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5th November 2020, 05:42 AM
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Battered
As we know there is a push to replace conventional power, coal, with the new renewables of wind and solar.
Both are fine as a part of the system but they do require a solid back up, the sun is not always correct and the wind some times does not blow.
Here in Victoria we ae on to a winner we are told by our less than illustrious premier.
A storage battery of some 300,000 megawatts, at a cost of some millions.
It will power some 300,000 houses for all of 90 minutes.
How we will get through the remainder of the day has not been explained.
Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
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5th November 2020, 09:39 AM
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Re: Battered
No wind, no coal, how do you charge the batteries when its energy is depleted?
Vic
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5th November 2020, 11:31 AM
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Re: Battered
Originally Posted by
vic mcclymont
No wind, no coal, how do you charge the batteries when its energy is depleted?
Vic
sunshine ha ha!
My son is involved in a project where they are building power stations running gas engines driving alternators to cover peak demands. They have also built a huge facility near Hull, it has 42 x 40 foot containers containing 224 lithium ion batteries each which will be charged at off peak hours and discharged to grid to cover peaks in demand.
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5th November 2020, 11:36 AM
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Re: Battered
Tony, got one in the centre of long eaton, believe 6 x 20 mw gas turbines. Been used a lot, as an bee seen in the discoloration of the flues.
Vic
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5th November 2020, 11:42 AM
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Re: Battered
Originally Posted by
vic mcclymont
Tony, got one in the centre of long eaton, beliec 6 x 20 mw gas turbines. Been used a lot, as an bee seen in the discoloration of the flues.
Vic
These are MAN gas engines he is just back from MAN in Germany after two weeks familiarisation course.
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5th November 2020, 11:43 AM
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Re: Battered
in the summer i bought a little ...what looks like a old time village pump...it is solar run .....it pumps water up and it comes down like a waterfall the sound is hypnotising it cost about 40 quid ....it is so good for the soul to sit on sunny days and listen to ......education and the learning of these things is a bit beyond my ken ....but thanks to those who are beavering away...for the benefit of humanity in general on these projects....one downside the sound of the running water can have one detrimental effect....but i am quite happy to put up with that.....cappy
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5th November 2020, 01:29 PM
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Re: Battered
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Tony Taylor
These are MAN gas engines he is just back from MAN in Germany after two weeks familiarisation course.
I have been invited for a visit once thy are commissioned so will fill u in afterwards (next March - if I make it that far).
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5th November 2020, 01:54 PM
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I can just imagine Cappy sitting in his garden listening to the chuckling water, thinking of the sea going days, sipping Sols !!, a real happy Cappy, kt
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5th November 2020, 02:02 PM
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Re: Battered
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cappy
in the summer i bought a little ...what looks like a old time village pump...it is solar run .....it pumps water up and it comes down like a waterfall the sound is hypnotising it cost about 40 quid ....it is so good for the soul to sit on sunny days and listen to ......education and the learning of these things is a bit beyond my ken ....but thanks to those who are beavering away...for the benefit of humanity in general on these projects....one downside the sound of the running water can have one detrimental effect....but i am quite happy to put up with that.....cappy
hi cappy
it must p**s you off
tom
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Originally Posted by
happy daze john in oz
As we know there is a push to replace conventional power, coal, with the new renewables of wind and solar.
Both are fine as a part of the system but they do require a solid back up, the sun is not always correct and the wind some times does not blow.
Here in Victoria we ae on to a winner we are told by our less than illustrious premier.
A storage battery of some 300,000 megawatts, at a cost of some millions.
It will power some 300,000 houses for all of 90 minutes.
How we will get through the remainder of the day has not been explained.
hi john
is this the elon musk field.
tom
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6th November 2020, 04:56 AM
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Re: Battered
Not the Elon Musk one that is in Adelaide and gives the city power for 2 hours 8 minutes.
Lat summer we had diesel generators attempting to make up for the coal powered one that the gov closed.
Lots of dark nights in the heat.
Not so sure about Cappy and his water fall.
My memory of UK in summer is all the warm rain we got, no need for a waterfall in back garden.
Advert for a house near the river, 'River at the bottom of the garden in summer, garden at bottom of river in winter'.
Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
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