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Artie Ziff
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Posted: 07 Apr 2022 at 11:27pm |
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You rarely hear it been discussed in the media. I have always thought that with the new developments in Nuclear Power from safety to nuclear waste that it should be used in Ireland
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colemanY2K
Roy Keane Fresh minty breath Joined: 01 Mar 2010 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 14959 |
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I am against.
It has incredibly expensive start up costs, the site will need to be maintained forever more and the radioactive waste needs to disposed on a continuous basis, probably overseas. Then you have the risk of an accident which on an island our size would contaminate a large % of the land we grow our food on.
Renewables are far more cost effective to build, maintain and carry none of the legacy issues nuclear does. Just look at France, 50% of their nuclear power stations are out of action at the moment for one reason or another - but mostly to do with the concerning condition of the plants. EDF are building one in Normandy at the moment which is billions of euro over budget and years behind schedule. The Brits are in the same boat. They've been shutting down reactors early because more and more cracks than expected are appearing in the concrete enclosures around the cores and their new nuclear power plant in Somerset is billions over budget. Renewables are the answer. Every home in Ireland should have PV and thermal solar panels on the roof. There should be large scale wind farms in the Shannon estuary and off the coasts. We have an abundance of natural wind and wave to power Ireland. It just takes political will and competence. We should have been self sufficient in energy terms by now. |
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"One of the dominant facts in English life during the past three quarters of a century has been the decay of ability in the ruling class." Orwell, 1942.
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MayoMark
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PV for every home would make a monumental difference. Should be a huge effort to make grants very large and very accessible
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BigStrongMan
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I’d rather burn large sums of cash in my BBQ then pump it into my walls or roof
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lassassinblanc
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100% agree. |
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colemanY2K
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100% The cost of PV panels has come down dramatically over the past 10 years. One main issue at the moment is with installers price gouging. A 5Kw system combined with a battery should not cost more than €5k sadly installers are taking the piss and charging 10k or more (after the grant has been taken off). A system of that size would reduce the energy required to power a house which is reasonably well sealed by between 50 & 75%. Pay back would around 10 years, possibly less with the way the cost of home heating oil and gas is going. Solar thermal (evacuated tube type) should also be considered alongside PV. My parents have it on there home for the past 15 years as does a neighbour. It provides free hot water from April to October. The system itself is relatively inexpensive to install with little to no maintenance required.
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MayoMark
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Other factors to consider, such as selling surplus back to the grid and cheaper mortgage rates in some cases, would make payback a good bit quicker than 10 years as well
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colemanY2K
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going back to the OP nuclear is a dirty technology which is extremely expensive and carries long term legacy issues for me it would be a monumental mistake. anyhow given nimbyism is this country it would be a non-runner from the start, the farming sector alone would kill the idea nevermind the cranks who object to everything left right and centre.
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MayoMark
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On a good day, like last week, the water tank is full as well as the battery by midday, so you are churning power back to the grid anyways!
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colemanY2K
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does your battery power the home from sunset to sunrise? may i ask what type you have? if the battery hasn't the capacity to last the night then perhaps it may be possible to add another battery or add additional batteries to the kit to power the home to sunrise. its just a pity the feed in tariff is worth so little.
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MayoMark
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It's a good system but I'm disappointed I didn't go for a bigger battery. The battery runs all day so if it's full during the day, that's the time to get the washing, drying etc done as it uses zero power from the grid, just what's being produced and backed up with the battery.
I'll check what type it is when I go home If I ever go with an EV I'll definitely look at extra panels and an extra battery
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colemanY2K
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How Much Can You Earn From Selling Solar Electricity to the Grid?It all depends on how many panels you have and how much of your electricity is surplus. Example: 6kW of solar panels on an Irish roof can generate about 5,500 kWh of electricity per year. If half the electricity is used in the house, and your electricity supplier offers €0.08 per kWh, then you’ll:
me personally i would bank the €220 saving from exported electricity and buy another pylontech 2000c battery. it would be paid back in less than 4 years. the more batteries you have the less power you need to draw from the grid on days when the array is not generating much.
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MayoMark
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Yeah I have 4 panels on front and 4 on the back, so maybe the panels don't produce enough. Saying that, the battery is used very little during the day, just enough that we aren't taking from the grid
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MayoMark
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Still though I don't think the selling back is even possible yet. Not sure when that is coming through
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colemanY2K
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"One of the dominant facts in English life during the past three quarters of a century has been the decay of ability in the ruling class." Orwell, 1942.
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Claret Murph
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No Nukes in the West please
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Dalymount79
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renewables are the cleanest self sustainable model but those mini / modular nuclear plants that are being developed look an option as part of the supply channels. The gotcha on those could be the supply chain components and who you become reliant on.
Re solar - every house is a stretch but very farmhouse in the country should have them - efficiency and access to the grid the challenge I’d imagine.
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