Solar panel / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...panel relative to the earth. Since the incidence angle of the sun changes each day in the six-month cycle, averaging a tilt of the solar panel is necessary when not using a solar tracker. Trackers are not practical for thermal panels due to the weight but are used for PV panels. Solar trackers follow the sun’s path acr...

...solar and wind projects cannot be built on residential properties but can be built on commercial properties and farmland not deemed residential.  60% of the manufacturing and/or production process for solar projects must be done in Ontario. For a solar project to be considered “rooftop solar” it must be built on an exi...

...solar panels on your roof, the actual electricity you use is for the most part not the electricity you generated. The bulk of electricity generated by home solar panels happens in the middle of the day when most of us are at work and our homes are using little power. So unless you have a battery backup system (which is...

...solar shingles and existing panels in their wake. Stay tuned, more on that later. Now you know more about solar heating and energy generation. Learn more about sustainable living and building in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and on these pages below :  How to choosing between a solar tracker and fixed solar pa...