Vermont Hard Cider Company, maker of the growing Woodchuck Hard Cider brand, is also growing its renewable energy use. Woodchuck is now harvesting the sun through a solar orchard in nearby Bridport, Vt. The solar project will produce approximately 210,000 kWh of electricity per year for the Woodchuck cidery. The project will cover approximately 10
How Does A Solar Tracker Work?
April 4, 2013 : 0 Comments
Trackers direct solar panels or modules toward the sun. These devices change their orientation throughout the day to follow the sun’s path to maximize energy capture. In photovoltaic systems, trackers help minimize the angle of incidence (the angle that a ray of light makes with a line perpendicular to the surface) between the incoming light and
What Is The Best Motor For Solar Trackers?
April 3, 2013 : 0 Comments
When it comes to specifying electric motors for solar photovoltaic tracking applications, environmental protection is a prime consideration due to their exposure to the elements. While the postal service lets neither rain nor sleet nor gloom of night interfere with its assigned duties, in solar PV tracking you can throw in blizzards, hailstorms, gale winds,
Mexico’s Largest Solar PV Project Uses SPG Solar Tracker
January 8, 2013 :
A 5-MW solar power project is planned for Cerro Prieto, Mexico and is said to be the nation’s largest. The Cerro Prieto project is owned by the state electric utility company Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE). Iberdrola Ingenieria & Construcción Mexico S.A. de C.V. chose SPG Solar’s All-Weather single-axis tracker to fulfill 60 percent — or 3
Video: Largest On-Campus Array In Ohio
December 12, 2012 :
Farmland in Oberlin, Ohio, is now producing more than corn and beans. Smack dab in the middle of one field, Oberlin College built a 2.27-MW tracking solar array. Completion came later than expected, but the final panels were brought online in late October. The system produced approximately 185,000 kWh throughout the month of November, says
SMA To Power 110-MW Project In California
November 9, 2012 :
In continued collaboration with renewable energy developer EDF Renewable Energy, formerly enXco, SMA will supply Medium-Voltage Power Platforms for a 110-MW AC solar plant in Kern County, Calif. The solar project, which will be EDF Renewable Energy’s largest utility-scale solar project in the U.S. to date, is scheduled for Phase I commissioning in December 2012.
Tracker System Greens New Orleans Skate Park
October 1, 2012 :
With the help of a new solar system, a New Orleans’ 9th Ward community center and skate park is taking a step toward addressing the global environmental challenge. The community is now celebrating having the “greenest skate park in the world.” The Lower Ninth Ward Village’s skate park and solar tracker were commissioned at a
Solar Tracking Motors Share Load in CSP
August 29, 2012 :
In the field of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), Parabolic Trough Collector (PTC) technology is one of the most widely used. Dunkermotor’s says its new Bifurcated WormetaryTM gearmotors are designed to meet that application’s requirements, while offering several benefits. Dunkermotor, now part of Ametek Precision Motion Control, has further refined its unique Wormetary gearing to provide
DEGERenergie Solar Trackers Used In Estonia
August 29, 2012 :
The largest solar park in the Baltic region, which includes Estonia, operates with solar tracking systems by DEGERenergie. In the Energy Smart solar park in Võru, in southern Estonia, close to the Latvian border, eleven 9000 NT DEGERtraker systems are already installed. Each system is designed for a power of 9,000 watts peak. The solar
Worm and planetary Gear Combo Great for Solar Tracking
August 6, 2012 :
Innovative worm and planetary gear combination designed for solar requiring self-locking capability and resistance to shock loads without sacrificing energy efficiency. To meet requirements in solar tracking, medical diagnostic and motion control applications for high torque, low output speed gearmotors with self-locking capability without sacrificing energy efficiency, Dunkermotor, part of Ametek Precision Motion Control, has
