Nunam Iqua Solar Power Information & Peak Sun Hours
Solar Green Energy Summary for Nunam Iqua, Alaska
Lattitude: 62.51
Sunlight
Fixed Tilt Sunlight Hours: 2.5 hours per day
1-Axis Tilt Sunlight Hours: 4.6 hours per day
2-Axis Tilt Sunlight Hours: 5.2 hours per day
The amount of hours from sunrise to sunset is equal to the total sunlight hours in a 24 hour period. Similarly, peak sun hours are the amount of total sunlight hours in a 24 hour period that are strong enough to provide power from being captured by a solar panel. Not every hour of sunlight delivers the same amount of energy resources. The sunlight at sunrise does not provide as many resources as the amount of sunlight mid-day. Thus, looking at the average peak sunlight hours for Nunam Iqua is valuable for calculating your solar needs.
The equator has a latitude of zero while Nunam Iqua has a latitude of 62.5. Any city located on the equator will receive the most sunlight throughout the year because the sunlight arrives at a perpendicular 90 degree angle to the earth at the equator. The further you are from the equator the more your daily sunlight hours can vary.
You will notice that the average peak sun hours for Nunam Iqua change based on the type of panel being used. The reason for this is quite simple. A fixed panel does exactly what it sounds like, remains fixed in one position at all times. A 1-axis and 2-axis panels have axis that allow them to rotate. The 1-axis rotates with the sun's daily east to west movement while a 2-axis also adjusts for seasonal changes.
Weather is one of the major culprits that will cause inconsistent total peak sun hours for any given day. The sunrise and sunset will always be predictable every day, but the weather is hard to predict and cloud coverage can greatly diminish the efficiency of a solar power system on any given day. On the bright side, a location that is known to have cloudy weather a majority of the year could have unexpectedly more sunny days, so it can go both ways.
For a fixed mounted solar panel in Nunam Iqua, meaning that the solar panel will not track the sun in the sky, once can expect about 2.5 average peak sun hours per day. A 1-axis mount would increase this number to 4.6 hours per day because the panel would be facing the sun throughout the day. A 2-axis system that tracks the sun in the sky every day of the year would get approximately 5.2 hours per day in Nunam Iqua.