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Proper installation of LONGi's Anti-Dust Water Drainage Clips is crucial for maximizing the efficiency of your solar panels. 🔧🌞 Here are some installation suggestions for optimal solar module performance: 🔍 For vertical installations, use 2 clips at the bottom. For horizontal installations, use 2-3 clips at the bottom. 🔍 For new modules, place clips 40 cm from the frame on both edges, and add a middle clip if horizontal. 🔍 For dusty modules, position clips based on dust zones, with specific placements for triangular dust zones. #LONGi #Solar #AntiDust #WaterDrainageClips #Sustainability #Innovation #RenewableEnergy

Looking for a quick and efficient way to install your photovoltaic system? Ground screws are the answer!  These helical piles offer numerous benefits, especially in challenging soil conditions.  No digging, no soil removal, and immediate load-bearing capacity make ground screws the perfect choice for solar mounting. Sustainability is a top priority for many people, and ground screws offer a number of benefits in this area as well.  They have a much lower carbon footprint than concrete foundations, and they are warranted for 20 years with a lifespan of over 50 years.  Additionally, ground screws can be reused or recycled at any time. If you're looking for a solar mounting system that is both efficient and sustainable, ground screws are the perfect choice.  Contact us today to learn more about how we can help you install your photovoltaic system. #GroundScrews #Solarmountingsystem #Solarmounting #Solar #SolarEnergy #RenewablePower #photovoltaic #solarpanel #solarpanels #SolarSystem #SolarRacking #EnergíaSolar #energiasolar #solaire #énergiesolaire #Solarenergie #zonneenergie #solarinstallation

Your flat roof offers space for a photovoltaic system? With our SolaRoof PV system, your company turns sunlight into electricity. Why SolaRoof? It's the first PV system with FM Global approval, which means certified safety and reduction of the most critical risk factors:   🔥 Minimizes fire spread through a closed steel mounting system, ✅ Successfully passed fire protection testing, 🌬️ Tested against storms in the wind tunnel, 🫨 Welded and mechanically fastened to the roof, ensuring safety against any movement, 🪶 Particularly lightweight, reducing the risk of collapse.   In just 4️⃣ four steps, we bring SolaRoof to any (suitable) roof: from potential analysis to planning and construction to maintenance. If you want to learn more about SolaRoof, feel free to contact us. You can find all the details of the tests in the FM 4473 specifications from "FM Approvals."   #SolaRoof #SolarSystem #PVSystem #Photovoltaics #SolarFlatRoof #SustainableEnergy #SolarEnergy #EnergyEfficiency #Sustainability #SolarSystemsForBusinesses #SeamlessEnergy #Centroplan

Why are ground mounted solar systems better than roof mounted solar? 1. Optimal Placement: They can be positioned and angled for maximum sun exposure, potentially increasing energy production. 2. Ease of installation: Installation is simpler without roof constraints. 3. No Roof Damage: There’s no risk of structural stress or damage to the roof. 4. Expandability: Easier and less expensive to expand, ground systems accommodate future energy needs without complex roof modifications. 5. Cooling and Performance: Improved cooling due to better air circulation enhances panel efficiency. 6. Location Flexibility: They can be installed in optimal locations to avoid shade and maximize output. 7. Aesthetic and Land Use: They can be less visually intrusive and the land underneath can still be utilized for other purposes like agriculture. #SolarSet #solar #energy #energia #energiasolar #renewableenergy

🔴 How does a floating photovoltaic plant work? 🔵 Floating PV plants have many similarities with traditional #PVplants, but also some differences, especially regarding anchoring, the flotation system, and the evacuation of energy from the plant. ⚫ Floating PV modules are generally the same as those installed on land and are usually bifacial since this type, being dual glass, provides better protection against humidity and corrosion. As for the #electrical system, barge-type structures with high buoyancy are being developed, which are used both for inverters and even for transformers.  The same is true for cables, where major innovative solutions are being developed for floating solutions. #Junnoenergy #sustainable #floatingpv #energystorage

🌞🌱 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗥𝗼𝘄 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗣𝗩 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 🌱🌞 Designing a tilted or ground-mounted PV system requires careful consideration of the spacing between each row. While it can be challenging and sometimes frustrating, getting it right from the start is crucial to prevent shading from the adjacent rows. Proper spacing ensures optimal system performance, among other benefits. Conversely, overcompensating for spacing can also lead to inefficiencies. Thus, striking the right balance is crucial to avoiding underperformance of the PV system. Here are a few reasons why optimized inter-row spacings are always desirable in PV projects. • 𝗠𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲: Appropriate spacing minimizes shading. This allows solar panels to capture the maximum sunlight possible. • 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴: Adequate spacing guarantees better airflow, reducing solar panel temperature and enhancing efficiency. • 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: Sufficient gaps facilitate easy access for cleaning, inspection, and repair to ensure long-term system performance. • 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗰𝘀: Optimal inter-row spacing on PV plants has the tendency to support dual land usage, encouraging agricultural activities alongside energy generation. #solarenergy #groundmounted #sustainability #energyefficiency #pv

Solar panels are an investment towards a sustainable future, but like any equipment, they require careful maintenance to function optimally. 🛠️ One common yet overlooked risk is the damage from gravel scattered by handheld mowers during routine ground maintenance near PV stations. To protect your solar modules from high-speed gravel impact, which can cause cracks, white marks, or scratches, consider these tips: ✅ Use Mowers with Protection that Minimize Gravel Scatter ✅ Implement Vegetation Inhibitors ✅ Regular Inspections ✅ Structural Reinforcement By integrating these maintenance practices, you can significantly extend the life of your solar panels and maintain their efficiency. Always remember, that a little precaution goes a long way in safeguarding your solar investment! 🌞 #LONGi #Solar #SolarPanelCare #Maintenance #SolarTips #Service101

📹 #VIDEO At the last SUNER-C Workshop, Leiden University brought the MyLeaf solar water splitting unit, which consists of a series of electrolyzers combined with a solar panel. ☀ This unit demonstrates the combination of photovoltaic and electrochemical conversions for the purpose of electrochemical H₂ production using solar energy. It is a complete standalone system, meaning that no external energy source is needed, to perform the water splitting reaction, other than the sunlight. A water tank, situated below the unit, provides the water to be split into H₂ and O₂. ⚙ The system has been designed and optimized in such a way that the operation takes place at the maximum power point of the solar cells. So that the power generated by the solar panel is fully utilized by the electrochemical cells. The generated H₂ can then be collected and later used, when necessary, especially at moments when there is need for energy, but no sunlight. Alternatively, it can also be collected and used as a fuel for transport, under a large-scale setting. 👉 This unit is a great demonstrator of how decentralized fuel and chemical production would look like in the future, and it triggers all the questions about the size and purpose of decentralization, the molecules to be synthesized, the risks, opportunities, scalability, safety and public acceptance. 📹 Watch the video here: https://lnkd.in/dUv6WQVV #EUfunded

Decarbonization in #DistrictEnergy has been seeping into the norm but not widely adopted - with a push and pull existing between steam and hot water systems. The capital cost of the District Energy system consists of the distribution piping, which amounts to about 70% of the total cost! When looking to transition from steam to hot water, those must be factored into consideration. Decarbonizing District energy loops can be done utilizing heat pump technology, delivering steam or hot water. The sources available such as ground heat, sewage, lake or rivers, industrial process exhaust heat - as the efficiency increases as the heat availability is increased, and can go up to as high as a COP of 10, (dependent on the source used). The benefits of using #Natural #Refrigerant #heatpumps for DE Systems include: ✅ 30% - 70% reduction in energy consumption ✅ Elimination of fossil fuel use and GHG emission reductions ✅ Flexibility of source to use in DE Systems ✅ Guarded from fossil fuel utility price fluctuation ✅ Profitability increase of the DE system ✅ Thermal storage can be integrated at low cost which can be used to shave off peak demand District energy has been prevalent in European Nations but in North America where we face weak policies and non existent carbon tax pricing systems in states have left it seemingly dormant, or inching forward very slowly. In order to further this, we need to establish stronger policies, publish energy reduction and GHG reduction opportunities with DE Systems, and make ROI the well known to cities and municipality heads, so they are well equipped to make a decision that will decarbonize, and make their city more profitable. - Adapted from Dr. I. Oliker, Green District Energy Systems with Large Heat Pumps, the Principal of Joseph Technology Corporation, a technical author of 190 technical papers, 7 books and 15 patents. Green District Energy Systems with Large Heat Pumps | 2020-08-07 | Engineered Systems Magazine (esmagazine.com) #DistrictEnergy #Heatpumps #Innovation #Sustainability #TheRightWay

Solar roofing sheets are slowing reaching economies of scale, next there is double sided solar panels that catch the sun all day without the need for motors which with attractive new integrated designs can also act as fences around houses and property or inbetween rows of crops but especially reflective buildings/ green houses or snow where the panels run on reflected light without holding the snow. If they face the equator, new designs even work well at various orientations or angles. https://lnkd.in/g8C_FgEs https://lnkd.in/gZP88yhH https://lnkd.in/g6FAiFP6