Solar, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 03 October, 2020
In this article, Marco Trova, Senior Global Product Manager at FIMER S.p.A., talks us through some of the myths associated with Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) technology to help engineers and installers specify the right approach to maximize yields and efficiency. MPPT is often fitted as standa...
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Solar, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 03 October, 2020
The year 2019 saw rapid growth in the solar PV tracker market, with most vendors doubling or at least significantly expanding their shipments from the previous year. Much of that activity was in the US, which represented 50% of global tracker sales and expanded its production by over 200%. Part of t...
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Solar, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 02 October, 2020
The U.S. is experiencing major growth in the energy storage market, and it's only the beginning. According to Wood Mackenzie Power and Renewables' U.S. Energy Storage Monitor Q2 2020, the market (residential, non-residential and front-of-the-meter) is expected to grow more than 13-fold from 523 MW i...
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Solar, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 17 September, 2020
Reliability and speed of response are essential to effectively managing or preventing a crisis - especially when it comes to power supply and temperature control. This has been clearly demonstrated by the outbreak of COVID-19 with countries across the world needing to rapidly put in place the necess...
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Solar, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 21 June, 2020
The craze for solar panels begins in the 1980s. Following the oil shocks, electricity produced by 'alternative' sources appears to be an effective long-term solution. The first MW of production at the world level is reached in 1999. The United States, a pioneer in the field to the point of owning 21...
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Solar, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 20 June, 2020
Grid integration is a key issue in the expansion of renewable energies throughout Europe. The requirements for power generation plants at all voltage levels have changed significantly with the pan-European harmonisation of grid connection requirements and the resulting adaptations to the national fo...
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Solar, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 20 June, 2020
Bill Mellema, Director of Engineering and Brad Berwald, Product Manager and Technical Training Manager, at Morningstar Corporation, met up with PES to bring us up to date on the solutions offered by this innovative, employee owned company. Here the workers are proud of their products and provide onl...
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Solar, Talking Point, Exclusive Articles — 20 June, 2020
Reliable measurement of solar irradiance, and other environmental parameters, is crucial to accurately calculating the performance ratio (PR) of a solar energy plant. IEC 61724, published in March 2017, is the latest and most comprehensive international standard to address these issues. But what doe...
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