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18/02/10 Solar real life data update
16 months real life data is now available. Summer brings longer days, and more Sun onto the panels, but higher temperatures offset that benefit, by reducing panel effeciency. Take a look at our res .....More


18/08/09 Spanish solar - 20% price reductions on most kits
All kits, with one exception, are reduced in price by 20%. This is due to reduced solar panel market prices. The solar panel price reductions in turn are due to overcapacity in the spanish and europea .....More


16/07/09 Solar is now affordable
Many manufacturers are willing to sell slow moving stock at "rock bottom" prices. The dearth of new "solar orchards" because of the "crisis" in Spain has turned this market (as many others!) into a bu .....More


07/03/09 Spanish Solar kits are redesigned based on real life operating data
For the last 4 months our research section has carried a daily chart of insolation (expressed as daily watthours acheived per nominal panel watt). This data has caused us to rebalance the size of the .....More