Solar Power Homes Blog » Solar Panels http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog Generate Renewable Residential Solar and Wind Energy Sat, 19 Jun 2010 05:50:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Save {Money|Cash|Dollars}, {Energy|Power} And The {Planet|Earth} With Solar {Panels|Power} And Grid Tie Inverters http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/save-moneycashdollars-energypower-and-the-planetearth-with-solar-panelspower-and-grid-tie-inverters/ http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/save-moneycashdollars-energypower-and-the-planetearth-with-solar-panelspower-and-grid-tie-inverters/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:04:13 +0000 solarblogger We have to all be mindful of the necessity to save energy, even if it is solely to save ourselves money.

One plan could be using alternative energy, to this aim I want to advance solar”>http://www.solarpanelssites.com”>solar panels with a grid tie inverter.

The electricity made by the solar panel of about 20 volts can be from any additional renewable resource such as hydropower electricity.

Saving cash in the home means this generated voltage has to be changed to the customary house power level.

The DC from the solar panel is changed by the grid tie inverter into the AC that is used in the home.

The grid tie inverter is designed so that it does not require special boxes to join to the mains, but simply needs to be plugged into a wall socket. The electronics in the circuits of the inverter make the join safely.

Using the grid tie inverter and a solar panel will give the home electricity all the time the sun shines, this would have had to be bought from the power company.

Because current can only flow when the house power in on the grid tie inverter has a built in safety element. If the power fails, electricity could be fed back to the power company endangering the work men. But if the power fails the grid tie disconnects.

To supply more power to the home, additional solar panels can be used, along with added grid ties. Any surplus power supplied to the home can make the meter run in reverse saving you money.

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This is a straight forward and efficient system to install, cost effective and will save cash in the long run. The alternate is to use batteries and a conventional power inverter to create electricity for the home, this has the advantage of night time power, but the extra cost and room needed for the batteries, makes this cumbersome in comparability.

The grid”>http://www.solarpanelssites.com”>grid tie may be the most efficient way to save money, you cannot replace the power company, but it is greener.

 


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]]> http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/save-moneycashdollars-energypower-and-the-planetearth-with-solar-panelspower-and-grid-tie-inverters/feed/ 0 Looking for honest and correct wiring diagrams for basic solar power system for home installation.? http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/looking-for-honest-and-correct-wiring-diagrams-for-basic-solar-power-system-for-home-installation/ http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/looking-for-honest-and-correct-wiring-diagrams-for-basic-solar-power-system-for-home-installation/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:01:09 +0000 Admin How to connect from solar panels to battery’s and required meters. Or a complete tech drawing in layman’s terms. I have (4) 12 volt 1000CA deep cycle marine battery’s-(4) 15 Watt solar panels and that’s it. Please help


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]]> http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/looking-for-honest-and-correct-wiring-diagrams-for-basic-solar-power-system-for-home-installation/feed/ 0 Can normal light power solar panels? http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/can-normal-light-power-solar-panels/ http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/can-normal-light-power-solar-panels/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:11:26 +0000 Admin Or does it have to be from the sun? I’m talking about photovoltaic cells. The ones in calculators, solar panels, etc.


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]]> http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/can-normal-light-power-solar-panels/feed/ 5 Can you add a generator to an electric vehicle to create regeneration? http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/can-you-add-a-generator-to-an-electric-vehicle-to-create-regeneration/ http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/can-you-add-a-generator-to-an-electric-vehicle-to-create-regeneration/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:30:18 +0000 Admin We have been fooled into depenency on fossil fuels. Take the fuel motor out of a hybrid and replace it with an electric motor the vehicle becomes regenerative. Add a generator to an electric car or conversion kit. Add regenerative braking(already on some hybrids)and solar panels for optimum efficiency. Take the fuel motor off a home generation system and add an electric motor then you have regeneration without the use of fuels. Run power plants with electric drive sysytems. Yes it is that easy. Tesla knew this that is why some of his work is classified. This information is free to all.


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]]> http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/can-you-add-a-generator-to-an-electric-vehicle-to-create-regeneration/feed/ 9 grants or refunds for solar/wind powered home? http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/grants-or-refunds-for-solarwind-powered-home/ http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/grants-or-refunds-for-solarwind-powered-home/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:36:08 +0000 Admin I have an off-grid solar and wind powered home in upstate New York. I was told that President Obama has restructured going green incentives and large refunds and grants might be available. I recently have added new wind generator equipment and would also like to add more solar panels, does any one know how I can find out what I might be eligible for ?


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]]> http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/grants-or-refunds-for-solarwind-powered-home/feed/ 3 What do you think of this plan to solve the US energy problem with solar power? http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/what-do-you-think-of-this-plan-to-solve-the-us-energy-problem-with-solar-power/ http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/what-do-you-think-of-this-plan-to-solve-the-us-energy-problem-with-solar-power/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:35:44 +0000 Admin Construct a 30,000 square mile array of solar panels in the Southwest along with concentrated solar power arrays and a massive direct-current power transmission backbone to distribute electricity throughout the country. Excess power produced by the photovoltaic arrays would be distributed and stored as compressed air in below-ground caverns.

With a massive investment in solar power plants and infrastructure, solar could provide 69% of US electricity and 35% of total energy (including transportation) by 2050.
If wind, biomass, and geothermal power sources were also developed, the US could produce 100% of its electricity and 90% of its transportation energy from renewable sources. To make this happen, the US would have to invest billion per year for the next 40 years. For comparison, the US is now spending billion per month for military involvement Iraq and Afghanistan

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What do you think?
If you’re just going to dismiss the suggestion off-hand with no good reason, don’t bother to answer the question.

For those saying nuclear is the only solution, I suggest you read the best answer to this question: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AvbtgI1im3pK.PoH1Qb02YkAAAAA;_ylv=3?qid=20080528094715AAcnVM3
The full plan is available here: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=a-solar-grand-plan

Some other key points:

"the land required for each gigawatt-hour of solar energy produced in the Southwest is less than that needed for a coal-powered plant when factoring in land for coal mining."

"To meet the 2050 projection, 46,000 square miles of land would be needed for photovoltaic and concentrated solar power installations. That area is large, and yet it covers just 19 percent of the suitable Southwest land. Most of that land is barren; there is no competing use value. And the land will not be polluted. We have assumed that only 10 percent of the solar capacity in 2050 will come from distributed photovoltaic installations—those on rooftops or commercial lots throughout the country. But as prices drop, these applications could play a bigger role"


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]]> http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/what-do-you-think-of-this-plan-to-solve-the-us-energy-problem-with-solar-power/feed/ 30 Building Solar Panels For Your Home http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/building-solar-panels-for-your-home/ http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/building-solar-panels-for-your-home/#comments Sun, 23 May 2010 07:26:35 +0000 solarblogger These are stressful times financially for a lot of individuals whom are attempting to pay the bills.  One of the things which is hurting folks the most is the increasing price of power.  Fortunately power bills are something which it is possible to deal with should you be motivated to take some action.  More and more people are actually checking out solar power, or more particularly they are creating their very own solar energy solutions to provide their own electrical energy demands.  The important point to take note is the fact these folks are making their very own solar panel systems that are really cheap as opposed to the good fortune they would need to pay for commercial solar panel products.  A simple solar panel can be created for under $200.  You may click the following URL to learn how to build a solar panel at home.

Every one of the materials that you need to construct residential solar panels are all cheap to buy and can be found easily enough from local hardware stores.  You will have to find copper wire, plywood, glass plus some pipes. Furthermore you’ll require some deep cell batteries to hold excess electricity to be used during the nighttime.  Just how much you will probably save is really down to the quantity of solar energy panels you decide to create.  A sole solar panel for instance might provide adequate energy for a solitary appliance while an entire rooftop packed with solar power panels might power all your electricity requirements.

Making solar panels is a home improvement venture which doesn’t need any kind of specific electric or woodworking expertise.  You can purchase books that plainly demonstrate every little thing you need to do and all of the parts you will need.  The best guidebook is the Earth4Energy guide which is extremely simple to follow and it is additionally accompanied by videos showing you clearly how to build solar panels for home use.

Even though the expense of building your own solar energy panels is incredibly inexpensive and can save you a lot of money it’ll furthermore noticeably improve the worth of your home.  Your geographic locale does not really have too much of an impact on whether or not solar power is going to be effective or not.  Less sunny climates may just require extra solar energy panels to get the same rewards.

If you are able to create greater electricity than you actually use then you can sell off your excess to power suppliers.  Imagine receiving cheques from your energy provider instead of you needing to write them!


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]]> http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/building-solar-panels-for-your-home/feed/ 0 What is the career called that deals with renewable energy? http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/what-is-the-career-called-that-deals-with-renewable-energy/ http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/what-is-the-career-called-that-deals-with-renewable-energy/#comments Sun, 23 May 2010 04:27:04 +0000 Admin What is the career called that deals with renewable energy, and teaches students how to design things like, solar panels and wind powered generators. What universities of colleges offer the course? Also can someone provide a link to the college or university page that deals with their renewable energy course.
Does anyone know about the course in Uvic? They have someone guy in their commercial holding a wind powered generator model.


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]]> http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/what-is-the-career-called-that-deals-with-renewable-energy/feed/ 3 DIY Residential Solar Panels http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/diy-residential-solar-panels/ http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/diy-residential-solar-panels/#comments Sun, 23 May 2010 00:53:15 +0000 solarblogger Many people will find that they have to pay more consideration to their buying habits because of the current status of the global economic climate. One of the things which has been influenced drastically is the price of electricity charges as electricity prices are rising ever higher. Hence lots of people throughout the entire world are taking a serious curiosity about creating their very own DIY solar panels for home use. This is a really cheap substitute for overpriced commercially produced solar power panels which are outside of the monetary reach of most property owners.

Hardly any consumers would most likely look at spending in the region of $30,000 to get a professional solar energy system installed in their home. However when they realize that it’s relatively cheap and straightforward to make their own DIY solar panels for home use they will frequently begin to acquire an curiosity in solar powering their own home. The information that tells you how to locate the materials that you need and how to make and deploy the solar panels can be acquired on the web by using solutions such as Earth4Energy.

DIY solar panels are simple and easy to make and install and don’t necessitate any woodworking or electrician’s know-how. Residential solar panels are not as efficient during overcast weather conditions or at night therefore any residential solar energy system entails the installation of deep cell storage battery packs. These will make sure that ample electrical power is available when needed. How efficient your solar power system will be is determined by things like how many panels you decide to construct and just how much sunlight you will receive. Geographic area is not as great a factor perhaps you may imagine as solar energy systems may be effectively installed virtually anyplace around the planet. You could possibly require additional solar panels and electric batteries if you lived somewhere cooler, but it shouldn’t be considered a large enough issue to exclude using solar energy.

The Earth4Energy product that was earlier mentioned assumes no specific expertise and plainly shows everything required to understand with the aid of clearly highlighted directions and video tutorials. All the components will be locally obtainable in hardware shops. A single solar panel could very well be built with a few days work and you may continue to keep making more to satisfy more of your current energy needs.

DIY solar panels for home use are the most inexpensive approach to being electricity self sufficient or at the very least achieving almost all of your electrical energy demands. You could begin to see the financial returns quickly because you will not have expended anywhere close to the expense of commercial solar energy panels which could take a decade or more to make back their initial investment. In addition to the the environmental advantages and monetary savings you won’t worry about power cuts. Do-it-yourself solar panels for domestic use can also be a great way to increase the worth of your home should you choose to sell.

The efficiency of your household solar energy system can be improved further by additionally making your own wind turbine. As long as you have ample wind flow that is. These may be made for approximately a similar price of a solar panel. When building the solar panel and wind mill designs in Earth4Energy you should manage to find the materials you’ll need for under $200 for each solar panel or wind turbine.


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]]> http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/diy-residential-solar-panels/feed/ 0 Could mirrors reflecting and focusing sunlight be used to make steam to power electric generators? http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/could-mirrors-reflecting-and-focusing-sunlight-be-used-to-make-steam-to-power-electric-generators/ http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/could-mirrors-reflecting-and-focusing-sunlight-be-used-to-make-steam-to-power-electric-generators/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 16:36:42 +0000 Admin And could insulated water tanks be large enough to retain enough super heated water to generate steam to power the generators be used to act as a buffer so that through the night and on low light days electricty production would be steady without varible output allowing for steady production 24/7/365 if it was sited properly? Would this greatly lessen solar powers twin main faults of expense and inconsistency without the need to wait for cheaper batteries or new more affordible photovoltaic solar panels to be invented or built?


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