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Active Array wireless application offers improved performance and increased safety for arrays of photovoltaic modules(23/04/2010)
TwentyNinety has launched Active Array™, a low cost wireless application which offers improved performance and increased safety for arrays of photovoltaic (PV) modules. A hardware and software solution designed and developed by TwentyNinety, Active Array provides module level control, offering unique management, control and safety benefits for the manufacturer, the installer and the end user. The wireless technology greatly reduces hardware cost and simplifies installation, while providing s... [more]
Energy-efficiency is a major deciding factor when purchasing property(24/03/2010)
Following a combination of a ‘Big Freeze’ winter, rising fuel costs and the drive towards reducing our carbon footprint, we’re all looking for new ways to stay warm – while keeping costs down. And according to a new survey shows energy-efficiency is top of the list for home-buyers too. The Pilkington energiKare™ ‘MOT Your Home’ research reveals that 76 per cent of homebuyers now rate it as a major deciding factor when purchasing property. Loft insulation, an energy-efficient boiler, energ... [more]
New ACT campaign encourages co-operatives to work together on climate change(23/09/2009)
ACT ! – Addressing the Climate Threat – is a new campaign being run by Cooperatives Europe which launched on 21 September 2009 to coincide with the UN’s Global Climate Week. The campaign will co-ordinate and promote the activities of co-operatives across Europe to ensure that their voice is heard and that there is an effective response by co-operatives and their members to the threat of impending climate change. Bob Burlton, the driving force behind ACT ! and also the Chair of Co-operative... [more]
Zero Carbon House in the Shetland Isles uses Activair air source heat pump for energy-efficient heating and hot water(10/03/2009)
The Zero Carbon House is the brainchild of product designer Michael Rea and his wife, Dot. The Zero Carbon House in the Shetland Isles chose Activair air source heat pump (ASHP) technology from Trianco to provide a cost-effective solution to energy-efficient heating and hot water. To research ideas for the house, Michael visited companies in Scandinavia, Canada, England and Scotland looking at environmentally-friendly products and technologies. “We have tried to create a 21st century croft ho... [more]
Trianco Photovoltaic panels are designed to be low maintenance(02/03/2009)
Photovoltaic panels work by converting light into low-cost electrical power for domestic and commercial users. Thin layers of semi-conducting material in voltaic cells are encased between sheets of glass or plastic and generate an electric charge when exposed to direct light. As well as being a green energy source, PV panels are increasingly popular because they can be connected to local electricity networks, allowing excess solar power to be sold to the utility provider in turn electricity c... [more]
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