4 Important Considerations When Evaluating Commercial Solar Panels
As you research commercial solar panel options for your business, you may come across the term “solar panel efficiency.” But what does that phrase mean and does it really matter? Solar Panel Efficiency and Why it Matters Durability and Degradation Rate: Finding Panels You Can Count On for the Long Term Performance: Getting the Most…
Questions to Ask Before Choosing a Commercial Solar Company
As with any business relationship, finding the right partner can mean the difference between a successful project and one that is fraught with miscommunication and inefficiency. Questions to Evaluate Their Business What kinds of businesses do you typically work with? What size is your typical client? How many solar systems have you installed? Have you…
Solar Panel Maintenance: Costs, Methods & Cleaning
You take your car to get serviced each year. Should you also have someone inspect your solar panel system each year? What are the requirements for solar panel maintenance? Frequency of solar panel inspections Do you need to clean your solar panels? Regular vs Reactive Maintenance What do Solar Panel Warranties cover? Can solar panels…
The future of solar energy is bright
The Sun emits enough power onto Earth each second to satisfy the entire human energy demand for over two hours. Solar Cells: Costs, Challenges, and Design Figure 1: Costs associated with solar power. Solar cells become less expensive when the cost of the labor and materials use to build them go down, or when they…
Residential Solar & Climate Change
Keeping our world green means taking active measures to reduce or eliminate fossil fuels and other non-renewable resources. Solar is an Affordable Way to Help Our Environment Rooftop Solar Reduces Greenhouse Gas and CO2 Emissions Empowering Electric Vehicles Trilect Solar Can Help You Save Money and the Planet
What Would Switching to Solar Energy Look Like?
What seemed like a pipe dream to many has now become a reality. Solar systems are now mainstream, with a lot of people having installed them in their homes already. How Does Solar Work? What Does a Home That’s Suitable for Solar Energy Look Like? How Much Can You Save by Switching? How does Switching…
Solar Panel Efficiency
Solar panel efficiency is a measure of the amount of sunlight (irradiation) that falls on the surface of a solar panel and is converted into electricity. Cell Efficiency Panel Efficiency Why Efficiency Matters Faster Payback Efficiency elements Area Vs Efficiency Cost Vs Efficiency Panel Size Vs Efficiency Most Efficient Solar Cells Efficiency of different solar…
Green Building: Zero carbon in Huawei’s sights
Huawei Technologies New Zealand is preparing to launch a range of smart solar power products aimed at residential and commercial customers.
Most Popular Solar Energy Myths
Renewable energy is something that the world is striving for since our non-renewable energy resources are diminishing quickly. Solar energy is very expensive Solar power isn’t even that green Solar systems demand a lot of upkeep Solar panels won’t generate energy on cloudy days and during the winter