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 […]
Which is better to rent or buy a solar installation
Trends in the photovoltaic solar system for large consumers Due to the boom that both options have experienced in recent times in the US, they were recently published two reports that address the appropriateness of one or other option for Users of a photovoltaic solar installation. First, explain what each option is based: Buy a […]
How a domestic solar power installation works
Learn easily how a solar kit works To understand how solar energy works as a domestic first explain traditional electrical installation works. In any of our houses in the city, the electric company gives us access to your mains, after passing through the meter for electricity supply us with very defined characteristics, AC power (AC) […]
How a solar water heater is made
We explain how it is one of the solar systems with better use of the sun A little history The solar water heater is one of the most primitive forms of exploitation of solar energy. Its use was first popularized in the ’20s and ’30s in South Miami, due to the high cost of heating […]
Secrets of Receipt of Electricity
What it was never told about the receipt of electricity The Spanish electricity system The Spanish electricity system, like any electrical system, is complex because nobody escapes us that electricity demand is variable. Our electricity consumption varies throughout the day, throughout the week and depending on the season … It even depends on whether it […]