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Forum: Portugal
May 28th 2019, 11:45 am
Replies: 147
Views: 26,395
Posted By EMR

Re: Solar Power

Try your local Leroy Merlin. Diy store.
Forum: Portugal
May 12th 2019, 8:28 am
Replies: 147
Views: 26,395
Posted By EMR

Re: Solar Power

Surely if you wantvto Selll the house you have to have a certificate that it meets all legal and safety standards.
Otherwise its a cowboys charter..
Forum: Portugal
May 12th 2019, 7:43 am
Replies: 147
Views: 26,395
Posted By EMR

Re: Solar Power

Sounds very efficient, one question, how do you get your system certificated , installation checked etc.
Forum: Portugal
May 10th 2019, 6:29 pm
Replies: 147
Views: 26,395
Posted By EMR

Re: Solar Power

But you also lose out not having the certificate , potential issues with utility supplies etc.
Forum: Portugal
May 10th 2019, 5:25 pm
Replies: 147
Views: 26,395
Posted By EMR

Re: Solar Power

Do as we did, hold back a balance until the energy cert is completed the habitation certificate granted..
Forum: Portugal
May 10th 2019, 12:28 pm
Replies: 147
Views: 26,395
Posted By EMR

Re: Solar Power

Any decent builder would have known thesw requirements.
Could it be he just hid these details which have been law for years from you just to get you on board.
It was over 6 years ago when we got...
Forum: Portugal
Jul 14th 2018, 4:56 pm
Replies: 147
Views: 26,395
Posted By EMR

Re: Solar Power

We had the system blow one summer when we were not there.
We now cover if away for any extended period..
Forum: Portugal
Mar 10th 2018, 9:35 am
Replies: 147
Views: 26,395
Posted By EMR

Re: Solar Power

The drought has certainly had a significant impact on the amount of power produced by hydro electricity increasing the % At times generated by fossil fuels.
Wind and solar will continue to expand....
Forum: Portugal
Mar 10th 2018, 8:24 am
Replies: 147
Views: 26,395
Posted By EMR

Re: Solar Power

We are starting to see solar farms.
We have one a few 100mtrs from us.
There are plans to build mega ones.
What ever else you may think of Portugal it is one of the leaders in the % of energy not...
Forum: Portugal
Apr 7th 2016, 11:51 am
Replies: 147
Views: 26,395
Posted By EMR

Re: Solar Power

From experience, panel seals blowing we now cover from May onwards when not there.
I am able to alter the angle a few degrees which I do summer,winter.
Forum: Portugal
Apr 7th 2016, 10:34 am
Replies: 147
Views: 26,395
Posted By EMR

Re: Solar Power

We have not seen any new villas or aprtment complexes in the Algarve that do not have solar water heating systems installed.
We gave been told that they are mandatory.
There are also an increasing...
Forum: Portugal
Apr 5th 2016, 1:04 pm
Replies: 147
Views: 26,395
Posted By EMR

Re: Solar Power

It can only be a matter of time before small, high capacity batteries reach the market.
Once that happens there will be a revolution in the solar PV .
It will no longer be a case of FIT but in the...
Forum: Portugal
Apr 3rd 2016, 11:03 am
Replies: 147
Views: 26,395
Posted By EMR

Re: Solar Power

EDP has been pushing its pv solar schemes for some time.
The fit schemes are nothing like the old UK schemes.
The UK government slashed them for new installations in January.
Solar water panels...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 20th 2016, 2:09 pm
Replies: 147
Views: 26,395
Posted By EMR

Re: Solar Power

We are able to change the angle of the panel on our solar water system.
Not by a huge amount but enough to make a difference in winter.
Forum: Portugal
Mar 3rd 2015, 12:08 pm
Replies: 147
Views: 26,395
Posted By EMR

Re: Solar Power

We use solar to heat water and it is recommended that when we are away for long periods that we cover the panel.
As we and others have found out failure to do scan result in the seals blowing as the...
Forum: Portugal
Jan 27th 2015, 4:30 pm
Replies: 147
Views: 26,395
Posted By EMR

Re: Solar Power

I think you will find that Esuri lives in Spain.
Forum: Portugal
Jan 20th 2015, 4:54 pm
Replies: 147
Views: 26,395
Posted By EMR

Re: Solar Power

Once yo7 have resolved all the issues of trading in Portugal the various fairs such as the Fatacil and Blip would be worth investigating. Solar generation with the surplus sold back into the grid is...
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