solar design Articles
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Factors Influencing Solar Lighting Design
Design is all about aesthetics and what the consumer will find attractive. It is about reaching a middle ground on being functional and being good to look at. There are other factors that influence the designing of lights, and especially solar lighting. Ease of use The design for solar lighting has to make using the lights easy. Since it is not a mainstream source of lighting it should have an ...
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Solar Performance Modeling Training
Here at Folsom Labs, we get a lot of questions about how to make appropriate design considerations in HelioScope. To help address these questions, we have worked to create a Solar Performance Modeling training course on Heatspring. This course is available for free for anyone in the world, and has short, easy to understand lectures on some of the top issues that solar designers face on a regular ...
By Folsom Labs
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OnSite Energy - Case study
OnSite Energy is a locally owned solar energy contractor in Bozeman, Montana that has been specializing in solar design, project development and installation since 2012. This team has a very strong commitment to the environment with industry expertise and loves to help their community feel empowered to choose solar energy. According to OnSite Energy's Communications Director, Nicola Preston, "We ...
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Autotech Maui Goes High Tech With Solar Energy - Case Study
Autotech Maui is an auto repair and service company that specializes in European cars. They have highly trained technicians who perform anything from a simple oil-change to major restoration or even full-on race car build. "Haleakala Solar designed and installed a photovoltaic system for Autotech that has proven to be an excellent investment. It saved us money right out of the gate. And the ...
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4 Ways a Solar Design Service Can Boost Solar Sales
Even before social distancing drastically expanded remote work, remote PV system design was a smart choice. According to NREL, remote solar design software can reduce solar costs by up to $0.17/W. However, remotely designing a PV system requires a reliable 3D model to provide an accurate calculation of the system’s potential energy production. Fortunately, you don’t have to do ...
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A Special Salute to Veterans
Veterans Day serves as a celebration to honor America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of our country and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good. On this special day, we salute all veterans and in particular want to recognize the growing ranks of veterans working in solar. For the solar industry, which is one of the fastest growing sectors in the U.S., Veterans Day ...
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DOE Announces Solar Decathlon Design Challenge Winners
On April 16, 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced the winners of DOE’s Solar Decathlon Design Challenge, which was held at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, CO, from April 12-14, 2019. The Challenge consisted of ten contests in which student teams designed highly efficient and innovative ...
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Haslett Michigan Solar Installation Case Study
Project Overview: The 8 kW array is consists of 32 Sonali Solar panels making it the perfect size for a residential customer. The ease of installation for residential customers makes the post driven or ballasted ground mounts a great and simple solar solution. Utilizing start and add sections makes either ground mount capable of out-competing traditional solar racking designs and make for an ...
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Lake Elmo Solar Installation Case Study
Project Overview: Patriot Worked with TruNorth Solar to design a post driven ground mount array to work well with the sloped terrain and maintain low visibility. This home owner has dedicated their entire property to conserving the environment. The array consists of 60, 250W Sharp modules and will completely offset nearly 100% electricity bill. Patriot Solar Group ultimately provided micro ...
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Sanborn New York Solar Installation Case Study
Project Overview: Patriot Solar Group worked in assistance with the homeowner for his first solar array installation at his home in New York State. The 12 kW array is consists of 48 Sonali Solar panels making it the perfect size for a residential customer. The ease of installation for residential customers makes the post driven ground mount a great and simple solar solution. Utilizing start and ...
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Riffey Residence Solar Installation Case Study
Project Overview: Patriot worked with Michigan Solar Solutions to design a post driven ground mount array to work well with the limited space and shading areas. Patriots racking allows for adjustments of tilt degree to be changed throughout the year to allow for optimazation of the panels in low light seasons. The array consisted of 30, 280 watt Solar World modules and will provide both grid ...
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Energy and exergy efficiencies of a solar box-cooker
A simple and low-cost box-type solar cooker (SBC) was designed and tested. The energy and exergy efficiencies of the SBC were experimentally evaluated. The energy output of the SBC ranges from 2.1 to 61.7 kJ, whereas the exergy output ranges from 0.4 to 6.2 kJ during the same time interval. The average daily energy and exergy outputs of the SBC are 21.6 and 2.5 kJ, respectively. A linear ...
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Solar Grove™ San Diego, California - Case Study
“The economic viability of PV systems and their positive impact on our environment represent a significant opportunity for businesses throughout California. By installing this very attractive system on a Kyocera facility, we are setting a new benchmark for commercial PV installations, and leading San Diego into the solar age.” Steve Hill, President of Kyocera Solar, Inc. Unique ...
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Significance of design for energy conservation in buildings: building envelope components
Energy efficient buildings consist of using innovative technologies based on renewable energies and a good thermal insulation. Most strategies applied in design and many of the services offered by lodging establishments require the consumption of substantial quantities of energy, water and non–durable products. In most developing countries, it makes perfect sense to focus on the ...
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Bath Michigan Solar Installation Case Study
Project Overview Patriot worked with Peninsula Solar to design a racking system that would work with limited space and not penetrate the ground surface. The ground mount array utilized a non-penetrating ballasted design to work with the existing terrain on top of an underground house. To save space in the yard, the North row utilized a longer post to allow closer inner-row spacing. 32 solar ...
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This Isn’t Just A Job, This is Our Future
In his recent remarks at the National Clean Energy Summit, President Obama pointed out that last year “the solar industry added jobs 10 times faster than the rest of the economy” (see White House fact sheet) while noting the essential role solar plays in our clean energy economy and future. It is only appropriate that the President recognized the important contribution the solar ...
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70 mW Solar PV Modules System Bradenton, Florida Case Study
The City Hall of Bradenton, Florida is now covered with almost 300 solar PV modules using Sollega’s InstaRack racking system. The 70.6 kW solar array is designed to generate 100,000 kWh of clean energy each year. Located in the Sunshine State with 5.44 average peak sun hours per day, the City of Bradenton is almost the perfect place to use solar power. But Bradenton is also located in ...
By Sollega, Inc
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5 Important Benefits of PERC Solar Panels you Need to Know
A few years ago PERC solar panels were just another option in a solar installers toolbox. Today, however, PERC panels are becoming the dominant panel in the industry, and rightfully so. We’ve written about how PERC panels work, but if you’re interested in learning the benefits of PERC solar panels, without all the technical jargon, this post is for you. The benefits of PERC ...
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Studies on performance characteristics of a solar parabolic trough concentrator with a variable area absorber
The design of a suitable absorber that incorporates an efficient heat transfer augmentation technique is one of the vital parameters that affect the performance of a solar parabolic trough concentrator (PTC). The variable area absorber discussed in this paper provides appreciable augmentation in heat transfer without increasing the pressure drop materially and thus helps in enhancing the ...
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Exergy analysis on solar heat collection of three–dimensional compound parabolic concentrator
This study presents a thermal model for the optimum design of the three–dimensional compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) considering the maximisation of exergy delivery. The model in this study has been validated by comparing the computed collector temperature with the measured one. A good agreement has been confirmed. The optimum temperatures of the collector and the thermal medium are ...
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