday was typical. There was a ribbon of cloud about 2 miles wide sitting over Dunstable moving from South to North along the line of the Chiltern Hills. It sat there all day. I traveled along the local Leighton Buzzard bye-pass - about a mile out of town and was in full sunshine for the whole journey.

    Dave F
    Solar PV System 1: 2.96kWp South+8 degrees. Roof 38 degrees. 'Normal' system
    Solar PV System 2: 3.00kWp South-4 degrees. Roof 28 degrees. SolarEdge system
    EV car, PodPoint charger
    Lux LXP 3600 ACS + 6 x 2.4kWh Aoboet LFP 2400 battery storage. Installed Feb 2021
    Location: Bedfordshire
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