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Ripple Energy wind farm?

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  • Signed up for the second phase... 
    3.995kWP SSW facing. Commissioned 7 July 2011. 24 degree pitch (£3.36 /W).
    17 Yingli 235 panels
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    20 January 2024 Daikin ASHP installed
  • In the glorious weather they're certainly not hanging about. :)

    Graig Fatha turbine week - tower piece 2 is in place

    23/11/2021

    The build programme is now running full steam ahead on day 2. The second tower piece has just been lifted into place. Here are the latest shots from site.


    East coast, lat 51.97. 8.26kw SSE, 23° pitch + 0.59kw WSW vertical. Nissan Leaf plus Zappi charger and 2 x ASHP's. Givenergy 8.2 & 9.5 kWh batts, 2 x 3 kW ac inverters. Indra V2H . CoCharger Host, Interest in Ripple Energy & Abundance.
  • Video link of progress from the site this morning. Fingers crossed it continues like that for the rest of the day!


    East coast, lat 51.97. 8.26kw SSE, 23° pitch + 0.59kw WSW vertical. Nissan Leaf plus Zappi charger and 2 x ASHP's. Givenergy 8.2 & 9.5 kWh batts, 2 x 3 kW ac inverters. Indra V2H . CoCharger Host, Interest in Ripple Energy & Abundance.
  • Swan_Valley
    Swan_Valley Posts: 56 Forumite
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    edited 25 November 2021 at 11:14AM
    Went for a walk on the footpaths nearby yesterday to see how it was progressing.
    And a view looking West at the existing Wind Farm.

    South Wales. SolarEdge 4kWp West + 6kWp East plus 2xGivEnergy 8.2kWh Batteries. 2xA2A ASHP's + MVHR.                                     Kia e-Soul 1st Edition & Renault Zoe Iconic BEV's. CoCharger Host.       Intelligent Octopus, Ripple & Abundance.
  • Meatballs
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    edited 25 November 2021 at 11:28AM
    It's called a wind farm on the ripple site, but in reality is each of the projects just a single turbine?
  • Petriix
    Petriix Posts: 2,297 Forumite
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    Meatballs said:
    It's called a wind farm on the ripple site, but in reality is each of the projects just a single turbine?
    I believe the second site could be up to four turbines depending on uptake. DM me if you want a ref link with £25 credit when you sign up.
  • Petriix said:
    Meatballs said:
    It's called a wind farm on the ripple site, but in reality is each of the projects just a single turbine?
    I believe the second site could be up to four turbines depending on uptake. DM me if you want a ref link with £25 credit when you sign up.
    I signed up a couple of days ago... next phase expected to be online autumn 2023.. so quite a while away.. share offering starting in Jan.
    3.995kWP SSW facing. Commissioned 7 July 2011. 24 degree pitch (£3.36 /W).
    17 Yingli 235 panels
    Sunnyboy 4000TL inverter
    Sunny Webox
    Solar Immersion installed May 2013, after two Solar Immersion lasting just over the guarantee period replaced with Solic 200... no problems since.

    13 Feb 2020 LUX AC 3600 and 3 X Pylon Tech 3.5 kW batteries added...

    20 January 2024 Daikin ASHP installed
  • With the crazy electric prices now , is this a better investment than previously? 
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