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The biomass is processed wood chips from, would you believe it, Canada, where it is transported across the Atlantic in big, bunker fuel burning cargo ships. Bob Llewellyn did one of his rants on it last year. You couldn't make it up. On a positive note, the Isle of Wight tidal turbine project...

I got the dimensions of the battery from the manufacturer's website along with the clearance needed. They haven't done an installation in an external cabinet before so have been monitoring temperature and humidity and have not reported any problems through the summer or winter. :)

There is a similar old thread here; https://www.mgevs.com/threads/solar-with-battery-loving-it.13804/page-3 Or this one; https://www.mgevs.com/threads/solar-and-house-battery-installation.12026/ It was this thread where johnb80 posted the picture of his outside installation which gave me the...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09P51XXBK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 This whole thread has gone off topic. :)

There are lower ones, behind the food recycling bin, and 2 large vents on the front panels. :)

I have my battery outside as I had no room inside the house to put it. I bought a metal shed, and with a bit of DIY, made the depth shallower so that it would sit nicely around the side of the house. All the battery company said was to make sure there were plenty of vents for cooling.

Earlier in the year, we had the power turned off for a cable repair in the street. I plugged in the V2L adapter and a long extension lead I'd put together with a 4 gang socket. It ran the fridge-freezer, wi-fi router, computer, TV, kettle, microwave etc with no problems. You could make a...

Andy EVM has east-west facing panels.

There are a lot of solar PV installations here in Weston and I can tell which ones don't have the protection because they have flocks of pidgeons perched on the apex of the roof. :)

That customer looks like he needs chicken wire around the panels to keep the pidgeons out. A couple of years ago my panels stopped working and the company had gone bust years before. I managed to find a local solar tech who was brilliant. He found the acidic pidgeon poo had affected some of the...

I look at it as a long term savings plan. The savings are far more than you will get from a savings account.

Hi Adam. A wise move in this day and age. I've had 16 panels facing south for 12 years now, generating 4kW peak, and have recently upgraded my 8kWh battery to 12kWh under a warranty claim. I rarely used peak electricity with the previous set up and will probably never use peak rate with this...

I had a free Pod-Point with my first EV (Hyundai Ioniq 28kWh). Rather than splash out a few hundred quid on a Zappi etc, I bought a variable current granny charger and have wired in a light sensitive circuit to the Pilot Signal to start and stop the charge when the sun comes out or goes in. Last...

My 8kWh battery was only giving 6kWh after 3 years. I contacted the company and made a warranty claim, which they ignored. I downloaded a complaint letter from Martin Lewis's website and cited the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and got a phone call from the CEO of the company. After 3 years, the...

You can use this website and select electrical to find an electrician. https://www.mybuilder.com/postajob/questions/service

In a solar/battery set up, they are your capital and continue saving you money. :)

I look at it as a long term, variable rate savings account. The savings on electricity outperforms any savings account. OK, you don't get your capital back at the end of the period, but it does keep saving you money. So, you can lock your money away in an account and get 3% back each month, or...

It's a YouTube channel. , Edit: Also if you search YouTube for "DIY solar and battery system", there are a few step by step guides.

Zac and Jessie on Now You Know channel did a video of setting up a solar system in a trailer, which would be very similar to doing the same in a house. Again, just need a qualified electrician to do the final hook up.