energy

  1. S

    Peer to Peer green energy sharing in UK

    Has anyone thought about this or have some ideas? My team "Grid Wallet" is currently working on a new digital technology that will enable owners of domestic solar panels, wind turbines and CHP devices to sell their exported electricity for 2-3 times more than the wholesale rate they currently...
  2. J

    Understanding led & lowering energy cost

    Would it be fair to say there are two types of recess lights: Halogen and LED, I am trying ti replace the Halogen recess light with an LED recess light. The electrician tells me there is no transformer attached to the Halogen lights, he said the Halogen fitting constitute 9w and 50w within...
  3. T

    Narec Distributed Energy (Renewable energy training provider)

    We are a commercial spin out from the UK National Renewable Energy Centre. We offer a range of training and consultancy courses at our LOGIC accredited training centre in Blyth, Northumberland. Electrical related courses we offer are: Heat Pumps Installation & Maintenance Training (Logic Level...
  4. Adie moore

    do manufacturers apply diversity on their product info lables

    woh, long title, sorry. I ask because I have never clamped a cooker circuit before. I did yesterday, hob was labeled 6ka and when all 4 rings were on full, from cold, it pulled 31a for a good 5 minutes till the thermostats started kicking in. all well within the constraints of cable, but not...
  5. S

    When will Energy suppliers Use Proper Sparks

    Here's one for you Just did a job at the weekend for a friend of mine in his recently bought flat. Needed to add a few double sockets and change various ceiling roses and switches also install a new fuseboard that had extra ways for his vision of a new layout for his flat . No ring in the...
  6. infinity

    Extending Data Cable for Cluster controller -

    HI all, We have a customer who has 2 x 50 kWp solar arrays (one with SMA inverters; the other Delta) with a 50 kW export limit. He currently has a Cluster Controller / Energy Meter set up and working fine to limit one of his 50 kWp arrays (SMA) to zero export. The customer would now like to...
  7. B

    Just joined

    Now that filament lamps are no more and the energy saving lamps are dull, what is the best alternative?
  8. Soulsurfer

    Strange flickering low energy lamp reported ?

    Hey so just been to see a dad from the little daughters school class who asked me to have a look at his upstairs landing light pendant as his mrs said it's flickering the lamp when on a few mins and then goes right out altogether ! She then needs to switch off and on to get it on again, sounded...
  9. B

    Swapping suppliers will the smart meter still work?

    Hi all I am currently with British gas duel fuel and have smart meters fitted. The standard tarrif is what I am on so have some savings to be made by swapping. Will my smart meters still funtion? or will they revert to "dumb meters" anyone swapped from BG to another provider ? I realise...
  10. dansk

    Tesla Solar Roof

    seen this? Tesla Energy | Tesla - https://www.tesla.com/energy/?utm_campaign=GL_Energy_102816&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social couldn't belive it at first, how realistic the tiles look, and new storage solution to power a house for the day.
  11. Lou

    Robert Oakley Electrical

    Robert Oakey Electrical offers a friendly, prompt, efficient and competitively priced service with expertise in all aspects of domestic electrical work. No job is too small - from a simple socket installation to a full house rewire, from tracking down a nuisance tripping problem to a full...
  12. Energetic

    Energy & Power Tech Services

    Energy & Power Tech Services has arrived to provide bespoke, consultancy-led energy and power technical solutions to the UK market. We’re not driven by sales targets, our mission is to provide the best solution to every client’s needs. Whatever your energy and power related needs we can design...
  13. Energetic

    VAT rating on batteries and off grid.

    Been out of the loop for a bit, am I right in assuming that batteries for a domestic self consumption situation are 5%? Also for off grid systems? Cheers E
  14. B

    Perpetual Motion??

    Well I have looked at the free energy motors on youtube and usually can figure out how they work. Saw this so I built it and it works This is mine
  15. A

    I Think I May Have Found Free Renewable Energy

    Hi guys, so a 180 watt motor is powerful enough to spin a 3000 watt generator, meaning that the generator makes enough power to power the motor, and yea I know if you include all the energy losses such as losses from heat, mechanical movement and even sound, then the generator will end up making...
  16. Dan

    Who Are Our Resident Green Energy / Solar Experts?

    Just wondering who our resident solar experts are.
  17. A

    Energy Storage

    Hello, I'm new here, although confess to having lurked for months. Am a qualified and experienced electrician, with interests in solar, EV and storage. Anyways, my proposal is in adding an energy storage forum under the Green Energy forum, but probably separate from the existing Solar Panels...
  18. E

    Chemists Create Vitamin-driven Battery

    A team chemists has created a battery that stores energy in a biologically derived unit, paving the way for cheaper consumer electronics that are easier on the environment.The battery is similar to many commercially-available high-energy lithium-ion batteries with one important difference. It...
  19. D

    Best Way To Ground Rf Energy From Ethernet Network

    I'm not an electrician, but I am looking for some advise on the best way to drain a shielded CAT6A ethernet network in a UK house built in 1989. I need to drain the RF energy at one end. I have finished installing in excess of 500m of CAT6A and every cable save for one goes to two CAT6A patch...
  20. K

    Describing Power and Energy

    Hi, I am a new female student of Domestic Electrical Installer course. I wonder how I can describe Power and Energy the best way. My two guess are that in my words, Power is the action that happens when the voltage drives the electric current between two points in a circuit, and the Energy...

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