Solar Roofs 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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A holistic approach to harness renewable energy
The healthcare industry is being called upon to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build more climate resistant infrastructure through the U.S. Office of Climate Change and Health Equity’s (OCCHE) Health Care Sector Pledge. As a result, healthcare facilities will need to incorporate clean energy solutions such as distributed generation to make good on this commitment. With this comes key ...
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SolarZone Brings Resiliency and Connectivity to Your Community
Bridge The Digital Divide with Functional and Accessible Public Spaces Imagine going to any public space and finding comfortable, stand-alone solar-powered charging stations where you can take shelter, charge your devices and connect to WiFi with an off-grid solar-powered table. Whether visitors needing to charge their phones or devices, to local residents needing WiFi and power for crucial ...
By Lumos Solar
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Photovoltaic agricultural greenhouses: all you need to know
Solar energy is now widely used both in the production of hot water and for domestic heating, but it can also become part of agricultural activity. In fact, photovoltaic agricultural greenhouses allow the use of solar energy for the production of vegetables. The advantages of the construction of photovoltaic greenhouses to be exploited in the field of agriculture are considerable, both in ...
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What If Solar Powered Homes Were the Norm?
Solar Powered Homes & California’s New Build Home Legislation Here at Greenshine New Energy we are big fans of all things solar, after all it’s great for the environment, saves energy and lowers energy costs. With the recent legislation passed in California requiring every new build home to have solar power which will take effect in the next two years, we wondered what would ...
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The steps for installing a solar racking system
You’ve decided to go solar and plan to install a solar PV system on your rooftop. Let’s get into the necessary steps needed to install the solar racking system onto your roof in order to start reaping the benefits of your new solar-paneled roof. First, you need to make sure that your roof is strong enough for solar installation and to support the weight of the solar panels. ...
By KB Racking
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The Solar Industry Keeps Growing
For the last 10 years, Roller Die + Forming has been making parts for solar racking companies. We’ve watched the solar electricity industry grow from its infancy to helping put solar on roofs, in fields, and in huge solar farms. Since the introduction of the Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) in 2005, and its subsequent extensions, the installation of solar in residential, commercial, and ...
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Magid Glove & Safety Manufacturing Company - Case Study
Location:Romeoville, IL Project Size:3.5 MW EcoFoot2+ Ballasted Flat-Roof Mounting System was installed on the record-breaking 3.5 MW array for Magid Glove and Safety Manufacturing Company in Romeoville, IL. Completed in November 2018, this is the largest rooftop solar installation in the Midwest. Electricity generated from the array offsets 100 percent of Magid’s energy load and ...
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Oak Ridge Solar Park, TN - Ground-Mounted Tracker Projects - Case Study
The dual-axis-tracker project in the Oak Ridge Heritage Center is part of the worldwide “dena Solar Roofs Program” coordinated by Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena) - the German Energy Agency - and co-financed by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) within the initiative „renewables – Made in Germany“. The “dena Solar Roofs ...
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Another historic moment: solar roof system beats market price
The strength of solar technology is currently producing historical moments in series - globally and nationally. Now it is a German roof system that has beaten the solar market price on the fossil / nuclear brutally distorted electricity exchange. MaxSolar has set up a 6.5 MWp roof system at the Pirelli European headquarters in Dieburg - a complex system on a distribution center with a high flat ...
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The future of Solar Power
When you think of renewable energies, what do you think of? Hydro power? Wind energy? In fact, they have proven to be the most popular in recent years. Hydro power in its current form is the cheapest of the renewable energies. Wind power is the fastest growing. However, there is a renewable energy that is far more versatile and has the potential to achieve a higher ROI than the ones mentioned ...
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2.4MW Roof Mounted Photovoltaic Systems Install Hawaii Airport Case Study
The State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation, Airports Division has partnered with REC Solar to install roof mounted photovoltaic systems at their two largest facilities–Honolulu International and Kahului Airports. The Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative, in conjunction with the State of Hawaii and The US Department of Energy, have set goals to achieve an astounding 70% clean energy by ...
By Sollega, Inc
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Westside Baptist Church Power Production Management Project - Case Study
Challenge Westside Baptist Church wanted to utilize unused roof space on two large buildings. Solution 315 kilowatts of solar was installed in an agreement to rent their roof to solar investors. Result Westside receives thousands of dollars each year in compensation from investors and reinvests in program ...
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7 Amazing Blogs That Will Help To Start Your Solar Business
Many new business people have not learned the basic knowledge of his or her industry, product and market trends when they enter a new business. That is an obstacle for them to communicate with their clients and suppliers. With solid knowledge of solar products, PV market trends and clients’ solar demand can help you make your market strategy and purchasing strategy. According to our ...
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NREL Shade Study Released
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) just released a study validating HelioScope’s 3D shade-modeling engine for remote applications. The study was designed to compare the remote shade modeling results from HelioScope against the on-site shade readings from two separate Solmetric Sun-Eye devices. Averaged across 85 roof locations in a variety of geographies and roof conditions, ...
By Folsom Labs
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Inauguration of an innovative foldable solar roof in Switzerland
Since September 7, 2017, an innovative solar roof of the public utility “IBC Energie Wasser Chur” has supplied the municipal sewage treatment plant with renewable energy. HORIZON is a movable light weight construction system which can be folded and is based on ropeway technology. The modules can be retracted automatically and thus are best protected against storm, snow and hail. ...
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Nordseter School, Norway - Case Study
The secondary school building at Nordseter School in Oslo has been upgraded from a tired 60s building to a modern and environmentally friendly school building that both contractor, client and school students can be proud of. The building is equipped with 625 square meters of solar panels on the roof and a total of 374 square meters of vertical solar cells on two of the facades. The solar panels ...
By Racell
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Case study - Glass Roof
Glass roof - Donnington Park Hotel System kWp: 7.68 Area: 86 m2 Inverter: Fronius IG Plus 60V-1 Modules Used: PS-CT-64 20% transparent Polysolar helped design a fully integrated transparent PV roof on a new build garage in Leicestershire using our new PS-CT 20% transparent panels and GB-SOL RIS system. Objective: Provide a fully integrated transparent solar PV roof on a new build garage to ...
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Robert Kennedy Jr. goes solar with NRG Home Solar
When Robert Kennedy Jr. moved to his Malibu, California home he wanted to put solar panels on his roof as quickly as possible. “We have a big household – we have seven children. My kids always have friends here so there is a lot going on at this house and there is substantial energy used.” There were several reasons he wanted to go solar. “You’re doing something ...
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Double nomination for AES Solar
AN installation handled by our team at AES Solar is in the running for a national award. And we are also delighted to have been selected as a finalist for a local business award too. We will find out if our installation for Craigdon Mountain Sports at the Pentland Outdoor Centre in Edinburgh has won the Sustainable Scotland Award in The Green Energy Awards at a glittering ceremony on December ...
By AES Ltd
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