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50-ih i 60-ih godina prošlog stoljeća došlo je do naglog razvoja stambene izgradnje što je rezultiralo izgradnjom velikog broja zgrada koje su danas registrirane kao veliki potrošači energije i koje je potrebno sustavno obnavljati.
Trend se, doduše u slabijem intenzitetu, nastavio i 70-ih godina. Sve su to vremena jeftine energije kad se nije pretjerano razmišljalo o potrebi propisne toplinske zaštite zgrada.
Rezultat je taj da su danas sve te zgrade (, a uopće ne govorimo o zgradama izgrađenim prije 50-ih godina!) ogromni potrošači energije i nikako ne zadovoljavaju suvremene zahtjeve u pogledu barem minimalne toplinske zaštite i uštede energije.Radi se o neracionalno velikoj potrošnji svih tipova energije, u prvom redu energije za grijanje, ali porastom standarda sve više i za hlađenje zgrada.Kad spominjemo podatak od oko 85% neizoliranih zgrada, pod tim zgradama podrazumijevamo one s prosječnom potrošnjom energije za grijanje prostora od 150-200 kWh/m². Usporedimo li taj podatak s nastojanjima Europske unije kojom se sve više teži izgradnji niskoenergetskih objekata čija potrošnja spomenute energije ne premašuje 30 kWh/m² (!), tada lako možemo vidjeti o kolikoj se razlici radi.Prema Tehničkom propisu ograničava se potrošnja topline za stambene zgrade (ovisno o faktoru oblika zgrade fo) grijane na temperaturu 18ºC ili višu - od 51,31 kwh/m² do 95,01 kWh/m².
Prvi službeni propis o toplinskoj zaštiti zgrada pojavio se tek 1970. pod nazivom “Pravilnik o tehničkim mjerama i uvjetima za toplinsku zaštitu zgrada”. Njime su prvi puta određene najveće dozvoljene vrijednosti koeficijenta prolaska topline “k” za pojedine građevne dijelove za određenu klimatsku zonu.
1980. pojavljuje se norma JUS U.J5.600 Toplinska tehnika u građevinarstvu, tehnički uvjeti za projektiranje i građenje zgrada koja donosi nove, više zahtjeve u pogledu toplinske zaštite.Inovirano izdanje pojavljuje se 1987. godine i tu godinu možemo odrediti kao prijelomnu godinu kad se daleko ozbiljnije pristupilo problematici toplinske zaštite
Do 2005. godine nije bilo nikakvih daljnjih pomaka po pitanju toplinske zaštite. Tek 1. srpnja 2005. u Narodnim novinama br. 79 objavljuje se “Tehnički propis o uštedi energije i toplinskoj zaštiti u zgradama” s obaveznom primjenom od 1. srpnja 2006. godine, a koji uvodi čitav niz novih, daleko strožih uvjeta po pitanju toplinske zaštite, a koji će shodno europskoj direktivi 2002/91/EC uskoro biti dorađen, te samim time još stroži i detaljniji.
Malo je poznat podatak da se više od 40% energije troši na zagrijavanje zgrada, odnosno grijanje prostorija, u usporedbi s „tek“ 20-30% energije koja se troši u prometu. Oko 30% se troši u industriji.
Uzmemo li u obzir da su ti podaci dobiveni analizom u Zapadnoj Europi i dodamo li k tome da je kod nas više od 80% stambenog fonda apsolutno toplinski neizolirano ili vrlo slabo izolirano, a o slabo razvijenoj industriji da i ne govorimo, taj podatak zasigurno prelazi 50% učešća u potrošnji energije. Temeljem te činjenice nije teško zaključiti kolike rezerve energije možemo stvoriti pravilnim načinom i primjenom toplinske izolacije. „Simptome“ nedovoljne toplinske zaštite u zgradama možemo vrlo lako otkriti na vlastitim objektima: osjetno veća potrošnja energije u odnosu na (slične) objekte, osjećaj nedovoljne topline u prostoriji u kojoj se zimi dosta grije, naglo hlađenje kuće po prestanku grijanja, nepodnošljiva toplina u nekoj prostoriji ljeti, vlaga, plijesan, gljivice na zidovima, uglovima ili iznad prozora i vanjskih vratiju, te konačno kao najdrastičnija posljedica i pukotine u građevnim dijelovima i žbukama.Više informacija na solarserdar@gmail.com
Cilj toplinske zaštite nije samo ušteda energije, a time i smanjenje troškova već i ostvarivanje povoljne mikroklime, a pod pojmom mikroklima ne mislimo samo na postizanje sobne temperature, već i općenito na osjet ugodnog stanovanja što uključuje i temperature unutarnjih površina omotača prostorija, optimalno strujanje i relativnu vlažnost zraka unutarnjih prostora!
Osim povoljne mikroklime kao cilj možemo navesti sprečavanje nastanka građevinskih šteta kao posljedice procesa uslijed oscilacija temperatura i kretanja vlage unutar konstrukcija. Sprečavanjem građevinskih šteta osiguravamo produljeni vijek trajanja građevine. Kvalitetnom toplinskom zaštitom utječemo na ono što je naročito aktualno u posljedne vrijeme – zaštitu okoliša. Sprečavanjem građevinskih šteta osiguravamo produljeni vijek trajanja građevine. Izgaranjem fosilnih goriva dolazi naime do oslobađanja velikih količina CO2 što između ostalog rezultira pojavom tzv. efekta staklenika. Očuvanje fosilnih goriva, kao neobnovljivih izvora energija strateško je pitanje svake države.
Uzmemo li u obzir minimalni vijek trajanja građevine od 50 godina (uporabni vijek zgrade u odnosu na uštedu toplinske energije i toplinsku zaštitu – “Tehnički propis o uštedi toplinske energije i toplinskoj zaštiti u zgradama”) i pretpostavku da se kao najčešći energent za grijanje koristi prirodni plin, ispada da će se investicija uložena u toplinsku izolaciju vratiti najmanje 10 puta. Kod skupljih energenata i očekivanom vijeku trajanja objekta od 80 do 100 godina, taj povrat može biti i dvostruko veći.
Što je kamena vuna i kako nastaje
Kamena vuna je izolacijski materijal mineralnog porijekla za toplinsku, zvučnu i protupožarnu izolaciju u graditeljstvu, industriji i brodogradnji. Kao sirovine za proizvodnju kamene vune upotrebljavaju se prirodni i umjetni silikatni materijali. Od prirodnih materijala upotrebljava se kamen diabaz i dolomit, a u manjoj mjeri i bazalt, dok se od umjetnih materijala koriste tzv. briketi koji se dobivaju preradom otpada iz tehnološkog procesa uz dodatak cementa. Glavni kemijski spojevi koji ulaze u sastav navedenih sirovina su oksidi silicija, aluminija, kalcija, magnezija i željeza. Navedene sirovine transportiraju se u kupolnu peć u kojoj se tale na temperaturi od 1500°C. Za proces taljenja sirovina kao energent se koristi koks. Može se reći da, iako je konstrukcija peći prilično jednostavna, procesi koji se u njoj odvijaju su vrlo složeni i raznoliki: sagorijevanje koksa, procesi izmjene topline, fizičko-kemijski prijelazi materijala iz jednog agregatnog stanja u drugo itd.
Talina dobivena procesom taljenja u kupolnoj peći kontrolirano se dovodi na kotače centrifuge gdje uz pomoć visokotlačnog otpuha dolazi do njenog razvlaknavanja uz istovremeno omakanje s fenol-formaldehidnom smolom koja se koristi kao vezivo vlakana. Razvlaknjena talina pada na kosi transporter gdje dolazi do formiranja plasta koji dalje putuje u sušionu komoru u kojoj dolazi do polimerizacije fenol-formaldehidne smole na bazi cirkulacije vrućeg zraka.
Po izlazu iz sušione komore plast kamene vune se hladi u zoni za hlađenje, a nakon toga provodi se formatiranje plasta odnosno rezanje plasta po duljini i širini na zadane dimenzije. Slijedi pakiranje proizvoda koje može biti u obliku paketa ili na palete. Tako zapakirani proizvodi, ovisno o načinu pakiranja, mogu se skladištiti u zatvorenom ili otvorenom skladištu, odakle se otpremaju na gradilišta. Cijeli tehnološki proces je automatiziran i konstantno nadziran.
Što je staklena vuna i kako nastaje
Staklena vuna spada u grupu mineralnih toplinsko-izolacijskih materijala i sastoji se od tankih i elastičnih staklenih niti.
Sirovine za proizvodnju staklene vune i staklenih vlakana su stakleni otpad i osnovne sirovine za proizvodnju stakla (kvacni pijesak, vapnenac, soda, itd.). U novije vrijeme se za proizvodnju staklene vune sve više koristi stakleni otpad (prozorska stakla, staklena ambalaža). Učešće otpada u sirovini se kreće 30-60%, a u pojedinim tvornicama i do 80%.
Tehnologija proizvodnje je slična tehnologiji proizvodnje kamene vune.
Načelno se sastoji od dvije faze:
dobivanje silikatno-staklene taljevine
dobivanje tankih staklenih niti iz taljevine
Tanka staklena vlakna i staklena vuna mogu se dobiti na jedan od sljedeća tri načina, ili njihovom kombinacijom:
izvlačenjem niti iz rastopljene staklene mase kroz „vatrostalna sita“ s malim otvorima (2-3 mm) i namotavanje na koloture koji se okreću velikom brzinom. Na ovaj način se mogu se dobiti niti dužine i do nekoliko desetina kilometara s maksimalnom debljinom od 1 μm,
rasprskavanjem staklene taljevine upuhavanjem pare ili plina pod visokim tlakom, pri čemu se dobivaju kratka i gruba staklena vlakna i
centrifugalna metoda s horizontalnim pločama koje se okreću. Rastopljena staklena masa pada na ploče oblikujući tanak film preko ploča, koji se uslijed djelovanja centrifugalne sile smanjuje do granice površinskog napona, kada se iz tankog filma „otkidaju i otpadaju“ tanka staklena vlakna.Više informacija na solarserdar@gmail.com
Energetska učinkovitost
Pod pojmom energetske učinkovitosti podrazumijevamo široki opseg djelatnosti kojima je krajnji cilj smanjenje potrošnje svih vrsta energije u promatranom objektu, što rezultira smanjenjem emisije CO2 uz nepromijenjenu toplinsku, svjetlosnu i drugu udobnost njezinih stanara.
Energetska učinkovitost u zgradama i održiva gradnja te primjena obnovljivih izvora energije, danas postaje apsolutni prioritet svih aktivnosti u području energetike i gradnje u Europskoj uniji. Nedostatak energije i nesigurnost u opskbi energijom, uz stalan rast cijena energenata, te klimatske promjene i zagađenje okoliša zbog neracionalne potrošnje energije te porast korištenja energije za hlađenje, posebno uvođenjem klimatizacije zgrada zahtijeva ozbiljan pristup iznalaženja mjera za povećanje energetske učinkovitosti, mogućnosti korištenja obnovljivih izvora energije, daljinskog grijanja i hlađenja, smanjenja korištenja fosilnih goriva i zagađenja okoliša u kojem živimo.
Energetska učinkovitost u zgradama uključuje cijeli niz različitih područja mogućnosti uštede toplinske i i električne energije, uz racionalnu primjenu fosilnih goriva te primjenu obnovljivih izvora energije u zgradama, gdje god je to funkcionalno izvedivo i ekonomski opravdano.
Toplinska zaštita zgrada jedna je od najvažnijih tema zbog ogromnog potencijala energetskih ušteda.
Nedovoljna toplinska izolacija dovodi do povećanih toplinskih gubitaka zimi, hladnih obodnih konstrukcija, oštećenja nastalih kondenzacijom (vlagom) te pregrijavanja prostora ljeti. Posljedice su oštećenja konstrukcije te neudobno i nezdravo stanovanje. Zagrijavanje takvih prostora zahtijeva veću količinu energije što dovodi do povećanja cijene korištenja i održavanja prostora, ali i do većeg zagađenja okoliša.
Rječnik pojmova
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Apsorberska ploča
dio sunčevog kolektora koji služi za apsorpciju Sunčevog zračenja, a o kojoj najviše ovisi toplinski učinak kolektora
Apsorberski kolektor
služi za zagrijavanje bazenske vode, te predstavlja najisplativiji primjer korištenja Sunčeve energije u sustavima grijanja
Biomasa
obnovljivi izvor energije koji uključuje brojne proizvode biljnog podrijetla (ogrjevno drvo, grane i drvni otpad iz šumarstva, piljevina, kora i drugi ostatak iz drvne industrije, slamu, kukuruzovinu, stabljike suncokreta, ostatke pri rezidbi vinove loze i maslina, koštice višanja i kore od jabuka iz poljoprivrede), kao i proizvode životinjskog podrijetla (izmet i ostatke iz stočarstva, komnalni i industrijski otpad).
Broj izmjena zraka
broj koji pokazuje odnos između volumena zraka koji ulazi u prostor u jednom satu i ukupnog volumena prostora.
Daljinsko grijanje
sustav koji uključuje centralnu pripremu toplinske energije u toplani, te njenu distribuciju do krajnjih potrošača - toplinskih podstanica u zgradama
Dizalice topline
kompresijski uređaji koji iskorištavaju toplinu iz okoliša i pretvaraju je u korisnu toplinu za grijanje prostorija i zagrijavanje sanitarne vode uz pomoć električne energije
Efekt dimnjaka
pojava koja uzrokuje strujanje toplijeg zraka kroz zgradu prema gore zbog razlike u temperaturi, tj razlike gustoća toplijeg i hladnijeg zraka
Efikasnost kolektora
predstavlja omjer korisne topline prikupljene kolektorom i intenziteta upadnog sunčevog zračenja na plohu kolektora
Ekspanzijska posuda
služi za preuzimanje volumena radnog medija (tople vode) u sustavu grijanja koji nastaje uslijed zagrijavanja
Energetska bilanca zgrade
svi energetski gubici i dobici zgrade
Energetska učinkovitost (efikasnost)
široki opseg djelatnosti kojima je krajnji cilj smanjenje potrošnje svih vrsta energije u promatranom objektu, što rezultira smanjenjem emisije CO2 uz nepromijenjenu toplinsku, svjetlosnu i drugu udobnost njezinih stanara.
Energetski pregled zgrade
analiza potrošnje energije, ovojnice zgrade te energetskih sustava zgrade s ciljem utvrđivanja učinkovitosti i/ili neučinkovitosti potrošnje energije te donošenja zaključaka i preporuka za povećanje energetske učinkovitosti
Energija
sposobnost tijela za obavljanje rada
Faktor hlađenja
predstavlja omjer ostvarenog rashladnog učinka na isparivaču i privedene snage kompresoru
Faktor oblika zgrade
fo = A/Ve (m-1), jest količnik oplošja A(m²) i obujma Ve grijanog dijela zgrade
Fosilna goriva
goriva koja sadrže ugljikohidrate, nastala od ostataka biljaka i/ili životinja. Trenutno su osnovni izvor energije na Zemlji. Energija iz fosilnih goriva obično se oslobađa izgaranjem prilikom čega se oslobađaju otrovni i štetni plinovi koji utječu na okoliš (prvenstveno na efekt staklenika) kao što su: ugljični monoksid CO, ugljični dioksid CO2, sumporni dioksid SO2, SO3, NO3, itd.
Fotonaponske ćelije
poluvodički elementi koji direktno pretvaraju energiju Sunčeva zračenja u električnu energiju, a mogu se koristiti kao samostalni ili kao dodatni izvor energije
Godišnja potrebna toplina za grijanje
Qh (kWh/god) - računski određena količina topline koju sustav grijanja treba tijekom jedne godine dovesti u zgradu da bi se održavala unutarnja projektna temperatura u zgradi
Hidroelektrana
centrale koje pomoću vodenih turbina pretvaraju potencijalnu energiju vode u kinetičku i mehaničku koja se dalje koristi za pokretanje električnog generatora
Indikator energetske učinkovitosti (energetski broj ili energetska značajka)
godišnja potrošnja energije po korisnoj jedinici grijane površine izražena u kWh/m² god
Infiltracija
dotok vanjskog zraka u prostoriju kroz zazore na prozorima i vratima, a manjim dijelom kroz zidove, te kroz vanjska vrata pri ulaženju i izlaženju iz objekta
Infracrvena termografija
beskontaktna i nerazorna metoda bilježenja intenziteta toplinskog zračenja u infracrvenom području odnosno prikaz raspodjele temperature na površini ovojnice zgrade
Insolacija
količina energije što je prima Zemlja sa Sunčevim zrakama
Inverterska regulacija
frekvencijska regulacija broja okretaja kompresora, čime se ostvaruje stupnjevana regulacija učinka (rashladnog uređaja)
Isparivač
dio rashladnog uređaja u čijim cijevima isparava radna tvar, pri čemu toplinu za isparavanje uzima iz okoline u kojoj se nalazi
Izgaranje
proces kod kojeg dolazi do oksidacije gorivih sastojaka nekog goriva pri čemu se oslobađa toplina
Kalorimetar
uređaj za mjerenje toplinske i rashladne energije
Klima-bojler
uređaj koji iskorištava otpadnu toplinu s kondenzatora rashladnog uređaja za pripremu PTV-a
Klimatizacija
složen proces koji uključuje kondicioniranje, transport i ubacivanje zraka u klimatizirani prostor. Kondicioniranje zraka podrazumijeva pripremu zraka određene temperature, vlažnosti i čistoće. Zrak se pri tome ubacuje u prostor određenom brzinom kako bi u zoni boravka ljudi osigurali strujanje zraka manje od 0,25 m/s
Koeficijent prolaska topline U (W/m²K)
količina topline koju građevni element gubi u 1 sekundi po m² površine kod razlike temperaure od 1K
Koeficijent toplinske provodljivosti λ (W/mK)
količina topline koja prođe u jedinici vremena kroz sloj materijala površine 1 m², debljine 1 m kod razlike temperature od 1K. Vrijednost koeficijenta različita je za različite materijale, a ovisi o gustoći, veličini i povezanosti pora i stanju vlažnosti materijala
Koeficijent paropropusnosti (otpor difuziji vodene pare) μ
bezdimenzijska veličina koja pokazuje koliko je puta veći otpor difuzijskom prolasku vodene pare kroz promatrani građevni materijal nego kroz sloj mirnog zraka jednake debljine i jednake temperature
Kogeneracija (CHP)
proces korištenja primarne energije goriva za proizvodnju dvije vrste korisne energije od kojih je jedna toplinska, a druga električna
Kondenzacijski kotao
kotao koji iskorištava i toplinu dimnih plinova povečavajući iskoristivost goriva
Kondenzator
dio rashladnog uređaja u čijim cijevima kondenzira radna tvar, pri čemu toplinu kondenzacije predaje okolini u kojoj se nalazi
Konvekcija
je pored zračenja i provođenja topline jedan od načina izmjene topline. Prilikom procesa konvekcije izmjenjuje se toplina između čvrste stijenke i fluida (kapljevne ili plina) u gibanju, npr. ljudskog tijela i zraka u prostoru. Osnovni uvjet konvekcije je međusobno gibanje čestica, tako da konvekcija može biti i prisilna
Korisna energija
energija za zadovoljavanje potreba krajnjih korisnika, kao npr. toplina električne grijače ploče na štednjaku
Lokalno grijanje
najstariji oblik grijanja gdje se izvor topline nalazi u prostoriji koju grijemo (kamini, peći na drva, električne grijalice, plinske grijalice)
LowE
oznaka za staklo smanjene toplinske propustljivosti zahvaljujući metalno-oksidnom premazu na strani stakla prema šupljini
Mehanička ventilacija
prisilna izmjena zraka u zatvorenom prostoru uz pomoć ventilatora
Neobnovljivi izvori energije
su fosilna (ugljen, nafta i prirodni plin) i nuklearna goriva (uran, plutonij), čija su nalazišta i zalihe ograničene i podložne konačnom iscrpljivanju
Neposredna (konačna) energija
energija koja dolazi do krajnjeg korisnika
Niskoenergetska kuća
građevina s visokoučinkovitim sustavima grijanja, hlađenja i ventilacije i minimalnim gubicima topline zbog povećanog nivoa toplinske izolacije. Godišnja potrošnja toplinske energije je manja od 30 kWh/m²
Nuklearna elektrana
elektrana koja kao izvor energije koristi toplinu dobivenu u reaktoru pomoću fisije nuklearnog goriva
Obnovljivi izvori energije
izvori energije koji su sačuvani u prirodi i obnavljaju se u cijelosti ili djelomično; energija vodotoka, vjetra, Sunčeva energija, biogoriva, biomasa, bioplin, geotermalna energija, energija morskih mjena i morskih valova
Odsisna ventilacija
odsisavanje zraka iz prostorije kao npr. kupaonica i kuhinja (kuhinjskim napama)
Održivi razvoj
razvoj koji zadovoljava potrebe današnjice bez ugrožavanja sposobnosti budućih generacija u zadovoljavanju njihovih potreba
Održiva gradnja
jedan od značajnijih segmenata održivog razvoja, a uključuje uporabu građevnih materijala koji nisu štetni po okoliš, energetsku učinkovitost zgrada i gospodarenje otpadom od gradnje i rušenja građevina. Održiva gradnja mora osigurati trajnost, kvalitetu oblikovanja i konstrukcija uz financijsku, ekonomsku i ekološku prihvatljivost.
Ogrjevna vrijednost goriva
predstavlja količinu energije, topline, sadržane u gorivu
Ogrjevno tijelo
uređaj (radijator) koji toplinu koju dobije od nosioca topline (tople vode) prenosi na okoliš
Parna brana
dodatni sloj građevnog elementa s velikom vrijednošću otpora difuziji vodene pare μ. Ako je ovaj sloj izveden od materijala u obliku folije, premaza ili sl. zove se parna brana.
Pasivna kuća
građevina bez aktivnog sustava za zagrijavanje konvencionalnim izvorima energije i minimalnim gubicima topline zbog visokog nivoa toplinske izolacije. Godišnja potrošnja toplinske energije je manja od 15 kWh/m²
Potlak
tlak koji je manji od okolišnog tlaka
Pretlak
tlak koji je veći od okolišnog
Primarna energija
energija sadržana u nosiocu energije - energentu (nafta, plin, ugljen, drvo)
Prirodna ventilacija
ventilacija kod koje se zrak u prostoru izmjenjuje prirodnim silama, tj. zbog efekta dimnjaka (temperaturne razlike tlaka) i energije vjetra tj. bez uporabe mehaničkih i drugih sličnih uređaja
Projektna temperatura (zimska ili ljetna)
vrijednost temperature vanjskog zraka za pojedinu lokaciju koja se uzima u obzir prilikom proračuna toplinskih i rashladnih opterećenja, tj. kapaciteta sustava grijanja i hlađenja
Prolazak topline
predstavlja toplinski tok koji prelazi s nekog fluida na krutu stijenku, te sa stijenke na drugi fluid i računa se uz poznavanje koeficijenta prolaska topline U i ploštine A preko koje se prolaz topline odvija
Provođenje topline
je pored zračenja i konvekcije jedan od načina izmjene topline. Prilikom procesa provođenja izmjenjuje se toplina između dvaju krutih tijela u dodiru. Proces se odvija pod utjecajem temperaturnog gradijenta
Rekuperacija topline
iskorištavanje otpadne topline
Sekundarna energija
energija dobivena energetskom pretvorbom (transformacijom) iz primarne energije (npr. električna energija dobivena iz ugljena u termoelektrani, na pragu te elektrane)
Snaga P (W)
rad izvršen u jedinici vremena
Solarni kolektor
uređaj koji prikuplja Sunčevu energiju za pripremu PTV-a i/ili grijanje
Specifični toplinski kapacitet c(kJ/kgK)
predstavlja količinu topline Q koja masu m od 1 kg zagrije za 1K
Split sustav
uređaj za hlađenje/grijanje zraka koji se sastoji od vanjske jedinice u kojoj su smješteni kondenzator i kompresor, te od unutarnje jedinice u kojoj su smješteni isparivač i prigušni ventil
Staklenički plinovi
plinovi koji apsorbiraju infracrvene zrake, prirodni ili sintetički, koji uglavnom u atmosferu dospijevaju emisijom plinova (npr. izgaranjem fosilnih goriva), a djelomično nastaju u atmosferi kemijskim reakcijama
Stupanj dan
umnožak broja dana grijanja s temperaturnom razlikom između dogovorene unutarnje temperature zraka (dogovoreno 20ºC) i temperature vanjskog zraka pri čemu se u račun uzimaju samo oni dani u godini kod kojih je temperatura zraka niža od 10, 12 ili 15ºC.
Stupanj djelovanja
omjer korisno dobivenog rada ili snage i utrošenog rada ili snage
Svjetlo
medij koji omogućuje vizualnu percepciju
Termostatski ventil
radijatorski ventil koji regulira temperaturu prostorije na način da upravlja protokom ogrjevne vode kroz radijator
Tlačna ventilacija
ubacivanje vanjskog zraka u prostor koji se ventilira
Termoelektrana
postrojenje u kojem električnu energiju dobivamo izgaranjem fosilnih goriva
Toplinska ugodnost
stanje svijesti kojim izražavamo zadovoljstvo s toplinskim stanjem okoliša
Toplinsko-izolacijski materijal
materijal s niskom vrijednošću koeficijenta toplinske provodljivosti (nižom od 1 W/mK)
Toplinski dobici prostora
količina topline koja ulazi u hlađeni prostor iz vanjskih izvora (npr. Sunčevo zračenje) ili se predaje prostoru od unutarnjih izvora topline (npr. metabolički dobici uslijed boravka ljudi u prostoru, toplina koju oslobađaju rasvjetna tijela i električni uređaji) u promatranom vremenskom intervalu
Toplinski most
manje područje u omotaču grijanog dijela zgrade kroz koje je toplinski tok povećan radi promjene materijala, debljine ili geometrije građevnog dijela
Toplinski tok
predstavlja prenesenu količinu topline u jedinici vremena
Transmisijski toplinski gubici
gubici topline nastali provođenjem topline kroz ovojnicu zgrade prema okolini i tlu, te prema okolnim prostorima s razlićitim toplinskim opterećenje
Transpiracija
proces izlučivanja vode u obliku vodene pare s površine ljudskog organizma
Trigeneracija (ili poligeneracija)
istovremena proizvodnja električne, toplinske i rashladne energije
Učinkovitost, iskoristivost
predstavlja odnos dobivene količine topline ili toplinskog toka i utrošene količine topline ili unesenog toplinskog toka
Ventilacija
proces dobave i odvođenja zraka prirodnim ili mehaničkim putem u ili iz prostora
Ventilacijski toplinski gubici
nastaju zbog prodora vanjskog zraka kroz prozore i vrata
Vjetrogenerator
autonomna jedinica za proizvodnju električne energije iz energije vjetra koja se sastoji od vjetroturbine i generatora
Vjetroturbina
uređaj za proizvodnju električne energije iz kinetičke energije vjetra
Zračenje
je pored konvekcije i provođenja topline jedan od načina izmjene topline. Prilikom procesa zračenja toplina se izmjenjuje elektromagnetskim valovima
Zrakopropusnost zgrada
metodom stvaranja potlaka mjeri se tok zraka kroz konstrukciju izvana prema unutra ili suprotno, a na brzi način ustanovljuje stanje ovojnice
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SOLAR SERDAR recommends SMA Solar Technology
SOLAR SERDAR
recommends SMA Solar Tehnology
Company Profile
About SMA America, LLC
SMA America, LLC is the U.S. subsidiary of SMA Solar Technology AG, based in Germany. With over three gigawatts installed, SMA is the world leader in solar inverter technology and manufacturing with divisions in nine countries on four continents. SMA is committed to its leadership role, offering exceptional value with the most efficient and reliable solar inverters in the industry. SMA takes special pride in promoting renewable energy solutions at all levels, through education, information and support for the general public, solar installers as well as small and large businesses worldwide.
About SMA Solar Technology AG
SMA Solar Technology AG develops, produces and sells solar inverters and monitoring systems for photovoltaic applications. SMA is the world’s largest producer in this segment and is the only vendor that has a product range with the matching inverter type for any module type and any power class. This applies for grid tied applications as well as island and backup operation.
The inverter is technologically the most important component in any solar power system: it converts the direct current generated in photovoltaic cells into alternating current suitable for the grid. In addition, it is an intelligent system manager, responsible for yield monitoring and grid management. Solar inverters are characterized by a particularly high efficiency. The Sunny Mini Central produced by SMA already has an efficiency of over 98 %, which allows for increased electricity production.
SMA’s business model is driven by technological progress. Due to its flexible and scalable production, SMA is in a position to quickly respond to customer demands and promptly implement product innovations. This allows the Company to easily keep pace with the dynamic market trends of the photovoltaic industry and at the same time absorb short-term fluctuations in demand for solar inverters.
SMA Solar Technology AG is headquartered in Niestetal, near Kassel, and is represented by sales and service subsidiaries on four continents in thirteen countries. This group of companies employs more than 5,500 employees (incl. temporary staff) and has been distinguished several times in previous years with awards for its outstanding performance as an employer. Since June 27, 2008, the Company has been listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (S92), and since September 22, 2008, the Company’s shares have been listed in the TecDAX. In 2009, SMA generated an earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of more than € 228 million from a turnover of more than
€ 934 million. This corresponds to an EBIT margin of over 24 %.
Technological Leaders
As technological leaders, we know what our clients want: SMA develops and manufactures highly efficient solar inverters for any installation size, all power classes and any specifications worldwide, regardless of the type of solar modules.
Unequaled for innovation
Whether it is the Electronic Solar Switch, OptiTrac or H5-Topology: with our speed for innovation we leave others far behind us. A development team with 450 members and at least five innovations a year speak for themselves.
Cooperative
13 foreign subsidiaries on four continents: we are a strong partner for our clients worldwide. With the Sunny PRO Club and the SMA Solar Academy. And an exceptional service concept.
Reliable.
Either one has it or not: experience is irreplaceable. In our case it consists of 29 years in systems technology for photovoltaics. Perhaps this is the reason why our inverters are more reliable and long-lived than any other device on the market.
Grid-Tied Inverters
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SMA Inverters – The Heart of Every Solar Power System
Harness the energy of the sun – with a solar inverter from SMA. Inverters convert the direct current electricity generated by solar panels info grid-compatible alternating current. They are the heart of every solar power system.
As the global leader in solar inverters, SMA is continually on the cutting-edge: industry-leading efficiencies of 98% and superior German engineering ensure reliable and carefree operation.
From kilowatt to megawatt, we offer you the right device for any application, regardless of module type or grid connection status.
SUNNY BOY
For small and mid-range systems
The Sunny Boy solar inverters characterize the Technology- and Quality-Leadership of our company. They are optimally suitable for use in small and mid-range systems. They impress with first class efficiency, user-friendliness and reliability.
The Sunny Boys have been repeatedly acclaimed - and are constantly developing. Our new Generation come with innovative technologies such as OptiTrac and H5-Topology. These make the device even more efficient - and therefore ensure a very good solar yield.
SUNNY TOWER
The flexible solution for commercial PV systems
SMA brings you the best in commercial inverter solutions: the Sunny Tower. Designed with the installer in mind, we’ve combined ease of installation, lowest specific cost ($/watt), and the highest efficiency to maximize rebates and power production while minimizing your payback period. The Sunny Tower combines all the advantages of string inverters with the installation advantages of central inverters. The Sunny Tower offers you the flexibility and reliability you’ve come to expect from SMA.
Central Inverters
SUNNY CENTRAL
- High Tech for solar power stations
We have developed the Sunny Centrals specially for use in large PV power stations and open-field plants. Hence they possess completely special properties. String monitoring, capacity for teamwork and the ability to feed into the medium-voltage power grid make them first choice for PV systems with homogenous structure.
The Sunny Centrals are easy to install - indoors as well as outdoors. With peak efficiencies of over 98 % they belong to the most efficient central inverters on the market. maximum reliability and durability furthermore ensures the greatest investment security.More info at http://solarserdar.wordpress.com
Off-Grid Inverters
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SUNNY ISLAND – The Versatile System Manager
The Sunny Island offers you an innovative solution for the installation of self-sufficient energy systems. In conjunction with a battery pack, the devices form a high quality, stand-alone AC voltage grid.
In the Sunny Island system, electricity generators and consumers are integrated. PV and wind energy systems, diesel devices, water or CHP (Combined Heat and Power) can be AC coupled as conventional 120 volt consumers.
The Sunny Island offers installers two decisive advantages. During system planning and layout, you enjoy premium versatility. During installation, complex DC cabling is not required.
SUNNY ISLAND 5048 / 5048USThe Island Manager
Commissioning within minutes: the Sunny Island 5048 makes it possible. All required operational settings can be made quickly and easily in just a few steps. The Sunny Island 5048 is flexible in its application, extendable and takes on all control processes. Its first-class battery management ensures maximum battery life. In addition, the device features an impressive high-efficiency, ergonomic die-cast aluminum enclosure and an OptiCool active cooling system. The Sunny Island is also available in a UL-compliant 5048-US version with an output rating of 120 V and 60 Hz for the North American market.
SUNNY ISLAND 3324 / 4248 / 4248USStand-alone grids easier than ever
Easy installation, safe operation and outstanding price-performance ratio: the Sunny Island 3324 and 4248 battery inverters are especially suitable for use in small and mid-sized stand-alone grids. The Sunny Island 4248-US model is available for countries with voltage systems compatible with the U.S. standard. The devices guarantee a reliable and high-quality power supply. Due to their outstanding overload capabilities and the fact that they are designed to withstand high ambient temperatures, these devices can be used under extreme weather conditions.More info at http://solarserdar.wordpress.com
Wind Energy
WINDY BOY
– Grid-Connected Small Wind Energy Inverters
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The grid-coupling of small wind energy plants is simpler than ever - with the Windy Boy from SMA. It converts the variable frequency voltage from wind generators into grid-conforming AC voltage. The energy can then be used, with excess energy being fed back into the main utility grid. The Windy Boy works in perfect tandem with the Sunny Island, creating stand-alone grids for the electrification of remote areas.
The Windy Boys are suitable for wind generators from a wide variety of manufacturers and power classes. They guarantee an optimal power adjustment and very high energy yields.
They are also versatile and optimally suited for worldwide use – enclosed in a protective housing, the SMA Grid Guard disconnection device, the electric separation to the grid along with an automatic 50 or 60 Hz recognition.
WINDY BOY 5000-US / 6000-US / 7000-US / 8000-USA cost-effective option with UL certification
Maximum energy yields for a growing market: the Windy Boy inverters for countries with UL certification feature premium efficiency. They are easy to combine, and more than one device can be operated on a single wind power plant, which makes it possible to easily connect plants with higher power to the grid. The automatic grid voltage detection* allows for a straightforward and secure installation. The galvanic isolation also ensures safety as well as flexible connection options. The weather-proof enclosure and the wide temperature range allow for installation at almost any location. Four devices, a single technology: the best choice for small wind plants over 5 kW.
WINDY BOY 3000-USA reliable option with UL certification
User-friendly, safe and reliable: the Windy Boy 3000-US is specially certified for the US market. The automatic grid voltage detection* allows for a straightforward and secure installation. The aluminum die-cast enclosure and the OptiCool active cooling system ensure optimal yield as well as a long lifespan, even under adverse operating conditions. More info at http://solarserdar.wordpress.com
Monitoring Systems
Keep Every Cent – Continually Monitor System Performance
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With the decision to install a PV system, your customers also commit to a long-term investment. This means that it is essential that the system function smoothly at all times.
Our products for system monitoring offer you a wide range of possibilities: wireless or Internet-based, compact or complex, concise or elaborate. Regardless of whether you want to monitor the yield of a home roof system or of an open-field solar power station, you will find the perfect solution for every application with SMA Monitoring.
SUNNY BEAM with Bluetooth® Wireless Technology
The all-in-one service package for the home
Informative, compact, and easy to operate: Sunny Beam with Bluetooth doesn't just look good, it's an innovative monitoring solution. The key data is visible on its large graphic display: daily profile, current output, as well as daily and total energy yield. The performance of up to 12 inverters, the monthly overview, the energy yield in euros, and the CO2 savings can all be accessed with one hand. Data for a minimum of 90 days is stored in the device and can be transmitted to a PC via a USB cable – without an Aadditional program. And in the event of errors, the Sunny Beam can also be set up to emit an acoustic signal.
SUNNY WEBBOX
Remote monitoring and maintenance of large solar power plants
System monitoring, remote diagnosis, data storage and visualization: the Sunny WebBox is the high-performance communication hub for medium- to large-scale solar power plants. It continuously collects all the data from the inverters on the system side, thereby keeping you informed of the system‘s status at any given time. The Sunny WebBox is a multi-functional, energy-efficient data logger which offers a wealth of options for displaying, archiving and processing data, even in networks with strict security regulations. In case of the event “Error”, the WebBox informs you immediately by e-mail or text message*. Even from remote locations where no DSL or telephone connection is available, measurement data can be transmitted to the Sunny Portal via a GSM modem.
SUNNY PORTAL
Professional management, monitoring and presentation of PV systems
Whether for a small home system or a large solar park – central administration and monitoring of several PV plants saves time and money. Plant operators, installers and SMA service technicians have access to key data at any time, from any location. Pre-configured standard pages can be easily customized or supplemented with individually designed pages. Whether as a data table or as a highly configurable diagram: SMA solutions allow almost infinite options for analyzing measured data or visualizing yields. The yields of all inverters in a plant are compared fully automatically, permitting detection of even the smallest deviations. And the powerful reporting functions provide regular updates via E-mail to help insure yields.
More information: www.SunnyPortal.com
SUNNY SENSORBOX
The weather station for PV plants
The Sunny SensorBox is installed directly onto the modules and measures the sun radiation and temperature. In combination with Sunny WebBox and Sunny Portal, it provides a continuous target-actual comparison of plant performance. This makes it possible to detect shade, dirt, and gradually declining performance in a generator and thus maximizes yield security. Additional sensor for optional measurement of ambient temperature or wind speed permit more precise calculations.More info at http://solarserdar.wordpress.com
Software
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Free design and presentation support
Whether you need data archiving, a visual format to display your energy production or system design support, our software offers a solution. It is suitable for all system sizes, is easy to use, and is configured to work seamlessly with other SMA components.
We gladly provide our software to download free of charge.
SUNNY EXPLORER
The free PC software solution
Switch on your laptop or PC, activate the Bluetooth interface, and start Sunny Explorer – that's all that's needed to give operators and installers an overview of their PV plant. The free PC software is thus the optimum addition to the new generation of inverters with integrated Bluetooth. The key plant data can be visualized on the PC or laptop – quickly and wirelessly with Bluetooth. Energy values and events can be archived long-term by means of data export in CSV format, and processed and visualized in Excel. Sunny Explorer also provides support during inverter parameterization: because no complicated cabling is needed, PV plant maintenance is convenient and fast.
SUNNY DESIGN
System design made easy
With Sunny Design, the design of solar systems is easier than ever: simply enter all required details and within a few minutes you will receive the optimal system configuration. The free software gives installation engineers and system planners a user-friendly interface, and a practical input wizard helps with any questions. The software delivers data for an economic evaluation of the system along with a technical verification of the various components. Thus, the end customer gains a tailor-made PV system and the installation engineers save valuable time.
FlashviewProfessional plant presentation free of charge
Yields, current output, environmental and ambient data: Flashview presents solar plants on an ordinary display attached to a PC. Different display views either switch automatically or can be manually selected by the viewer. Flashview queries the plant data from Sunny WebBox via an existing network connection – optionally via the Internet from any location in the world. And you can integrate images of your own plant as well as external RSS feeds.
SUNNY DATA CONTROL
Everything under Control
Sunny Data Control is the ideal addition for system monitoring with Sunny Boy Control and a PC. The free software archives the data from the data logger long-term on the PC, evaluates and presents it visually on the monitor.
A further advantage: Sunny Data Control can be configured to directly communicate with your inverter and a PC. Thus it is possible to set your system's parameters without a data logger.
SMA Solarchecker
– Does Solar Power on My Roof Make Sense?
iPhone-App for estimating the yield of PV plant.
"Is it worth having a photovoltaic plant on my roof?" A question that many home owners are asking themselves. Specialists who own an iPhone 3GS can reply in just a few seconds – thanks to the Solarchecker from SMA. The application for the iPhone estimates the possible current yield of a PV plant in no time at all – directly on site.
How to find SMA ?
ADRESS
SMA America, LLC
6020 West Oaks Blvd
Rocklin, CA 95765 U.S.A.
Tel. +1 916 625 0870
Fax +1 916 625 0871
Toll Free 1-888-4SMAUSA
info@SMA-America.com
www.SMA-America.com
SOLAR SERDAR
solarserdar@gmail.com
recommends SMA Solar Tehnology
Company Profile
About SMA America, LLC
SMA America, LLC is the U.S. subsidiary of SMA Solar Technology AG, based in Germany. With over three gigawatts installed, SMA is the world leader in solar inverter technology and manufacturing with divisions in nine countries on four continents. SMA is committed to its leadership role, offering exceptional value with the most efficient and reliable solar inverters in the industry. SMA takes special pride in promoting renewable energy solutions at all levels, through education, information and support for the general public, solar installers as well as small and large businesses worldwide.
About SMA Solar Technology AG
SMA Solar Technology AG develops, produces and sells solar inverters and monitoring systems for photovoltaic applications. SMA is the world’s largest producer in this segment and is the only vendor that has a product range with the matching inverter type for any module type and any power class. This applies for grid tied applications as well as island and backup operation.
The inverter is technologically the most important component in any solar power system: it converts the direct current generated in photovoltaic cells into alternating current suitable for the grid. In addition, it is an intelligent system manager, responsible for yield monitoring and grid management. Solar inverters are characterized by a particularly high efficiency. The Sunny Mini Central produced by SMA already has an efficiency of over 98 %, which allows for increased electricity production.
SMA’s business model is driven by technological progress. Due to its flexible and scalable production, SMA is in a position to quickly respond to customer demands and promptly implement product innovations. This allows the Company to easily keep pace with the dynamic market trends of the photovoltaic industry and at the same time absorb short-term fluctuations in demand for solar inverters.
SMA Solar Technology AG is headquartered in Niestetal, near Kassel, and is represented by sales and service subsidiaries on four continents in thirteen countries. This group of companies employs more than 5,500 employees (incl. temporary staff) and has been distinguished several times in previous years with awards for its outstanding performance as an employer. Since June 27, 2008, the Company has been listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (S92), and since September 22, 2008, the Company’s shares have been listed in the TecDAX. In 2009, SMA generated an earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of more than € 228 million from a turnover of more than
€ 934 million. This corresponds to an EBIT margin of over 24 %.
Technological Leaders
As technological leaders, we know what our clients want: SMA develops and manufactures highly efficient solar inverters for any installation size, all power classes and any specifications worldwide, regardless of the type of solar modules.
Unequaled for innovation
Whether it is the Electronic Solar Switch, OptiTrac or H5-Topology: with our speed for innovation we leave others far behind us. A development team with 450 members and at least five innovations a year speak for themselves.
Cooperative
13 foreign subsidiaries on four continents: we are a strong partner for our clients worldwide. With the Sunny PRO Club and the SMA Solar Academy. And an exceptional service concept.
Reliable.
Either one has it or not: experience is irreplaceable. In our case it consists of 29 years in systems technology for photovoltaics. Perhaps this is the reason why our inverters are more reliable and long-lived than any other device on the market.
Grid-Tied Inverters
------------------------
SMA Inverters – The Heart of Every Solar Power System
Harness the energy of the sun – with a solar inverter from SMA. Inverters convert the direct current electricity generated by solar panels info grid-compatible alternating current. They are the heart of every solar power system.
As the global leader in solar inverters, SMA is continually on the cutting-edge: industry-leading efficiencies of 98% and superior German engineering ensure reliable and carefree operation.
From kilowatt to megawatt, we offer you the right device for any application, regardless of module type or grid connection status.
SUNNY BOY
For small and mid-range systems
The Sunny Boy solar inverters characterize the Technology- and Quality-Leadership of our company. They are optimally suitable for use in small and mid-range systems. They impress with first class efficiency, user-friendliness and reliability.
The Sunny Boys have been repeatedly acclaimed - and are constantly developing. Our new Generation come with innovative technologies such as OptiTrac and H5-Topology. These make the device even more efficient - and therefore ensure a very good solar yield.
SUNNY TOWER
The flexible solution for commercial PV systems
SMA brings you the best in commercial inverter solutions: the Sunny Tower. Designed with the installer in mind, we’ve combined ease of installation, lowest specific cost ($/watt), and the highest efficiency to maximize rebates and power production while minimizing your payback period. The Sunny Tower combines all the advantages of string inverters with the installation advantages of central inverters. The Sunny Tower offers you the flexibility and reliability you’ve come to expect from SMA.
Central Inverters
SUNNY CENTRAL
- High Tech for solar power stations
We have developed the Sunny Centrals specially for use in large PV power stations and open-field plants. Hence they possess completely special properties. String monitoring, capacity for teamwork and the ability to feed into the medium-voltage power grid make them first choice for PV systems with homogenous structure.
The Sunny Centrals are easy to install - indoors as well as outdoors. With peak efficiencies of over 98 % they belong to the most efficient central inverters on the market. maximum reliability and durability furthermore ensures the greatest investment security.More info at http://solarserdar.wordpress.com
Off-Grid Inverters
-----------------------
SUNNY ISLAND – The Versatile System Manager
The Sunny Island offers you an innovative solution for the installation of self-sufficient energy systems. In conjunction with a battery pack, the devices form a high quality, stand-alone AC voltage grid.
In the Sunny Island system, electricity generators and consumers are integrated. PV and wind energy systems, diesel devices, water or CHP (Combined Heat and Power) can be AC coupled as conventional 120 volt consumers.
The Sunny Island offers installers two decisive advantages. During system planning and layout, you enjoy premium versatility. During installation, complex DC cabling is not required.
SUNNY ISLAND 5048 / 5048USThe Island Manager
Commissioning within minutes: the Sunny Island 5048 makes it possible. All required operational settings can be made quickly and easily in just a few steps. The Sunny Island 5048 is flexible in its application, extendable and takes on all control processes. Its first-class battery management ensures maximum battery life. In addition, the device features an impressive high-efficiency, ergonomic die-cast aluminum enclosure and an OptiCool active cooling system. The Sunny Island is also available in a UL-compliant 5048-US version with an output rating of 120 V and 60 Hz for the North American market.
SUNNY ISLAND 3324 / 4248 / 4248USStand-alone grids easier than ever
Easy installation, safe operation and outstanding price-performance ratio: the Sunny Island 3324 and 4248 battery inverters are especially suitable for use in small and mid-sized stand-alone grids. The Sunny Island 4248-US model is available for countries with voltage systems compatible with the U.S. standard. The devices guarantee a reliable and high-quality power supply. Due to their outstanding overload capabilities and the fact that they are designed to withstand high ambient temperatures, these devices can be used under extreme weather conditions.More info at http://solarserdar.wordpress.com
Wind Energy
WINDY BOY
– Grid-Connected Small Wind Energy Inverters
-----------------------------------------------------------
The grid-coupling of small wind energy plants is simpler than ever - with the Windy Boy from SMA. It converts the variable frequency voltage from wind generators into grid-conforming AC voltage. The energy can then be used, with excess energy being fed back into the main utility grid. The Windy Boy works in perfect tandem with the Sunny Island, creating stand-alone grids for the electrification of remote areas.
The Windy Boys are suitable for wind generators from a wide variety of manufacturers and power classes. They guarantee an optimal power adjustment and very high energy yields.
They are also versatile and optimally suited for worldwide use – enclosed in a protective housing, the SMA Grid Guard disconnection device, the electric separation to the grid along with an automatic 50 or 60 Hz recognition.
WINDY BOY 5000-US / 6000-US / 7000-US / 8000-USA cost-effective option with UL certification
Maximum energy yields for a growing market: the Windy Boy inverters for countries with UL certification feature premium efficiency. They are easy to combine, and more than one device can be operated on a single wind power plant, which makes it possible to easily connect plants with higher power to the grid. The automatic grid voltage detection* allows for a straightforward and secure installation. The galvanic isolation also ensures safety as well as flexible connection options. The weather-proof enclosure and the wide temperature range allow for installation at almost any location. Four devices, a single technology: the best choice for small wind plants over 5 kW.
WINDY BOY 3000-USA reliable option with UL certification
User-friendly, safe and reliable: the Windy Boy 3000-US is specially certified for the US market. The automatic grid voltage detection* allows for a straightforward and secure installation. The aluminum die-cast enclosure and the OptiCool active cooling system ensure optimal yield as well as a long lifespan, even under adverse operating conditions. More info at http://solarserdar.wordpress.com
Monitoring Systems
Keep Every Cent – Continually Monitor System Performance
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
With the decision to install a PV system, your customers also commit to a long-term investment. This means that it is essential that the system function smoothly at all times.
Our products for system monitoring offer you a wide range of possibilities: wireless or Internet-based, compact or complex, concise or elaborate. Regardless of whether you want to monitor the yield of a home roof system or of an open-field solar power station, you will find the perfect solution for every application with SMA Monitoring.
SUNNY BEAM with Bluetooth® Wireless Technology
The all-in-one service package for the home
Informative, compact, and easy to operate: Sunny Beam with Bluetooth doesn't just look good, it's an innovative monitoring solution. The key data is visible on its large graphic display: daily profile, current output, as well as daily and total energy yield. The performance of up to 12 inverters, the monthly overview, the energy yield in euros, and the CO2 savings can all be accessed with one hand. Data for a minimum of 90 days is stored in the device and can be transmitted to a PC via a USB cable – without an Aadditional program. And in the event of errors, the Sunny Beam can also be set up to emit an acoustic signal.
SUNNY WEBBOX
Remote monitoring and maintenance of large solar power plants
System monitoring, remote diagnosis, data storage and visualization: the Sunny WebBox is the high-performance communication hub for medium- to large-scale solar power plants. It continuously collects all the data from the inverters on the system side, thereby keeping you informed of the system‘s status at any given time. The Sunny WebBox is a multi-functional, energy-efficient data logger which offers a wealth of options for displaying, archiving and processing data, even in networks with strict security regulations. In case of the event “Error”, the WebBox informs you immediately by e-mail or text message*. Even from remote locations where no DSL or telephone connection is available, measurement data can be transmitted to the Sunny Portal via a GSM modem.
SUNNY PORTAL
Professional management, monitoring and presentation of PV systems
Whether for a small home system or a large solar park – central administration and monitoring of several PV plants saves time and money. Plant operators, installers and SMA service technicians have access to key data at any time, from any location. Pre-configured standard pages can be easily customized or supplemented with individually designed pages. Whether as a data table or as a highly configurable diagram: SMA solutions allow almost infinite options for analyzing measured data or visualizing yields. The yields of all inverters in a plant are compared fully automatically, permitting detection of even the smallest deviations. And the powerful reporting functions provide regular updates via E-mail to help insure yields.
More information: www.SunnyPortal.com
SUNNY SENSORBOX
The weather station for PV plants
The Sunny SensorBox is installed directly onto the modules and measures the sun radiation and temperature. In combination with Sunny WebBox and Sunny Portal, it provides a continuous target-actual comparison of plant performance. This makes it possible to detect shade, dirt, and gradually declining performance in a generator and thus maximizes yield security. Additional sensor for optional measurement of ambient temperature or wind speed permit more precise calculations.More info at http://solarserdar.wordpress.com
Software
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Free design and presentation support
Whether you need data archiving, a visual format to display your energy production or system design support, our software offers a solution. It is suitable for all system sizes, is easy to use, and is configured to work seamlessly with other SMA components.
We gladly provide our software to download free of charge.
SUNNY EXPLORER
The free PC software solution
Switch on your laptop or PC, activate the Bluetooth interface, and start Sunny Explorer – that's all that's needed to give operators and installers an overview of their PV plant. The free PC software is thus the optimum addition to the new generation of inverters with integrated Bluetooth. The key plant data can be visualized on the PC or laptop – quickly and wirelessly with Bluetooth. Energy values and events can be archived long-term by means of data export in CSV format, and processed and visualized in Excel. Sunny Explorer also provides support during inverter parameterization: because no complicated cabling is needed, PV plant maintenance is convenient and fast.
SUNNY DESIGN
System design made easy
With Sunny Design, the design of solar systems is easier than ever: simply enter all required details and within a few minutes you will receive the optimal system configuration. The free software gives installation engineers and system planners a user-friendly interface, and a practical input wizard helps with any questions. The software delivers data for an economic evaluation of the system along with a technical verification of the various components. Thus, the end customer gains a tailor-made PV system and the installation engineers save valuable time.
FlashviewProfessional plant presentation free of charge
Yields, current output, environmental and ambient data: Flashview presents solar plants on an ordinary display attached to a PC. Different display views either switch automatically or can be manually selected by the viewer. Flashview queries the plant data from Sunny WebBox via an existing network connection – optionally via the Internet from any location in the world. And you can integrate images of your own plant as well as external RSS feeds.
SUNNY DATA CONTROL
Everything under Control
Sunny Data Control is the ideal addition for system monitoring with Sunny Boy Control and a PC. The free software archives the data from the data logger long-term on the PC, evaluates and presents it visually on the monitor.
A further advantage: Sunny Data Control can be configured to directly communicate with your inverter and a PC. Thus it is possible to set your system's parameters without a data logger.
SMA Solarchecker
– Does Solar Power on My Roof Make Sense?
iPhone-App for estimating the yield of PV plant.
"Is it worth having a photovoltaic plant on my roof?" A question that many home owners are asking themselves. Specialists who own an iPhone 3GS can reply in just a few seconds – thanks to the Solarchecker from SMA. The application for the iPhone estimates the possible current yield of a PV plant in no time at all – directly on site.
How to find SMA ?
ADRESS
SMA America, LLC
6020 West Oaks Blvd
Rocklin, CA 95765 U.S.A.
Tel. +1 916 625 0870
Fax +1 916 625 0871
Toll Free 1-888-4SMAUSA
info@SMA-America.com
www.SMA-America.com
SOLAR SERDAR
solarserdar@gmail.com
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
SOLAR SERDAR recommends SOLON SE
SOLAR SERDAR recommends SOLON SE
Energy from the sun.
The amount of energy our sun gives us every single day is equivalent to 2,850 times our worldwide energy needs. Depending on the region, around 1000 watts of sunshine per square meter reach the ground. Just what an inconceivable amount of energy this is becomes clear when you consider that the sun could meet one year’s worth of our global energy needs in just three hours. One thing is clear: we must take advantage of that.
Company.
SOLON SE is one of the largest solar module manufacturers in Europe and a leading supplier of photovoltaic systems for large-scale solar power plants. The SOLON Group has subsidiaries in Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, and the U.S. The SOLON Group's core business is the manufacture of solar modules in various performance categories and of complete photovoltaic systems for the construction of solar power plants as well as the construction of turn-key solar power plants worldwide.SOLON SE was founded in 1997 and went public in 1998, making it the first listed solar energy company in Germany.
Group revenue for 2009 was € 354 million. SOLON employs about 900 people group-wide. More than half of revenue is generated outside Germany. SOLON anticipates a further significant growth for the coming years.
The company's success is driven by its passion for ecological change. This passion for a sustainable future is summarized in SOLON's central mission statement:
"We are passionate fighters for ecological change in the energy market. We revolutionize the usage of solar energy with our innovations. We are: The Pioneers of Power."More info at solarserdar@gmail.com.
How your power plant works.
1. Modules
SOLON photovoltaic modules consist of several interconnected solar cells made of the semiconductor silicon, which have a poly- or monocrystalline structure depending on the production technique used. A solar cell’s silicon is doped differently on the front and rear sides to create one positive and one negative charge carrier surplus, producing an electrical potential at the junction of the two differently doped layers. When sunlight strikes the solar cells, the silicon begins conducting and voltage is generated across the cells’ metal contacts, creating direct current.
2. Inverter
Direct current created in the solar cells cannot be fed directly into the public grid: an inverter converts direct current into 230-volt alternating current so that it can be used normally.
3. Export meter
You can use the produced energy in your own home or feed it inot the grid. Grid-connected plants require an export meter that measures the energy fed into the grid in kilowatt hours (kWh).
4. Public grid
The alternating current created and fed into the public grid can then be used by all consumers.
How to become an electricity producer.
A solar plant from SOLON pays for itself in three different ways: it converts free solar radiation into valuable electricity, protects our environment and gives you a high-yield capital investment for decades of high returns. All with low operating costs and without added risk. You could call that a real investment for the future.More info at solarserdar@gmail.com.
Project development.
Our specialist partners will put you in touch with a SOLON installer in your area. He or she will perform a general assessment to determine the suitability of your home by using your house’s building plans or through an on-site appointment. If the result is positive, a yield simulation and subsequent profitability analysis for your roof will be performed. Many SOLON installers will also be able to help you hold any necessary discussions with the bank and public authorities.
Planning and construction.
As no roof is identical to another, your pv system will be planned individually. During installation, the installer will be your expert contact person when it comes to construction management, scheduling and installation.
Opertion and service.
As soon as all work has been completed, your solar power plant can be connected to the public power grid. That means it is time to sit back and enjoy the sun!
In many countries you will also enjoy these exclusive benefits with your SOLON solar insurance*:
Loss-of-production coverage when exchanging the inverter
Reimbursement of all costs incurred in connection with roof repairs resulting from damage to the PV system (e.g. caused by snow pressure)
Cost coverage (removal and reinstallation costs, transport and storage costs) as well as reimbursement for loss of output in the event of removal of an undamaged system
* Applies to Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Denmark, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, France, Luxemburg, Belgium, Finland, Sweden and the Netherlands.More info at solarserdar@gmail.com.
Quality is in the details.
A solar power system is a long-term investment that should generate returns for at least 30 years. SOLON solar power systems are known for setting new standards of longevity. When developing our products, we do not just rely on the use of high-quality materials and innovative technology, but also on years of experience and the expertise of leading solar experts throughout Europe and the US. Strict controls throughout the entire production process ensure the outstanding quality of our modules. This is why SOLON is continually setting new standards when it comes to reliability, performance and quality.
Cell technology. Reliable and efficient.
Use of the latest cell technology from the world’s leading manufacturers
High efficiency and excellent low-light performance
Frame. Stable and long-lasting.
42 mm durable anodized aluminum twin-wall frame profile
Drainage holes for outstanding weather-resistance
Solar glass. Ultra transparent and robust.
Ultra hardened, low-reflection 4 mm solar glass
Excellent transparency for optimum yields
Quality connection boxes. Resilient and safe.
Meeting the highest safety standards
SOLON Advantages.
What makes SOLON different from other solar module producers? It is very simple: SOLON offers more. Better value, better service, better performance.
We are a listed company and know very well that green investment must provide a good return.
Solar does not equal solar.
Many companies work in the field of photovoltaics, but only a few can equal our comprehensive know-how and experience in the field of power-plant construction and module production.
SOLON solar insurance.
In all European countries and in Switzerland, SOLON rooftop systems are covered by a two-year SOLON insurance policy.
Specialist partners.
If you are looking for the highest quality when choosing a photovoltaic system, there is no room for compromise when it comes to consultation and installation quality. Installers of SOLON modules receive comprehensive training directly from us. With extensive consultation and achievement of the highest quality, you can enjoy your PV system for many years to come and ensure your investment will be secure and profitable for just as long. Looking for a SOLON installer close to you? We will be happy to provide you with the contact information for an installer in your vicinity.
SOLON specialist partners.
First-class products require first-class partners: SOLON products are sold by selected specialized dealers and installed by experts.
SOLAR SERDAR - Solar technology FAQs:
What is photovoltaics?
Photovoltaics is the direct conversion of solar energy into electric current using solar cells.
How do photovoltaics work?
When light strikes a solar cell, it creates an electric voltage between the surface facing the light and the surface turned away from the light. When the electric circuit is closed, electric current flows. (Source: DGS)
What does a solar power system consist of?
The base unit of a PV system is the solar module. Several modules are connected to a solar generator. Because the generator creates direct current, it requires an inverter to convert the direct current into alternating current for standard electrical applications. The electricity is then fed into the public power grid via a meter.
What is a module made of?
The main components of the modules are the solar cells. Several of these cells are combined into one module. The module is then laminated in a plastic layer and framed between a glass cover plate and a rear panel.
What steps are involved in the value creation chain for module creation?
Silicon raw material is derived from silicon-rich rock (e.g. sand). The silicon is melted to form blocks known as ingots. The ingots are then cut into paper-thin discs called wafers. The wafers are then used to make solar cells that form the main constituent of module production.
What kinds of PV systems are there?
In general, there are two different kinds of systems:
1. Structure
The most common type of mounting is the rooftop installation. This method makes particularly efficient use of space. Further mounting options include rooftop integration and building integrated systems.
2. Freestanding
Freestanding plants are systems that are mounted on the ground. The modules can be fixed or installed so that they track the sun.
How is a photovoltaic system different from a solar thermal system?
Instead of generating electricity from sunlight, a solar thermal system generates heat in the form of hot water or heat energy.
Use roof areas.
Many rooftop areas in industry and commerce are still unused.
What many companies do not know: they are losing promising additional income because rooftop photovoltaic systems can be used to generate extra profit.
Rooftop systems from SOLON.
A solar power system from SOLON is a profitable choice and a simple and safe investment. Our "all around carefree package" means that you do not have to worry about planning, construction or initial operation. SOLON and its partners will take care of all that.
Even after installation, everything has been arranged: a 10-year product warranty, a 25-year performance guarantee and integrated solar insurance are proof of that.
Highest performance during each phase of your project.
Solar systems on industrial and commercial buildings are a profitable business. In conjunction with our partners, we develop solutions that are custom-made for your requirements.
SOLON quality, which is renowned in this industrial sector, and our global references provide all the requirements for financing your project. SOLON is a listed company and therefore provides two essential benefits: transparency and financial strength.
Step by step to a sustainable investment.
SOLON can be your experienced partner. From planning to a turnkey solar plant. See for yourself: we have compiled a brief description of the most important project phases to give you an impression of a typical SOLON project:
Project development.
You have chosen a rooftop photovoltaic system and thus a sustainable investment. Congratulations - also to the environment!
First we check whether your roof is suitable for a photovoltaic system. We then make some profit simulations and economic analyses. At your request, our experts will also support you in discussions with banks and the authorities.
Planning and construction.
No roof is like another. Your system will therefore be individually planned and custom-made for your roof. During the building phase, too, you can fully rely on us: we monitor construction management, ensure that all components are delivered on time and check their proper installation.
Operation and service.
Once your solar power plant has been completed, we will connect it to the power grid. You will also benefit from comprehensive SOLON service after the initial operation: this includes monitoring the plant on site and from anywhere in the world via the Internet and technical operating support, including maintenance, inspection and repair of your system.
You can see: with SOLON you are on the safe side. We are so convinced of the reliability of your system that we will provide you with two years’ solar insurance* free of charge.
Contact.
SOLON SE
Am Studio 16
12489 Berlin • Germany
Phone: +49 30 81879-0
Fax: +49 30 81879-9999
More info at solarserdar@gmail.com
http://solarserdar.wordpress.com
http://solarserdar.blogspot.com
SOLAR SERDAR
Energy from the sun.
The amount of energy our sun gives us every single day is equivalent to 2,850 times our worldwide energy needs. Depending on the region, around 1000 watts of sunshine per square meter reach the ground. Just what an inconceivable amount of energy this is becomes clear when you consider that the sun could meet one year’s worth of our global energy needs in just three hours. One thing is clear: we must take advantage of that.
Company.
SOLON SE is one of the largest solar module manufacturers in Europe and a leading supplier of photovoltaic systems for large-scale solar power plants. The SOLON Group has subsidiaries in Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, and the U.S. The SOLON Group's core business is the manufacture of solar modules in various performance categories and of complete photovoltaic systems for the construction of solar power plants as well as the construction of turn-key solar power plants worldwide.SOLON SE was founded in 1997 and went public in 1998, making it the first listed solar energy company in Germany.
Group revenue for 2009 was € 354 million. SOLON employs about 900 people group-wide. More than half of revenue is generated outside Germany. SOLON anticipates a further significant growth for the coming years.
The company's success is driven by its passion for ecological change. This passion for a sustainable future is summarized in SOLON's central mission statement:
"We are passionate fighters for ecological change in the energy market. We revolutionize the usage of solar energy with our innovations. We are: The Pioneers of Power."More info at solarserdar@gmail.com.
How your power plant works.
1. Modules
SOLON photovoltaic modules consist of several interconnected solar cells made of the semiconductor silicon, which have a poly- or monocrystalline structure depending on the production technique used. A solar cell’s silicon is doped differently on the front and rear sides to create one positive and one negative charge carrier surplus, producing an electrical potential at the junction of the two differently doped layers. When sunlight strikes the solar cells, the silicon begins conducting and voltage is generated across the cells’ metal contacts, creating direct current.
2. Inverter
Direct current created in the solar cells cannot be fed directly into the public grid: an inverter converts direct current into 230-volt alternating current so that it can be used normally.
3. Export meter
You can use the produced energy in your own home or feed it inot the grid. Grid-connected plants require an export meter that measures the energy fed into the grid in kilowatt hours (kWh).
4. Public grid
The alternating current created and fed into the public grid can then be used by all consumers.
How to become an electricity producer.
A solar plant from SOLON pays for itself in three different ways: it converts free solar radiation into valuable electricity, protects our environment and gives you a high-yield capital investment for decades of high returns. All with low operating costs and without added risk. You could call that a real investment for the future.More info at solarserdar@gmail.com.
Project development.
Our specialist partners will put you in touch with a SOLON installer in your area. He or she will perform a general assessment to determine the suitability of your home by using your house’s building plans or through an on-site appointment. If the result is positive, a yield simulation and subsequent profitability analysis for your roof will be performed. Many SOLON installers will also be able to help you hold any necessary discussions with the bank and public authorities.
Planning and construction.
As no roof is identical to another, your pv system will be planned individually. During installation, the installer will be your expert contact person when it comes to construction management, scheduling and installation.
Opertion and service.
As soon as all work has been completed, your solar power plant can be connected to the public power grid. That means it is time to sit back and enjoy the sun!
In many countries you will also enjoy these exclusive benefits with your SOLON solar insurance*:
Loss-of-production coverage when exchanging the inverter
Reimbursement of all costs incurred in connection with roof repairs resulting from damage to the PV system (e.g. caused by snow pressure)
Cost coverage (removal and reinstallation costs, transport and storage costs) as well as reimbursement for loss of output in the event of removal of an undamaged system
* Applies to Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Denmark, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, France, Luxemburg, Belgium, Finland, Sweden and the Netherlands.More info at solarserdar@gmail.com.
Quality is in the details.
A solar power system is a long-term investment that should generate returns for at least 30 years. SOLON solar power systems are known for setting new standards of longevity. When developing our products, we do not just rely on the use of high-quality materials and innovative technology, but also on years of experience and the expertise of leading solar experts throughout Europe and the US. Strict controls throughout the entire production process ensure the outstanding quality of our modules. This is why SOLON is continually setting new standards when it comes to reliability, performance and quality.
Cell technology. Reliable and efficient.
Use of the latest cell technology from the world’s leading manufacturers
High efficiency and excellent low-light performance
Frame. Stable and long-lasting.
42 mm durable anodized aluminum twin-wall frame profile
Drainage holes for outstanding weather-resistance
Solar glass. Ultra transparent and robust.
Ultra hardened, low-reflection 4 mm solar glass
Excellent transparency for optimum yields
Quality connection boxes. Resilient and safe.
Meeting the highest safety standards
SOLON Advantages.
What makes SOLON different from other solar module producers? It is very simple: SOLON offers more. Better value, better service, better performance.
We are a listed company and know very well that green investment must provide a good return.
Solar does not equal solar.
Many companies work in the field of photovoltaics, but only a few can equal our comprehensive know-how and experience in the field of power-plant construction and module production.
SOLON solar insurance.
In all European countries and in Switzerland, SOLON rooftop systems are covered by a two-year SOLON insurance policy.
Specialist partners.
If you are looking for the highest quality when choosing a photovoltaic system, there is no room for compromise when it comes to consultation and installation quality. Installers of SOLON modules receive comprehensive training directly from us. With extensive consultation and achievement of the highest quality, you can enjoy your PV system for many years to come and ensure your investment will be secure and profitable for just as long. Looking for a SOLON installer close to you? We will be happy to provide you with the contact information for an installer in your vicinity.
SOLON specialist partners.
First-class products require first-class partners: SOLON products are sold by selected specialized dealers and installed by experts.
SOLAR SERDAR - Solar technology FAQs:
What is photovoltaics?
Photovoltaics is the direct conversion of solar energy into electric current using solar cells.
How do photovoltaics work?
When light strikes a solar cell, it creates an electric voltage between the surface facing the light and the surface turned away from the light. When the electric circuit is closed, electric current flows. (Source: DGS)
What does a solar power system consist of?
The base unit of a PV system is the solar module. Several modules are connected to a solar generator. Because the generator creates direct current, it requires an inverter to convert the direct current into alternating current for standard electrical applications. The electricity is then fed into the public power grid via a meter.
What is a module made of?
The main components of the modules are the solar cells. Several of these cells are combined into one module. The module is then laminated in a plastic layer and framed between a glass cover plate and a rear panel.
What steps are involved in the value creation chain for module creation?
Silicon raw material is derived from silicon-rich rock (e.g. sand). The silicon is melted to form blocks known as ingots. The ingots are then cut into paper-thin discs called wafers. The wafers are then used to make solar cells that form the main constituent of module production.
What kinds of PV systems are there?
In general, there are two different kinds of systems:
1. Structure
The most common type of mounting is the rooftop installation. This method makes particularly efficient use of space. Further mounting options include rooftop integration and building integrated systems.
2. Freestanding
Freestanding plants are systems that are mounted on the ground. The modules can be fixed or installed so that they track the sun.
How is a photovoltaic system different from a solar thermal system?
Instead of generating electricity from sunlight, a solar thermal system generates heat in the form of hot water or heat energy.
Use roof areas.
Many rooftop areas in industry and commerce are still unused.
What many companies do not know: they are losing promising additional income because rooftop photovoltaic systems can be used to generate extra profit.
Rooftop systems from SOLON.
A solar power system from SOLON is a profitable choice and a simple and safe investment. Our "all around carefree package" means that you do not have to worry about planning, construction or initial operation. SOLON and its partners will take care of all that.
Even after installation, everything has been arranged: a 10-year product warranty, a 25-year performance guarantee and integrated solar insurance are proof of that.
Highest performance during each phase of your project.
Solar systems on industrial and commercial buildings are a profitable business. In conjunction with our partners, we develop solutions that are custom-made for your requirements.
SOLON quality, which is renowned in this industrial sector, and our global references provide all the requirements for financing your project. SOLON is a listed company and therefore provides two essential benefits: transparency and financial strength.
Step by step to a sustainable investment.
SOLON can be your experienced partner. From planning to a turnkey solar plant. See for yourself: we have compiled a brief description of the most important project phases to give you an impression of a typical SOLON project:
Project development.
You have chosen a rooftop photovoltaic system and thus a sustainable investment. Congratulations - also to the environment!
First we check whether your roof is suitable for a photovoltaic system. We then make some profit simulations and economic analyses. At your request, our experts will also support you in discussions with banks and the authorities.
Planning and construction.
No roof is like another. Your system will therefore be individually planned and custom-made for your roof. During the building phase, too, you can fully rely on us: we monitor construction management, ensure that all components are delivered on time and check their proper installation.
Operation and service.
Once your solar power plant has been completed, we will connect it to the power grid. You will also benefit from comprehensive SOLON service after the initial operation: this includes monitoring the plant on site and from anywhere in the world via the Internet and technical operating support, including maintenance, inspection and repair of your system.
You can see: with SOLON you are on the safe side. We are so convinced of the reliability of your system that we will provide you with two years’ solar insurance* free of charge.
Contact.
SOLON SE
Am Studio 16
12489 Berlin • Germany
Phone: +49 30 81879-0
Fax: +49 30 81879-9999
More info at solarserdar@gmail.com
http://solarserdar.wordpress.com
http://solarserdar.blogspot.com
SOLAR SERDAR
Saturday, September 25, 2010
SOLAR SERDAR *RENEWABLE ENERGY FAIRS / EVENTS
"NO ENERGY LIKE FREE ENERGY"
SOLAR SERDAR
November
DSC-IC 2010
... November 1 - 4; Cheyenne Mountain Resort; Colorado Springs, CO
The conference will bring together scientists, engineers, industrialists and investors in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) technologies to discuss latest innovations in and applications for the progress of DSSC commercialization for technology.
Contact: Danielle Marks
Sponsor: IntertechPira
Phone: (207) 781-9637
Fax: (207) 781-2150
E-mail: danielle.marks@pira-international.com
Web site: www.dsc-ic.com
Advanced Energy Conference 2010
November 8 - 9; New York Hilton; New York City, NY
The conference will comprise national keynote speakers from DOE, DHS, NIST, NYSERDA and others on both days. A poster session will also accompany the 228 international, national and state energy leaders who are presenting this year.
Sponsor: AERTC
Web site: www.aertc.org/conference2010
OSEA Community Power Conference
November 14 - 17; Metro Toronto Convention Centre; Toronto, ON
This Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA)-hosted conference offers days of meeting and learning from community power experts, while the trade show displays the latest innovations in power generation technologies and services.
Contact: Tina Siegel
Sponsor: Ontario Sustainable Energy Association
Phone: (416) 972-7401
E-mail: tsiegel@ecostrategy.ca
Web site: www.cpconference.ca
December
PV Power Plants 2010 USA
December 1 - 2; Caesar's Palace Conference Center; Las Vegas, NV
This conference hosts industry leaders, focuses on large-scale solar power plants and aims to provide knowledge for decision-makers striving for a comprehensive understanding of the latest technologies, and market and industry developments.
Sponsor: Solarpraxis
Web site: www.solarpraxis.de/en/conferences
SEE Solar Energy 2010
December 3; Hotel Anel; Sofia, Bulgaria
This conference will review the current market situation of solar energy in southeast Europe, the DESERTEC initiative, and the future of solar energy regarding EU’s 2020 set targets, and provide a detailed look into Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece.
Sponsor: EastEuro Link
E-mail: london@easteurolink.co.uk
Web site: www.easteurolink.co.uk/see-solar
CanSIA Annual Conference & Exposition
December 6 - 7; Metro Toronto Convention Center; Toronto, ON
The conference will comprise industry leaders, elected and government officials,and solar colleagues from Canada and abroad to discuss developments in solar technology.
Sponsor: CanSIA
Web site: www.cansia.ca
RENEX
December 9 - 12; Istanbul Expo Center; Istanbul, Turkey
This event will feature discussions on renewable energy resources, energy efficiency, water treatment and fluid control technologies, among other topics.
Contact: Ulli Hammer
Sponsor: Hannover Fairs USA
Phone: (609) 987-1202 x 205
E-mail: uhammer@hfusa.com
Web site: www.hfusa.com/renex
Intersolar India 2010
December 14 - 16; Bombay Exhibition Centre; Mumbai, India
The event will focus on the development of the Indian solar market, as well as on promoting targeted cooperation among industry, commerce, service providers and politics within this quickly developing market.
Sponsor: Solar Promotion International GmbH
Phone: 49 0723158598
Web site: www.intersolar.in
Energy INDIA
December 15 - 18; Bombay Exhibition Centre; Mumbai, India
The show will cover the aspect of energy from generation to application.
Contact: Ulrike (Ulli) Hammer
Sponsor: Hannover Milano Fairs India Pvt Ltd
Phone: 1 6099871202 x 205
E-mail: uhammer@hfusa.com
Web site: www.energy-india.org
February 2011
PV Rollout Conference
February 10 - 11; Omni Parker House; Boston, MA
The two-day conference comprises lectures and presentations from solar industry experts, enthusiasts, and companies.
Contact: Gabriele Struthoff-Mueller
Sponsor: OTTI
Phone: +49 9412968829
Fax: +49 9412968817
E-mail: gabriele.struthoff-mueller@otti.de
Web site: www.otti.de
SNEC PV POWER EXPO 2011
February 22 - 24; Shanghai New International Expo Center; Shanghai, China
This event - one of the largest international PV shows - will feature many industry leaders as speakers. More than 1,000 exhibitors and 100,000 attendees are expected.
Contact: Teresa Wen
Sponsor: Shanghai New Energy Industry Association
Phone: 86 15821149946
E-mail: teresa.wen@snec.org.cn
Web site: www.snec.org.cn/indexe.asp
March
Electrotech EURASIA
March 17 - 20; TBA; Istanbul, Turkey
The Energy, Electric and Electronic Technologies Fair will comprise various technologies in the field (i.e., electrical energy generation systems, combustion engines, and renewable energy).
Contact: Ulrike (Ulli) Hammer
Sponsor: Hannover-Messe International Istanbul
Phone: 1 6099871202 x 205
E-mail: uhammer@hfusa.com
Web site: www.win-fair.com/en/electrotech.html
April
HANNOVER MESSE Energy
April 4 - 8; TBA; Hannover, Germany
Attention will focus on conventional and renewable energy generation concepts, as well as on transmission and distribution technologies.
Contact: Ulrike (Ulli) Hammer
Sponsor: Deutsche Messe AG
Phone: 1 6099871202 x 205
E-mail: uhammer@hfusa.com
Web site: www.hannovermesse.de/energy_e
Exhibition For Renewable Energy & Environment
April 27 - 30; CICES; Dakar , Senegal
The International Exhibition for Renewable Energy and Environment in Africa is open to companies, organizations and others involved in the various sectors of renewable energies and the environment.
Contact: Ben Basse
Sponsor: EXCAF
Phone: +221 338251963
Fax: +221 338242191
E-mail: consulting-energy@hotmail.com
Web site: www.sinergie-afrique.com
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November
DSC-IC 2010
... November 1 - 4; Cheyenne Mountain Resort; Colorado Springs, CO
The conference will bring together scientists, engineers, industrialists and investors in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) technologies to discuss latest innovations in and applications for the progress of DSSC commercialization for technology.
Contact: Danielle Marks
Sponsor: IntertechPira
Phone: (207) 781-9637
Fax: (207) 781-2150
E-mail: danielle.marks@pira-international.com
Web site: www.dsc-ic.com
Advanced Energy Conference 2010
November 8 - 9; New York Hilton; New York City, NY
The conference will comprise national keynote speakers from DOE, DHS, NIST, NYSERDA and others on both days. A poster session will also accompany the 228 international, national and state energy leaders who are presenting this year.
Sponsor: AERTC
Web site: www.aertc.org/conference2010
OSEA Community Power Conference
November 14 - 17; Metro Toronto Convention Centre; Toronto, ON
This Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA)-hosted conference offers days of meeting and learning from community power experts, while the trade show displays the latest innovations in power generation technologies and services.
Contact: Tina Siegel
Sponsor: Ontario Sustainable Energy Association
Phone: (416) 972-7401
E-mail: tsiegel@ecostrategy.ca
Web site: www.cpconference.ca
December
PV Power Plants 2010 USA
December 1 - 2; Caesar's Palace Conference Center; Las Vegas, NV
This conference hosts industry leaders, focuses on large-scale solar power plants and aims to provide knowledge for decision-makers striving for a comprehensive understanding of the latest technologies, and market and industry developments.
Sponsor: Solarpraxis
Web site: www.solarpraxis.de/en/conferences
SEE Solar Energy 2010
December 3; Hotel Anel; Sofia, Bulgaria
This conference will review the current market situation of solar energy in southeast Europe, the DESERTEC initiative, and the future of solar energy regarding EU’s 2020 set targets, and provide a detailed look into Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece.
Sponsor: EastEuro Link
E-mail: london@easteurolink.co.uk
Web site: www.easteurolink.co.uk/see-solar
CanSIA Annual Conference & Exposition
December 6 - 7; Metro Toronto Convention Center; Toronto, ON
The conference will comprise industry leaders, elected and government officials,and solar colleagues from Canada and abroad to discuss developments in solar technology.
Sponsor: CanSIA
Web site: www.cansia.ca
RENEX
December 9 - 12; Istanbul Expo Center; Istanbul, Turkey
This event will feature discussions on renewable energy resources, energy efficiency, water treatment and fluid control technologies, among other topics.
Contact: Ulli Hammer
Sponsor: Hannover Fairs USA
Phone: (609) 987-1202 x 205
E-mail: uhammer@hfusa.com
Web site: www.hfusa.com/renex
Intersolar India 2010
December 14 - 16; Bombay Exhibition Centre; Mumbai, India
The event will focus on the development of the Indian solar market, as well as on promoting targeted cooperation among industry, commerce, service providers and politics within this quickly developing market.
Sponsor: Solar Promotion International GmbH
Phone: 49 0723158598
Web site: www.intersolar.in
Energy INDIA
December 15 - 18; Bombay Exhibition Centre; Mumbai, India
The show will cover the aspect of energy from generation to application.
Contact: Ulrike (Ulli) Hammer
Sponsor: Hannover Milano Fairs India Pvt Ltd
Phone: 1 6099871202 x 205
E-mail: uhammer@hfusa.com
Web site: www.energy-india.org
February 2011
PV Rollout Conference
February 10 - 11; Omni Parker House; Boston, MA
The two-day conference comprises lectures and presentations from solar industry experts, enthusiasts, and companies.
Contact: Gabriele Struthoff-Mueller
Sponsor: OTTI
Phone: +49 9412968829
Fax: +49 9412968817
E-mail: gabriele.struthoff-mueller@otti.de
Web site: www.otti.de
SNEC PV POWER EXPO 2011
February 22 - 24; Shanghai New International Expo Center; Shanghai, China
This event - one of the largest international PV shows - will feature many industry leaders as speakers. More than 1,000 exhibitors and 100,000 attendees are expected.
Contact: Teresa Wen
Sponsor: Shanghai New Energy Industry Association
Phone: 86 15821149946
E-mail: teresa.wen@snec.org.cn
Web site: www.snec.org.cn/indexe.asp
March
Electrotech EURASIA
March 17 - 20; TBA; Istanbul, Turkey
The Energy, Electric and Electronic Technologies Fair will comprise various technologies in the field (i.e., electrical energy generation systems, combustion engines, and renewable energy).
Contact: Ulrike (Ulli) Hammer
Sponsor: Hannover-Messe International Istanbul
Phone: 1 6099871202 x 205
E-mail: uhammer@hfusa.com
Web site: www.win-fair.com/en/electrotech.html
April
HANNOVER MESSE Energy
April 4 - 8; TBA; Hannover, Germany
Attention will focus on conventional and renewable energy generation concepts, as well as on transmission and distribution technologies.
Contact: Ulrike (Ulli) Hammer
Sponsor: Deutsche Messe AG
Phone: 1 6099871202 x 205
E-mail: uhammer@hfusa.com
Web site: www.hannovermesse.de/energy_e
Exhibition For Renewable Energy & Environment
April 27 - 30; CICES; Dakar , Senegal
The International Exhibition for Renewable Energy and Environment in Africa is open to companies, organizations and others involved in the various sectors of renewable energies and the environment.
Contact: Ben Basse
Sponsor: EXCAF
Phone: +221 338251963
Fax: +221 338242191
E-mail: consulting-energy@hotmail.com
Web site: www.sinergie-afrique.com
More info at solarserdar@gmail.com
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Friday, September 24, 2010
SOLAR SERDAR - FAQs
SOLAR SERDAR - FAQs
Solar energy is the cleanest, most abundant, renewable energy source available. And the U.S. has some of the richest solar resources shining across the nation. Today's technology allows us to capture this power in several ways giving the public and commercial entities flexible ways to employ both the heat and light of the sun.
The greatest challenge the U.S. solar market faces is scaling up production and distribution of solar energy technology to drive the price down to be on par with traditional fossil fuel sources.
Solar energy can be produced on a distributed basis, called distributed generation, with equipment located on rooftops or on ground-mounted fixtures close to where the energy is used. Large-scale concentrating solar power systems can also produce energy at a central power plant.
There are four ways we harness solar energy: photovoltaics (converting light to electricity), heating and cooling systems (solar thermal), concentrating solar power (utility scale), and lighting. Active solar energy systems employ devices that convert the sun's heat or light to another form of energy we use. Passive solar refers to special siting, design or building materials that take advantage of the sun's position and availability to provide direct heating or lighting. Passive solar also considers the need for shading devices to protect buildings from excessive heat from the sun.
Solar is an Emerging Economic Engine
A robust solar industry in the U.S. is an economic engine that will help relieve a struggling American economy. With aggressive and effective national policy, solar power will create tens of thousands of jobs across the country and will spur billions of dollars in economic growth and tax revenue. Consider the growth of solar in 2007:
New solar installations nationwide increased by more than 40 percent from 2006 to 2007.
Expansions of solar energy companies resulted in 6,000 new jobs, 265 megawatts of energy and more than $2 billion of investment in the U.S. economy by Wall Street firms such as JP Morgan, Chase and Goldman Sachs.
The first utility-scale solar power plant in the U.S. in 18 years went online.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) estimates that an additional thirty gigawatts of solar energy will be deployed as a result of the recent eight year extension of the solar investme. This is enough energy to power more than five million homes! NREL also estimates that the solar market would continue to drive increased deployment even after the tax credits expire.
An expanding solar market creates thousands of new jobs - jobs like electricians, construction workers, plumbers, line workers, roofers, engineers and high-paying manufacturing positions - for a struggling economy.
Solar Leads the Way in Stabilizing America's Energy Security
Energy security is increasingly finding its way into the national consciousness. Whether in terms of national security or our ability to respond to domestic challenges such as natural disasters, energy is one of the most critical issues facing the U.S. Solar provides crucial energy supplies vital to the function of homes, businesses and the entire economy.
The hurricanes in the fall of 2005 were a stark reminder of the vulnerability of our domestic supplies of oil and natural gas to severe weather and environmental factors. Not only does solar energy provide reliable access to energy where it is used, but it can supplement energy needs in blackouts and disaster recovery for electricity, water pumping and hot water.
With the cost of oil rising to more than $130 per barrel, a gallon of gasoline to more than $4 at the pump and skyrocketing electric bills, Americans are feeling the squeeze. Complicating matters, most of America's energy supply arrives from politically volatile regions of the world. Rapidly growing economies, such as China and India, are staking larger and larger claims to dwindling global energy resources. According to the Energy Information Agency, two-thirds of the petroleum and 20 percent of the natural gas consumed in the U.S. is imported from other countries, and U.S. production of both is dropping while consumption continues to rise.
A fully-developed U.S. solar market will decrease our overdependence on foreign sources of oil and natural gas and meet long term demands for domestically produced clean energy. The U.S. must make a long term investment in a diverse, clean, and renewable energy portfolio - with solar in the lead - if it is to have a secure energy future. More info at solarserdar@gmail.com.
Harnessing the Power of the Sun to Confront Global Climate Change
As global climate change impacts the way the U.S. addresses environmental policy, conducts business and harnesses energy, the solar energy industry is leading the way with a renewable energy source that creates economic growth and reduces carbon emissions. Solar is an pollution-free source of electricity and hot water that can be immediately deployed to reduce the nation's growing carbon footprint.
As the federal government considers climate change legislation, Congress should create carbon output-based market rules that encourage carbon-free technologies and allow energy sources such as solar to be rewarded for producing
Myths and Facts
MYTH #1: Solar devices require more energy to manufacture than they produce in their lifetime.
FACT:
This study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) conclusively demonstrates that energy payback for photovoltaic (PV) power is, in the worst case, less than 4 years. Given that PV module lifetimes are generally in excess of 20 years, a PV system will produce far more energy than it consumes over its lifetime.
Technological progress in the four years since the issuance of this report has tended to bring down the energy consumption of PV manufacturing yet further, as silicon growth processes in particular become more efficient.
Energy output and input ratios for concentrating solar power (CSP) and solar thermal devices are even more favorable, given their simple manufacture. As best we can determine, this myth has its origins in the early history of PV power, when devices were essentially custom-fabricated for military, space and research markets.
MYTH #2: Solar manufacturing results in more pollution than is saved by solar usage.
FACT:
As shown in the NREL study above, a PV system meeting half of the electrical needs of a typical household would eliminate approximately half a ton of sulfur dioxide pollution from the air, and about 600 lbs. of nitrogen oxides. In contrast, the pollutants produced in the manufacturing process are minimal and largely recycled.
CSP plant equipment and solar thermal devices are essentially specialized formations of glass, steel, aluminum and plastics; their manufacture is comparable to that involved in making household windows, water heaters or mirrors.
PV devices are essentially "electric glass." Their typical silicon substrate is a close relative of window glass. The processes used to render it electrically reactive are the same as are used in the microchip manufacturing industry, acknowledged by states and municipalities as a clean manufacturing process.
MYTH #3: Solar is too expensive for widespread usage.
FACT:
Solar PV technologies have declined in price every year since they were introduced onto the market, driven by improved research and development, and most of all by steady increases in sales volume. (In 1954, approximately one watt of PV generating devices was manufactured. In 2004, approximately one billion watts will be manufactured worldwide.)
Every solar panel purchased makes the next one cheaper, in stark contrast to nonrenewable sources, which become scarcer and more expensive with every ton that is burned.
PV has recently exploded into a number of industrial markets, where it is quite simply the lowest -cost source of power available. These include highway warning signs, rural irrigation applications and remote electrical and communications devices. Similarly, for any application more than about half a mile away from the electrical grid, a solar system will likely prove less expensive than will power line construction.
The most rapidly-growing segment of the solar industry is for "grid connected" systems - rooftop solar panels on homes or businesses that remain connected to the conventional electrical grid. In some cases, as where electricity is more expensive during the middle of the day, or when solar is used to support power-critical applications (e.g. banking, microchip manufacturing), the economics are very compelling without further incentives. In other places, comparatively modest state or federal incentives (listed comprehensively at http://www.dsireusa.org can make solar a great investment for home or business owners that betters with every year. Utilities and large consumers are becoming more conscious of the value of solar and other generation sources with the publication of works like "Small is Profitable" - available at http://www.smallisprofitable.org.
MYTH #4: Solar won't work where I live.
FACT:
Solar thermal and PV devices are dependent on light, not heat - and this light does not need to be direct. Put another way, if you can find your way around outside, a solar panel could be working. The map below shows solar resources throughout the U.S. While the Southwest enjoys particularly good resources, the entire U.S. has adequate solar resources.
Read about renewable energy at:
http://solarserdar.wordpress.com
http://solarserdar.blogspot.com
More important than place-to-place variations in solar intensity is the price of daytime electricity where you live and the existence of state incentives for clean energy. A solar contractor in your area can give you a good idea of whether solar is right for you.
SOLAR SERDAR
solarserdar@gmail.com
Solar energy is the cleanest, most abundant, renewable energy source available. And the U.S. has some of the richest solar resources shining across the nation. Today's technology allows us to capture this power in several ways giving the public and commercial entities flexible ways to employ both the heat and light of the sun.
The greatest challenge the U.S. solar market faces is scaling up production and distribution of solar energy technology to drive the price down to be on par with traditional fossil fuel sources.
Solar energy can be produced on a distributed basis, called distributed generation, with equipment located on rooftops or on ground-mounted fixtures close to where the energy is used. Large-scale concentrating solar power systems can also produce energy at a central power plant.
There are four ways we harness solar energy: photovoltaics (converting light to electricity), heating and cooling systems (solar thermal), concentrating solar power (utility scale), and lighting. Active solar energy systems employ devices that convert the sun's heat or light to another form of energy we use. Passive solar refers to special siting, design or building materials that take advantage of the sun's position and availability to provide direct heating or lighting. Passive solar also considers the need for shading devices to protect buildings from excessive heat from the sun.
Solar is an Emerging Economic Engine
A robust solar industry in the U.S. is an economic engine that will help relieve a struggling American economy. With aggressive and effective national policy, solar power will create tens of thousands of jobs across the country and will spur billions of dollars in economic growth and tax revenue. Consider the growth of solar in 2007:
New solar installations nationwide increased by more than 40 percent from 2006 to 2007.
Expansions of solar energy companies resulted in 6,000 new jobs, 265 megawatts of energy and more than $2 billion of investment in the U.S. economy by Wall Street firms such as JP Morgan, Chase and Goldman Sachs.
The first utility-scale solar power plant in the U.S. in 18 years went online.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) estimates that an additional thirty gigawatts of solar energy will be deployed as a result of the recent eight year extension of the solar investme. This is enough energy to power more than five million homes! NREL also estimates that the solar market would continue to drive increased deployment even after the tax credits expire.
An expanding solar market creates thousands of new jobs - jobs like electricians, construction workers, plumbers, line workers, roofers, engineers and high-paying manufacturing positions - for a struggling economy.
Solar Leads the Way in Stabilizing America's Energy Security
Energy security is increasingly finding its way into the national consciousness. Whether in terms of national security or our ability to respond to domestic challenges such as natural disasters, energy is one of the most critical issues facing the U.S. Solar provides crucial energy supplies vital to the function of homes, businesses and the entire economy.
The hurricanes in the fall of 2005 were a stark reminder of the vulnerability of our domestic supplies of oil and natural gas to severe weather and environmental factors. Not only does solar energy provide reliable access to energy where it is used, but it can supplement energy needs in blackouts and disaster recovery for electricity, water pumping and hot water.
With the cost of oil rising to more than $130 per barrel, a gallon of gasoline to more than $4 at the pump and skyrocketing electric bills, Americans are feeling the squeeze. Complicating matters, most of America's energy supply arrives from politically volatile regions of the world. Rapidly growing economies, such as China and India, are staking larger and larger claims to dwindling global energy resources. According to the Energy Information Agency, two-thirds of the petroleum and 20 percent of the natural gas consumed in the U.S. is imported from other countries, and U.S. production of both is dropping while consumption continues to rise.
A fully-developed U.S. solar market will decrease our overdependence on foreign sources of oil and natural gas and meet long term demands for domestically produced clean energy. The U.S. must make a long term investment in a diverse, clean, and renewable energy portfolio - with solar in the lead - if it is to have a secure energy future. More info at solarserdar@gmail.com.
Harnessing the Power of the Sun to Confront Global Climate Change
As global climate change impacts the way the U.S. addresses environmental policy, conducts business and harnesses energy, the solar energy industry is leading the way with a renewable energy source that creates economic growth and reduces carbon emissions. Solar is an pollution-free source of electricity and hot water that can be immediately deployed to reduce the nation's growing carbon footprint.
As the federal government considers climate change legislation, Congress should create carbon output-based market rules that encourage carbon-free technologies and allow energy sources such as solar to be rewarded for producing
Myths and Facts
MYTH #1: Solar devices require more energy to manufacture than they produce in their lifetime.
FACT:
This study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) conclusively demonstrates that energy payback for photovoltaic (PV) power is, in the worst case, less than 4 years. Given that PV module lifetimes are generally in excess of 20 years, a PV system will produce far more energy than it consumes over its lifetime.
Technological progress in the four years since the issuance of this report has tended to bring down the energy consumption of PV manufacturing yet further, as silicon growth processes in particular become more efficient.
Energy output and input ratios for concentrating solar power (CSP) and solar thermal devices are even more favorable, given their simple manufacture. As best we can determine, this myth has its origins in the early history of PV power, when devices were essentially custom-fabricated for military, space and research markets.
MYTH #2: Solar manufacturing results in more pollution than is saved by solar usage.
FACT:
As shown in the NREL study above, a PV system meeting half of the electrical needs of a typical household would eliminate approximately half a ton of sulfur dioxide pollution from the air, and about 600 lbs. of nitrogen oxides. In contrast, the pollutants produced in the manufacturing process are minimal and largely recycled.
CSP plant equipment and solar thermal devices are essentially specialized formations of glass, steel, aluminum and plastics; their manufacture is comparable to that involved in making household windows, water heaters or mirrors.
PV devices are essentially "electric glass." Their typical silicon substrate is a close relative of window glass. The processes used to render it electrically reactive are the same as are used in the microchip manufacturing industry, acknowledged by states and municipalities as a clean manufacturing process.
MYTH #3: Solar is too expensive for widespread usage.
FACT:
Solar PV technologies have declined in price every year since they were introduced onto the market, driven by improved research and development, and most of all by steady increases in sales volume. (In 1954, approximately one watt of PV generating devices was manufactured. In 2004, approximately one billion watts will be manufactured worldwide.)
Every solar panel purchased makes the next one cheaper, in stark contrast to nonrenewable sources, which become scarcer and more expensive with every ton that is burned.
PV has recently exploded into a number of industrial markets, where it is quite simply the lowest -cost source of power available. These include highway warning signs, rural irrigation applications and remote electrical and communications devices. Similarly, for any application more than about half a mile away from the electrical grid, a solar system will likely prove less expensive than will power line construction.
The most rapidly-growing segment of the solar industry is for "grid connected" systems - rooftop solar panels on homes or businesses that remain connected to the conventional electrical grid. In some cases, as where electricity is more expensive during the middle of the day, or when solar is used to support power-critical applications (e.g. banking, microchip manufacturing), the economics are very compelling without further incentives. In other places, comparatively modest state or federal incentives (listed comprehensively at http://www.dsireusa.org can make solar a great investment for home or business owners that betters with every year. Utilities and large consumers are becoming more conscious of the value of solar and other generation sources with the publication of works like "Small is Profitable" - available at http://www.smallisprofitable.org.
MYTH #4: Solar won't work where I live.
FACT:
Solar thermal and PV devices are dependent on light, not heat - and this light does not need to be direct. Put another way, if you can find your way around outside, a solar panel could be working. The map below shows solar resources throughout the U.S. While the Southwest enjoys particularly good resources, the entire U.S. has adequate solar resources.
Read about renewable energy at:
http://solarserdar.wordpress.com
http://solarserdar.blogspot.com
More important than place-to-place variations in solar intensity is the price of daytime electricity where you live and the existence of state incentives for clean energy. A solar contractor in your area can give you a good idea of whether solar is right for you.
SOLAR SERDAR
solarserdar@gmail.com
Thursday, September 23, 2010
SOLAR SERDAR - NEWS DEPARTMENT
SOLAR SERDAR* PROJECTS & CONTRACTS
Recurrent Energy and Sharp Corp. have reached a definitive agreement for Sharp to acquire Recurrent Energy, a solar project developer and generating company with a 2 GW pipeline. The acquisition is expected to close before the end of this year, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
The terms of the agreement call for Sharp to pay up to $305 million in cash at closing, subject to balance-sheet adjustments, to purchase a 100% stake from Recurrent Energy shareholders. Recurrent Energy is a Hudson Clean Energy Partners portfolio company. Other shareholders include Mohr Davidow Ventures.
Recurrent Energy will retain its name, operating as a subsidiary of Sharp. Arno Harris, CEO of Recurrent Energy, will retain his title and continue to lead the company following the acquisition. Harris will report to Toshishige Hamano, Sharp's executive vice president responsible for overseas business. Recurrent Energy's executive team and employees will also continue with the company.
SOURCE: Recurrent Energy
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enXco, an EDF Energies Nouvelles company, and Portland General Electric (PGE) have entered into two power purchase agreements for solar photovoltaic installations to be located in the Willamette Valley near Salem, Ore. The two installations will combine for a total of 2.84 MW of generating capacity, providing power for approximately 2,300 homes at peak production.
enXco will develop, build and own the thin-film solar projects. PGE will purchase the power generated under a 25-year power purchase agreement. The projects are expected to commence construction in early 2011 and reach commercial operation in July 2011. enXco Service Corp. will operate and maintain the projects.
"These projects represent the largest ground-mounted solar PV installations in the Pacific Northwest, as well as the first solar development for enXco in the region," notes Troy Gagliano, project developer at enXco.
Both sites are located in the southeastern portion of Yamhill County. The Bellevue Solar project site will produce 1.69 MW, and the Yamhill Solar Project site will produce 1.15 MW. The projects will connect to the existing PGE utility system.
SOURCE: Portland General Electric
More info at solarserdar@gmail.com
The highest demand for PV inverters this year will come from both the smallest and the largest three-phase inverters, according a recently released report on the market from IMS Research. Shipments of inverters rated below 35 kW and above 500 kW are growing nearly 50% faster than the rest of the market.
The PV inverter market has achieved remarkable growth in the past few years, overcoming the collapse of the Spanish market to produce record shipments in 2009 - a feat set to be broken again in 2010 with close to 17 GW of shipments, IMS Research says. This growth has attracted many new entrants to the market, especially suppliers already active in similar markets.
However, although these suppliers have transferred their expertise in high power and produced large central inverters, it is the smaller three-phase products that are predicted to capture a greater share in the short term.
IMS Research’s recently published report has revealed that shipments of small three-phase inverters rated around 10 kW to 20kW are forecast to grow by around 170% this year. Inverters rated at over 500 kW are projected to grow at a similar rate but will capture a smaller share of the market.
In the longer-term, however, much faster growth is predicted for these larger inverters, with utility-scale installations emerging rapidly – although, due to their inherently lower price per watt, these inverters will still only account for 10% of revenues in 2014, the report says.
"Recently, demand for PV inverters in commercial installations appears to be splitting into two clear categories: very small three-phase products or very large central inverters," says Tom Haddon, PV research analyst at IMS. "While mid-sized central inverters offer a lower initial investment cost, shipments of inverters in the 10 kW to 20 kW range have increased massively in 2010, with a range of new models being released by major suppliers such as SMA, Kaco, SolarMax and Power-One.
"These products offer greater system design flexibility, easier installation and higher energy yields, and also better grid integration - a crucial factor, given the medium-voltage directive and reactive power legislation in Germany," Haddon adds.
Although it is forecast that these units will lose some market share to larger central inverters in the longer term as the emerging markets of the U.S., India and China drive demand for megawatt-sized substations, in the medium term, smaller three-phase models are forecast to be one of the prime revenue generators, as their adaptable nature can be applied to installations ranging from small commercial to multi-megawatt utility-scale installations.
SOURCE: IMS Research
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Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) has begun a major expansion of the Colorado State University (CSU) solar plant at the Foothills Campus. The 3.3 MW addition, which will be located adjacent to the 2 MW facility that opened in December 2009 on Chrisman Field, is expected to be completed within four months, according to FRV.
With the expansion, the entire project will generate a total of 8.5 million kWh of electricity annually.
FRV will own the solar facility and will be responsible for operating and maintaining it over the 20-year contract term. FRV and CSU have entered into a power purchase agreement that enables CSU to purchase the electricity produced by the plant at a fixed rate for 20 years, without any up-front cost to the university. The university also has the option to purchase the solar plant at the end of the 20-year contract for the fair market value. At that time, the university could claim the full value of the renewable energy credits (RECs) generated by the plant.
The project is part of the Xcel Energy Solar Rewards program. Xcel will purchase the RECs generated by the system in support of Colorado’s renewable portfolio standard, which requires utilities to generate 30% of their power from renewable energy sources by 2020.
Global Energy Services will install the project as an FRV contractor. Advanced Energy, based in Ft. Collins, Colo., is supplying the inverters for the project.
SOURCE: Fotowatio Renewable Ventures
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ART TEC Solar has developed the DTC-D solar differential temperature controller, which is designed specifically for PV-powered collector circulation pumps used in solar heating systems.
This digital controller includes an internal battery backup that allows the controller to continue to display current temperatures and record maximum/minimum temperatures in the absence of solar power for several days, the company says. The controller's backlight makes it easy to read in dark utility rooms.
Features include max temperature shutoff, with optional over-temperature audible alarm, freeze alarm with optional freeze pumping for systems that operate from batteries, and resettable max/min display of recent temperature extremes. Front-panel controls allow easy changes to settings and manual override of the pump to on, off and auto modes, the company adds.
The new differential temperature controller will be available in November.
SOURCE: ART TEC Solar
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Recurrent Energy and Sharp Corp. have reached a definitive agreement for Sharp to acquire Recurrent Energy, a solar project developer and generating company with a 2 GW pipeline. The acquisition is expected to close before the end of this year, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
The terms of the agreement call for Sharp to pay up to $305 million in cash at closing, subject to balance-sheet adjustments, to purchase a 100% stake from Recurrent Energy shareholders. Recurrent Energy is a Hudson Clean Energy Partners portfolio company. Other shareholders include Mohr Davidow Ventures.
Recurrent Energy will retain its name, operating as a subsidiary of Sharp. Arno Harris, CEO of Recurrent Energy, will retain his title and continue to lead the company following the acquisition. Harris will report to Toshishige Hamano, Sharp's executive vice president responsible for overseas business. Recurrent Energy's executive team and employees will also continue with the company.
SOURCE: Recurrent Energy
More info at solarserdar@gmail.com
enXco, an EDF Energies Nouvelles company, and Portland General Electric (PGE) have entered into two power purchase agreements for solar photovoltaic installations to be located in the Willamette Valley near Salem, Ore. The two installations will combine for a total of 2.84 MW of generating capacity, providing power for approximately 2,300 homes at peak production.
enXco will develop, build and own the thin-film solar projects. PGE will purchase the power generated under a 25-year power purchase agreement. The projects are expected to commence construction in early 2011 and reach commercial operation in July 2011. enXco Service Corp. will operate and maintain the projects.
"These projects represent the largest ground-mounted solar PV installations in the Pacific Northwest, as well as the first solar development for enXco in the region," notes Troy Gagliano, project developer at enXco.
Both sites are located in the southeastern portion of Yamhill County. The Bellevue Solar project site will produce 1.69 MW, and the Yamhill Solar Project site will produce 1.15 MW. The projects will connect to the existing PGE utility system.
SOURCE: Portland General Electric
More info at solarserdar@gmail.com
The highest demand for PV inverters this year will come from both the smallest and the largest three-phase inverters, according a recently released report on the market from IMS Research. Shipments of inverters rated below 35 kW and above 500 kW are growing nearly 50% faster than the rest of the market.
The PV inverter market has achieved remarkable growth in the past few years, overcoming the collapse of the Spanish market to produce record shipments in 2009 - a feat set to be broken again in 2010 with close to 17 GW of shipments, IMS Research says. This growth has attracted many new entrants to the market, especially suppliers already active in similar markets.
However, although these suppliers have transferred their expertise in high power and produced large central inverters, it is the smaller three-phase products that are predicted to capture a greater share in the short term.
IMS Research’s recently published report has revealed that shipments of small three-phase inverters rated around 10 kW to 20kW are forecast to grow by around 170% this year. Inverters rated at over 500 kW are projected to grow at a similar rate but will capture a smaller share of the market.
In the longer-term, however, much faster growth is predicted for these larger inverters, with utility-scale installations emerging rapidly – although, due to their inherently lower price per watt, these inverters will still only account for 10% of revenues in 2014, the report says.
"Recently, demand for PV inverters in commercial installations appears to be splitting into two clear categories: very small three-phase products or very large central inverters," says Tom Haddon, PV research analyst at IMS. "While mid-sized central inverters offer a lower initial investment cost, shipments of inverters in the 10 kW to 20 kW range have increased massively in 2010, with a range of new models being released by major suppliers such as SMA, Kaco, SolarMax and Power-One.
"These products offer greater system design flexibility, easier installation and higher energy yields, and also better grid integration - a crucial factor, given the medium-voltage directive and reactive power legislation in Germany," Haddon adds.
Although it is forecast that these units will lose some market share to larger central inverters in the longer term as the emerging markets of the U.S., India and China drive demand for megawatt-sized substations, in the medium term, smaller three-phase models are forecast to be one of the prime revenue generators, as their adaptable nature can be applied to installations ranging from small commercial to multi-megawatt utility-scale installations.
SOURCE: IMS Research
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Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) has begun a major expansion of the Colorado State University (CSU) solar plant at the Foothills Campus. The 3.3 MW addition, which will be located adjacent to the 2 MW facility that opened in December 2009 on Chrisman Field, is expected to be completed within four months, according to FRV.
With the expansion, the entire project will generate a total of 8.5 million kWh of electricity annually.
FRV will own the solar facility and will be responsible for operating and maintaining it over the 20-year contract term. FRV and CSU have entered into a power purchase agreement that enables CSU to purchase the electricity produced by the plant at a fixed rate for 20 years, without any up-front cost to the university. The university also has the option to purchase the solar plant at the end of the 20-year contract for the fair market value. At that time, the university could claim the full value of the renewable energy credits (RECs) generated by the plant.
The project is part of the Xcel Energy Solar Rewards program. Xcel will purchase the RECs generated by the system in support of Colorado’s renewable portfolio standard, which requires utilities to generate 30% of their power from renewable energy sources by 2020.
Global Energy Services will install the project as an FRV contractor. Advanced Energy, based in Ft. Collins, Colo., is supplying the inverters for the project.
SOURCE: Fotowatio Renewable Ventures
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ART TEC Solar has developed the DTC-D solar differential temperature controller, which is designed specifically for PV-powered collector circulation pumps used in solar heating systems.
This digital controller includes an internal battery backup that allows the controller to continue to display current temperatures and record maximum/minimum temperatures in the absence of solar power for several days, the company says. The controller's backlight makes it easy to read in dark utility rooms.
Features include max temperature shutoff, with optional over-temperature audible alarm, freeze alarm with optional freeze pumping for systems that operate from batteries, and resettable max/min display of recent temperature extremes. Front-panel controls allow easy changes to settings and manual override of the pump to on, off and auto modes, the company adds.
The new differential temperature controller will be available in November.
SOURCE: ART TEC Solar
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
SOLAR SERDAR - REASON TO GO RENEWABLE
SOLAR SERDAR
Why Invest in Renewables?
If you're not at the power table, you're on the menu. Welcome to the Power business.
At this moment in history, a unique opportunity, barely recognized as yet, has presented itself to all of us who work for a living in America. We have the chance to take control of our own future as it relates to energy and power, food, and our local economies.
First, let’s look at Energy.
Distributed Renewable Energy is a concept that, until very recently, applied only to a few off-grid hippies, usually in the mountains somewhere. But oh how times have rapidly changed, and now these formerly mysterious technologies can become a very powerful force in shaping the future of our city.
We have a small window of opportunity here.
Our big government and big energy and power companies are planning your energy future right now. Their plan includes solar, wind, and a lot of coal. Their plan includes transmission fees, distribution fees, line loss fees, maintenance fees, infrastructure development fees, special assessments, big salaries, municipal taxes, state taxes, federal taxes, and more subsidies than ever before.
Thus far, our country has run almost exclusively on big, centralized power. We have grown up believing that this is normal and natural. But this is not the case at all.
Right now, before they can tax us into a second job, we can act. When we invest our own money in solar and wind, we can secure a future with far less need for coal and no need at all for all those taxes, fees and subsidies that can be raised every year without notice. We can use geothermal systems for our heating, air conditioning and hot water. We can use the grid (conventional power and electricity) for back up only, and sell back power, at a profit, whenever we have excess. We can also invest in carbon reduction projects, carbon financial instruments, carbon futures, and renewable energy credits.
Right now, big Energy and Power is investing in all these things, including geothermal, solar, and wind. And in the next five years, you are going to buy someone solar panels. If that someone is not you, the solar power you buy from them will be taxed and tarriffed. It will make you madder than anything that’s happened thus far. But the window will be closed, the opportunities gone.
Oh, you’ll pay for solar panels, anyway. But they won’t be yours. Still doubting...
Here are the Facts:
Natural Gas Prices are now at $1.25 per therm, commodity only, and are expected to nearly double in the next twelve months.
Electric Prices are higher than ever since recent deregulation and are forecasted to increase dramatically (25-40%) in the upcoming months.
Also, the greatest tax incentive that nobody talks about -is that there is no tax on your renewable energy system.
Well, you ask -how much money are we really talking about?
First, I will breakdown the cost of conventional electricity for one of our commercial clients:
For the month of May, our client, a large plastics manufacturer, was billed $23,778.31, of which $9095.93 was fees, taxes, and additional assessments. That means that Transmission Charges, Transmission and Distribution Loss Charges, Customer Charges, Franchise Costs, State Taxes, Municipal Taxes, Instrument Funding Charges, Environmental Cost Recovery Adjustments, Standard Metering Charges, Distribution Facilities Charges, and Nonstandard Facilities Charges, account for an additional 61%, on top of our clients actual electricity usage cost.
Next, we will examine natural gas costs for a typical Chicago 4 bedroom, 2 bath home.
For the month of April Natural Gas (Commodity) Costs totaled $177.03, on top of which our residential client paid an additional $65.49 in taxes, fees and assessments, including Monthly Customer Charges, Environmental Cost Recovery Charges, County, Government, Agency Comparative Adjustment fees, Franchise Customer Adjustment fees, Municipal Utility Taxes, Utility Fund Taxes, and State Revenue Taxes, which added an additional 39% to the Natural Gas usage cost.
In both of these examples, we see that added to the already steadily increasing, volatile cost of conventional Electricity and Power, fees, taxes and assessments add, on average, an additional 30-60% to your power and electric costs. Wouldn't you like to save that money, year after year?More info at solarserdar@gmail.com.
Other reasons to go renewable:
Take advantage of Federal tax credits and incentives, available for businesses and homeowners, accelerated depreciation for businesses, and state rebates, for RE energy systems.
Consider that heating your hot water is the second biggest natural gas expense, and you use it every day, all day--all year long. Shouldn't you save money on such a necessary expense?
Don't forget that Renewable Systems, like solar, wind and geo, add value to your property and are exempt from property taxes.
Own your energy at a fixed cost and free yourself from the rising, volatile cost of conventional power and energy, while Renewable systems for businesses and multi unit properties offer positive publicity opportunities while increasing assets and lowering liabilities.
Solar Energy will extend the life of your hot water heater and furnace by reducing their workload, and a geo system will completely eliminate your need for a furnace. In addition, Renewable Systems are long-lasting, cost efficient, quiet, reliable, and require very little if any maintenance.
Set up an on-site consultation with SOLAR SERDAR and start planning your energy future today!
SOLAR SERDAR
solarserdar@gmail.com
Why Invest in Renewables?
If you're not at the power table, you're on the menu. Welcome to the Power business.
At this moment in history, a unique opportunity, barely recognized as yet, has presented itself to all of us who work for a living in America. We have the chance to take control of our own future as it relates to energy and power, food, and our local economies.
First, let’s look at Energy.
Distributed Renewable Energy is a concept that, until very recently, applied only to a few off-grid hippies, usually in the mountains somewhere. But oh how times have rapidly changed, and now these formerly mysterious technologies can become a very powerful force in shaping the future of our city.
We have a small window of opportunity here.
Our big government and big energy and power companies are planning your energy future right now. Their plan includes solar, wind, and a lot of coal. Their plan includes transmission fees, distribution fees, line loss fees, maintenance fees, infrastructure development fees, special assessments, big salaries, municipal taxes, state taxes, federal taxes, and more subsidies than ever before.
Thus far, our country has run almost exclusively on big, centralized power. We have grown up believing that this is normal and natural. But this is not the case at all.
Right now, before they can tax us into a second job, we can act. When we invest our own money in solar and wind, we can secure a future with far less need for coal and no need at all for all those taxes, fees and subsidies that can be raised every year without notice. We can use geothermal systems for our heating, air conditioning and hot water. We can use the grid (conventional power and electricity) for back up only, and sell back power, at a profit, whenever we have excess. We can also invest in carbon reduction projects, carbon financial instruments, carbon futures, and renewable energy credits.
Right now, big Energy and Power is investing in all these things, including geothermal, solar, and wind. And in the next five years, you are going to buy someone solar panels. If that someone is not you, the solar power you buy from them will be taxed and tarriffed. It will make you madder than anything that’s happened thus far. But the window will be closed, the opportunities gone.
Oh, you’ll pay for solar panels, anyway. But they won’t be yours. Still doubting...
Here are the Facts:
Natural Gas Prices are now at $1.25 per therm, commodity only, and are expected to nearly double in the next twelve months.
Electric Prices are higher than ever since recent deregulation and are forecasted to increase dramatically (25-40%) in the upcoming months.
Also, the greatest tax incentive that nobody talks about -is that there is no tax on your renewable energy system.
Well, you ask -how much money are we really talking about?
First, I will breakdown the cost of conventional electricity for one of our commercial clients:
For the month of May, our client, a large plastics manufacturer, was billed $23,778.31, of which $9095.93 was fees, taxes, and additional assessments. That means that Transmission Charges, Transmission and Distribution Loss Charges, Customer Charges, Franchise Costs, State Taxes, Municipal Taxes, Instrument Funding Charges, Environmental Cost Recovery Adjustments, Standard Metering Charges, Distribution Facilities Charges, and Nonstandard Facilities Charges, account for an additional 61%, on top of our clients actual electricity usage cost.
Next, we will examine natural gas costs for a typical Chicago 4 bedroom, 2 bath home.
For the month of April Natural Gas (Commodity) Costs totaled $177.03, on top of which our residential client paid an additional $65.49 in taxes, fees and assessments, including Monthly Customer Charges, Environmental Cost Recovery Charges, County, Government, Agency Comparative Adjustment fees, Franchise Customer Adjustment fees, Municipal Utility Taxes, Utility Fund Taxes, and State Revenue Taxes, which added an additional 39% to the Natural Gas usage cost.
In both of these examples, we see that added to the already steadily increasing, volatile cost of conventional Electricity and Power, fees, taxes and assessments add, on average, an additional 30-60% to your power and electric costs. Wouldn't you like to save that money, year after year?More info at solarserdar@gmail.com.
Other reasons to go renewable:
Take advantage of Federal tax credits and incentives, available for businesses and homeowners, accelerated depreciation for businesses, and state rebates, for RE energy systems.
Consider that heating your hot water is the second biggest natural gas expense, and you use it every day, all day--all year long. Shouldn't you save money on such a necessary expense?
Don't forget that Renewable Systems, like solar, wind and geo, add value to your property and are exempt from property taxes.
Own your energy at a fixed cost and free yourself from the rising, volatile cost of conventional power and energy, while Renewable systems for businesses and multi unit properties offer positive publicity opportunities while increasing assets and lowering liabilities.
Solar Energy will extend the life of your hot water heater and furnace by reducing their workload, and a geo system will completely eliminate your need for a furnace. In addition, Renewable Systems are long-lasting, cost efficient, quiet, reliable, and require very little if any maintenance.
Set up an on-site consultation with SOLAR SERDAR and start planning your energy future today!
SOLAR SERDAR
solarserdar@gmail.com
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
SOLAR SERDAR - SOLAR DECATHLON
SOLAR SERDAR
Educational Resources for Homeowners
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon is a showcase of energy-efficient and renewable energy products that can be used by all homeowners. Visiting the Solar Decathlon and touring the team houses is a great way to see these products in action and learn about their use and benefits. Until the next event, you can learn more about renewable energy and energy-efficient products for your home by exploring the links below.
Energy Savers
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Energy Savers Web site is a vast resource where you can explore options for saving energy and using renewable energy at home, at work, in your community, and while driving.
Stay Warm, Save Money
This Energy Savers Web site provides homeowners with free and inexpensive strategies for saving energy and money through the cool fall and winter months as well as energy-saving investments that can provide savings over the long term.
Educational Resources for Building Professionals
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon provides educational opportunities for building professionals of all disciplines. Visiting the Solar Decathlon, touring the team houses, and participating in Building Industry Day are great ways to learn about new building technologies and techniques. Until the next event, you can learn more about renewable energy and energy-efficient topics for building professionals by exploring the links below.More info at solarserdar@gmail.com.
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon is an award-winning program that challenges 20 collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient, and attractive. The winner of the competition is the team that best blends affordability, consumer appeal, and design excellence with optimal energy production and maximum efficiency.
The first Solar Decathlon was held in 2002; the competition has since occurred biennially in 2005, 2007, and 2009. The next event will take place on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in fall 2011. Open to the public free of charge, visitors can tour the houses, gather ideas to use in their own homes, and learn how energy-saving features can help them save money today.
Purpose
The Solar Decathlon:
Educates student participants and the public about the many cost-saving opportunities presented by clean-energy products
Demonstrates to the public the opportunities presented by cost-effective houses that combine energy-efficient construction and appliances with renewable energy systems that are available today
Provides participating students with unique training that prepares them to enter our nation's clean-energy workforce.
Impact
Since 2002, the Solar Decathlon has:
Involved 92 collegiate teams, which pursued multidisciplinary course curricula to study the requirements for designing and building energy-efficient, solar-powered houses
Established a worldwide reputation as a successful educational program and workforce development opportunity for thousands of students
Affected the lives of 15,000 collegiate participants
Expanded its outreach to K–12 students by inviting schools in the Washington, D.C., area to visit on class tours.
In 2009, the Solar Decathlon:
Provided 307,502 house visits to the public over 10 days
Offered 32 workshops onsite for the public and held a dedicated day of workshops for builders and industry, which were attended by 506 professionals
Partnered with the National Education Association, which broadcast daily educational programming to classrooms around the nation
Reached millions of readers and viewers in markets across the globe through various media.More info at solarserdar@gmail.com.
Solar Decathlon Competition
In the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, 20 collegiate teams design and build energy-efficient houses powered exclusively by the sun. These teams spend almost two years creating houses to compete in 10 contests on the National Mall. The winning team produces a house that:
Is affordable, attractive, and easy to live in
Maintains comfortable and healthy indoor environmental conditions
Supplies energy to household appliances for cooking, cleaning, and entertainment
Provides adequate hot water
Produces as much or more energy than it consumes.
Solar Decathlon Teams
The 20 university-led teams that design, build, and operate the competition's solar-powered houses are the heart of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. Learn more about each of these teams competing in Solar Decathlon 2011:
Appalachian State University
Florida International University
Middlebury College
New Zealand: Victoria University of Wellington
The Ohio State University
Parsons The New School for Design and Stevens Institute of Technology
Purdue University
The Southern California Institute of Architecture and California Institute of Technology
Team Belgium: Ghent University
Team Canada: University of Calgary
Team China: Tongji University
Team Florida: The University of South Florida, Florida State University, The University of Central Florida, and The University of Florida
Team Massachusetts: Massachusetts College of Art and Design and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell
Team New Jersey: Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey and New Jersey Institute of Technology
Team New York: The City College of New York
Tidewater Virginia: Old Dominion University and Hampton University
University of Hawaii
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Maryland
The University of Tennessee.
Solar Decathlon Europe 2012
The next Solar Decathlon Europe will occur in spring/summer 2012. Proposals for participation in Solar Decathlon Europe 2012 are due Nov. 3, 2010. For more information about the application process, see the Solar Decathlon Europe Web site.
Solar Decathlon Europe 2010
Modeled after the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C., the first Solar Decathlon Europe took place in Madrid, Spain, in June 2010. The decathletes spent 10 days competing in the Villa Solar near the Royal Palace (Palacia Real) of historic Madrid. A combination of task completion, measurement, and jury scoring determined Solar Decathlon Europe's first champion: Virginia Tech.
SOLAR SERDAR
solarserdar@gmail.com
Educational Resources for Homeowners
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon is a showcase of energy-efficient and renewable energy products that can be used by all homeowners. Visiting the Solar Decathlon and touring the team houses is a great way to see these products in action and learn about their use and benefits. Until the next event, you can learn more about renewable energy and energy-efficient products for your home by exploring the links below.
Energy Savers
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Energy Savers Web site is a vast resource where you can explore options for saving energy and using renewable energy at home, at work, in your community, and while driving.
Stay Warm, Save Money
This Energy Savers Web site provides homeowners with free and inexpensive strategies for saving energy and money through the cool fall and winter months as well as energy-saving investments that can provide savings over the long term.
Educational Resources for Building Professionals
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon provides educational opportunities for building professionals of all disciplines. Visiting the Solar Decathlon, touring the team houses, and participating in Building Industry Day are great ways to learn about new building technologies and techniques. Until the next event, you can learn more about renewable energy and energy-efficient topics for building professionals by exploring the links below.More info at solarserdar@gmail.com.
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon is an award-winning program that challenges 20 collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient, and attractive. The winner of the competition is the team that best blends affordability, consumer appeal, and design excellence with optimal energy production and maximum efficiency.
The first Solar Decathlon was held in 2002; the competition has since occurred biennially in 2005, 2007, and 2009. The next event will take place on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in fall 2011. Open to the public free of charge, visitors can tour the houses, gather ideas to use in their own homes, and learn how energy-saving features can help them save money today.
Purpose
The Solar Decathlon:
Educates student participants and the public about the many cost-saving opportunities presented by clean-energy products
Demonstrates to the public the opportunities presented by cost-effective houses that combine energy-efficient construction and appliances with renewable energy systems that are available today
Provides participating students with unique training that prepares them to enter our nation's clean-energy workforce.
Impact
Since 2002, the Solar Decathlon has:
Involved 92 collegiate teams, which pursued multidisciplinary course curricula to study the requirements for designing and building energy-efficient, solar-powered houses
Established a worldwide reputation as a successful educational program and workforce development opportunity for thousands of students
Affected the lives of 15,000 collegiate participants
Expanded its outreach to K–12 students by inviting schools in the Washington, D.C., area to visit on class tours.
In 2009, the Solar Decathlon:
Provided 307,502 house visits to the public over 10 days
Offered 32 workshops onsite for the public and held a dedicated day of workshops for builders and industry, which were attended by 506 professionals
Partnered with the National Education Association, which broadcast daily educational programming to classrooms around the nation
Reached millions of readers and viewers in markets across the globe through various media.More info at solarserdar@gmail.com.
Solar Decathlon Competition
In the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, 20 collegiate teams design and build energy-efficient houses powered exclusively by the sun. These teams spend almost two years creating houses to compete in 10 contests on the National Mall. The winning team produces a house that:
Is affordable, attractive, and easy to live in
Maintains comfortable and healthy indoor environmental conditions
Supplies energy to household appliances for cooking, cleaning, and entertainment
Provides adequate hot water
Produces as much or more energy than it consumes.
Solar Decathlon Teams
The 20 university-led teams that design, build, and operate the competition's solar-powered houses are the heart of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. Learn more about each of these teams competing in Solar Decathlon 2011:
Appalachian State University
Florida International University
Middlebury College
New Zealand: Victoria University of Wellington
The Ohio State University
Parsons The New School for Design and Stevens Institute of Technology
Purdue University
The Southern California Institute of Architecture and California Institute of Technology
Team Belgium: Ghent University
Team Canada: University of Calgary
Team China: Tongji University
Team Florida: The University of South Florida, Florida State University, The University of Central Florida, and The University of Florida
Team Massachusetts: Massachusetts College of Art and Design and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell
Team New Jersey: Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey and New Jersey Institute of Technology
Team New York: The City College of New York
Tidewater Virginia: Old Dominion University and Hampton University
University of Hawaii
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Maryland
The University of Tennessee.
Solar Decathlon Europe 2012
The next Solar Decathlon Europe will occur in spring/summer 2012. Proposals for participation in Solar Decathlon Europe 2012 are due Nov. 3, 2010. For more information about the application process, see the Solar Decathlon Europe Web site.
Solar Decathlon Europe 2010
Modeled after the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C., the first Solar Decathlon Europe took place in Madrid, Spain, in June 2010. The decathletes spent 10 days competing in the Villa Solar near the Royal Palace (Palacia Real) of historic Madrid. A combination of task completion, measurement, and jury scoring determined Solar Decathlon Europe's first champion: Virginia Tech.
SOLAR SERDAR
solarserdar@gmail.com
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