TODAY’S FEATURED PRODUCT:

Inverters (Solivia) from Delta Energy Systems

If you are looking for quality and durable solar inverters, GEWA offers the Delta Group Energy Systems’ Solivia string inverters which are available in four nominal power outputs – 2500w, 3000w, 3300w and 5000w.

To give you a brief history on Delta Energy Systems, it is a subsidiary of Delta Electronics (Thailand) PCL which was established in 1988. Both of these organizations belong to the Delta Group which has sales offices worldwide and manufacturing plants in Taiwan, China, Thailand, Mexico, India and Europe.

The Delta Electronics Group which was founded in 1971 is the world’s largest provider of switching power supplies and DC brushless fans, as well as a major source for power management solutions, components, visual displays, industrial automation, networking products, and renewable energy solutions. It’s headquarters is located at Taipei, Taiwan with 80,000 employees worldwide.

Since 1999, Delta Energy Systems has been investing in the research and development of their reliable solar inverters with high efficiencies and state-of-the-art high-frequency topology which makes them as one of the most important suppliers of power supply solutions.

Different Types of String Inverters:

The features of these solar string inverters include 96% transformer peak efficiency, isolation of primary and secondary circuit, wide operating temperature ranges: -25 °C to +70 °C, full power up to 57 °C (without derating), RS485 (EIA485) communication interfaces, intelligent MPP tracking, suitable for indoor and outdoor applications (IP65) and has no fan.

1) SOLIVIA 2.5 – These solar inverters for the Asia-Pacific region are highly efficient and reliable and uses the latest high frequency technology.

2) SOLIVIA 3.0 – Can be used with all common photovoltaic module types, even with back-contact and thin-film modules that require positive or negative DC grounding.

3) SOLIVIA 3.3 – Highly efficient and reliable, with its intelligent MPP tracking, the SOLIVIA 3.3 extracts maximum performance from your solar panels under all operating conditions.

4) SOLIVIA 5 – The latest high frequency technology used in the SOLIVIA 5.0 solar inverters for the Asian-Pacific market enable them to operate at maximum efficiency and guarantee continuous, outstanding energy outputs. This type of inverter is suitable for indoor and outdoor applications (IP65) and has a simple and direct on-screen data display.

For further information and for your free downloads of these products’ brochures, manuals, guides and catalogues, visit the Delta Solivia Inverters’ page at our Green Energy WA website.

Katrina G. – Green Energy International Correspondent – June 06, 2012

Green Energy Blog now has the “Green Energy WA Featured Products” section which will give you some information on the green solar products that we offer in order for the viewers and readers to know more about these featured products and services. For our readers’ convenience, we are going to feature different products every week such as solar panels, inverters, mounting frames, accessories and many more.

TODAY’S FEATURED PRODUCT is on ECSOLAR’s solar panels.

Green Energy WA now offers the wide power range of ECSOLAR’s solar modules. Green Energy WA has the two types of solar modules available; both monocrystalline and polycrystalline. To give you a little scope on ECSOLAR, the company is also known as Wuxi Saijing Solar Co., Ltd which is located in Yixing, China. It was founded in the 1980s. Primarily, it operates one of the most modern production facilities and manufactures crystalline solar cells and a wide range of “high performance solar modules”. To gain the trust and satisfaction of their customers, ECSOLAR ensures the strict quality and cost control of their product line. Their market is primarily from many countries including Europe, America, Australia and Southeast Asia.

The solar cells that ECSOLAR manufactures are from silicon wafers and they use the process known as photovoltaic effect which is making use of crystalline silicon solar technology to convert sunlight into electricity. In order to implement their “green company” philosophy, ECSOLAR joined “PC Cycle” and are then recycling the modules after its lifetime.

One of the main products of ECSOLAR is their high performance solar panels which can either be standard or customized. Their modules feature a wide power range from 5W to 310W. The solar modules are also certified and approved by CE, TUV, IEC61215, IEC 61730, MCS and CEC. Under circumstances where there is weak light available, the solar modules still provide excellent performance.

ECSOLAR is also considered as one of the most comprehensive product portfolio in the solar industry because they have a wide range of solar modules which gives you the options either monocrystalline or polycrystalline, framed or laminated and large or normal size. You have the choice on what suits you best. Also for the customers’ assurance, ECSOLAR guarantees a product warranty of 10 years and output warranty of 25 years.

Your Satisfaction with Solar at Green Energy WA

So, if you are looking for the best quality and durable solar modules, try our latest ECSOLAR solar modules. Not only you get the satisfaction that you need but you also help the environment by conserving energy, going green and supporting solar. To know more on ECSOLAR’s solar panels, visit Green Energy WA site now!

Katrina G. – Green Energy International Correspondent – June 06, 2012

The most exact definition of Solar Energy is plainly “the energy from the sun”. It is a term used to classify the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the sun and intercepted by the Earth. It is the world’s most permanent and reliable source of energy and the most copious.

The uses of solar energy on earth include solar heating for buildings, solar heat for manufacturing or industry and electricity production. So what is solar energy? How does it affect us?

Solar energy is responsible for weather systems and ocean currents. It provides light, heat, and energy to all living things on Earth. It has many uses. It supplies electricity; it can be used to power cars.

Solar energy is also used as a power for satellites in space and in space shuttles. It could also power boats, generators during emergencies, toys, and even security systems.

The amount of solar energy that the earth receives is about 770 trillion kilowatts (kW), an amount 5,000 times bigger than the sum of all other energy, may it be terrestrial nuclear energy, geothermal energy or gravitational energy.

There are two types of solar energy. These are:

1. Thermal Energy
2. Electric Energy

What is the difference between the two types energy?

Thermal energy is kinetic energy. It is everywhere. It makes the earth hot and even heats up our homes. It helps us to dry our clothes. It is used as well to heat up water for household use or even pools. That is why thermal energy is called the heat energy because it is stored in the centre of the earth as well.

Electric energy is widely known to us as the electricity. It is an essential part of nature and it is one of our most widely used forms of energy. This uses sunlight to power ordinary electrical equipment, such as household appliances, computers, and lighting.

Most applications of solar energy depend on systems including collectors, storage and controls. Storage is needed for a reason that solar energy is only available at daylight hours, but the demand for energy is needed both day and night. Controls are used to guarantee that the storage system works safely and efficiently.

The accessibility of solar energy is determined by three factors:

The location is usually measured by latitude, longitude and altitude.
The time.
The weather.

Aside from knowing that solar energy is a free energy still, you have to realise that it also has advantages and disadvantages.

The advantages are:

Solar energy is almost limitless; it will be available for as long as there are still humans in the earth.
It is abundant. You will not worry of running out of it.
It could provide more power than all known fossil fuel reserves.
Solar energy is available during the day when electricity usage is really important.
It is the most inexhaustible, renewable source of energy known to man.
Solar energy can be absorbed, reflected, transmitted, and insulated.
It can be collected and stored in batteries.

The disadvantages are:

It is not suitable in cloudy areas.
It is not available at night time.
And it may require large land areas.

As a reminder, solar energy levels are lesser the farther north the site. Considering geography, season is an important determinant of solar energy levels because the Sun’s position and the weather vary greatly from summer to winter.

Being in the business of solar energy, we see a lot of new and exciting products long before they hit the store shelves. We attend a lot of tradeshows and industry conferences, and it never ceases to amaze me how passionate people are about their newly-developed applications. While it is nowhere near the end of the year, we felt we would share some of these amazing products with you, our loyal readers.

One of the most interesting products we have seen this year comes out of a university in UK. It is being called the “Sun Trap”, and it is garnering a lot of excitement in the world press. It is not exactly a revolutionary idea, but it certainly is an innovative use of existing technology. It is a handbag designed using photovoltaic material as an exterior, while the interior of the purse is lined with electroluminescent material. When the bag is opened, the interior lights up! It is powered by a small battery that is continually charged by the sun throughout the day. No more searching for your keys in the night!

Another fine product that we see as being incredibly practical is the solar panel for notebook computers. This an incredibly handy tool for those people who spend a lot of time outdoors. We have all had situations when we are far from an outlet and the laptop dies. Isn’t that the worst? Well, this product has the potential to solve that problem…so long as a light source is available. I plan on taking mine on my next camping trip!

There are also some awesome new products designed for use in your yard or garden. I am particularly keen on some of the great garden lighting systems that have recently been released. These are basically small lights that are used to illuminate garden paths and walkways. They are charged throughout the day by the sun, and they stay lit well throughout the night. There are also new solar powered rodent repellers that are an excellent alternative to using chemicals or traps to keep rodents out of your garden.

These are just a few of the exciting products that have seen the light of day. Engineers and inventors around the world are working to develop some wonderful new products. It is very refreshing to see that people are devoting time and effort into developing sustainable energy applications. It is only a matter of time before all energy products are designed with the interests of sustainability in mind.