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Solar system companies

Jameshenry

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Location
Cornwall
Can anyone recommend any companies to install a solar powered system for a domestic supply , had a ridiculous quote from western power to provide a new domestic supply, so i'm looking at solar options,
 

Exfarmer

Member
Location
Bury St Edmunds
Can anyone recommend any companies to install a solar powered system for a domestic supply , had a ridiculous quote from western power to provide a new domestic supply, so i'm looking at solar options,
Dont forget, most production from solar 75% is in the months April - September, but when do you need most power?
Certainly solar output December / January can be pretty slim
 
I dont know but how about the mole valley f . one 'mole energy' ? they wont be the cheapest but should be sound i wouldve thought .


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We've got a Tesla battery storage system, tacked onto the solar on the farm.
It works well, but had a few teething problems. Not least becasue of BT / wifi / connection faults. The gateway control was replaced under warranty and Tesla came out to see for themselves.

Mole Energy put it in.
 

Jameshenry

Member
Location
Cornwall
Look on here. tell us a few facts and lots of pictures we will soon sort you out and point you in the right direction. Main parameters are highest point of your land and lowest point. Then how much flow in middle of summer and middle of winter.
When you say highest point, i take it you mean highest place with running water ?
 

Jameshenry

Member
Location
Cornwall
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Orange dot is highest point with running water 240 mtrs
Green dot highest point on farm 254mtrs
Blue dot lowest practical point of farm 224 mtrs
Purple dot farm yard and dwelling
Distance between orange dot and blue dot is 1000 mtrs in a straight line
 

renewablejohn

Member
Location
lancs
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Orange dot is highest point with running water 240 mtrs
Green dot highest point on farm 254mtrs
Blue dot lowest practical point of farm 224 mtrs
Purple dot farm yard and dwelling
Distance between orange dot and blue dot is 1000 mtrs in a straight line
Excellent. So maximum head 30 mtrs Running head 16 mtrs. Looking good just need the flow now.
 

renewablejohn

Member
Location
lancs
Water flow i wouldn't know how to go about measuring that, varies a lot between summer and winter
Simple method using 100mm pipe and sand bags. Place sandbag in stream then place 100mm pipe on top of sandbag then fill round pipe with more sandbags to create a dam. If pipe runs full you have plenty of water to have a useful hydro system on that head.
 

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Webinar: Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer 2024 -26th Sept

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On Thursday 26th September, we’re holding a webinar for farmers to go through the guidance, actions and detail for the expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer. This was planned for end of May, but had to be delayed due to the general election. We apologise about that.

Farming and Countryside Programme Director, Janet Hughes will be joined by policy leads working on SFI, and colleagues from the Rural Payment Agency and Catchment Sensitive Farming.

This webinar will be...
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