Pager Power at Smart Solar Ireland – 5th April
The Solar Ireland conference being held on April 5 2017 in Cork will discuss Ireland’s progress and future within the Solar Industry. Ireland’s dependence on imported fossil fuels puts pressure on the Irish Government to meet its 2020 renewable energy targets. Ireland is therefore is motivated to embrace solar as…
Indian Solar Takes Off
Big solar parks are getting bigger with the number and size of solar farms around the world increasing constantly. Kamuthi, India’s largest power plant, has a generating capacity of 648MW. It consists of over 2.5 million solar modules and occupies 1270 acres of land. Worldwide there are currently 20 solar…
Europe’s Largest Floating Solar Farm Sets Sail
Overview Europe’s largest floating solar photovoltaic (PV) development has become operational after six years of planning. The development, located on the Queen Elizabeth II reservoir at Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, has cost in the region of £6.5million and has been developed by Lightsource in conjunction with Thames Water. Figure 1: Floating solar…
China trumps Trump with huge renewable electricity investment
Whilst the new US President doubts climate change science, Chinese President Xi Jinping is delivering huge Chinese investment in wind energy and solar PV generation. Four of the five biggest renewable energy deals in 2016 were made by Chinese companies demonstrating China’s commitment to renewable energy and strengthening its global…
Why Tall Structures Can Adversely Affect EGPWS
What is EGPWS? EGPWS stands for Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System. It is an aircraft system that automatically alerts pilots if there is a significant risk of flying into the ground. Figure 1: Sutton Coldfield Transmitter Station, England How can tall structures affect EGPWS? EGPWS has an awareness of the ground…
Sweden Ends 2016 With a Record
Not an ill wind December 2016 saw Storm Urd wreak havoc in Norway, Sweden and Denmark – toppling trees, closing roads and knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes (see Reference 1). However, despite the destruction, the storm did result in producing a wind energy record for Sweden.…
Say Hello to our New Team Members
We are delighted to announce that two new members joined the Pager Power team at the beginning of the year. We welcome Michelle Wood and Hannah Marshallsay who will be covering the great work that Emma Michaelides has been doing as Finance and Marketing Manager. Emma will shortly be going…
Ensemble Eolien Catalan Wind Farm uses Stealth Technology to Reduce Radar Impact
Overview For many years in the wind energy industry, stealth technology has been suggested as a mitigation solution to the commonly known radar problem, however successful implementation for a genuine radar planning issue has been difficult to achieve. Now EDF Energies Nouvelles, QinetiQ, and Vestas have teamed together to develop…
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