The industry is already able to transform more than 40% of the energy of sunlight directly into useful electricity Recently announced a new record efficiency, in this case the call module efficiency. Usually is separated into cell efficiency, this being achieved only by the cell efficiency, and module efficiency, that which is achieved with the […]
Lies and truths about what is energy efficiency
What we mean by energy efficiency Much has been said and talk about energy efficiency, but do we really know what is energy efficiency? Efficiency is the maximization of resources for obtaining a result. We are more efficient when we use fewer resources for the same purpose or when the same resources we get a […]
Spain returns to bet on renewable energy
Last week pleasantly surprised us a new document made public prepared by the Ministry of Industry on the planning of the electricity sector for the period 2015-2020, in which, either by the proximity of an election or by the goals set in Europe objectives for 2020, Spain opened the door again to install new renewable […]
How much it will cost to install solar panels on your house?
Our professional advice To answer the question of how much it costs to install solar panels on a house we look at what elements are components of a solar system. Thus we see how much it costs a solar kit. We will take the elements that allow us to have a solar system that makes […]
Traditional electrical utilities tend to disappear
The democratization of energy is a fact A few weeks ago we were surprised by a report from the world’s largest commercial bank, UBS, indicating that solar energy is already the cheapest of all-electric energy production. The only drawback is that the Sun is not modular, so we have a need for storage if we […]
The grid parity has come for photovoltaics
The costs of producing electricity using photovoltaic technology have been reduced by 80% in recent years. “In four or five years could enter the grid 30,000 megawatts at spot price if they received the approval of the operator Red Electrica” says the Director of Photovoltaic Association, Mr. Jose Donoso. By now, more than twenty German […]
The “backup toll” remains unclear
Madrid, 22 July 2014.- The National Commission on Competition and Markets (CNMC) published in the Official State Bulletin (BOE) the CIRCULAR 3/2014 by which establishes the methodology for calculating transportation tolls and distribution of electricity, together with his Justification report. For those of us concerned about what will be the saga of the famous “backup […]
Solar energy: a clean and renewable energy
Which means that energy is renewable? Although it is a well-known concept, we want to influence the definition of this term and take this opportunity to praise the qualities of solar energy. Renewable energy comes from natural energy sources that are not depleted and are regenerable. Renewables are solar energy, wind energy, geothermal, hydroelectric, tidal, […]
Google is betting on solar energy
While Spanish politicians have been trying to put sticks to the wheels representing the future investment in renewable energy and more particularly in solar, large economic giants like Google are betting the maximum renewable energy. Most recently, Google announced that it will expand its solar power plants, adding six additional plants that have a budget […]