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Perhaps an embedded documentary team/fixed cams watching/following the NESO control room etc trying to make it come about would be a good vehicle. I think this would def be an item on BBC etc on the day. Maybe not top billing but irrespective would be a minute or so on it
Doubt it matters that much tbh maybe it gets overlooked on the day, but it is notable event that will be reported on. I also think it would make international news albeit in a small way. It’s a good story for the transition in general not just UK. “Look at what’s possible” type of thing
I genuinely think that would be headline news and would give the current government a real boost. As well as an effective counter to the anti-NZ brigade
Superficial comms guy that I am, I'd still be tempted to use this to pitch-roll for the ZESO moment. It's just *so* important to show progress.
You can't heat old buildings with heat pumps!!! *checks notes* www.cai.cam.ac.uk/decarbonisat... n/m
Reads like AI generated in another language then run through a crude translation. Frenglish probably
Maybe? Having some heating allows it to be used though should we want to. HP/AC would make it cheaper to run with some respite from summer heat waves but realistically the times it’s in use make that a bit of an extravagance. Just wondering if that can be done for v low budget, whilst decent Qlty
🎯 And we are seeing Trump doing exactly that to US wind projects. Where the mango mussolini goes, our Mr Toad will probably follow
Right then heat punks, help needed: I have an unused insulated shed-office space that needs to be heated over winter though it won’t be occupied. To maintain condition of fabric really. Obvious choice is a simple oil filled elec rad but is there a heat-pump &/or AC option for less than £500ish?
Probably. We can but hope 🤞
Valid, but there’s the politically possible dimension as well as the outright cost. Interested to see what plays out. There’s an opportunity for a genuine improvement here. I hope it’s taken
Mines at 80k miles, Autotrader thinks I’d get £8k part exchange, £9k private sale (Although theyre typically advertised around £11k) A tad disappointing for me, but a bargain for whoever gets one at that price.
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Meh. I’m not fussed about progressive or not. Making ⚡️ cheaper is definitely a good thing. Switching the levies to gas would make a lot of sense but questionable whether they could survive that. If gas VAT~levies then may as well if it’s cost flat for consumers.
It’s not massive, but every little helps. Frankly, given how good they’ve been on a lot of energy things, I’m amazed they’ve not removed VAT from public chargers already. If elec levies entirely moved onto gas, is it less than VAT?
Too much demand, not enough supply? Some genuinely suggesting it’s not worth bidding for anything completing after ‘29 due Reform being the next government. Outside the administrative strike price limit, DESNZ are kind of committed to the budget allocated right?
I feel a bit sorry for the many people working at Tesla who genuinely believe in the transition and have had their work sullied by a narcissistic fascist who I increasingly believe only says things that he thinks will get him what he wants at the time.
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It’s a research topic which will no doubt spawn multiple new sub-technologies but as I’ve said before, if you think it’s purpose is to help with NZ 2050 or 2100 even, you’re missing the point. It’s like asking what CERN has done for us.
“But, but Heat Pumps don’t work in old buildings!!” Great piece @bobbyllew.bsky.social @everythingelectric.bsky.social youtu.be/Jb4XnN4Z0bk?...
Blends in a bit more for sure
Can $250/ton translate, even roughly to a £/MWh CfD price? Just thinking ball park comparisons for floating wind, tidal stream & wave
Maintaining support for decarbonisation is critical. What you have to do to achieve that might mean not achieving the fastest or best pathway. But that’s a damn sight better than not achieving anything.
“Stop taking the knee to Greta Thunberg and start worrying about energy bills” “How to decarbonise the last few percent of the grid is simply not a question we need to answer today”
That’s a lot of abbreviations. CPMS - Charge Point Monitoring System? eMSP?
Last monopile at DBC (1.2GW of 3.6GW or ~5.1 if 'D' proceeds); ~2/3rds of transition pieces (TP) as well. First inter-array cables (IAC) ongoing Quick DB sitrep: DBA completed MP/TP/IAC & is into the last lap on the turbines (WTG) ~75/95. DBB has the MP/TPs & almost all IACs but lacks any WTGs yet
EPC ratings are being used for access to grants, to ban landlords for letting low-rated properties, and for access to green finance. But yet another study has found they bear no relation to energy used. share.google/oqiQWuAtGTJ4...
Sorry, I’m not quite understanding this. Can you explain it a bit more, what is OCPI?
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Hopefully they will spring indeed spring up. For me, near ubiquitous 7/22kW AC destination chargers (on lampposts or otherwise) are more important than great big ultra fast chargers. But we do need both of course
So only Ionity are below (rough) price parity with ICE on cost of “fuel”. I absolutely understand the need to recoup the capital for a ~£65k DC rapid charger. But a simple AC charger shouldn’t be much more than £1k. 59p is therefore taking the piss IMO. And not helping people make the switch.
Intrusive thoughts… 😂
And yet I can get 37p on a Tesla supercharger in the middle of the day (much as I’d rather not use that company, but money talks) Are they making a loss on that?
How much is it during the day if 39p is the cheap rate?!
Are these all lamp post chargers as pictured or some other stuff as well? Single phase 7kW or can they do 3-phase 22kW?
We’re in Oldham for 3 weeks, working on an exciting solar install for Airtech, and the numbers speak for themselves! 🔆 688 solar panels ⚙️ 344 SolarEdge optimisers 🛠️ 1,700 rails 🔌 5,000 metres of DC cable runs 👷 6 Good Energy team members 💸 3-year payback period 🌞 272,009 kWh generated every year
The other good thing is they’re splitting votes off the Tories, so the traditional Lab/LibD tactical voting thing is even more powerful
There’s some cracking replies in here 😂
If a Labour government with 400 seats which has nailed its colours to the masts of planning reform and the green transition can't steam roller people like this and their ridiculous selfish BS objections, then what on earth is the point of it?
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One of the grimly amusing things about all the post reshuffle talk is the (mostly anonymous) people saying “I would simply cut energy bills”. As if Ed Miliband is guarding the lever marked “cut energy bills” and refusing to let anyone pull it
I love them, but it’s hard to see how you create the market for them without further overcomplicating agricultural subsidy schemes (don’t they already reward this?)
@smmt-ukauto.bsky.social have published UK car registration data for August and it's another big month for growth of plugin cars. Trajectory of BEV market share still looks on track to be over half of new car sales by Spring 2027.
I’ve gone out so it’ll just have to be what I’ve set on the timers/remotely startable etc. Loads of solar here but can dump it into the battery while it’s also charging from the grid. Not sure what its DC limit actually is tbh 🤔 I’ve seen at least 16kW
On battery recycling the problem so far, we are told, is lack of feedstock. Not enough old EVs and people re-using them for home storage etc. Now that is changing apparently, but now new batteries as so cheap recycling is marginal 😬 Markets gonna market I guess www.ft.com/content/cc5e...
I’m force discharging the battery as we speak to make sure it’s got as much room as possible. Both EVs have got space and I can manually start the hot water. Other than that 🤷♂️
Does suppressing renewables rents make them far less bankable? Good news for bill payers but will inhibit renewables investment (at least those without CfD)
He’s killing the competition. Sooo corruption/megalomania?
'Stalled EV market' latest: EVs now over a quarter of the new car market in the UK and electrified models are the only segment that is growing. Petrol and diesel models combined market share down to 50%. www.businessgreen.com/news/4518508...
The answer on 'should people put up more flags' I think does need to be as blunt as 'Yes. There are people who want us to look at our flags and not see the fantastic musicians I saw at the Royal Albert Hall or the Lionesses, but to feel fear. And we are never going to let them have our flag.'
The Norwegian Government has made a new tourism ad, and it's surprsingly honest and informative! 🇳🇴
That’s exactly what I’m doing at the moment, charging during the middle of the day at a low ish power that means if the PV spikes above inverter max it isn’t lost.
That’s the power cut protection thingy. I hear of power cuts around me but haven’t really had any here despite being the very last property on the line! Probably didn’t really need it but if we have just one days outage it’ll feel like money well spent.
What’s that you say? Free electricity for an hour? Don’t mind if I do! EV + house battery + ASHP hot water cycle + general house stuff = 21.8kW Must try harder. 🤔
Wow! Mine’s Sigenergy. Oh yeah and I also got a gateway - wish I hadn’t because the damn thing humms loudly and I can hear it in our bedroom above. I think they might have a quiet variant but I was NOT happy about that! Still working on a sound proofing solution
Mine: 11.7kWp (26 x 450Wp panels), 8kW hybrid inverter (maxes out at 8.8kW), 32.2kWh battery. £21k. Works well but I’d go for the 10kW (max 12kW) inverter in hindsight. Low light perf looks same and often panels exceed 8.8kW - but as long as there’s room in the battery it can soak up the excess.
Warranties for PV should be ~30yrs, batteries ~15. Workmanship 5-10. Are they members of an insurance scheme to cover you if they go under? (a la ATOL/ABTA for your hols) A little battery was a lot per kWh, loads was much cheaper per unit.
Similar with dormer windows for me, I concluded leaving the bypass diodes to it was best option. Plus there was some chat about WiFi interference etc. It seemed like very little benefit vs the risks. If you’ve got speckled tree shading then maybe they’re worth it.
Totally with you on this. I hate it in gardens but for sport pitches in the UK it’s brilliant, even for rugby. It allows much more activity in the same space, which facilitates social encounters, which aids good mental health etc etc. Let’s not throw the baby out with the bath water!
Graph of the day. (OK, it was posted two days ago but I'm not a time traveller so today will have to do).
Credit where credit is due, my water company have been really good. They sent me a letter saying they thought we had a leak - constant use at all hours from smart meter data. Checked toilets - one was constantly running a small amount. Replaced the flush. Got a letter saying it’s stopped. 👏
Was just trying to work out depth there, looks like less than 50m soo fixed bottom? It mentions floating for another project elsewhere in the article so I guess it must be. Good to see some on the Westside. Aiii. (Sorry, had to. 😂)
Ember’s analysis and graphics really are top notch
Would pair quite nicely with the proposed district heating for Edinburgh I reckon
The surprise to me is that this hasn’t happened already. Solar has been dirt cheap for a while now. Was it that rich countries were hoovering up production and now there’s enough spare? Or has it tripped an affordability &/or too cheap to bother stealing line? Whatever! It’s really good news. 😎
I want to drive at 186mph until I need a charge! No fair! ☹️ 😂 It would make our journey back from visiting family a LOT quicker tbf
Anti-science stupidity will having consequences. Really bad ones by the looks of things.
As well as the lack of politicians on here, I first loved the other place because loads of innovative companies posted updates on their new RE tech which was quite cool. That is almost totally absent here. Which is a shame.
Are the individual feet for the outdoor unit the same material as the… rails? that I’m used to seeing?
Nah you were right first time. Another consultancy to do another consultation
I was about to say about those guys who bring WW2 photos to life by colourising them, but forget it. This one is better as it is
Like the extra you can spend on EV because they’re so cheap to run
Aye if you can get a gully put in, and I’d recommend 10m+ tethered cable so you can have a bit of flexibility on parking. You’ll save I reckon about £100 per 1000miles per month vs a 50mpg ICE if that makes sense? I don’t see most public charging being cheaper than ICE for the foreseeable
Yes, my favourite energy transition stat: Chinese sales of oil-powered cars peaked in **2017**🤯
So the cold weather range stats on the website below are based on -10° so should give you an idea but any 🇳🇴 friends could give you better info It also has towing capacity, play with the filters by brand/price/towing capacity etc etc ev-database.org/uk/compare/e...
Simple really. He’s killing the competition.
2nd hand eNiro. Mines still got full battery health, nearly 80k miles and you can pick one up with remainder of 7yr/100k miles warranty for around £9k Winter motorway range about 190-200 but much much further if A-roads etc (ie slower). reckon I could easily get 300 on A roads in Summer
I wonder if that upturn is consistent across the country vs mainly the SE & London?
This is such an incredible poster.
Brilliant graphics to illustrate the horrendous losses of internal combustion.
All bets are off on the long treks, especially long treks after hospital visits. Don’t beat yourself up about a coffee here or there!
I’m trying to go direct to a vendor website if I’ve identified something I need to order or indeed go to a physical shop. But for some stuff the convenience wins out. I also hate that they don’t pay their fair share of tax, like Starbucks etc. parasites really
I was about to say they seem to have stitched up a monopoly at a few sites. I avoid them like the plague, mainly due their failure to pay basically any fair amount of tax
To be fair though, immigration is not over the moment the person has arrived is it? If 2 million or so arrived in the last couple of years, thats a lot of people that still need somewhere to live etc. They haven’t disappeared!
They’re not that bad really (Normal orientation panels). I can only think of one airport where it’s even mentioned as an issue & then only at dawn. Reflections & glint are natural off lakes and rivers near airports at various times of day/year so it’s not as much of a problem as you might think.
I don’t think they’re active on here. I have to go to LinkedIn to find out what’s going on with them and others in the Marine Renewables space
Tidal Stream has some decent support from UK government. About 80MW in the pipeline at the moment. But, to be realistic, it is not cheap. Costs are reducing but it is currently still well above even our elevated market rate. They should outperform outrageously expensive nuclear soon though.
Pylons are basically indestructible. Perhaps another reason @engineerlondon.bsky.social loves ‘em!
New 📈💨: a record number of renewable power projects were granted planning permission in Q2. Battery storage projects drove a lot of the increase. But developers warn grid connections are still the real bottleneck..
Frankfurt airport have added a load of solar panels, like many airports around Europe. But I was surprised that they’ve installed them vertically like I’ve been hearing about. Fencelines North/South so panels face East-West. I wonder how they’ll perform per unit land area vs conventional?
£500k gets you a middling family home with mediocre garden where I am, not London.
I think you get my point though. A very significant chunk of the properties in my area are over £500k and I’m in reasonably rural area that you might just still call the South East. That’s pretty broad. Anyway, I agree with your other point: council tax already exists. Tweaks to CT are common
Are you serious? £500k is a modest sized house in most of the UK, it’s hardly super yachts & private jets territory
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We hear energy density isn’t that important for energy storage. But I’ve seen a few posts on linked in recently pointing out that the more capacity per shipping container the more the LCOA comes down. So it must have some effect. Does this mean sodium ion is too late to the party?
