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PV solar panels continue to work even in cloudy conditions, although they do produce less electricity. On days with cloud cover or windblown snow, the PV panels’ output power is reduced significantly. With sun angles approaching the highest limits and visibility being high, the PV panels reach their rated output power.
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An example of integrating PV technology in the daily life are solar powered parking meters which are fairly common in Germany and the Netherlands. The electricity which runs them is supplied by small solar panels on top of the parking meters, right there in the streets.
Canada is another cold-weather country where PV technology is quickly gaining ground. PV cells have been used in Canada over the last 20 years or more for many applications. Photovoltaic modules were used as standalone units, mainly as off-grid distributed electricity generation to power remote homes, telecommunications equipment, oil and pipeline monitoring stations and navigational applications. Over the last few years PV technology has also started to be introduced into urban areas, incorporated into the roofs and facades of homes, offices and factories. And the largest solar PV energy park in North America will be located on approximately 300 acres of land in the Township of Stone Mills, Lennox & Addington County, Ontario. The 19-megawatt project, known as First Light, is being built by SkyPower Corp and SunEdison Canada. The construction is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2009 and local communities will benefit from clean renewable energy sufficient to power more than 2,000 homes annually.
Yes photo volteics can be used even in cold climates. Here in Toronto we have minus 30 at the moment lol. You are added in my blogroll, I just checked and hadn’t added you earlier, silly billy me!
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Useful post!
hey the review was very detailed and useful. thanks for sharing such an informative post.
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That's cool, i had no idea PV's were more efficient in colder climates. So why is this? I'm scratching my head here, really. Is it because the atmosphere is thinner or something?
Whether it is solar powered energy generation in colder countries or areas that get enough sunshine throughout the years, solar power has the potential to provide us with more energy than what we actually need.
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