Today, 03 August 2022, we finally adjusted the panels of the test array to 35° inclination. The morning was clear and fairly bright; a hot day with air temperatures in the region of 30°C. And we easily reached our target of over 700 watts per square metre output. In fact, Read more…
Up until today (02 August 2022), our test array was inclined at nearly 80° from horizontal. That gave degraded performance. We set it this morning to 55° and saw a large difference. You can see this in the graphs. We’ll set it to about 35° in the next few days. Read more…
Solar collectors and panels have to be correctly aligned to get the best performance; these angles can affect the amount of energy collected and are based on two factors: latitude and the season. Solar collectors will capture the most energy when most of the solar radiation falling on them is Read more…
That’s us in the pale blue dot. Alone, fragile and vulnerable; we’d better take care of our planet. Photograph taken by the Voyager 1 spacecraft in 1990, 6 billion kilometres from Earth. “That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard Read more…