Summary: Rooftop solar refers to solar PV power plants mounted on top of roofs – building roofs, car parking roofs and other roofs. Everyone today is talking about Rooftop Solar, those interesting looking solar panels on top of residential and…
Feed in Tariff – Price of Power Fed to the Grid
Summary: Feed-in-tariff (FiT) is a special price paid by the electricity utility to power generators for the power the generators feed into the grid. World over, governments offer Feed-in-tariffs to encourage businesses and house-owners to put up solar power plants. What…
Output of a solar PV power plant
Summary: A solar PV power plant generates between 3-5 kWh (units) per kW per day, depending on the solar radiation at the location. How much electricity can a solar power plant generate? What factors does this generation depend on? Output…
Area Required for Solar PV Power Plants
Summary: 1 kW of solar panels require approximately 100 sqft, or 10 sqm., when used on rooftops and in small ground mounted installations. You might have heard that solar power plants require significant amounts of land to generate power. How…
Solar Farms – Those Large Solar Power Plants
Summary: A solar farm usually refers to a large scale ground mounted solar power plant. Solar farms typically run into tens of MWs in capacity. As the solar power plant industry grows at a rapid pace, you start hearing the term…
Rooftop Grid-tied Solar Power Plants – Combining the Power of Solar and Grid
Summary: Rooftop solar power plants can be connected to the grid. This enables the combined system to use solar power during sunshine hours and grid power when solar power is not available. Did you know that solar power systems can be…