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What is Solar noon?
The moment of the day when the sun is at the highest position in the sky for a definite location. This moment is right in the middle of the daylight hours.
Sep 13, 2023
What is Energy density?
Amount of a battery’s available energy per unit volume. Not to be confused with specific energy. The latter is amount of energy per unit mass. The lower
Sep 12, 2023
What is Megawatt (MW)?
A standard unit of electric power. Commonly used to measure the capacity of a power generating plant. 1 megawatt is equal to a million watts, or a thousand
Sep 13, 2023
What is Azimuth angle?
Angle between direction to the sun and direction to the south (for the northern hemisphere). For a PV installation, azimuth specifies how far the installation
Sep 11, 2023
What is Wholesale electricity?
Large-scale power generating plants sell electrical energy on the wholesale market. The price they charge per unit energy is much lower compared to the retail
Sep 13, 2023
What is Silicon (Si)?
A semimetal element with an atomic number 14 and symbol Si. It is the eighth most widespread element in the world by mass and the second in the crust of Earth.
Sep 13, 2023
What is Depletion zone?
See cell barrier. Etymology of the term is explained by the fact that this ultrathin area is depleted of charge carriers.
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Sep 12, 2023
What is Electromagnetic radiation?
Propagating sinusoidal waves of electric and magnetic fields. Any sine wave is characterized by wavelength and frequency of oscillation. Based on these
Sep 12, 2023
What is Amorphous semiconductor?
Non-crystalline material with no long range order. It is inexpensive and easy-to-produce, but is characterized with gradual degradation and lower efficiency
Sep 11, 2023
What is Gross-metering?
A scheme under which the total amount of the power generated by a solar plant is fed to the utility grid through a separate meter and is paid
Sep 12, 2023
What is Duty cycle?
The fraction of time when a PV system or device is active. For example, if a battery backup is active 96 hours per year, it has a duty cycle of
Sep 12, 2023
What is Cut in?
A setpoint at which the control unit activates some device. For example, 4°C is an inside temp at which a heat pump in a fridge is activated by a
Sep 12, 2023
What is PACE Loan?
Property Assessed Clean Energy funding is the program meant for those home owners who do not have enough money for installing a PV system. PACE loan is secured
Sep 13, 2023
What is Temperature compensation?
Adjusting activation points of a charge regulator depending on battery temperature. The method is recommended in case the temperature battery variation from
Sep 13, 2023
Anesco obtains approval for Aberdeenshire battery project
Work is expected to be completed by 2024
Nov 14, 2022 // Storage, Anesco
