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RE: How long will solar panels last, anyways?
Keeping panels clean are a big plus to helping keep these panels efficient . In a big enough facility this could bring jobs . Unless of course the facility automated that process some how . I noticed mine were nearly yellow from the pollen this year.
Great post
Thanks @nokiasixteth. In Malaysia, labour costs are generally low hence it is cheaper to hire serviceman to do a proper cleaning of the panels annually as compared to investing into an automated sprinkler based cleaning system.
Here in the United States , We have kids that make us all look bad and cant flip a burger yet they want 15 per hour . People dont realize here that big corporations care only about the all mighty dollar no matter what they say. Once something is past there threshold where they become less efficient and profitable they will replaced by computers that you walk up to and Press exactly what you want and you dont have to send it back because its wrong . This is Bitter sweet. People later on wont be able to work until there 60 at Mcdonalds as a cashier making min wage but they will have higher paying jobs if they choose to learn how to work on these machines.
I get what you mean. In the past, bowling alley operators would hire people to restack the pins after each play. Today, they buy automated solutions hence those hires are not needed anymore.
I like my burgers medium rare.
Speaking of sprinkler based . My next set of panels when i put them up . I am going to do a little research on cooling the panels . Run some type heat exchange under the panels with quick connects so if a panel goes bad so i can pre heat my water and keep the panel cool all at the same time . I have great access to solar edge panel monitoring so it will be a good way to experiment. I do have concerns though on leaks from the uv that may not be pretty and a total waist of usability.
How hot can a solar panel get that would warrant running a heat exchange underneath them?
Will put a laser thermo on the bottom of my panels Monday to see a temp reading . I would like to know my self i felt the bottom side of mine in January was pretty warm so Im sure it will be much hotter than the 65 constant degrees that my water well produces . Figure it would be a decent experiment for preheating it before the water heater. And i would like to see if it would have any effect on power production have thought about the same thing with the 12 thermocoolers i have laying around.