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Solar Power for the World
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Solar Power for the World

by Wolfgang Palz
October 2013
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
800 pages
22h 43m
English
CRC Press
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208 Terrestrial Photovoltaic Industry
Figure 5.2 The first Solar Powered Lighthouse: Falls Duck, Ontario, Canada.
with two diesels and had 22 pc. of 30 Wp Solarex modules (Fig. 5.3)
The load was reduced in 1995 and the diesels were removed and 18
out of the 22 modules were transferred to other locations. Presently,
after 28 years of service, the original four modules are still operating
the lighthouse.
The northern-most navigational aid installed by the Canadian
Coast Guard, powered by PV is at Resolute Bay, 150 km from the
magnetic North Pole of the Earth (Fig. 5.4). This navigational aid was
also installed in 1981 and is still in operation.
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ISBN: 9789814411875