Learning Zone
Here you will find a broad range of green subject areas to help you learn more about the green issues facing us today and what we can do about them.
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Solar cell shading problem illustration
Why is it important to make sure you have no shading on your solar panel? Watch this video and find out
Introduction to Solar Power
This short video gives a great overview of how Solar Power in the UK is realistic for most of homes, using only 10 m2 of PV panels.
How to solder tabbing wire to solar cells
This how to solder tabbing wire successfully to solar cells.
Monocrystalline solar cells VS Polycrystalline solar cells
Methodology: Testbed is a 200w halogen lamp with amp meter connected to the platform that reads the amps across the solar cell. I carried out at least 3 readings on both cells in each light intensity settings. The cells were randomly selected from our shop stock and and both 3x6 cells.
How to encapsulate your cells with qsil 216
This third video demonstrates how you encapsulate your solar cells effectively. It is important to test the silicon you apply first to ensure that the silicon does not effect the qsil's ability to cure
15 minute video overview
This is the basics of tabbing cells together. Tabbing solar cells with tab wire and a flux pen.
Aerotecture Wind Turbine
To see this turbine erected and functional is a strong reminder that we can be inventive when we want to, that there are solutions out there which can benefit us and that we must all work towards a greener future.
Airsource heat pump demonstration
Air source heat pumps take heat from the outside air, extract it and use it to heat buildings. They can take heat out of the air even at 15 degrees below 0C. Air Source heat pumps are an extremely efficient way of providing heat - for every unit of energy they use, they produce 3-4 units of heat.
Large private Heat Pump Installation
The system demonstrates how a solar power system, with help from heat pumps, can produce heat for a large private house, greatly reducing energy costs.
