Tag Archive: Solar power
Solar Design – Over the Top?
This modular pavilion has a floor area of 154m2. It has an average daily consumption of about 20kWh . . . . but with all those solar panels its expected energy production is 100 kwh. OK its efficient but it…
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Solar Power – Reasons for Low Output
For each kw of installed capacity of solar panels on average you can expect to generate 3.5kwhrs per day. This can however vary considerably for a variety of reasons. Monthly Variation On a peak summer day you may be able…
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Solar Electricity – Retirement Investment
Downsizing to a smaller new house for your retirement? Don’t forget to think about solar power. Last week I revised a post ‘Solar Power is it Worth It?‘ but if you are approaching retirement, like me, there can be an…
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Solar Electricity – Is It Worthwhile? (2014)
There is a lot of marketing information around about Grid Connected Solar Panels but not many independant facts. Here’s an example of an evaluation of a basic system for a house. We use around 16kw hours (kwhr) of electricity per…
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Why I Don’t Have Mono-Crystalline Solar Panels
Several people have commented that my panels look different to those on other houses. Most solar PV installations use Mono-Crystalline panels, because they are smaller for the same power rating. The panels on my roof are Kaneka Thin Film Panels….
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Types of Solar Panels for Electricity
From some of the adverts you see you would think there is only one sort of solar panels…. in fact there are several alternatives. The type of panels generally available are: Monocrystalline solar panels The highest cost but the most…
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Solar Electricity – Is It Worthwhile? (2011)
Since this post was written in 2011 there has been many changes; in subsidies, the cost of systems, and Power Supplier charges. For the an updated post see: Solar Electricity – Is It Worthwhile? (2014) There is a lot of…
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