As heat waves become increasingly frequent, people are starting to ask whether PV systems can cope with such high temperatures. Inverter failure If an inverter becomes too hot, it usually switches itself off or reduces its power to such an extent that the higher ambient temperature does not harm it. This is known as temperature derating. The number of possible causes further reduces the percentage...
A team of scientists from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed technology to convert old solar cell modules into energy-harvesting thermoelectric materials, which are capable of harvesting and converting heat for electrical energy. This technology aims to reduce the global waste generated by the silic...
Imagine you’re home on a stormy night, watching TV with the washing machine running, and all of a sudden the power goes out. Now imagine the same scenario, except you have a rooftop solar energy system with battery storage. When the power goes out in your neighborhood, you’d be blissfully unaware. A common myth about solar power is that you can count on it only when the sun is s...
You may be surprised to know that solar panels work in relation to the number of power phases coming into a house or a business. This is crucial to decide the kind and size of inverter you must attach to your solar panels. Three-phase power supply transmits more power than a single phase. How to find out whether single-phase or double phase electric supply You can find out if your house or busines...
One of the most frequently asked questions by people interested in solar panels is at what time of the year is it more profitable to install a photovoltaic module for self-consumption. In reality, these types of installations pay for themselves over time. Any time is a good time to invest in it. However, the summer season, with its long hours of sunshine, is an ideal time to get down to business. ...
What Are the Benefits of Storing Solar Energy? Storing this surplus energy is essential to getting the most out of any solar panel system, and can result in cost-savings, more efficient energy grids, and decreased fossil fuel emissions. Storing solar energy has a few main benefits: 1.Balancing electric loads. If electricity isn’t stored, it has to be used at the moment it’s gener...
Are you running a company and considering investing in solar panel installation? This could be a great course of action. Find out about the most important benefits that your business can achieve thanks to solar panel installation. 1.Lowering the costs of the conducted activity Expenditure on electricity is one of the most important for almost every company - regardless of the business profile. Mea...
On June 2, the Tarim Oilfield Branch of PetroChina announced that Tarim Oilfield had officially built 98 photovoltaic power stations in the hinterland of the Taklimakan Desert, realizing green irrigation on desert roads and completely saying goodbye to the history of diesel engine power generation irrigating vegetation on both sides of desert roads. Tarim Oilfield said that since January this year...
We understand solar energy to be an important alternative energy source to our daily living - but what are the ways we can utilise this on the everyday? Solar energy remains one of the most sought after alternative energy sources today, especially in the face of climate change and rising global temperatures. Many governments are making specific moves to phase out of using fossil fuel energy,...
