I assume you read the Microgeneration Programme announcement from a few days ago Liam? "Grant support to meet 50% of the initial start up costs will be made available for the installation of microgeneration systems in approximately 50 trials to be conducted nationwide." -
By the way, I found that link on Patrick Liddy's GreenNav blog. I've a brother who is very seriously thinking about erecting a wind turbine too to power two households and numerous outhouses with high electricity demands.
Have heard about it all right. Need to measure wind speeds for 1 year to profile the turbine. If your brother wants a serious system he should a consider an aprsworld wind data logger kit and get the wind direction accessory. Data is logged to sd card.
This allows for very accurate measurement. Would recommend glas.ie they know what they are on about, their guys have done alot of training with TI. The also have expertise in photovoltaic.
Www.iskrawind.com/faqs/faq2.htm has a good article about tower height. Their 5kw turbine has been recommended to me. Company in offaly are the roi agents.
Points to note in this position are
1. This "scheme" is being mooted by the DCMNR
2. These are the self same gobshites who gave us, the Group Broad Scheme fiasco, the Schools Broadband Scheme fiasco, the National Broadband Scheme fiasco, as a result of the Pellet Boiler fiasco, the Aer Lingus doing a ligger from Shannon to Belfast fiasco.
3. These morons are incapable of ever getting anything right, everything they turn their hand to turns into disaster.
4. Do the nation and fire the lot of them.
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Grants may be available in 12 months time, also options to sell back to grid etc
1 year, 8 months ago by lnoonan
I assume you read the Microgeneration Programme announcement from a few days ago Liam? "Grant support to meet 50% of the initial start up costs will be made available for the installation of microgeneration systems in approximately 50 trials to be conducted nationwide." -
http://www.dcmnr.gov.ie/Press+Releases/New+Electricity+Microgeneration+Programme+Announced.htm
1 year, 8 months ago by EirePreneur
By the way, I found that link on Patrick Liddy's GreenNav blog. I've a brother who is very seriously thinking about erecting a wind turbine too to power two households and numerous outhouses with high electricity demands.
1 year, 8 months ago by EirePreneur
Have heard about it all right. Need to measure wind speeds for 1 year to profile the turbine. If your brother wants a serious system he should a consider an aprsworld wind data logger kit and get the wind direction accessory. Data is logged to sd card.
http://www.aprsworld.com/wind2/pricing.php
This allows for very accurate measurement. Would recommend glas.ie they know what they are on about, their guys have done alot of training with TI. The also have expertise in photovoltaic.
1 year, 8 months ago by lnoonan
aprsworld do a solar powered logger which is worth considering for remote locations http://www.aprsworld.com/selfcontained/solar/
1 year, 8 months ago by lnoonan
Anemometer should be placed on a 10 metre steel pole. So as to wind speeds accurately.
1 year, 8 months ago by lnoonan
Www.iskrawind.com/faqs/faq2.htm has a good article about tower height. Their 5kw turbine has been recommended to me. Company in offaly are the roi agents.
1 year, 8 months ago by lnoonan
Points to note in this position are 1. This "scheme" is being mooted by the DCMNR 2. These are the self same gobshites who gave us, the Group Broad Scheme fiasco, the Schools Broadband Scheme fiasco, the National Broadband Scheme fiasco, as a result of the Pellet Boiler fiasco, the Aer Lingus doing a ligger from Shannon to Belfast fiasco. 3. These morons are incapable of ever getting anything right, everything they turn their hand to turns into disaster. 4. Do the nation and fire the lot of them.
1 year, 8 months ago by jbkenn