How Solar Energy Works, Create your own Solar Energy House.

Living off the Grid – Solar Energy

admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:51:39 +0000

Since the beginning we human beings are using every resources on this earth selfishly rather than using it wisely averting our eyes from the fact that every thing sooner or later has to meet its Creator. Solar energy is one of them, its time for us to take serious steps to utilize this energy. Lets start with our homes and turn them into energy sucker a.k.a Solar Energy House.

Building new or retrofitting your old homes into solar energy house is not something that is challenging or demands a lot of time. In a way it’s quiet easy and economical. Listing required materials, kits and checking their costs would not be a good start, save all this things for later. What you should do is to start by checking up your energy bills, you must find out that per month how much energy is being consumed by you.

How many solar panels I need? This should be your next concern in building solar energy house. This step might be a little difficult but don’t worry, let me make things simpler for you. There is a wide range of solar panels out there in the market; the most economical and generally used is 10 watts panel. The next step is to find out how many watts of energy you need to power up your house by looking at your utility bill and knowing how many hours of sunlight you get in your area.

After figuring out all of the above steps you’ll know the quantity of solar panels you need for your solar energy house. Lets say you need 80, 10 watt solar panels, do you think its expensive I don’t think so. Imagine in few years you could eliminate your monthly utility bill if you start spending few more money to make more panels.

Now what do you think, was that really tough in building your own solar energy house? So what are you waiting for go ahead and start building now, make your future bright by your own hands.
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Solar Energy House – DIY Solar Panels Warnings

admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:50:03 +0000

If you are among one of those zealous people who want to have their own solar energy house then you must have taken DIY Solar Panels into account. Even as I admire this thought of yours but let me alert you that building solar panels will cost you a lot. Lets see how.

DIY Solar Panel Cost:
First lets see what materials you require and how much they would cost you.
Ø 2ft x 4ft x 1/4in Plexiglas (Clear) / iron solar glass low $34 or more
Ø Plywood panel 3/4in 2ft x 4ft $23
Ø $119 Solar Cell kit at “ebay”, including:

· 10ft bus and 10 ft tabbing wires,
· 50 Solar cells each 3in x 6in, 1.75w, pre-tabbed
· Solder and flex pen

Ø Diodes $3
Ø Sealant / Silicone caulk (Clear) $3
Ø 2 panels of Peg board 2ft x 2ft $5
Ø Junction box $5
Ø Wood, Paint, stainless screws for frame $10

All these costing $202, but if you cut 10 spare solar cells which costs $20 then the total cost would be $182 for a 60 watt panel which means $3 per watt.

Factory made panels expense:
Upon searching over the Internet we found that there are retailers who were selling 120-watt panels for $358, nearly $2.98/watt. But there are also few wholesalers agreeing to sell directly to consumers, minimum quantity as 2 panels. Like 225 watt solar panel for $549, nearly $2.44/watt.

Risks and Cautions of DIY Solar Panels:
Dependable, refundable, secure and cutback electricity bills, these are the most important things that people must see if they want to have their own solar energy house. Do you think you can find all these needs in DIY Solar Panels, we don’t think so. DIY Solar Panels may be the most advance technology of this modern world but it’s not a feasible substitute. Lets see why,

- DIY solar panels comes with no guarantees may be last for few year most likely but on the other hand factory made solar panels offer 25 years guarantee.
- According to US policy, people are not allowed to connect their solar panel to the network. They are required to have a UL Certificate in order to connect their solar panel to the grid. This policy has been implemented in other countries too.

- Also there is high risk involve in home made solar panel, for instance if you DIY solar panel catches a fire due to weak soldering or by any other reason for that matter and does damage to the house, the insurance company might show hesitant in paying for the damage done by the solar panel which didn’t have UL certification.
- In US, solar panels that are made at home not qualified for the available tax credit and reimbursement.

Building Solar Panel as a science or DIY project
Yes there is no problem if you want to make a solar panel for your project, on the contrary it would be worthwhile and gratifying. If you complete such project you could just show off to people around you or you can use it at your home for small purposes.

You would need a guide like “how to make solar panels for dummies” if you want to make such projects. These guides will work great for you, answering every question that comes in your mind, like what to do or how to do plus they also come with video CDs in it. These guides may cost you a little too much but you won’t regret spending your money for sure.

In the end you won’t be able to save money on the thought of reducing electricity bills by making your own DIY solar panels, it sure costs a lot and involves too much risk for you. On the other hand making solar panels as any science project would be good for educational purpose. If you think these $40 – $50 guides are too much for you then my advice is that you should search them over the Internet, it would be easy and free in this way.

Solar Power Information

admin — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:09:54 +0000

I am not technically minded how can i build solar energy panel?

To build your own solar powered panels, you do not have to be an expert or have lots of college education. You do not even have to be a technically minded person, all you need is common sense. People around the world have managed to create their own by using simple guidelines so why can’t you?

I do not have heavy investment to start to go solar.

You do not need lots of money to invest, i repeat you do not need heavy investment. You are paying high prices for your electricity and they never seem to go down but instead they go up every month. If for couple of hunderd dollars you manage to create your own solar power panel and a wind turbine for couple of hundered dollars, would not that be nice. That is all you need few hundered dollars and they will pay back in few months time and will last for years to come.

Read information on-line already but still do not understand anything about solar power.

Most of the free information available are either incomplete, wrong or complicated, which can even give scientists a hard time to understand so what about people like us. All you need is simple guidelines and simple procedure from start to the end. Everything is covered in so much detail that it would look and it is like a piece of cake.

Do I need heavy tools and machinery to build solar energy house

YOu do not need any specialised tools or heavy machinery, you only need few simple tools found in your garage

The cost of retail solar power panels is in thousands of dollars, how could i possibly save money.

You are going to create a solar powered panel from the scratch by yourself with few simple things and will cost couple of hundered dollars and no more. Of course the retail panels are very expensive but luckily you would be able to create one same like the retail unit for 10% of the price.

I want to power whole house and this might be a large project which would never finish.

It is so much fun to do DIY and it is so much easier that you will be surprised. YOu would not only be building your own but you can make money by building for your family or friends or to sell to someone else.

I do not have the space or the time to start building my own solar power panels.

You do not need a big place, as long as you have space or a table available a little bigger than single bed thats all the space you need to start creating your own. You do not need months and years to create your own. You do need to read and watch videos to understand the basic information and then just follow the instructions, how difficult is that.

Will solar energy house save me money?

Thousands of people throughout the world have taken advantage of this product. They are enjoying their own free electricity and do not have to worry about the bills. It is not for fun it is a serious money we are talking about. Once created you will have so much confidence in yourself that you will want to do more and help family and friends, the fun is never finished and the satisfaction is guaranteed.

I am not sure if this would work.

If you sit back and do nothing then of course it would not work, but what have you got to loose and you have you got to achieve these are the two questions you must answer before spend couple of hundred dollars on this project. You will find that more you will think about it the more it would look practical and of course it works and it is practical, so do not wait try now and start saving your bills now.

Retail solar panel costs thousands, if i build one would anyone buy it from me.

It all depends upon how much you want to make, with a simple solar panel costing couple of hundred you would be able to sale for 400 to 500 dollars. With a bit of practice you would be able to create a professionally built and looking panel. Since you would know how to build one from scratch you would be able to give guarantee to people for their satisfaction. This guarantee is the one which will make you profit, since you know it inside out you would easily be able to give guarantee.

Suppose you know how to make a perfect omellete and you love it each time you make and eat. You offer to someone that i know how to make a perfect omellete they might be reluctant but if you show them and ask them to try they will love it and will pay your price.

Same way if you can show your achievement in working condition and give them guarantee that if anything goes wrong you will sort it out. You would be able to offer it since you know how to do it and you have done it so people will buy and pay your price.

Since it is your own product which you have built by yourself you can keep all the profit you do not have to give any one a single penny.

I am a woman and I am not a builder with big muscles

You do not have to be a man or a builder with big muscles to build your own. All you need is simple instructions, a clean space and few simple tools to create your own solar power house.

Is it easier and cost effective to create solar energy house

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:24:20 +0000

We see so much advertising about carbon footprints, going green and helping the environment. By creating your own solar energy house you can help the environment and reduce carbon footprints.

If you have time in hand and you sit back and do nothing you will be paying for the electricity forever. You do not have to a genius or a degree holder in engineering to build your own. All you need is simple guidelines, some basic stuff from any DIY store and you are ready to start.

Have you even considered that wind turbine can be created with less than couple of hunderd dollars and could last forever. The process is simple and you do not need heavy machinery to create one.

Is it possible to create your own solar energy house

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:22:31 +0000

When you look at the prices of some retail units for solar energy house the cost might give you a shock. You will consider continuing using your electricity and paying high bills. What we are talking about is not ready made power panels but making your own solar energy house there is a world of difference.

It is no secret that these ready made retail panels costs thousands but if you were able to create your own with simple guidelines you will save the money and even make money in the long run. Once created you will find so much satisfaction that you might even consider creating more just for fun or to help someone in your family or friend as a solar mentor. You can also set up your own shop from home and starts selling them to others at a bargain price for them and make money.

Solar Energy House

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:17:57 +0000

If you search over the internet you will find complicated information all over the place regarding building solar energy house. If you do not understand the basic the information will overload in your mind and the result will be a complete waste of time.

It would be difficult even to consider starting such a task when it looks like that you might and might not be successful. You do not need complicated instructions and guides which might not even work.

All you need to create your own solar energy house is simple instructions and guidelines. Thousands of people worldwide have taken advantage of this opportunity and now they are saving a whole lot of money every single minute. They took the decision to give it a try and create their own. The best part is it works and it is simple and yes it can help you reduce your power bill or even in some cases eliminated it completely.