Hydro - need data WRT with FiTs

[guydewdney]

Can any / all hydro bods come back to me with simple responses to the questions below. If you dont want to post the figues - PM me? We have been in discussions with the DECC - and they state that the FiTs payment is based on install cost ONLY (ignoring lifespan) - if so - then why has PV got 4 tiimes hydro - when a professional install is 100K+ easily.

So -

1) How much did your complete system actually cost?

2) If it had to be 'professionally installed' and use a turbine (not a waterwheel for my case) - roughly what would it cost?

3) What are you generating?

4) what would a 'profesisonal install' generate?

5) What is your payback / breakeven time under your current system?

6) What would be the equivilant under the FiTs scheme? (both the 9p transfer rate and the higher 19.9 etc rate)

Guy

[Ted]

You might want to read section 7.3 (hydro) of the Poyry report published by DECC as part of the FITs consultation.

http://www.decc.gov.uk/Media/viewfile.ashx?FilePath=Consultations\Renewable%20Electricity%20Financial%20Incentives\1_20090715135352_e_@@_RelateddocElementPoyryreportonquantitativeissuesinFITsdesignFINAL.pdf&filetype=4

The cost figures they quote there are based on very thin evidence.

[guydewdney]

Thin? understatment of the minute I feel! Thanks for the link - the Mrs was going to point me to it.

Love this one:-
For small systems, prices are highly site specific - and can vary from 3 to 10,000 £/kW - source - (16) based on "discussions with mill owners in the south west"

So - they asked a load of half p*ssed on cider mill owners (like me ) about ground works. They will probably have most of the works in place. Um - how is that supposed to cover the costs of hydro?

ranting will ensue!

[noah]

Im working on it.

[guydewdney]

bump..... Im writing to the DECC... any rough figures of wheel install / repair and genny kit would be cool..... a thumb in the wind for civils will be fine (they arnt going to check)