The largest solar plants in the world, PV panels in bus stop in London and other news on Renewable Energy In this post we wanted to bring you the latest and most important news in the field of solar and wind energy. In the first part we will talk about two different projects that give […]
Covering thousand kilometers of roads with solar panels? France will make it!
A milestone that will carry out the French country covering those thousand kilometers of roads with solar energy through solar panels. The renewable energy project is extremely ambitious and is being supported by the environment authorities, specifically by the Department led by Minister of Ecology and Energy, Segolene Royal. Energy expenditure savings will be considered […]
Solar energy cheaper
Solar energy is converted into one of the cheapest and is positioned to exercise hegemony in price in the coming years A report this week by Fraunhofer ISE, the largest research institute of solar energy in the world, delves into the study of the cost of solar energy in different regions of the world. The […]
The keys to know what are the best LED bulbs
Choosing the correct bulb is key to having a good savings In a world of thousands of brands and models must learn to know what we seek and what is closer to our needs. The first thing is to know what features we need. Below we summarize the characteristics that determine an LED bulb: Connection […]
II Solar Spanish Forum: Illusion despite the worst self-consumption law in the world
The Spanish solar sector claims a fair law for the development of self-consumption and the return of legal certainty Chronicle Tienda-Solar. On 3 and 4 November it took place in Madrid the second Spanish Solar Forum organized by UNEF, photovoltaic association. They were two days of debates in which the sector has been able to share […]
It has been created a Calculator that will tell the photovoltaic producers what exact revenue they will collect
PRESS RELEASE. The calculator comes to solve the chaos generated after the Electricity Reform, translating to detail the interpretation by the Ministerial Order IET 1045/2014 for each PV system. The mysterious invention of the Valencian company Tienda Solar, Broken down into a detailed remuneration report per year from the beginning to the end of the […]
Renewable at war with utilities
A few days ago we had breakfast with that renewable associations raised the ‘Fabra report’ to the CNMC to put pressure on utilities. The disagreements that come from far, have gone from a previous state of “cold war” to the current open conflict. Everything starts with the growth of renewable energy in Spain when grabbing […]
UNSTOPPABLE SOLAR POWER GROWS WORLDWIDE
2014 closed with 177 GW of photovoltaic power installed worldwide. This year alone 38.7 GW were installed, confirming the trend of unstoppable growth in the last 10 years. To give us an idea, 38.7 GW is more than 120 million photovoltaic solar panels installed only in 2014. More than 300,000 photovoltaic panels are installed every […]
PWM or MPPT solar controller
It is the device found in every solar power system that ensures batteries can be load based on the power generated by photovoltaic solar panels. That is, it is connected between the solar panels and batteries and controls charging thereof. Therefore it is also called the solar controller or solar charger. In any installation containing […]