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F.A.Q.

admin on June 1st, 2008

Q:What is ThetaNoon?
A:ThetaNoon measures the amount of solar energy your solar panel or solar water heater is using.

Q:How does ThetaNoon measures the amount of solar energy I use?
A:When you join the ThetaNoon community, you let us know the area you live in and the solar equipment (solar panel or solar water heater) you have installed in your house or business. We then start gathering real time climatic data on your area. Combined with mathematical calculation, we are able to estimate how much solar energy you are using and how much CO2 emission you save by using that energy.

Q:Do I have to buy or install any special equipment for ThetaNoon to measure my solar energy savings?
A:NO!. The only thing we need to know is your location and solar panel or water heater size and capacity. We calculate everything else.

Q:How can I view the amount of solar energy I use?
A:After you have registered and provided the necessary information, ThetaNoon will start gathering your solar energy usage data. This data will be displayed in the form of charts, displaying different usage statistics.

Q:I want to let others know how much greenhouse gasses emission I am saving. How do I do that?
A:ThetaNoon strongly encourages its members to publish their solar energy statistics through their home pages, blogs and social network profiles. We want people who are currently not taking advantage of solar energy to realize how common and simple it is to start using solar energy through solar panels and solar water heaters.

Q:What does ThetaNoon mean?
A: Theta is used in science to measure a plane angle. We use Theta to represent the angle between the sun in the sky and the surface of the earth. As earth rotates around the sun during the day, the Theta angle changes at any given place on earth. We keep track of that angle for our members in different locations to estimate how much solar energy hits the surface of their solar panel or solar water heater.

At Noon time, Theta=90, which means the sun is perpendicular to earth’s surface. At that time, the solar energy arriving from the sun is at a daily maximum. Of course, the actual amount of solar energy hitting the surface depends on many other factors (such as clouds, for example).

We hope that we will have enough members so that at any given moment, a ThetaNoon community member will be have the sun in the ThetaNoon angle - perpendicular to their surface, possibly taking full advantage of solar energy.

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