Tag archive: Solar
Backup Power | Solar Charged Batteries
The following is a brief outline (with diagrams and images) for creating your own portable solar panel emergency power station that is small enough to be stored inconspicuously on most patios. How to Build a Solar Energy Generator for Emergency Backup Power You can make your own home or office…
Photovoltaic
Solar Energy (Photovoltaics or PV) Understanding 3 Popular Solar Technologies Solar power’s popularity continues to grow every year, and along with that popularity, the number of solar technologies has grown. Three of the most popular solar technologies are: Photovoltaic solar panels Thin film solar panels Solar thermal panels Figuring out…
(Concrete Pad) Commercial
Inverter | Commercial (Concrete Pad) One of the main concepts to understand when looking at commercial inverters is three phase electric power. It is the most common and efficient method of distributing large volumes of electricity by national grids worldwide. In a three-phase system, power is efficiently carried by a…
The Golden Triangle is Going Green
Green Power Systems announced today that they have supplied Vista Sorrento, LLC with a solar electric solution that converts their roof into a 146 kilowatt (kW) solar electric generating system. Vista Sorrento, LLC, features a family of public mutual funds with performance-based Sub-Adviser compensation, also commonly known as fulcrum fees….
Resources
Energy Smart Resource Center Technologies for Today and Tomorrow The GPS Resource Center is committed to the ongoing advancement of the technology, efficiency, and quality of our products and services, as well as aiding our clients in their efforts to accelerate the transition to clean, reliable, renewable energy. We have…
Getting Started
Resources | Getting Started Solar energy popularity has continued to expand as we watch the price of our electric bills go up almost daily. Many of us have realized just how finite our supply of oil and coal really are. As the technology for photovoltaic (solar electric) panels improve, so…
Solar thermal systems
Concentrating solar power (CSP) Solar thermal systems need sunlight rather than the more diffuse light which can be harnessed by solar PV. A solar thermal power plant has a system of mirrors to concentrate the sunlight on to an absorber, the energy then being used to drive turbines – concentrating solar thermal…
Solar Basic Overview
Solar History People have been studying how plants convert sunlight into food for many centuries. Around the mid 1800’s the photovoltaic effect was discovered and developed. Copper and Selenium were the principle driving advances in solar power with nothing really changing until the early 1950’s. As vacuum tubes gave way…