Trevor Larkum

About Trevor Larkum

Trevor is the Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of Tanjent. He has a degree in Physics and Computer Science which he followed with an MSC in Industrial Robotics, then a PhD in machine learning. With over thirty years of experience delivering projects and software, Trevor drives the technical goals of Tanjent Energy.

When Should Optimisers be Added to Solar Panels?

The Effects of Shading on Solar Panels Solar panels generate electricity from the sunlight energy that falls on them. Therefore it's obvious that when a panel (a 'module') is shaded from the sun (by a nearby tree, chimney or whatever) then its output must drop. However, quantifying the reduction is not straightforward. Solar panels

Tanjent Energy at Innovation Zero 2024

For many years we have had a stand at the Fully Charged / Everything Electric show. This year we are expanding our outreach by also exhibiting at the UK's largest net-zero congress, Innovation Zero. Tanjent at Everything Electric Show Innovation Zero, the UK's largest sustainability conference, returns to London Olympia for the

How To Get Remote Control Access To Your Solis Inverter

Solis Inverter Settings If you have had a Solis inverter installed - either a hybrid solar inverter or an AC battery inverter - you will likely have found that you have to make most setting changes through the screen of the inverter. This is because the online interface for the inverter generally only shows

How Do I Set Time-of-Use Tariff Charging on a Solis Inverter?

Solis Inverter Overnight Charging Lots of our customers who have a hybrid solar inverter or a home battery system also have access to a cheap time-of-use electricity tariff (for example Economy 7 or Octopus Go) that has a cheap rate overnight. It is then possible for them to charge up their battery on this

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