Douglas J Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 For a start you need a large patch of land and to be sighted fairly high up. For me, it's at about eye-level .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubydazzler Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 On the way back from Blyth yesterday I noticed some sort of traffic indicator on the verge that had two solar panels and a little wind turbine on top! I know there's a couple of telephone boxes somewhere in the Pennines that have solar/wind turbines to keep the light going. Even if you could only light a conservatory or a shed, it's better than nothing. Heeley Farm is a good place to start your enquiries, deffo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tattytilda Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 we looked into solar energy and whilst it would take about 15 yrs to pay for its-self, we decided to go ahead. However Sheffield City Council turned down our planning application suggesting that we put the panels on the north facing roof. I was informed by someone at the council that Sheffield hadn't yet decided if they wanted to consider green issues. Of course it didn't help that we are in a conservation area but yr south facing roof is barely seen from the road. My advice is to speak to the planning people before paying for them to refuse your application! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete-Heat Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 am I missing something? that website is for navigation equipment http://c-zero.co.uk/news.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salmonbones Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 If you want to play with the idea for a while, could do worse then go to somewhere like maplins and get cheap small kits to play with, once you are happy you know what you are doing and know what to expect - go for a full setup. some of the solar kits they do are great for things like trickle charging car batteries and the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffman83 Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Solargen UK are specialists suppliers and installers of renewable technolgies such as Solar Heating / Solar PV / Heat Pumps / Wind Turbines etc based in Sheffield. We have a proven track record. The results are truely green.!! info@solargenuk.com / 0114 2402808 solargenuk.com Can you give me an example of cost for providing and installing a wind turbine for a 3 bed end terrace, with all the equipment and grid hookup to feed back to the grid?? We use a medium amount of electric (bout £30-£40 p/m) Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 sheffman83 I suspect that you will be very disappointed. Few if any urban locations in the UK are suitable for a domestic turbine installation, If you did have a reasonable and reliable wind speed you would need a mast so high that you would require planning permission and I suspect that your neighbours would have something to say about it. As mentioned above, community based schemes in suitable locations might have legs, but no ordinary householder is likely to be a suitable candidate in the next 10-20 years. Without high efficiency converters and practical batteries there is no prospect of any saving at all, and these systems simply do not exist on a domestic level. Almost regardless of what happens to domestic energy prices it will be a complete waste of money for 99% of people and the energy consumed in manufacturing, transporting and installing the damn white elephant will be more than the energy that it ever generate. Don't let a salesman tell you otherwise. Does anyone remember those water filters that were doing the rounds fifteen years ago? Wind turbines (and to a large extent solar panels) are the new water filters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffman83 Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 I do live at the top of a hill (Grenoside area) so I cant really get much higher in Sheffield, and we seem to have a constant wind. Although I have been thinking of solar water heaters too, but I doubt we get enough sun!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katkin Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 I too would love a wind turbine but I think they cost around £1500 at the moment so be a long time before you'd recoup the cost..I'm told solar panels are better, pity we can't be given grants for them and you don't necessarily need sunshine! I would be very happy to have solar panels fitted (not sure wid turbines would be luch use at Hunters Bar) but the costs are beyond my budget. I think if the energy cos were serious about helping consumers to change their energy habits they would provide better subsidies to get this sort of work done- I might be able to meet them halfway (maybe pay £600-£700 of the overall costs), if I could have the bill added to my monthly energy bill and not get a whopping great interest charge on top, for instance. Same with having a better boiler- I can't see the incentive in paying £3000+ plus interest for a new boiler which would only save me around £120 per year in fuel costs but I might consider it if it was half that amount and could be added to my energy bill. I would also like to see energy providers capped so that they cannot hike up prices for consumers beyond a certain level AND give very generous profits to investors at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boutiquechoc Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 My dads friend came up with a plan a few years back, to do solar panelling at a great price, patented all the products as he sold them successfully but wanted to move the business further, in light of all the carbon footprint news, so we can have them fitted to our houses to work our electricity etc....he couldn't get any funding at all for it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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