“cheap Solar Panel Electrical” System © – Quick Tip!

August 24, 2010 by  
Filed under General, Solar Energy, Solar Panels

Looking for a true way that’ll enable you to get rid of these high electricity-bills once and for all? You should definitely consider using this incredible “Cheap Solar Panel Electrical” System. Quite amazingly, this technique provides quick results almost instantly. Read this article right now and find out more and understand how it can help you.

Short background

The ‘secret’ behind this unique “Cheap Solar Panel Electrical” System is about getting one of these special guides that walk you through each and every step on how to easily make Solar-Panels. It is highly important to work with a professional guide; make sure it provides clear information including videos, diagrams, and support. Anyway, here are just a few advantage & advices that can help you out.

Quick advantages

Now that we get the idea, let’s see what is in it for us:

* Extremely easy to be implemented by almost anyone.
* Very quick return on investment (ROI).
* It is portable and you can take it with you (camping for example).
* Made of simple parts/tools found at any local hardware store.
* Requires no more than a weekend to be installed.

Quick advice

Pulling yourself “off the grid” all at once isn’t recommended – do it gradually and slowly, use your new sys. while keeping the ‘Main-Grid’ as backup for possible extreme electricity usage.

Conclusions

If we look for an outstanding opportunity that’ll help us erase our elec. expenses, no doubt that this advanced “Cheap Solar Panel Electrical” System can get us there. We could probably come across other pluses provided by this remarkable ‘machine’, simply because it is revolutionary. It is highly recommended to simply try it so you could enjoy from the exciting opportunities that it provides.

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What is Holding Back the Adoption of Solar Generated Electricity in the United States?

August 24, 2010 by  
Filed under General, Solar Energy, Solar Panels

The US currently has about 700 megawatts of installed solar panel electricity generation connected to the grid, according to research by the consulting firm, Navigant. This represents less than 1% of all the electricity generated in the US.

Each state controls the speed of solar adoption by heir independent policies. If these policies remain nchanged, generation from solar panels in the US, both commercial and residential generators are expected to grow to 6,000 megawatts by the year 2015.

Three thousand of the 6,000 megawatts will be generated in California. The incentive programs of California are the gold standard among supporters of solar power. Growth in the home solar-power market will not take off until more states adopt favorable net metering rules. The relaxed solar implementation can offset the cost of installing renewable power system and capture electricity that is being loss from the potential solar generation. The Navigant report estimates that an additional 3,000 megawatts of solar panel electricity could be available in the next eight years if the states with solar implementation limitations lifted their caps.

There are eight states that have no net-metering rules. These states are South Dakota, Kansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, Arizona and my own state, South Carolina. A list compiled by New Energy Source lists California, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland receiving the highest scores for solar adaptation with the remaining states of lower scores because of restrictive laws.

As of September 2007, 39 states had adopted some measures of rules to compensate consumers for sending self-generated renewable power to the grid. There is a lot behind the scenes that the states and power generation companies are willing to wage a serious fight to preclude Federal mandates to push solar renewable energy.

In my state of South Carolina, the Santee Electrical Cooperative, which is owned by the state of South Carolina, is proposing a $998 million dollar coal burning generators. The site has been put on hold by the federal government for a deeper study of the environmental impact. Meanwhile, Santee continues the fight with their commissioned study. Their study concludes “$900 million in economic output, $500 million in earnings and 9,300 jobs for South Carolinians” Unfortunately; Santee made no attempt to study the environmental impact or what a combination of renewable/nonrenewable future actions would mean to the state.

The federal renewable fuels bill has been stopped in the US Senate. Southern Co., American Electric Power Co. and other coal fired producers hired top Washington lobbyists, including Rudy Giuliani’s firm, to help defeat a measure that would force them to boost electricity generated by wind, solar and other forms of renewable energy to 15 percent of the U.S. total by 2020. That’s up from less than 2 percent today, and is a move the industry says would cost at least $67 billion. Southern Co. has spent $7.26 million this year lobbying Congress, more than Exxon Mobil Corp. or General Motors Corp., according to the Washington-based Center for Responsive Politics. It hired such firms as Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, where Republican presidential front-runner Giuliani is a partner. The bill would require utilities to obtain 2.75 percent of their power from renewable sources starting in 2010, ramping that up to 15 percent by 2020. Almost one-quarter of the mandate could be met by improving efficiency. Companies that fail to meet the standard would have to pay a penalty to the federal government. The cooperative of Southern Co and other generating companies consider this too high of a barrier and appear to have succeeded to remove the renewable fuel section from the bill going to President Bush.

The average homeowner does not have a vote in adopting renewable fuels electrical generation standards. The battle is being conducted by the state and federal government and powerful electrical generating companies. The problem is that the average homeowner will be the big loser in this struggle. Our major recourse is to write our state and federal representative to adopt measure that we can utilize the potential cost savings and reduces pollution of solar generated electricity.

Our letters to our government representatives should ask for means to:

* Encourage greater renewable-energy generation

* Promote customer-sited distributed generation (wind and solar fuels)

* Reduce demand on an ever increasingly strained grid

* Reward investment in renewable technologies

* Facilitate energy independence

* Improve air quality and public health

* Promote in-state economic development.

Most states that have revised their interconnection and net-metering policies have done so in pursuit of these same goals.

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How to build a homemade solar panel – The battery

August 24, 2010 by  
Filed under General, Solar Energy, Solar Panels

How to build a homemade solar panel – The battery

The battery “hosts” a certain reversible chemical reaction that stores electrical

energy that can later be retrieved when needed. Electrical energy is

transformed into chemical energy when the battery is being charged, and the

reverse happens when the battery is discharged.

 

A battery is formed by a set of elements or cells arranged in series. Leadacid

batteries consist of two submerged lead electrodes in an electrolytic solution

of water and sulfuric acid.

 

A potential difference of about 2 volts takes

place between the electrodes, depending on the instantaneous value of the

charge state of the battery.

 

The most common batteries in photovoltaic solar

applications have a nominal voltage of 12 or 24 volts. A 12 V battery therefore

contains 6 cells in series.

 

The battery serves two important purposes in a photovoltaic system: to provide

electrical energy to the system when energy is not supplied by the array

of solar panels, and to store excess energy generated by the panels whenever

that energy exceeds the load.

 

The battery experiences a cyclical process

of charging and discharging, depending on the presence or absence of

sunlight. During the hours that there is sun, the array of panels produces

electrical energy. The energy that is not consumed immediately it is used to

charge the battery. During the hours of absence of sun, any demand of electrical

energy is supplied by the battery, thereby discharging it.

 

These cycles of charge and discharge occur whenever the energy produced

by the panels does not match the energy required to support the load. When

there is sufficient sun and the load is light, the batteries will charge. Obviously,

the batteries will discharge at night whenever any amount of power is

required. The batteries will also discharge when the irradiance is insufficient

to cover the requirements of the load (due to the natural variation of climatological

conditions, clouds, dust, etc.)

If the battery does not store enough energy to meet the demand during periods

without sun, the system will be exhausted and will be unavailable for

consumption. On the other hand, the oversizing the system (by adding far too

many panels and batteries) is expensive and inefficient. When designing a

stand-alone system we need to reach a compromise between the cost of

components and the availability of power from the system. One way to do

this is to estimate the required number of days of autonomy.

 

In the case of a telecommunications system, the number of days of autonomy depends on

its critical function within your network design. If the equipment is going to

serve as repeater and is part of the backbone of your network, you will likely

want to design your photovoltaic system with an autonomy of up to 5-7 days.

 

On the other hand, if the solar system is responsible for a providing energy to

client equipment you can probably reduce number of days of autonomy to

two or three. In areas with low irradiance, this value may need to be increased

even more. In any case, you will always have to find the proper balance

between cost and reliability.

 

Types of batteries

 

Many different battery technologies exist, and are intended for use in a variety

of different applications. The most suitable type for photovoltaic applications

is the stationary battery, designed to have a fixed location and for

scenarios where the power consumption is more or less irregular. “Stationary”

batteries can accommodate deep discharge cycles, but they are not designed

to produce high currents in brief periods of time.

 

Stationary batteries can use an electrolyte that is alkaline (such as Nickel-

Cadmium) or acidic (such as Lead-Acid). Stationary batteries based on

Nickel-Cadmium are recommended for their high reliability and resistance

whenever possible. Unfortunately, they tend to be much more expensive and

difficult to obtain than sealed lead-acid batteries.

In many cases when it is difficult to find local, good and cheap stationary batteries

(importing batteries is not cheap), you will be forced to use batteries

targeted to the automobile market.

 

Using car batteries

 

Automobile batteries are not well suited for photovoltaic applications as they

are designed to provide a substantial current for just few seconds (when

starting then engine) rather than sustaining a low current for long period of

time. This design characteristic of car batteries (also called traction batteries)

results in an shortened effective life when used in photovoltaic systems.

Traction batteries can be used in small applications where low cost is the

most important consideration, or when other batteries are not available.

Traction batteries are designed for vehicles and electric wheelbarrows. They

are cheaper than stationary batteries and can serve in a photovoltaic installation,

although they require very frequent maintenance. These batteries

should never be deeply discharged, because doing so will greatly reduce

their ability to hold a charge. A truck battery should not discharged by more

than 70% of its total capacity. This means that you can only use a maximum

of 30% of a lead-acid battery’s nominal capacity before it must be recharged.

You can extend the life of a lead-acid battery by using distilled water. By using

a densimeter or hydrometer, you can measure the density of the battery’s

electrolyte.

 

A typical battery has specific gravity of 1.28. Adding distilled water

and lowering the density to 1.2 can help reduce the anode’s corrosion, at a

cost of reducing the overall capacity of the battery. If you adjust the density of

battery electrolyte, you must use distilled water, as tap water or well water

will permanently damage the battery.

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“your Own Solar Power Lights” System © – the Amazing Secrets!

August 19, 2010 by  
Filed under General, Solar Energy

At minimal effort and cost, “Your Own Solar Power Lights” System easily enables you to produce your very own power-supply sys. It is almost unbelievable that this technique doesn’t require any special tools/materials. If you read this article you’ll be able to know more about how this innovative technology can change our lives.

Quick introduction

This “Your Own Solar Power Lights” System isn’t something that you go and buy in a store – you need to have one of these recommended guides that explain how to assemble Solar-Panels without having to be an expert. It is highly important to work with a professional guide; make sure it provides detailed descriptions, diagrams, and support so you’ll never get lost. This way or another, here are just a few advantage & advices that may help you to know more about this subject.

Quick benefits and advantages

Now that we get the idea, let’s see what is in it for us:

* Using as much power as needed without worrying about the elec. Meter.
* Made of simple parts/tools found at any local hardware store.
* Uses natural and clean resources.
* Enables us to store the produced elect.-power at zero cost.
* Requires no more than a weekend to be installed.

Tip

Using a printed guidebook isn’t recommended – technology keeps changing and online guides usually get auto-updated with the latest information.

Final words

These exciting solutions not only save us thousands each year – this advanced “Your Own Solar Power Lights” System even creates an extra source of income. It would be quite easy to find other great benefits provided by this one-of-a-kind idea, simply because we no longer need to rely on others to supply these needs. Now it is time to take action, so at this point it is advised to test it as this is the most recommended way that truly enables you to explore the advantages mentioned in this article.

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The Solar Revolution Has Begun!

August 19, 2010 by  
Filed under General, Solar Energy

Whatever home improvement project you embark on, the item at the top of your list will probably be your bottom line – that is, how much you’re going to spend for what you’re getting. Adding solar panels to your house may pay dividends, both to your electric bill and the environment, but the question you’re likely asking yourself right now is this: how much time, money and frustration will it take to install them?

Making your own solar and wind power for less than $200

If you’ve dabbled with the idea of adding solar energy to your home, you’ve probably gotten a professional estimate for installation and gotten a bad case of sticker shock as a result: a typical installation costs tens of thousands upfront.

Whatever financial or environmental benefits solar may provide, most people simply can’t justify that kind of expense; it may eventually pay for itself, but that could take years. However, a company called Green DIY Energy is looking to change all this. As solar energy gains in popularity, the chief hurdle for most homeowners remains the expense of initial installation, but Green DIY Energy has developed a complete and inexpensive DIY system for building and installing your own solar panels.

Making your own solar and wind power for less than $200

The system has been built from the ground up with ease of use in mind. All the tools and materials necessary for constructing your own solar panels with the easy-to-follow directions are readily available, and for those who have little DIY experience, Green DIY Energy offers technical support as well.

This article starts with the question “how much will it cost you to join the home solar revolution?” With Green DIY Energy’s system, the answer is “under $200.” Forget waiting years for solar power to pay for itself; what you’ll save on your electric bills will pay for this system in months. And beyond that, smaller bills each month are good news for everyone in this economy.

Making your own solar and wind power for less than $200

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“home Solar Panels Electricity” System © – Start Right Here!

August 16, 2010 by  
Filed under General, Solar Energy

After the first time you try it you quickly understand why more and more households consider this “Home Solar Panels Electricity” System as revolutionary. Many people find it hard to believe but this technique provides an excellent quick return-on-investment that is in average measured by weeks. Read this short report if you want to hear more about this revolutionary technology.

Introduction

“Home Solar Panels Electricity” System is about using one of these guides on the Web that teach you how to assemble Solar-Panels with your own hands. Take your time when choosing a guide; check for real customers case studies, make sure it provides descriptive illustrations, photos, and tech support. In any case, here are some key-advantages and tips that may help you to know more about this subject.

Main advantages

Going down to the bottom-line we notice the following benefits:

* No need to remember to switch off the lights each time we leave the room.
* Enables us to make a 220V-240V elec. sys.
* Uses natural and clean resources.
* Should you create more energy than needed; the power-company will actually pay you!
* Leaves us almost unaffected by any possible energy crisis.

Tip to go

Always prefer to place the unit on a roof or on other high and isolated area for maximum sunlight exposure of course, but also in order to keep it safe and secure.

Article summary

Many home-makers already found this outstanding “Home Solar Panels Electricity” System as one of the most effective ways to ‘eliminate’ these irritating elect. expenses. We could probably come across other great benefits provided by this remarkable idea, simply because it is revolutionary. Now it is time to take action, so at this point it is advised to simply try it so you could truly see how it can save your monthly budget.

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Diy Solar Panels For Your Residence

August 16, 2010 by  
Filed under General, Solar Energy

DIY solar panels can help you save money on energy bills and the cash-draining effects of inflation. This is the reason many households are beginning to turn to alternative sources of electricity for their homes. As a result, they save hundreds of dollars in energy bills.

A sustainable solution to provide our homes with energy is none other than using renewable energy (like solar and wind power). However, not every area has sufficient wind to sustain them and not every homeowner has the financial prowess to own a complete set of solar panels. Even a partial setup will cost money that most will not be able or willing to afford. Is there a good solution to this?

Just like car maintenance and house renovation, some folks would rather build solar energy panels themselves instead of hiring a contractor. This is an intelligent move that can save them lots of money for the little time they spend. In fact, the DIY trend is getting so strong many businesses are expanding to serve this market’s needs.

When we use solar energy, we can increase the overall value of our home and make our environment cleaner at the same time. Our carbon footprint will get smaller and if we all use renewable energy for our homes and industry, issues such as global warming and pollution will be a thing of the past.

If you intend to build your own solar energy panel and have never done so before, you may want to get a good instructional guide so you can learn the fundamentals. There are many good guides on the Internet to help you along. These guides are simple to comprehend. Their content is distilled into step-by-step instructions that even a seventh-grader can follow. All you have to do is learn by doing the steps.

Within a weekend, you can build your first solar panel. As in all other DIY projects, you’ll take some time to master it. Some projects even bear the risk of failure. But with DIY solar panels, you can almost always generate electricity with your very first panel. Using the tips and insider secrets in the instructional manual, you can most likely build a professional looking project too.

One of the smartest investments you can make is to build your own solar energy panel. Apart from getting a great return on investment, you can hedge against the rising cost of energy. Yet there is one investment better than this – a good DIY solar guide. A good guide will “set you back” by less than $50, certainly. But with the information that you’ll know, you can build solar energy panels at a fraction of what it would otherwise cost you. On top of that, you can avoid costly mistakes that will easily cost you thousands, not to mention the hours of wasted effort.

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How to Build DIY Small Solar Power Panel Generator System

August 16, 2010 by  
Filed under General, Solar Energy

Create free home solar electricity.

We read every day about the increasing global demand for power and daily warnings about our environment and the ever increasing carbon gases emitted from fossil fuel, the world is gradually heading towards a severe energy crisis that we cannot ignore any longer.

The sun’s energy is the most abundant energy available on earth and making use of this free energy will go towards solving our power solutions and this renewable energy is perceived as green and clean alternative to the fossil fuel generated on-grid electricity of today leading to a Pollution-free a greener environment.

Going green is the growing trend as people become more aware of the impact they have on our environment.

Solar energy is one of the best renewable energy sources due to its abundance and there will always be a sun and sunlight, if that ever disappears we will have no need for anything!

Home solar power panel system is a cost effective way to power your home than the expensive install models available from the commercial sector. The aim of home owners is to construct a solar power system that will handle the total peak load demand of all the home appliances.

What can we do.

You can have a do-it-yourself small solar power panel system installed and setup for about $200! And the solar electricity produced by these panels is directed to a battery bank, which serves as the electricity storage unit. The battery bank can then supply all the electricity for the home during the night.

Living off the grid not only helps the environment, saves power and substantially reduces your electricity bill.

How does solar power and wind power function is some of the questions that will solved when you download and read internet package manuals or guides.

Complete step-by-step instructions to make your own professionally looking solar power panel generator, including the 100 watt solar panels blueprints and all the different configurations possible, each of them with their own diagrams and instructions. Using easy to find material.

Today’s Solar Electric Cells Are a Practical and Environmentally Friendly Way of Producing Solar Electricity

The scientific term for solar electricity is photovoltaic energy which means electricity from light.

A solar panel is a collection of solar cells that are known as photovoltaic cells. It is these cells that create the solar electricity by interacting with the sunlight, and when the cells are wired together you have created a solar power panel generator.

In one day you could make a small solar power panel generator that would be enough to power some of the smaller appliances in the house. Once you have the knowledge you could increase the number of solar panels generator until all your electrical power requirements are met from solar power.

A home made solar power panel system is a big money saver and the solar panels are usually made from 3×6 solar cell modules specially manufactured and when exposing the solar cells to bright sunlight produced solar electricity.

That is why the position is so critical to where the solar power generator or solar electric array is place in relation to the suns movement across the house roof

The initial installation cost is quickly recovered after 3 or 4 power bills especially when you make your own small solar panel from information purchased from the internet.

AS time and money allows, you may add more solar panels to increase your generate solar electricity so your home is running completely off the power grid. Home solar power systems can use a back-up battery bank to provide electricity at night.

Solar panel generator systems are designed to produce D.C. direct current and D.C. voltages for charging and storing in batteries or being directly converted into typical 120-230 volt alternating current 120 VAC.

Solar energy packages include detailed instructions on how to make a small solar panel by following the step-by-step instructions available with the solar energy package. Constructing a small solar panel at home does not require a lot of know how or expertise as the instructions are fully illustrated and written in simple easy to understand English.

Imagine running your electrical appliances without worrying about paying any bills.

Advantages of using a solar generator.

1              Does not pollute the environment. Pollution-free: a greener environment.

2              Living off the grid. Reduced dependability on fossil fuel power.

3              Reduced power costs, saving you money.

Home solar power panel system ensures uninterrupted power supply to your house and is the best solution to generate free solar electricity at home.

HINT.

Replace all the incandescent lamps used in the house with compact low wattage fluorescent or energy efficient lamps that consume less solar electricity.

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Solar Panel Cost

August 16, 2010 by  
Filed under General, Solar Energy

How much money will solar panels cost for my home electricity requirements? This can be one of the biggest questions you might ask yourself when considering utilising solar power as a way to save home energy.

Making your own solar and wind power for less than $200

Hopefully you will be very much aware and educated to the tremendous benefits that solar power can provide for your home. However, you may still be asking yourself, exactly how much will solar energy cost me and will it be easy enough for me to install them?

You may have been considering solar power as a way to save home energy for some time now and if you have, maybe you have had a couple of quotations from professional installers. If this is the case, you will have probably realised that this can be a very expensive option indeed, often costing thousands of dollars. Some companies will also charge you up front fees whereby you have to pay them before any work has even been done and many may even charge a survey fee just for coming to your home to take a look.

Knowing that installing solar power to your home is going to benefit you in the long term by providing you with a clean, renewable and sustainable and free energy source for years to come, the professional costs which may be incurred can be a genuine turn off for many people. However, this does not have to be the case at all – far from it.

Thanks to the rapidly growing demand for home made solar energy, you now have a great opportunity to easily build and install your own solar panels and more importantly, at a fraction of the cost of what the professionals will charge for their services.

Making your own solar and wind power for less than $200

I have featured a company called Home Made Energy who have spent a vast amount of time and effort, researching and mastering the solar power and wind power market. The result is that they have put together the most complete DIY home energy package available today which walks you through the entire process for making and installing solar power for your home and helping you to save home energy.

You should be in no doubt about your capability to achieve this. All of the tools and materials required are readily available from almost any good hardware store and the instructions provided are designed to take you by the hand and virtually walk you through the entire process.

However, the greatest benefit to you will be what we talked about earlier – exactly how much will solar energy cost me. The simple answer, under $200!!

Compare that with the thousands you will be charged for letting someone else do the work coupled with the long term cost saving benefits and you should quickly begin to realize the obvious benefits of solar energy as your primary method to save home energy.

So, the question is, are you ready to build solar panels?

I have done all of the hard work for you and reviewed the best DIY solar panel guides on the market at my own expense.

Making your own solar and wind power for less than $200

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Solar Pv Generator © – is it Affordable?

August 16, 2010 by  
Filed under General, Solar Energy

No doubt that Solar Pv Generator gains amazing popularity these days among many households, simply because what it offers is revolutionary and can instantly cut your expenses. It is almost unbelievable that this technique can be easily duplicated and used for virtually unlimited applications. Sounds interesting? keep reading and learn more about how this innovative technology can change our lives.

Short overview

In order to get this Solar Pv Generator to work you first need to follow one of these step-by-step guides that instruct on how to professionally assemble the most important part: Solar-Cells. It is highly important to work with a professional guide; make sure it provides detailed descriptions, diagrams, and support so you’ll never get lost. In any case, here are several tips & benefits that can help you to know a little more about this topic.

What are the main benefits?

The solution described in this report quickly provides the following:

* Excellent backup to your conventional elec. sys. in case of power failure.
* Knowing that we are doing our part to conserve the planet.
* Requires no more than a weekend to be installed.
* It is now amazingly affordable like never before.
* Made of simple parts/tools found at any local hardware store.

Quick tip

Be aware that nowadays it is possible to get the paneling for free – most professional guides will show how to do that.

Article summary

Using such powerful Solar Pv Generator opens up an outstanding opportunity for any of us to ‘cut’ our elec. expenses once and for all. There are so many other pluses provided by this exceptional invention, simply because more people are becoming aware of the opportunities that it provides. The first action you need to take is to simply try it so you could truly experience the various opportunities that it brings.

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