|
4 members (B3MOG, Pundit, TBM, Zach),
313
guests, and
69
robots. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
Wales
by Joske Vermeule, September 1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forums39
Topics49,866
Posts837,588
Members9,596
| |
Most Online1,063
Jun 14th, 2026
|
|
|
There are no members with birthdays on this day. |
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 1,647
OP
Talk Morgan Enthusiast
|
Solar PV at the N-M ranch
I know that one or two of the TM regulars are also micro generators, so I thought I would post our new installation up for anyone interested.
It's a 4KW system and it went live at the end of last week, but with so little bright weather over the last few days we have not generated very much electricity so far.
Cheers,
N-M
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 4,612 Likes: 15
Part of the Furniture
|
|
Part of the Furniture
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 4,612 Likes: 15 |
Aarhus was where I first saw a ground source heat pump. Controlled the air con in summer too and they still made enough to sell it back to the grid. Fantastic. Oh, and it was a factory built house more stunning than 99% over here but there's such snobbery with such things. My friend has just built his own house. He installed a ground source system, but for winter heating only. The cool air piping was a step too far for him. He is the last person you would call 'Green' being a true red meat man,  but predicted the saving over conventional sources of power to make it worthwhile. 
Steve A11OGE Red 1989 4/4 4 seater
'A Morgan is for life, not just for Sundays'
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 4,612 Likes: 15
Part of the Furniture
|
|
Part of the Furniture
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 4,612 Likes: 15 |
It's amazing how far ahead of us the rest of Europe seems in some areas, a friend and ex colleague built a kit house in Bavaria complete with GSHP in 1978 and I didn't even know what it was. I recall in the '70s or '80s a large house south of Godalming, that had its own lake, used a GSHP in the lake. Seemed a great idea even then.
Steve A11OGE Red 1989 4/4 4 seater
'A Morgan is for life, not just for Sundays'
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 27,814 Likes: 749
Member of the Inner Circle
|
|
Member of the Inner Circle
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 27,814 Likes: 749 |
Today we made 2.5kwh due to cloud etc. The PV system has now delivered it's quoted annual amount of 3064 kwh. So like last year we should be ending around 3150kwh.
The immersun pulled in 0.5kw which given the typical background demand of the house of 0.3 kw seems fair.
JohnV6
2022 CX Plus Four
2025 Renault Scenic Alpine etech "Yvette"
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 1,647
Talk Morgan Enthusiast
|
|
OP
Talk Morgan Enthusiast
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 1,647 |
I forgot to do a final reading for the full year so I am now 14 days over, but the meter now reads 4035 Kwh.
Quite pleased with that. I think we are 18% over from the predicted figure given to us by the installer.
I reckon that if you add in the factor of a poor year for sunshine, that's very satisfactory indeed.
Jaguar F-Type V6s roadster
2009 Harley Davidson XR1200
1986 Honda VFR750F (RC24)
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 4,651 Likes: 123
Part of the Furniture
|
|
Part of the Furniture
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 4,651 Likes: 123 |
I also have panels installed including a hot water system. The trouble is I can't get the  to modify her behaviour to optimise their benefit. She wants her power, hot water and heat and plenty of it when she wants it, and she says if I don't like it I can shove my stupid panels where the sun don't shine.
2021 Lapis Blue Plus 6  You know it makes sense!  2016 Carmine Red 991.2 C4S
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 28,900 Likes: 352
Salty Sea Dog Member of the Inner Circle
|
|
Salty Sea Dog Member of the Inner Circle
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 28,900 Likes: 352 |
 Mine doesn't understand that they only generate electricity in daylight 
Graham (G4FUJ)
Sold L44FOR 4/4 Giallo Fly
'11 MINI Countryman Cooper D All4
'90 LR 90 SW
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 4,651 Likes: 123
Part of the Furniture
|
|
Part of the Furniture
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 4,651 Likes: 123 |
Tell me about it. My wife has the same carbon footprint as a small Chinese power station.
2021 Lapis Blue Plus 6 You know it makes sense! 2016 Carmine Red 991.2 C4S
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 1,647
Talk Morgan Enthusiast
|
|
OP
Talk Morgan Enthusiast
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 1,647 |
Tell me about it. My wife has the same carbon footprint as a small Chinese power station. Solution to the problem......give her the electric bill to pay and in return you will give her all the night time income generated from the solar panels. 
Jaguar F-Type V6s roadster
2009 Harley Davidson XR1200
1986 Honda VFR750F (RC24)
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 28,900 Likes: 352
Salty Sea Dog Member of the Inner Circle
|
|
Salty Sea Dog Member of the Inner Circle
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 28,900 Likes: 352 |
Graham (G4FUJ)
Sold L44FOR 4/4 Giallo Fly
'11 MINI Countryman Cooper D All4
'90 LR 90 SW
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 115
L - Learner Plates On
|
|
L - Learner Plates On
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 115 |
Isnt there some logic in pushing all the new build houses to have panels as standard.
|
|
|
|
|
That'll be some recompense for all the power wasted when she used to live with us