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Comment on How to Make a Solar Panel - Homemade Solar Panels by Tom

Tom — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:27:59 +0000

Try and google it or type in at the (Search for questions) solar panels on yahoo answers. That is what I was just looking at. I am interested in solar panels just like you.
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Comment on How to Make a Solar Panel - Homemade Solar Panels by BLUECORN_909

BLUECORN_909 — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:25:59 +0000

consider buyting a small solar panel ready to go at your local home supply store. I have seen them around a hundred dollars that can be hooked up to your tv, laptop or rv..call around.
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Comment on How to Make a Solar Panel - Homemade Solar Panels by revenger

revenger — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:23:59 +0000

Yes but by the time you buy your cells the glass the ribbon the frame and get use to soldering them without breaking its cheaper to just to buy them used . If you don’t build them right your waisting your money . There is so much more to it then just building panels . You really need to study up on it before throwing your money out the door . If your going to do anything at all you would be best off doing as the other poster said and try to build a magnetic motor .
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Comment on Building Solar Panels for Energy by Nick

Nick — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:21:59 +0000

I may not understand your question. If you want to learn how to size/install about renewable energy, there is a college that teaches that: http://www.sanjuancollege.edu/pages/4003.asp

They turn out great students and are one of the top renewable energy colleges out there! (I know, we’ve hired folks who have graduated from there before)

If you don’t want to devote that much resource/time to it, there is alot of free learning, including free webinars at http://www.altestore.com. And there are also places that offer online and offline courses for $ like SEI http://www.solarenergy.org/ and MREA http://www.the-mrea.org/

I hope that helps!
-Nick
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Comment on How to Make a Solar Panel - Homemade Solar Panels by Irene

Irene — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:21:59 +0000

It is better to use magnetic generators and it is much cheaper. You can get the full information for free here:
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http://magneticenergy.funzblog.com/magnetic-generator-save-electricity-with-magnetic-energy

Comment on Solar Power Electricity: by indian tiger தமிழன்

indian tiger தமிழன் — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:21:59 +0000

fo that, u need to cover a larger portion of ur land with the panel....
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Comment on Building Solar Panels for Energy by ericnutsch

ericnutsch — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:19:59 +0000

There is no standardized college courses yet in place for renewable energy. There are NABCEP certifications for Solar.

Good college curriculum would be in Mechanical Enginnering or Electrical Engineering. Electrical tech degrees doing well right now too.
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Im a Mechanical Engineer
http://www.aurorapower.net/

Comment on How to Make a Solar Panel - Homemade Solar Panels by Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:19:59 +0000

Yes, I’ve built them myself. I generate about 20% of my monthly power with homemade solar panels. I ordered a video and ebook I found online. I don’t remember the name of it but here is a review site that lists several different instructional guides for homemade solar panels.

http://www.homemadesolarpanelscheap.com
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http://www.homemadesolarpanelscheap.com

Comment on Solar Power Electricity: by roderick_young

roderick_young — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:19:59 +0000

I assume you mean 60-70 kilowatt-hours. To average that amount of energy, you’d need a 10 kW solar array where I live, larger is most of the USA. That’s really at the high end of what people put up, unless they’re very well off.

The best way to get an accurate estimate for your neesd is to contact a solar installer in your area. Look in an old-style phone book under "solar" and arrange for a free quote. Then you can decide whether you want to go ahead or not. The costs will likely be in the tens of thousands of dollars.

If you want to see what we did, you can email me through my profile. However, our system is considerably more modest than the specs you propose. The usual strategy is to get your house’s energy usage down by conservation, insulation, and efficiency, first, then go for a much smaller solar installation.
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Comment on Building Solar Panels for Energy by Scott H

Scott H — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:17:59 +0000

Not really sure that a college course is needed to learn how to build solar panels, wind turbines, or renewable energy. There are several books and videos available for free on the internet, just Google it.

There is a great program at http://www.powersolutionsfromhome.info, that I have used to start harnessing the power of solar energy. Also lots of great articles here, http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/powersolutionsfromhome
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http://www.powersolutionsfromhome.info
http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/powersolutionsfromhome