I wasn't going to be the one to point it out, so glad someone did. 😂
LOL - technically, to be pedantic :-) there's been a "grand stretch in the evening" since Dec 16th. No, Dec16th wasn't the shortest day, but rather the day which had the earliest sunset. So the evenings have actually been getting brighter since the 16th.....but the sunrises were still getting later and later. Since the morning change was greater than the evening change, Dec21 is still the shortest day. As an aside -the latest sunrise actually happens at around the 29th/30th
A good explanation, with a fair chunk of math is here. Equation of time - Wikipedia
In practical terms.... Sunrise and sunset times in Dublin (timeanddate.com)
Yeah, I didn't realize this too until a few years ago and it sort of surprised me that the darkest evening isn't Dec 21st like I've believed for 40+ years since I was a kid. Course for us solar panel users the 21st is still our day of least production, but it's an interesting quirk of how astronomy works.
The last 10 days down here is Cork have been bad, this is what my 6.1 kWp system has only done. The weather hasn't been really bad just overcast all the time the sun has never come out.
Anyway there will be a stretch in the evenings after tomorrow......
I thought yesterday was bad but today is officially worst day so far with only 0.3kw registered for entire day! On the plus I still made it to 4pm until battery hit 20% and required grid top up! I guess it's to be expected as we head towards shortest day of the year.
.
awful dreary day here today, never got going
Another nice day here in South Dublin. 2.5Kwhr generated so far.
Trees across the road will kill me shortly, but happy to take what we can get. Your December stat so far is way ahead. Me = 33 Kwhr so far, but the expected forecast for my orientation/size for Dec in total is 53Kwhr, so it's looking on target to beat it a little. 53 units forecast at ~€0.20 each...... I'll take a tenner in my back burner :-)
Yeah. Clouds never lifted here in Fingal. Not complaining though. December has been pretty decent so far, with 84kWh month to date. A pretty respectable 11.6kWh generated on 5th Dec.
I was thinking the same thing! Galway here and 2nd worst day since install just over a month ago... grand total of 0.8kw for the day on 6.2kw system!
Only 2.8 kWh here today but cloud sat over sun all day and looks the same for the upcoming week. Probably spoiled prior to this as lots of 8-12kwh days the week before
Really only 0.2Kwh? T'was fairly sunny here in South Dublin. My router was acting the maggot earlier so I don't have the detailed production telemetry, but the overall production for the day was 2.8kwhr off a 5.3Kwp system split east/west.
Started out looking promising peaking at 2.85kw then the clouds rolled in and that was that, been poor enough in the midlands the last few days with cloud not shifting much.
Well my daily average for December is still only 1.9kWh so today was definitely not a normal day.
Poor day in Galway too. Loads of cloud this week not moving ☹️
Are we living in the same country? 😂
A paltry 0.2kWh here in Dublin. Worst day since installation!
Far from perfect curve for me, but still a stormer of a day for December.
Nearly a perfect winter curve today.. my aspect and low angle is hurting me though. A peak of 1.2kW! Might break 5kWh today.
If anyone does consider a small one, I would suggest an ISTA-Breeze from Amazon. Do NOT buy any from AliExpress / eBay. They might look identical, but the windings and magnets are hugely inferior and will generate little or nothing it seems.
So you can....but you can't if in town🙄
Might be going a little off topic from the "Daily PV production" theme, but while I'd have the balls to give one a lash from a fiscal viewpoint, I dunno if I'd get away with it. Like many here, I've got the 2x neighbors on my street, and then of course there's the 3x houses directly behind me. I think someone would complain, probably with good reason to the local council. The full regs are here.....
Planing Permission for wind turbines - exemptions - Eurecca.ie
The interesting pieces are "Not attached to a structure", so that rules out affixing it to the side of the house and/or shed. So you'd need a tower of some description. A pole essentially with support ties. Since it has all this stuff about "The supporting tower shall be a distance of not less than the total structure height (including the blade of the turbine at the highest point of its arc) plus one meter from any party boundary."
and that "The minimum clearance between the lower tip of the rotor and ground level shall not be less than 3 meters."
Those two combined sort of rules out many of us with 10 m wide back gardens.
Then, there would be the (always present) noise/squeaking that goes along with any fan. Always starts out soundless but overtime as the bearings wear away.....the 2am phonecall from a irate neighbor not something to go for. Then there the insurance aspect in this woke world we live in.
No, not a runner lads in urban setting I fear. If i'd the space out in the country though I'd be on alibaba express faster than you can say "there's a storm approaching" :-)
I also thought this rule existed too.
I thought there is also a limit on how close it can be to a boundary basucally the height of tower plus radius of blades away from house/other buildings and any neighbouring property. I guess reasoning being if it fell over it falls within your own property and not into neighbours!
Here's the piece I read...it's under exempted planning
You can install a wind turbine for domestic use as long as:
Life is short, go for it, in order for us to stop burning stuff we each have to do our bit
There's always someone who will complain about something, especially when you live on an estate.
My direct neighbour is fine. Just my back yard shares border with 8 others. Am sure one of them will have something to say about a wind turbine
What's the problem with the neighbours? I looked into this briefly when looking at the PV install and there is no planning required for one wind turbine. On the long finger I have a modest turbine with micro inverter from a hobbiest perspective and also to give a little something when no solar, would go to cover base load at night when all in bed I'd imagine
I'd heard that too about the payback, and certainly for me it's a complete non-runner in the middle of an urban estate. Still you should be able to get a unit and MPPT controller for <€1000. If you got 40-50 days a year where it gave solid production, ideally in winter when sun is poor - it might be a nice complement to your solar array.
Wind Turbines for Domestic use in Irish and UK homes (windandsun.ie)
If I'd the space I'd probably give it a lash. Surprised you haven't gone that way Phil as your quite self-reliant.
I live in the country with near constant wind (and the weather is gale force outside too) but the prices are just way to high to ever see any kind of payback.
If I lived out in the country with a bit of space between me and the neighbor I'd definetely get myself a 500-1000w jobbie. Can't see it being a viable option in Dublin 16 though. :-)
Been looking at the possibility of this for a good while, but not sure it would go down well with the neighbours.
Am thinking of getting a small one for the shed along with a small solar panel to charge a deep cycle battery so I can get some lights in there.
Not sure how to set it up myself though
Anyone actually got a turbine on the forum?
