All Recent Applications of Solar PV Panels
24 June 2009 | Solar Power | No Comments
Photovoltaics (PV) solar electricity is the most elegant method to produce electricity without moving parts, emissions or noise, no water for cooling system and generating no by-products – and all this by converting abundant sunlight without practical limitations.The amount of solar radiation is actually the amount of solar energy that arrives on the earth.The last estimation made by National Renewable Energy Laboratory scientists proves that the entire world’s electrical needs could be supplied if only one percent of the land in the U.S. would be covered with solar panels. (more…)
Passive and Active Solar Systems for Buildings
15 June 2009 | Green Technology | 1 Comment
The adaptation of urban buildings to the specific environmental conditions of cities in order to incorporate efficiently solar and energy-saving measures and couterbalance the radical changes and transformations of the radiative, thermal, moisture and aerodynamin characteristics of the urban environment is a major priority.This incorporates appropriate sizing and placing of the building openings, to promote solar energy utilization, enchance air flow and natural ventilation and improve daylight aviability, integration of photovoltaics and also the use of passive cooling tedhniques to decrease cooling energy consumption and improve thermal comfort. (more…)