Solar Power Homes Blog » wind power 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 Would you considere a fairly simple Kit home that two people could assemble in a weekend or two for a getaway? http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/would-you-considere-a-fairly-simple-kit-home-that-two-people-could-assemble-in-a-weekend-or-two-for-a-getaway/ http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/would-you-considere-a-fairly-simple-kit-home-that-two-people-could-assemble-in-a-weekend-or-two-for-a-getaway/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 21:40:18 +0000 Admin home. or maybe for a guest house or something. If it was fairly inexpensive. This is something that could be delivered right to your property in a bundle on a truck, pre cut with all nesseary hardware, etc. The finished home could be equiped for solar,wind power,etc. stand alone type of dwelling. Is this appealing to anyone?
Well, evidently, you are asuming me to be a moron. I too, have construction experience, as well as altenative energy experience, and some pretty good ideas of my own using already available technology. I am not going to go into a lot of detail about this stuff, tho. Yes, there would need to be some property preperation done before assembly, this is a given for any type of dwelling. I am trying to create an easy, not too expensive alternative that the average person could manage. And have a little fun doing. Of course, some research would have to be done concerning codes in different states. In this time of dwindeling employment, I am trying to create a job for myself. I have already built a few proptypes, and we have worked out a lot of the difficultys.
Size wise, this is meant to be a comfortable temporary or permanent dwelling for 1 or 2 persons, with a garage/workshop area included in its small footprint,as well as some deck area


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]]> http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/would-you-considere-a-fairly-simple-kit-home-that-two-people-could-assemble-in-a-weekend-or-two-for-a-getaway/feed/ 8 When will solar and wind power be affordable to the average home owner? http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/when-will-solar-and-wind-power-be-affordable-to-the-average-home-owner/ http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/when-will-solar-and-wind-power-be-affordable-to-the-average-home-owner/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 14:26:03 +0000 Admin I have been doing some research on solar panel and wind turbine systems. The pricing is crazy. For a 10Kw solar grid tie kit system is between ,000 and ,000. If you install batteries add ,000-,000. 10Kw will only power a small to medium home without electric heat. Using my electric usage and info from my local electric company payback is 60 years for solar and 361 years for wind. This is unexceptionable. The manufactures of the solar and wind are gouging the consumers. They are using the excuse of supply and demand for the high cost. When demand goes up so will mass production and the price will go down. This is true, but they are making a huge profit on what they are making now. Some items are in the 3000% markup range. Are the power companies keeping the price up so their profits don’t suffer? My local electric supplier has an "ENERGY PARK" that you can go see solar and wind power in action and check out real time data online. They have a 4Kw solar array installed and claim it cost ,378 installed and a 2.5Kw wind turbine that cost about ,000 installed. I think they are giving false numbers to consumers so you won’t go green. I was able to find a 3.5Kw kit online for ,000. This doesn’t include any type of mounting materials. You can add 0-,200 for these materials. An installer will will charge you ,000-,000 to install it. For the sake of argument lets say this will cost you ,000 to install but still way out of line for you and me to install. That is a far cry from the ,000 the power company claims. The power companies don’t want you to make your own electric. They are keeping the cost high so they will still make money off you. A 210w panel sells for around 0. They probably manufacture it for under . The cost needs to be 0-0 to the consumer to make it affordable to the average home owner. 50 210w panels make a 10Kw system. That would be ,000 not ,000. The manufactures are raping us and the power companies are helping them to keep prices high. When will we get the technology at a proper cost? Let me know what you think.
In response to the first 5 answers, Yes, if demand increases so will mass production and thus supply will increase and this will drive the price down. I looked into panels from China. From what I was able to find panels sell for {content}.17-{content}.45 per watt. In the U.S. they sell for .00-.00 per watt. Manufactures in the U.S. have lobbied for a higher tariff on solar products that makes them impractical to import on mass. These companies want to keep the price high so their profits stay high, and the power companies do not want you to produce all your own power. That would put them out of business.
In response to Steve R, You need to do more research before you post another retarded comment like that. Air "DOES" have mass (just not very dense). When air is in motion it is called "WIND". This motion creates energy. Have you ever heard of a "tornado"? Get your facts together next time.


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]]> http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/when-will-solar-and-wind-power-be-affordable-to-the-average-home-owner/feed/ 9 Describe all of the renewable energy alternatives: wind power, solar energy, and biomass fermentation? http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/describe-all-of-the-renewable-energy-alternatives-wind-power-solar-energy-and-biomass-fermentation/ http://www.solarpowerforhomereports.com/blog/describe-all-of-the-renewable-energy-alternatives-wind-power-solar-energy-and-biomass-fermentation/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 09:31:29 +0000 Admin o What are some challenges with using and managing wind power, solar energy, and biomass fermentation as alternative renewable
energy resources?
o Name at least one other renewable energy resource.
o Include a response to the following: Nonrenewable energy resources include coal,
oil, and natural gas. Describe three common challenges with managing
nonrenewable energy resources.


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i have got so far that
off shore takes up no land
it can provide 10% of UK’s electricity
it is renewable
and it doesnt cause and pollution


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How much would a basic set up be for a 900 sq ft, 3 bedroom house? For either wind turbines or solar panels and necessary equipment? I am in Southern Ontario.

Thanks!


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Biomas Energy - Another Renewable Energy Source

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