Energy Generated:-
(Figures will be updated once turbine restarts)
Talybont Turbine:-
Total to date: 1,672,792 kWh
Total 2014: 160,124 kWh
March 2015: 24,504 kWh
Av per year: 190,000 kWhCommunity Hall Solar PV
Total to date: 18,000 kWh
Av per year: 8,000 kWhDomestic Solar PV (5 homes)
Av per year: 12,770 kWhDomestic hydro (1 home)
Av per year: 44,000 kWhTOTAL Talybont per year : 254,770 kWh
Energy Consumed
1,500,000 kWh per year (estimate) Proportion generated : 17%-
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Tag Archives: energy storage
Report on Hydrogen Transport Possibilities
Peter and Alison attended Advanced Propulsion’s Centre’s recent seminar ‘Hydrogen – Time to Put our Foot on the Gas?’ in Cardiff. This is Peter’s report on the state of hydrogen as a transport option. We are signed up to take … Continue reading
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Pole mounted energy storage
Interesting scheme in Toronto where they are mounting compact storage units on electricity poles. Each unit, storing 15 kilowatt hours of energy, is paired with a transformer and can supplement needs during peak hours in homes.
1 year’s solar storage data – Talybont household
Talybont Energy Directors, Alison & Peter installed a Wattstor solar storage system in their home a year ago to make better use of the electricity generated by their 4kw PV panels. Here they provide a year’s worth of data and … Continue reading
Underground Energy Storage in Wales
One of our Talybont Energy Directors has written an essay exploring the opportunities for using pumped storage schemes to store renewable energy in the coal fields of Wales.
Urea Batteries
This looks like an interesting innovation – storage batteries using urea which is (of course) widely and cheaply available and definitely renewable!