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- 08 Nov 2011, 12:39
- Forum: Solar Power
- Topic: Small scale "backup" solar PV (ie not FiT)
- Replies: 11
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Well, where we are in Stockport (south east Manchester) we get little in the way of really severe weather - we're protected from the east by the Pennines, but not up into the peaks enough to be exposed to the kind of stuff they get in Buxton. As a result we don't get downed lines because of snowfall...
- 07 Nov 2011, 23:26
- Forum: Solar Power
- Topic: Small scale "backup" solar PV (ie not FiT)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6274
- 07 Nov 2011, 18:52
- Forum: Solar Power
- Topic: Small scale "backup" solar PV (ie not FiT)
- Replies: 11
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- 07 Nov 2011, 18:20
- Forum: Living in the Future
- Topic: The future megacities
- Replies: 8
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There have been cities for thousands of years. That isn't going to change any time soon. That said, the megalopolises like Tokyo and LA are not going to survive in their current forms. I'm not sure London is looking too hot, either. I agree with other posters that there's not a lot we can do to infl...
- 07 Nov 2011, 18:09
- Forum: Solar Power
- Topic: Small scale "backup" solar PV (ie not FiT)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6274
Small scale "backup" solar PV (ie not FiT)
First post here (been reading a while!) so hello all. I'm thinking of putting in a small non-grid-tied PV system to allow us to be able to use radios, charge mobile phones etc in the event of a power cut (an ocurrence that is not commonplace at the moment, but is only going to get more so as time go...