 Inside you will find videos, solutions, tips, product reviews, and interactive demos to help you understand solar energy and how to make your home a environmentally friendly home.
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Monday, 07 December 2009 21:35 |
I have been involved with the photovoltaic solar industry in the Coachella Valley since 2003 and have seen many companies come and go. Unfortunately, some have left evidence of their wreckage.
Below is a list of very important questions for consumers to ask of any solar company when considering this option. Unlike installing other energy-efficient appliances, solar involves not just choosing the correct panels and installing them well so there is no damage to the roof, but then following through with the necessary paperwork for timely rebates to ensure clients are never spending more than they should.
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Saturday, 06 June 2009 14:50 |
With our current economic melt down and energy prices fluctuating daily, many of us are thinking of installing solar panel power to contribute to our homes' energy needs, and reduce our power bills.
But how much solar panel watt power do we need to say halve our power bills? And how much will that power cost us to install?
Here is a four step process that you can follow to answer these two vital questions:
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Sunday, 24 May 2009 15:32 |
Are you contemplating a DIY solar panel project to improve your home? If you haven't looked into all the advantages of DIY solar panels, you could be carrying an unnecessary burden. Sunlight is a main source of energy here on Earth, but it remains almost entirely unused! Solar powered electricity is unlimited and there are countless benefits.
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Sunday, 05 April 2009 12:11 |
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With energy resources declining fast and global warming changing climates across the globe, more people look towards renewable energies for reducing their carbon footprint. However, even the most environmentally loving person cannot pursue such activities without the proper financial resources.
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Friday, 03 April 2009 17:32 |
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Fossil fuels nowadays are quickly being used up. In the event that they will become extinct, the only energy that may take its place is solar energy. In fact, some people have started to build homemade solar cells and have even begun using them to provide electricity and heat, not only in their homes, but also in some workplace, establishments, etc.
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Friday, 13 March 2009 09:32 |
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A RECENT Amazon.com search for "green home" pulled up more than 15,000 book titles. Who has time to read them all? So this week, The Green Home tracked down Eric Corey Freed, the author of "Green Building & Remodeling for Dummies," and asked him to distill this growing cottage industry of green advice into five must-do steps.
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Tuesday, 08 April 2008 11:27 |
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If solar panels cost $1/watt, you can sell them (installation included) for $2/watt. Coal (installation included) costs $2.10/watt. To date, solar is still reaching to compete with coal, but the margins are closing. To (over)simplify how this works, you need to ignore issues like subsidies, qualitative costs, or kinks in the supply chain, and boil it down to money. Two hurtles that must be jumped before photo voltaic solar cells become cheaper than coal: efficiency and production cost. Fortunately the solar industry has already made important gains in both. Today, we're going to talk about two types of solar panels: silicon and thin-film, and solar's quest for $1/watt.
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Friday, 28 March 2008 07:41 |
 Most PV solar panels are labelled with their peak power output - this is the maximum power (measured in Watts) which that panel can generate in full sunlight. If this label is missing, or if you would like to confirm that the figures provided are accurate, you can physically measure the power of any solar panel with a quick experiment.
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Thursday, 06 March 2008 11:04 |
 Most renewable energy comes either directly or indirectly from the sun. Sunlight, or solar energy, can be used directly for heating and lighting homes and other buildings, for generating electricity, and for hot water heating, solar cooling, and a variety of commercial and industrial uses.
The sun's heat and light provide an abundant source of energy that can be harnessed in many ways. There are a variety of technologies that have been developed to take advantage of solar energy. These include concentrating solar power systems, passive solar heating and daylighting, photovoltaic systems, solar hot water, and solar process heat and space heating and cooling.
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Monday, 18 February 2008 16:29 |
Inside This Article
1. Introduction to How Solar Cells Work
2. Photovoltaic Cells: Converting Photons to Electrons
3. How Silicon Makes a Solar Cell
4. Anatomy of a Solar Cell
5. Energy Loss in a Solar Cell
6. Solar-powering a House
7. Solving Solar-power Issues
8. Solar-power Costs
9. Lots More Information
10. See all Energy Production articles
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