Solar News

General Advisory 1 of 3 We have been receiving quite a few emails from local residents to help them to fix their solar systems – which are not working properly or even not at all. For example. This week we successfully repaired and commissioned (in 9 hours) another installer’s hybrid system that even had potential fire hazard issues*. The European home owner, at a luxury development near Black Mountain GCC, went through 2 solar companies operating in Hua Hin…

written by Greg Shaw, Solar Energy Consultant and Managing Director, Hua Hin Solar Co., Ltd. Question: How many years will it take for my 5KW or 10KW system pay itself off? Answer: Explained in an honest manner in a recent email response to one of our customers. Dear [valued customer], Thank you for asking about two scenarios: best case and pessimistic case payback periods for your solar system. We will do our very best to give you a proper…

written by Greg Shaw, Solar Energy Consultant and Managing Director, Hua Hin Solar Co., Ltd. Good afternoon! There has been talk about the “efficiency” of solar systems and what makes one solar system design better than another. Globally, most panels arrays are mounted so as to follow the slope of the roof. We were recently asked if panels be sloped (not laid flat) on a flat roof top made of cement? Our recommendation? If your flat-top roof is of…

written by Greg Shaw, Solar Energy Consultant and Managing Director, Hua Hin Solar Co., Ltd. Good morning! There has been talk about the “efficiency” of solar panels and what makes one panel better than another. The answer may surprise you. As long as you have very good quality panels from a reputable equipment supplier and installer “efficiency” is not as important, as other factors, in making a decision on what to buy. Why you ask? A solar panel is…