Case Study Cable theft is a common problem in South Africa. Apart from the disruption to transport, water and telecommunications, it causes power outages leaving homes and businesses without electricity and working security alarms. Dr. Chetty decided to install an energy storage solution in his home because of the high frequency of electricity outages due to the cable theft in the area. SolarEdge…
Case Study One of the largest floating solar parks powers 600 Dutch households Located in a Netherlands irrigation water basin, the 1.845MW Lingewaard Floating Solar Park took an expanse of water and, in conjunction with SolarEdge, turned it into a green energy power source. Installed by Tenten Solar, the field produced 1 million kWh of energy from 6,150 panels, barely five months after…
Case Study Hotel Okura Keeps Guests Comfortable with Clean Energy With many rooms to power, cleaner and cheaper energy helps hotels to reduce operational costs and carbon footprints. So, when Hotel Okura Amsterdam decided to lessen its reliability on the grid, it turned to Solnet Group to install a proven PV system on its rooftop. Solnet Group then turned to SolarEdge, recognizing that Hotel…
Analyzing panel damage after a hailstorm PV installers and system owners can face the challenge of identifying internal panel damage caused by extreme weather, such as a severe hailstorm. Large, fast-moving hailstones can cause considerable impairment to a solar panel’s inner cells, without creating any visible signs of damage to its exterior. This is known as micro cracking, and it can degrade a…
Analiza zniszczeń paneli po gradobiciu Instalatorzy i właściciele systemów fotowoltaicznych mogą teraz stawić czoła wyzwaniu, jakim jest identyfikacja wewnętrznych uszkodzeń paneli spowodowanych ekstremalnymi warunkami pogodowymi, takimi jak silne gradobicie. Duże, szybko poruszające się bryłki lodu mogą znacznie uszkodzić ogniwa wewnętrzne paneli, nie powodując żadnych widocznych ubytków na ich…
Analyse eines Modulschadens nach einem Hagelschlag PV-Installateure und Anlagenbetreiber können in die Lage kommen, einen von einem Unwetter – wie zum Beispiel Hagelschlag – verursachten internen Modulschaden erkennen zu müssen. Die großen, sich schnell bewegenden Hagelkörner können den inneren Zellen eines PV- Moduls beträchtlichen Schaden zufügen, ohne dass dies äußerlich sichtbar ist. Dieses…