Fredbargate

As far as I know they are not.

It is the Trawsfynydd nuclear power station that is being demolished, decommissioned.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trawsfy..._power_station

Edit :- I've found two more in the UK.

http://www.visitcruachan.co.uk/about/history.asp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ffestiniog_Power_Station

smigger

You could try this website...

I work along side this company preparing any necessary building works.
He is based in the Algarve but sometimes carry out work in Spain.


http://www.raizverdeportimao.com.pt/

He is English and his name is Dave.

Good luck...

Steve

EsuriJohn

Yes overnight base load pumped water up to the top and peak day load brings in the hydro turbines. ie a large battery for electrity.

tony

Hi Polly,

When I renovated my house we put tubes in the concrete floor with insulation below.

now I pump hot water from a wood burner through during the night, and solar heated water in the day .

It has taken the chill off the house, much better than before.

Occasionally we need to use a gas fire to top up the heat.

But I am very pleased with the results .

Tony

angiescarr

Hi Tony
What kind of accumulator do you use? do you mind telling us what your accumulator cost? And how big is your house? Not sure if we've lost Polly already. I don't think she's been on this thread since the beginning.

tony

Hi Angie,

At the moment I only have 160 liters of stored hot water .

I deal in solar water hearers and had a spare ex display unit, it is the vacuum tube pre heat type.

Inside the solar tank is a copper coil heat exchanger, so I pump the water through that during the day.

I must admit I could do with some more hot water storage capacity for heating, maybe if I get another spare unit I will add that.

I did go to a clients house and he had a 900 litre tank running radiators, but he said it didn't really get warm enough. ( so sold him a swh to add to the system )

I am still pleased with the results of my system, I think the concrete floor slab acts as a thermal store, it is well insulated from the sub floor by polystyrene slab sheets.

Are you thinking of, or got underfloor heating ?

Regards Tony

angiescarr

Hi Tony. Because we're self-building, I installed the pipes over the polystyrene sheets just as you have done, to the upstairs, which is the living area. Then we screeded over the top and have just left it until we can afford to take another step. We're living in a partial building site, and, we haven't yet put in the downstairs pipework. We are very short of money at the mo and don't know when that next step will be. But as I've said before, I'm glad we put the pipes in for the future.
We've built everything with the future installation in mind though.

tony

Hi Angie,

I think you have done the right thing, it would me major work to put in after !!

Good luck with the project, I know how you feel having been through a big reform our self

Money goes like water !!, especially when doing the 2nd fix stuff like kitchen and bathroom fittings etc.

All the best

Tony

angiescarr

Many thanks. I might ask you a few questions in the future if that's OK.

tony

No Problem

Tony