Solar Panels Articles
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How to Avoid Fall Risks in Solar Panel Cleaning?
ABSTRACT This study contains information regarding a security risk occuring while cleaning solar panels on theroofs. The main purpose of conducting this study is to offer technical solutions to clean solar panels on Mehmet Akif Ersoy Anadolu High School’s roof in a safer way. Usage of Airobotics Solar Drone or Robsys RTM Series Solar Panel Cleaning Robot and installation of LDR- Arduino ...
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Solar Energy for a Sustainable Future
Because the resources on earth are limited and these resources harm the ecological balance, we should prefer renewable energy sources. It is necessary to prefer sustainable energy sources such as solar energy in order to protect natural resources and reduce the harmful effects on the environment resulting from the consumption of resources. Fossil fuels have been widely used in recent years due to ...
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Why solar power and what are its environmental benefits ?
Solar energy is abundant, accessible and affordable Enough sunlight reaches the earth in one hour to power the world for an entire year. Unlike the substantial resources and capital needed to extract and burn fossil fuels, anyone can purchase and install solar panels to take advantage of this abundance of sunlight. Best of all, solar generates significant long-term savings on electricity bills. ...
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How Solar-Powered Smart Homes Are Getting More Intelligent
What if you could maximize a home’s smart devices beyond their native data points while simultaneously decreasing its energy consumption in order to unlock true energy-saving benefits? Well folks, that time is now. Read on to see how a solar upgrade can make any home smarter. The Modern Smart Home No longer a thing of the future, houses of today are as abundant and tech savvy as ever. ...
By Lumin
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Why is my electric bill so high with solar panels?
In theory, solar panels are a great idea. You get them installed, they start to produce electricity and you become energy independent. Goodbye electric bills. Ta-ta surprise energy charges. Adios grueling customer service calls. Well, not quite. While solar panels will absolutely reduce your monthly electricity bill, there's a common misconception that once a solar system is up and running, ...
By Lumin
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How to Get an EPC 'C' Efficiency Rating?
As the globe begins to witness and feel the consequences of climate change, we are under increasing pressure to minimise our carbon footprint, both collectively and individually. Making our houses more energy-efficient is one of many tiny things we can do as individuals that, when done collectively, may have a big impact. By making our homes more energy efficient, we are not only conserving ...
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How European climate policy can bolster energy efficiency measures
This blog is co-signed by Morten Petersen, Member of European Parliament. Major cities under water. Unprecedented heat waves. Terrifying storms. These are just a few of the nightmare scenarios evoked by UN Secretary General António Guterres following the publication in April of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on climate science. The findings could ...
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Get-set for a Net-Zero Australia with Solar
The climate picture painted by much of the media makes it easy to be pessimistic. Fortunately it’s not all bad news. According to the Clean Energy Regulator (CER), in 2021 Australia set a new record for renewable energy investments for the fifth year in a row. Last year (2021) 380,000 new solar panels with a combined capacity of 3.2 gigawatts were installed, which means that more than one ...
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Transformation in Telecommunication Infrastructure - ASCO Power Technologies
On February 21 2021, Bablu Kazi held his phone to my face and shared how it had more powerful processing power than the computers NASA used to send Apollo 11 to the moon. It was a strong example of the changes in telecommunications that set the pace for a really interesting conversation. Bablu Kazi is a Senior Electrical Engineer with Morrison Hershfield, a consulting engineering firm that ...
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Why 98% of commercial and industrial buildings aren’t getting the most value out of their solar installations
Solar installations at commercial and industrial buildings have soared in recent years, with businesses realizing that they’re smart investments. Part of the reason is that solar installations produce clean, locally generated energy — a must-have in a time of ambitious sustainability goals. But not all solar installations are alike. According to a 2021 study by Berkeley Lab, 98 ...
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Home Battery Storage 101
In order for you to obtain cheaper and cleaner electric energy, the energy storage battery 101 can help you to better understand the related knowledge of energy storage.Here's what you need to know before choosing a solar energy storage battery for your home: What is an home battery storage?Energy storage battery is mainly used to store electric energy from solar energy, wind power or local ...
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Load shedding: alternative power solutions for your business
South Africa's power supplier, Eskom, has warned that the country could experience 101 days of load shedding this winter. Eskom introduced electricity blackouts in 2007 when they announced that they couldn't supply electricity to the whole country at the same time. Since then, South Africa has experienced rolling blackouts on and off, affecting production and business operations for all ...
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Reduce the carbon footprint of your company, new solutions
By 2050, we need to be CO2 neutral, and for this it is essential that companies commit to reducing their carbon footprint. In fact, they have a key role in the fight against global warming. But how can it be achieved? Abora has thought of you and offers you new tips to reduce your company's carbon footprint . Here are our three tips. 1. Promote km0 in food The delivery of food products between ...
By Abora Solar
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Does ESG Have to Cost the Earth?
The term ESG may be new to most, and while it has only recently emerged as a global force, it dates as far back as 2005. Its aspirational beginnings vaporised quickly when talk of buildings with poor ESG ratings becoming “stranded assets” entered the narrative. Nobody wants to find themselves with one (or many) of those. A panic of sorts has now set in with one company trying to outdo ...
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Energy Communities: Energy Saving through Local Production and Consumption
The energy transition, supported by growing public awareness of climate change has led to the emergence of energy communities around the world. What are these Communities and what are their Contributions and Benefits? Based on individual self-consumption, these communities have been formed to generate and benefit from the electricity generated locally by collaborating with companies, local ...
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The Role of BIM in Facility Management and Energy Efficiency
Facility management is a necessary task for the smooth operation of buildings of all types. As a manager of one or more buildings, you already have resources and tools to access information about your facilities, perform successful maintenance and achieve energy efficiency.Nevertheless, you have certainly already found yourself in a situation where it was difficult to understand how your building ...
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Which is more efficient solar or wind energy?
Before we start our reasoning, we'd like to remind you that both are renewables, and therefore both are great energy options to turn to to improve our planet and to break our addiction to oil and gas. Today we will try to answer a question that we often ask ourselves when we are interested in renewable energies : between solar and wind energy, which is the most efficient? First, let's take a ...
By Abora Solar
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Energy Efficient Buildings: Unlocking Possibilities with Sustainable Innovation
Presently, the world is combatting the third wave of coronavirus. After two consistent years of living with the virus, people have witnessed large scale setbacks across several fronts, be it a financial crisis, unemployment, or deterioration of healthcare facilities. However, on the other hand, it has also brought multiple global issues to the forefront like climate change, the need for ...
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How are Companies Facilitating Culture of Sustainability by Shifting to Solar Energy?
In our capitalistic society, everyone is busy chasing their goals and pursuits for personal growth and development. Amidst such a competitive environment that is fueled by utilitarian ideologies, politicians, leaders, and the general public got distracted from issues that carry potential to threaten our futures on a massive scale. Several international organizations have held multiple meetings ...
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Getting Commercial Buildings to Net Zero
As the discussion at last fall’s COP 26 reminded us, reducing CO2 and greenhouse gases are global priorities to minimize the growing impacts of climate change. The International Energy Agency has stated that buildings and construction are responsible for nearly 15% of global CO2 emissions annually. In Canada, where our climate requires significant energy loads for seasonal heating and ...
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