Building my own Solar Panel
August 3, 2010 by admin
Filed under General, Solar Energy
Do it yourself solar power has now become a common project. All over the pages of the Internet courses are coming up teaching do it yourself solar power methods and the benefits you can obtain from creating your own solar panels, but the question needs to be asked: Can you really make your own solar cells?
Making your own solar and wind power for less than $200
To find the answer to this question I determined it would be a helpful plan to write about my own individual experiences in making my own do it yourself solar power system.
I originally became interested in solar power as an alternative energy source when I began to look more closely at not just the expense of my homes energy use but moreover the bearing traditional energy sources are having on the natural world.
Being cleaner, renewable and a boundless source of energy I settled on solar as my renewable energy. I did a search on the web discovered a neighborhood installer and gave their phone number a ring, what happened after that shocked me, the price of having a system installed was just under $9,000! This just wasn’t an choice, it would take years to make back the price of installation with the money saved from using solar panels. I determined to search a bit deeper and being a do it yourself type of man, began looking for a do it yourself (DIY) method.
Making your own solar and wind power for less than $200
I wound up buying a how to make solar cells manual for just below $50 and continued following the information laid not at home inside. Day 1 had me making a expedition to my hardware store and buying specified supplies, this cost me around $200. Day 2 had me working hard constructing the panels. On the third day I put the cells in a appropriate place, connected them to some batteries and there you go, in three days I was up and running with my first home-grown solar cell.
Take my advice, if I can make my own solar cell any person can, just make certain you find a high quality “build a solar panel” manual that shows very plainly what supplies you need to assemble and the steps you need to take to make, you will have a good time making your own do it yourself solar power cells, as well as get pleasure from the monetary savings you will obtain.