Blog Feed: Build Your Own Solar Panels

DIY Simple Solar Cooker

Published on 2012-02-09 19:04:25

As I travel around the web and find simple solar oven ideas, I will post them on the site. The following video is short and basically shows about how simple a solar cooker can get. For those of you starting out with home solar panels and projects, this is a great one to show how [...] > read more

How to Estimate Solar Panel Payback Time

Published on 2011-02-27 10:45:26

I play devil’s advocate sometimes and search for negative press about solar panels.  It’s not something you see every day. Today there was a Beltway blogger claiming that some photo-voltaic solar panels that appeared in a photo-op with B > read more

How to Make Solar Panels

Published on 2011-02-24 10:44:28

If you are already a bit of a handyman,  learning how to make solar panels is just a matter of details. The technology required to build a solar cell is beyond the reach of the average homeowner.  The technology required … Continue reading &# > read more

Build Your Own Outdoor Solar Garden Lights

Published on 2011-02-22 14:03:58

I just had an idea. I think it should be possible to buy used lighting fixtures and retrofit solar power and LED light to them to make your own outdoor solar garden lights. I am not sure that it would … Continue reading → Related posts: > read more

How to Build Solar Panels

Published on 2011-02-14 13:17:43

Are you wondering how to build solar panels to satisfy your curiosity or do you want to build something for practical off grid living? Either way, the basic principles are the same. A solar panel is simply a number of … Continue reading → > read more

Used Solar Panels

Published on 2011-02-13 11:14:30

Photo Credit: basykes Used solar panels are a little bit like used cars with one very big difference.  The rate of depreciation is a big unknown with solar panels whereas depreciation is the major consideration with used cars.  Some of … Cont > read more

Cheap Solar Panels

Published on 2011-02-06 17:08:56

What? You don’t want to sink ten of thousands of dollars into a professionally installed solar power system? You want cheap solar panels?  With some smart shopping and DIY ingenuity, you can harness the sun for less.My first piece of … C > read more

Solar Panel Efficiency

Published on 2011-02-06 10:40:47

The efficiency of a solar panel is determined as the ration of power out or electricity; to power in or solar irradience striking the panel.  Usually it is described as a percentage. Think of irradience as the power of the … Continue reading & > read more

DIY Solar Water Heater

Published on 2011-02-04 10:57:28

Photo Credit: geocam20000 Unlike PV solar panels, there is no limit to how low-tech you can go when heating water with the power of the sun. Modern systems use vacuum tubes and they are very efficient. A simple collector that … Continue reading > read more

Residential Solar Panels

Published on 2011-02-04 04:05:27

I just finished watching a video interview of a professional solar panel installer.  He explains the process of getting set up with residential solar panels step by step.  I like the last step best: “Watch your meter start spinning backwards. > read more

How Do Solar Panels Work?

Published on 2011-02-02 18:37:50

So you might be wondering how solar panels work….  or you might not.  I use a computer every day without having a precise understanding of how the actual processor works.  I’ve looked into that briefly, but I am not going … Conti > read more

Cost of Solar Panels

Published on 2011-02-02 12:27:54

The cost of solar panels is quite variable.  There is no upper limit to how much money you can spend on a residential solar power system.  I guess you are limited to some extent by the amount of surface area … Continue reading → Relat > read more

How Much Do Solar Panels Cost?

Published on 2011-02-02 05:41:23

When we talk about how much solar panels cost, the standard measure is in dollars per watt. The electricity that we buy from the grid is generally priced in dollars per kiloWatt hour. Solar panels generate at their full potential … Continue rea > read more

Free Solar Panels

Published on 2011-02-01 13:19:31

The energy that comes from the sun is free.  Free solar panels, on the other hand, are hard to find. You might be at a loss as to where to start looking for free solar panels.  Keep an eye out … Continue reading → Related posts:Cheap > read more

Making Solar Panels

Published on 2011-02-01 13:19:31

If you have assumed that making solar panels is beyond your capabilities, guess what?  It’s much simpler than you think.  Taking the basic components and building your own solar panels that are durable and provide an adequate output of energy > read more

Portable Solar Panels

Published on 2011-02-01 06:56:23

Photo credit: docentjoyce Portable panels practically shout the word FREEDOM. Whether your an outdoors type of guy like the one in the above photo or a traveling business person, you have to recognize the advantages of being able to plug … Cont > read more

The Difference Between Series and Parallel Circuits

Published on 2011-01-31 03:46:02

I think that AA batteries might be a helpful example to use when explaining The Difference Between Series and Parallel Circuits. You may have noticed that the traditional flashlight comes in various sizes to accommodate a varying number of batteries > read more

Solar Panels for Sale

Published on 2011-01-30 01:23:46

If you are looking for solar panels for sale online, you have a lot to look at. Prices range from over $30,000 for a pallet of Sanyo 200 Watt solar panels all the way down to $19.50 for a kinda … Continue reading → Related posts:Used So > read more