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Selection of Solar Panel

How To : Selection of Solar Panel This article will help how you select your new Solar Panel He!! You decided to install solar panels at your place and produce your own clean and green electricity but not confident on how to choose solar panels? Don't worry, this article will guide to make attractive purchase. It most important to remember that it is long term Investment, hence you must consider all the aspects, otherwise you will not get real benefits form the investment. Before moving into the parameters, Let's look at how Solar Energy System works. There are two main elements to a grid connected Solar Energy System: First one is Solar Panels and the Inverter. Solar Panel converts sunlight to DC current and Inverter converts Electricity DC to AC which you can use for home appliances and extra Electricity credited to grid. There are 7 basic parameters to be checked while selection as mentioned in below picture: Let's us drill it down in more depth: How to select your solar...

Energy Awareness and Conservation : The Basics

Objective: "The Objective of the blog is to create awareness and to apply energy efficiency concept in day to day life in order to save Money and Energy and thereby protect the country as well as the Environment " The earth's inhabitants and must take a serious look at energy resource, use and conservation. What is Energy? We knows that ENERGY is the ability to do work. It can neither be created nor be destroyed, It can be converted into one form to another. Energy comes in different forms - Heat (Thermal), Radiant (Light), Sound, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Nuclear etc. Forms of Energy: Energy Scenario: Benefits of Energy Efficiency: It means utilization of Energy in the most effective way to carry out an activity or a process whereby waste energy is minimized and overall consumption of primary Energy resources are reduced. In Essence, more output with less Energy. Drivers for Energy Efficiency: Rising Energy Prices Energy Security Climate Change Green Jobs Le...

Power Loss due to Soil Losses in Solar PV Module

Soiling Losses and Its effect on Solar and PV Modules: Before, We move ahead with the topic, It is important to know that what are soiling losses. The term Soiling is used to describe the accumulation of dirt, leaves, dust and bird dropping on Solar and PV Panels. The efficiency of the PV solar panels is largely dependent on the ambient conditions and several factors come into the picture to determine the actual efficiency of panels during their operation. One such factor is soiling. However, in a practical sense, the definition of soiling could be much wider than that. For instance, many researchers concluded from their research that bird droppings can significantly bring down panel efficiency and hence, they are also considered while calculating the soiling losses. How Soiling affects panel and Its Performance: Degradation of Panel Output: Dust and Soil will cover the PV cells once it is accumulated. It will bring down voltage and current output of the pa...

Solar Power : A New Era of Power Generation

A New Era of Power Generation: We will explore possibilities of Power generation using Solar Panel. After reading this article, You will have clear idea and information about solar power generation. Definition of Solar Power: Solar power is the conversion of Energy from sunlight in to Electricity using PV (Photovoltaic cells) by using concentrated solar power or its combination. It is the cleanest and most abundant renewable Energy Source available. There are many applications of Solar Energy and there are some solar technologies which can harness this energy for variety of uses, including generating electricity, providing comfortable environment, heating and cooling applications for domestic, commercial or industrial use. Solar Technologies: There are three methods to harness Solar Energy: Photovoltaics Heating and cooling by solar Concentrating Solar Power If we drill it down more there are technologies available in market operated by Solar Energy i.e Light Pipe, Roof window, So...

What are the various energy conservation strategies being followed in the domestic sector of India?

ENERGY SAVING POTENTIAL As per one estimate of year 2001, potential savings of 30,000 MW are yet to be tapped in India. By this any one could imagine the implication of this magnitude, considering that the country's total installed capacity is about 90,000 MW. In the Indian industry, apart from short to medium term energy efficient retrofits, quantum jumps in energy cost reduction can be made by various initiatives Efficient energy procurement practices Improved capacity utilization Better Layout Day to Day Monitoring Checklist of Daily consumption Upgrading of process technology and equipment Upgrading of boilers and power house, and other utilities Cogeneration (Combined heat and power including waste heat recovery) Automation etc. One can context a pragmatic approach of Total Energy Management (TEM) : Evolve an overall Energy Strategy Create all round participation with commitment from management Implement a systematic management action plan IMPLEMENTING A STEP-BY-STEP ACTION P...

CO2 Separation Technologies: Post-combustion CO2 Capture System

Post-combustion CO2 Capture System CO2 removal methods are newer and less prevalent and are being studied. This methods is more like a damage control method given that it is implemented after CO2 generation. The CO2 is removed after combustion of the fossil fuel This is the scheme that would be applied to fossil fuel burning power plants CO2 is captured from flue gases at power stations or other large point sources The Technology is well understood and is currently used in other industrial applications Absorption process (Amine based) technology is widely used for post combustion CO2 separation. Its advantages are: High Efficiency (CO2 99.9%) Low Energy use and cost Other Emerging technologies for post combustion CO2 separation are: Member based Solid Sorbents