ADVANTAGES OF SOLAR ENERGY: Solar energy makes use of a renewable natural resource that is readily available. Solar power used by itself creates no carbon dioxide or other toxic emissions. Use of solar thermal power to heat water or generate electricity will help reduce the Territory’s complete dependence on fossil
Solar energy is energy that comes from the sun. Every day the sun radiates an enormous amount of energy. The sun radiates more energy in one second than people have used since the beginning of time. All this energy comes from within the sun itself. Like other stars, the sun
REGULAR MAINTENANCE: There is very little maintenance required on a PV system with no moving parts. Some system owners wash their panels, but in the Northwest, our climate tends to take care of this chore. You may want to brush off the panels if they tend to collect leaves, but
Three core factors affect the sizing of your system: your electricity usage, space availability on your property, and your budget. YOUR ELECTRICITY USAGE Do you want to try to produce 100% of your power or some smaller percentage? While any excess production from month to month will carry over as
A well-designed solar electric system has clear and unobstructed access to the sun for most of the day throughout the year. Siting a PV system correctly is critical in order to achieve maximum power production and thus maximum energy offset and financial return. Orientation and Tilt Optimal orientation for solar
A PV System includes: 1. PV ARRAY Multiple PV panels installed together are called a PV array. Mounting arrays to rooftops is most common, yet they can also be located on a pole, a ground mounted rack, parking area shade covers, window awnings, etc. The PV array produces Direct Current
The first solar cell was created in 1883. It was inefficient by today’s standards, converting only 1–2% of sunlight into electricity. The breakthrough in solar cell technology came in 1954 when researchers at Bell Laboratories stumbled across the photo voltaic (or PV) properties of silicon while experimenting with new transistor
Solar electric systems are safe, reliable, pollution free, and use a renewable source of energy—the sun. Most systems have no moving parts and are increasingly easy to install. The option of net metering, or interconnecting a customer generating system to the utility grid, makes solar electric systems more
THERMOSOLAR ENERGY: Thermosolar Energy is a technology for harnessing solar energy for heat (at low temperature); it is mainly used for the production of hot water in residential buildings, to heat water in swimming pools and for climatization plants and other application.THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY: Thermoelectric Energy: (Solar thermal power) is a
RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS OF PHOTOVOLTAIC: POWER PLANT APPLICATIONS OF PHOTOVOLTAIC:
