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Solar panels over elevated structures – an additional benefit from a rooftop solar power plant

November 25, 2016 by Team EAI

Not everyone would be happy with solar panels covering all their rooftop without room to move. For those houses and commercial buildings that can actually utilize their rooftop for something, cluttering it with row after row of solar panels is not a great idea. But these guys can still have...
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Can rooftop solar plants too deploy trackers like the ground-mounted solar farms?

November 25, 2016 by Team EAI

The use of trackers can significantly enhance overall generation from a solar PV power plant. There is no argument about this. Trackers as a result are becoming quite common across a number of solar farms worldwide. A question hence naturally arises – can these trackers be used for rooftop solar...
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Will solar with battery storage disrupt the solar power market?

November 25, 2016 by Team EAI

Depending on who you are, you either love battery storage or you hate it. The facts are as follows: Storing solar power in batteries is not really a super efficient way of using solar power – as this process ends up wasting about 30% of the solar power generated! At...
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What are hybrid solar inverters and how do they benefit rooftop solar power plants?

November 25, 2016 by Team EAI

For all its environmental and other sustainability benefits, rooftop solar suffers from one big problem – it is not a 24×7, reliable source of electricity. Unless of course you consider using a battery along with the solar panels; or using a diesel generator in conjunction with the solar panels. If...
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What are multi-junction solar cells? Are they more efficient?

November 25, 2016 by Team EAI

When it comes to solar cells and panels, one of the most hotly discussed topics is the efficiency of the solar cell. As is well known, monocrystalline solar panels have a much higher efficiency (sometimes as high as 23%) at the cell level, while most multicrystalline solar panels usually have...
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Are there solar panels suitable for high dust environments?

November 24, 2016 by Team EAI

Consider where most large-scale solar power plants will be put up, and you will see remote lands, deserts and the like. Regions with a lot of sunshine, a lot of heat and a lot…dust. That pops up a question: Are the conventional solar panels we use good enough for high dust environments?...
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About remote monitoring solution for solar power plants

November 24, 2016 by Team EAI

For most customers, a solar inverter’s basic display is informative enough. But, in large ground-mounted solar plants and commercial & industrial rooftop solar plants, there is a need for greater degree of control and more depth in monitoring. Remote monitoring options offered with some inverters can provide basic system performance...
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Is it a good idea to use high efficiency solar panels for your rooftop?

November 24, 2016 by Team EAI

About two years back, for one of the rooftop solar consulting assignments that I did, the client, a small but highly profitable software company in Chennai, was keen on having the most premium solar panels. He wanted to know the best solar panels in the world, in terms of efficiency....
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Bio-energy Software Development Assistance – Clixoo

November 24, 2016 by Team EAI

Clixoo, a sister division of EAI, brings to the table a unique intersection of renewable energy domain knowledge and high quality software development expertise. Using these, the bio-energy software team at Clixoo can assist companies keen on development support for a range of biomass power plant/heating related software. These include Biomass Assessment Feasibility...
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Wind Power Software Development Assistance – Clixoo

November 24, 2016 by Team EAI

Clixoo, a sister division of EAI, brings to the table a unique intersection of renewable energy domain knowledge and high quality software development expertise. Using these, the wind software team at Clixoo can assist companies keen on development support for a range of wind power plant related software. These include Wind assessment...
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