IF I INSTALL A 1MW SOLAR POWER PLANT HOW MUCH KILLO WATT HOUR I CAN GET PER MONTH IN PRACTICAL SITUA
Arunbalaji Asked: IF I INSTALL A 1MW SOLAR POWER PLANT HOW MUCH KILLO WATT HOUR I CAN GET PER MONTH IN PRACTICAL SITUA Depends on the month of the year, the weather, and the lattitude of the plant. It can generate 1 megawatt of power when exposed to full direct sunlight, based on the definition of a 1MW solar power plant. So, for the purpose of showing you the formula, I will take the case of the month of July in New Mexico, US. That means 31 days of full sunlight (NM has dry weather), with at least 12 hours per of usable sunlight. That means 1,000 kilo watts X 12 hrs/day X 31 days = 372,000 kilowatt-hours of energy produced. Take another case, January in Alaska, US. Weather factors means you have partial cloud cover for 12 days, full cover for 10 days, and no cover for 8 days. (Not real numbers, just as an example). That far north, the days are 4 hours long in January. P= 1,000 kilo watts X 4 hrs/day X (12 days * 50% power + 8 days) = 56,000 kilowatt-hours So, to boil it down, you multiply 1MW of power X equivalent hours [...]
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Efficiency of solar panels vs other renewable energy sources
Solar energy has been trending upwards for the last decade or so, owing to the new developments in photovoltaic cells and the increase in power generation efficiencies these new developments brought about. Generally speaking for products currently on the market, the efficiency of solar panels will usually be between 10% and 20%, settling at about 15% as far as the average value is concerned. Note that this is true only for commercially available, retail, homeowner application type of panels. Large or industrial scale solar panels may have a bit higher efficiencies than that, reaching up to 25% owing to the economies of scale for energy production. Furthermore, current research on solar cells have them working at up to 40% efficiency under lab conditions thanks to the new techniques and materials involved (such as GaInP/GaAs/Ge hybrid cells), but more time and testing, as well as a feasible way to produce these novel cells will be required for them to be commercialized effectively in the near future. Let us do a little calculation to see the cost of meeting the annual power demand of a 1,500 ft2 (about 150 m2) home with the currently available 15% average efficiency solar panels. Assuming 4.8 [...]
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How has the US government invested in renewable energy?
Mer Asked: How has the US government invested in renewable energy? In recent years, how has the administration invested in renewable energy? Any laws passed, acts, bills, whatever…if possible PLEASE include the reputable source you're getting it from. Thanks SO much
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Are there any lightning energy harvesting systems/designs at work yet this days?
jorik Asked: Are there any lightning energy harvesting systems/designs at work yet this days? Writing a report on renewable energy and I need to know if there are ANY systems/designs that are built and used atleast for experimental purposes? So fur what i have been found is researches that say its possible but they used computer programs to stimulate the lightning and the detailed electrical circuit to store the harvested energy.
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