One of the most confusing things about solar energy is the mysterious link between the installed power and the actual energy output. To put it another way, if you put a 200-watt solar panel on your roof how many watt-hours of electricity would you produce in a day or throughout the whole year? It is ...
Solar panels are not the only things that convert solar radiation into energy. Plants have been doing this for billions of years. How can farmers make use of solar radiation data? A huge decision farmers face is which crop to plant. This depends on a number of factors, two of which are soil moisture and the ...
Spring is here and that means two important things: 1) Your solar potential is on the rise and 2) It's time for a little spring cleaning! With the spring equinox behind us, we are now on the winning side when it comes to daylight hours - that is, if you live in the Northern hemisphere. Longer days mean more ...