Stacking Solar Technology Offers Infinite Potential for Increased Efficiency

note: this post originally appeard on North American Clean Energy. In the eternal search for next generation high-efficiency solar cells and LEDs, scientists at...
Depth of Discharge lifetime for a shallow cycle battery graph from pveducation.org

Learn the Differences between Deep Cycle and Shallow Cycle in a Battery

A battery's cycle is known as a discharge and a recharge cycle. So, you charge your battery up, and then discharge is by using...

AllEarth’s Solar Tracker

  We’ve discussed the benefits of a dual-axis solar tracker on this post – that being able to track the sun as it moves...
Dual axis solar tracker installation

What is a Dual-Axis Solar Tracker

A solar tracker is generally an electronic controller that tracks the sun. Understanding that solar cells require sun to convert sunlight into electricity, one...

How to Convert Between kWh and BTU

We’ve already discussed the difference between kW and kWh in a previous post: kW being kiloWatt – a measure of power; kWh being kiloWatt-hour...
Common Household Appliances Power Usage

Understanding the Difference between kWh and kW

kWh = kilowatt-hour = 1 kWh kW = kilowatt = 1 kW = 1000 J / second 1 kWh = 1 kW being used...

Moventas Exceed Wind Turbine

The Exceed is a 3 MW and up product platform with the best weight/nominal torque ratio in the market. Testing and verification showed that...

Thermoelectrics: Wasted Heat being Converted to Power

Alphabet Energy, the global leader in thermoelectrics for waste heat to power (WHP), and Heat is Power, the trade association for the WHP industry...
EDF Renewables

EDF Renewable Energy Signs Agreement to Supply Google with 201 Megawatts of Wind Power

New Oklahoma wind farm to provide renewable energy for Google data center SAN DIEGO, Calif. and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (Dec. 3, 2015) – Google,...

Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Powers Up Minnesota’s Largest Solar Energy Project

First Airport in the Nation to Construct a Solar Generation Structure of this Kind MINNEAPOLIS (December 3, 2015) —A 3-megawatt solar installation is now...
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