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Renewable energy for Devon
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 21st June 2009 at 11:19 am
As a Devon resident it's great news to hear that our county council has won a prestigious award for its efforts to support renewable energy and boost a green rural regeneration. Devon County Council won the second local authority prize in the Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy earlier this mon…
Posted in: General
YouGen Energy Expert wins installer of the year
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 23rd November 2009 at 9:13 am
Congratulations to everyone at SunGift Solar which has won Installer of the Year in RegenSW's Green Energy Awards. Company founder Gabriel Wandrausch is one of YouGen's volunteer Energy Experts, contributing articles on solar hot water to the YouGen blog. SunGift Solar, which started as a solar t…
Posted in: General, Solar electricity, Solar heat & hot water
Solar thermal panels: flat plate or evacuated tube?
Posted by Gabriel Wondrausch on 8th October 2010 at 9:08 am
Which type of solar water heating system works best. Watch this video to weigh up the pros and cons of flat panel versus evacuated tubes. The main difference comes down to the efficiency. With evacuated tubes, the vacuum provides almost perfect insulation. A fl…
Posted in: Solar heat & hot water
Comparing the performance of solar PV panels
Posted by Gabriel Wondrausch on 5th September 2011 at 9:45 am
You wouldn’t buy a pair of shoes without trying them on in the shop first. They may look great on the model in the advert, but that doesn’t mean they’re going to be the perfect pair for you. The same principle applies to solar panels. Most of the panels and components that we us…
Posted in: Solar electricity
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