Ripple Energy wind farm?

Petriix

Verdigris said:

I thought the next one was an array of turbines, although my memory is about as reliable as a Morris Marina, these days.

I guess it's dependent on how much money they raise. Those numbers look like a single turbine but I think there's a period where they open it up for other investors so could end up with enough money for two or more. 

Martyn1981

Swan_Valley said:

Progress being made with the cabling to WT1:

I know I'm a bit odd, but please somebody tell me I'm not the only one that thought of strawberry chewy laces?

Great news on the progress. Be funny in the future if 1,000's perhaps millions of households all own an ickle bit of a WT, Wolfie would be proud ..... "Power to the People".

NigeWick

Martyn1981 said:

Swan_Valley said:

Progress being made with the cabling to WT1:

Great news on the progress. 

I am disappointed that they didn't think to put the cabling in before they finished the turbine.

Swan_Valley

NigeWick said:

Martyn1981 said:

Swan_Valley said:

Progress being made with the cabling to WT1:

Great news on the progress. 

I am disappointed that they didn't think to put the cabling in before they finished the turbine.

I think you will find the problem was with WPD (apparently not having the cable because of the supply problems during COVID, etc).

Verdigris

Offer opens on Monday 14th, for the 4000 with reservations.

rjmachin

Has anyone who invested in the first windfarm had any discount off their bills yet?  Is it what you were expecting?

I have paid the £25 to get the offer on Monday, but now not sure whether to proceed further or not.

I suppose one aspect that I am not sure about is that if it takes 10-20 years to get in to profit from the initial investment, I have read that the farm itself is likely to be okay, if ripple goes under, someone else will take over the management, however, what happens if Octopus or the other energy partners goes under?

NigeWick

rjmachin said:

Has anyone who invested in the first windfarm had any discount off their bills yet?  Is it what you were expecting?

Supposed to start next month.

Coastalwatch

It's been rumoured, and it is only a rumour, that windfarm 2 will consist of two turbines, each of greater capacity than WF 1 and located in the NE of Scotland!

Guess we shall just have to wait until 9am Monday to discover how true or otherwise that rumour might be.

But an exciting prospect all the same.

Verdigris

Yes, that was my assumption. 4000 x 900Wp is far more than one onshore turbine. The windfarm near me, that was completed about 5 years ago, has 2MWp turbines. I think road transport considerations are the limiting factor for onshore turbines.

Mart1nSt

The offer has gone live.
I'm a little concerned about the build timeline in the document which doesn't see the turbine go online until November 2023 - assuming everything goes to plan.  The foundations aren't due until December 2022.

The finacial model is as follows :