Solar Engineering Articles
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Golden Solar Culture
Golden Solar's culture and vision are not merely a marketing exercise, but rather a tangible way of working that sets the company apart and delivers reality to its vision. The company's culture and vision are internal and unique, aligned with the personal views and beliefs of its leaders. Culture A company culture is defined as a philosophical element that describes shared values, goals, ...
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Project - Rwanda
The Project: The solar field at the Agahozo Shalom Youth Village in Rwanda embodies a range of causes: it helps the long-term sustainability of the Village, it is good for the environment, it generates local employment and education and it empowers the country with access to electricity - which in itself results in a myriad of benefits for the Rwandan population. Located on rolling green hills, ...
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How to Design a Shading Free Solar System Layout
When you’re about to start planning and designing a new large-scale solar project, it is important to take shading and energy losses into account. The goal of large-scale solar plants is to generate as much energy as possible. All the energy that has been generated will be converted into power that can be used by families, companies or solar car parks, for example. For this reason, it ...
By Virto Solar
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What is Trina Solar - Solar Panels
Sun can pay your electricity bills. Availability of abundant solar energy can replace fossil fuel which is getting exhausted as the years pass by. Solar energy falling on the earth in one hour can power the entire earth for an entire year. Solar energy is a cost – effective and a long-term investment as it results in significant saving on your electricity bill. Solar Energy reduces the ...
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Thornhill Community Centre - Project
Developer: Carmanah Technologies (EPC Provider) for Powerstream Project Location: Markham, Ontario Size: 350 kW HELIENE Modules: 1167 – HELIENE 72M – 300Wp Modules In 2011 Carmanah Technologies engineered, procured, and constructed a 350 kW rooftop photovoltaic (PV) system on the Thornhill ...
By Heliene Inc.
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Yes Solar Solutions - Case study
Since 2009, Yes Solar Solutions has been offering their expert solar energy consulting and premium quality solar installation services from homeowners to businesses to nonprofits and government agencies throughout the Carolina states. Their unique advantage is a combination of experience, accreditation, certification and customer service has lead them to over 800 installations since 2009. And it ...
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AC Coupling and The Future of Solar
As we approach 2020, we see some significant changes in the solar industry. No longer are utilities satisfied with Net Energy Metering and they often make a compelling argument why it’s unfair to them and the rest of consumers that don’t have solar. They further the debate by identifying the difficulty of managing non-firm generation on their systems. What does this mean for you? ...
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Working with “the most powerful force in our tiny part of the Universe”
The cutting-edge technology that Solar Mems´applies to its high-precision solar sensors is widely used in space by the main international organizations in the sector, such as the European Space Agency. These remarkable achievements were only made possible by relying on a team of such highly motivated and qualified experts as Manuel Rodríguez, the CTO of Solar Mems. We interviewed him ...
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Solar Panels for Boats: How expensive owning a boat can be?
You have been haunted by the idea of owning a boat. You can’t help but fulfilling that marine fantasy living inside your brain for a long time. Hold your horses and think of all costs before you get trapped! Boat owners know very well how expensive it is to own a boat. Having enough money to buy the boat is not the only consideration; you have to think about all after-purchasing costs. ...
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Getting Started with Remote Solar Sales
Making the transition from meeting your customers in-person to conducting your solar sales 100% remote for the first time can seem daunting, but it can be done. Some of the most successful and fastest growing solar companies have already adopted remote sales processes. Several advantages of remote selling include increased territories, lower customer acquisition costs, zero travel, and increased ...
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Combined Heat And Power Distillery - Captain Morgan - Case Study
OWNER DIAGEO LOCATION St. Croix, US Virgin Islands PRODUCT Centaur® 50 (4.6 MW) Gas Turbine CUSTOMER VALUE LPG Fuel and Cost Savings On the island of St. Croix, located in the Virgin Islands, the Captain Morgan rum distillery uses a Centaur 50 gas turbine for combined heat and power (CHP). The unit provides both electricity and steam for the distillery's operations. Diageo chose the ...
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A Review of the Historical and TMY data now on offer through the API Toolkit
In this post, Solcast dives into its historical and TMY data offering. This includes a brief review of methods plus the basics on historical time-series data, typical meteorological year data and monthly averages data.TMY and time series data for the solar powered future Building off Solcast’s announcement last week that we are now offering historical and TMY data, under the continued ...
By Solcast
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Let Solcast take the pain out of PV generation forecasting at your solar farm asset
Owners and operators of solar farms already have one too many things to think about. Compliance items stack up by the thousands very quickly. Utilities providing their network connections can impose new requirements without warning. Manufacturers of key components can go bankrupt and leave you without an important spare part! Don't let setting up solar forecasting technology at your asset be ...
By Solcast
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Solar Microgrids and How They Help Our Communities
Solar energy is a great way for both homeowners and eco-friendly businesses to increase their energy independence. But most solar arrays remain connected to the grid, which means they lose some of their convenience when the grid loses power. This is because solar panels wired through the grid don’t really “store” energy. They work in tandem with the power grid to supply ...
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Merchant appetite boosts Spanish solar boom but cost risks lurk
Falling technology costs and attractive daytime power prices are boosting merchant risk appetite in Spain but rapid growth is raising grid connection and local resource risks. Spain's PV sector is thriving as developers race to meet auction deadlines and falling costs spur unsubsidized projects. Spain will be the largest solar market in Europe this year, installing over 4 GW ...
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US maps solar ground reflectance to reduce bifacial risks
White paint and snow can boost bifacial plant output but operational data is rapidly needed to mitigate early deployment risks, experts told New Energy Update. A first wave of U.S. large-scale bifacial solar plants this year will provide valuable operational data and test the accuracy of modelling performed in more controlled laboratory environments. Demand for bifacial panels is soaring as ...
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Bifacial solar plants can generate 7% higher returns, US model shows
Machine learning models predict returns for U.S. bifacial plants are 2.5% to 7% higher than mono-facial designs, depending on the region, Itai Suez, Senior Solar Project Engineering Manager at developer EDP Renewables (EDPR), told the PV Operations Dallas 2019 conference. The market for bifacial solar modules looks set to take off this year as developers seek new ways to increase efficiency ...
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How Solar Powered Street Lighting Saves Your City Money
We’re sure founding and developing a city is never an easy thing. Our hats go off to mayors, city planners, budget wizards, and other key figures in planning to find the best ways to support a city’s operations. We’ll leave the expert work up to you. However, we’re doing meticulous research behind our doors in how to find the best ways to cut corners in energy spending for ...
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Why Solar Parking Lot Lights are a Good Investment
Environmentally sound, easy on the wallet, and resistant to extreme weather conditions are just a few ways to describe solar parking lot lights. When they’re paired with ultra-bright, super-efficient LED lights, these kinds of lights can help you achieve energy-saving and money-saving standards unheard of through traditional methods of lighting. Here’s a few reasons why. Reasons ...
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Solar Thermal Power Plants
THE BENEFITS OF SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS Solar thermal energy production requires two main things: sunlight and equipment to capture, store and disperse the energy. Only two types of solar thermal systems exist. They are the passive systems, which do not require equipment (such as the heat build-up in your car whenever you park it in the sun), and active systems which require a method to ...
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