Solar energy diy

It's the 21st century, AKA solar panels now belong literally everywhere.

With electricity costs rising more and more each year, a lot of people are thinking in investing into solar panels for their home to cut down on the costs and to reduce their carbon footprint. While commercial solar panels are a great idea, they tend to cost quite a bit of money. With that in mind, we found a few more affordable solutions in which you can create your own solar panels.

Learn how to set up a solar panel system in JUST 4 steps. Follow our step-by-step instructions to make your own solar power system today.

By Dyers Eve I had been thinking of constructing a portable solar generator for some time. I remember seeing a news story on a local company that was marketing a “new” product. It was an 1800 watt portable solar generator with a 100 watt solar panel. I will not link their product here, I do ... Read more

What can a 100 watt solar panel run? This is a typical question from newcomers in the world of solar power. We usually determine what you are trying to power. From there, we figure out what size solar panels you need. But for this scenario, we will be doing things in reverse.

Make your own solar heater

how to get used/working solar panels

When it comes to small off-grid residential energy production systems, there are three realistic choices. You can go with solar, wind or hydro. All of these choices are good and each has specific advantages, but solar is the one to go with if you're a beginner and you're on a small budget.

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