Here comes the sun
You may think that solar panels are a big expense and so not for you, but if you’re planning to stay in your home for a long time, installing them can make sense financially, as well as being beneficial to the environment. There are two types of solar panel – ones that generate electricity (solar photovoltaics or PV),...
read moreSolar Panels For Sailboats
Silent solar power Solar panels are used on sailing boats so that noisy generators are not required. Solar power generates electricity silently without disturbing the quiet serenity of sail power, the only sounds are the wind in the sails and the bow cutting through the blue water. Tough, waterproof and corrosion resistant solar panels The solar power used on sailing boats need not be different to land-use solar panels in their...
read moreCourt to decide Clarkson Valley solar panel ruling
A failed solar panel proposal in Clarkson Valley is now heating up in the courts. A suit filed April 16 in Cole County Circuit Court challenges the denial by Clarkson Valley of a special use permit to install a solar panel system on a home owned by Jim and Frances Babb. The suit asks the court to invalidate the Clarkson Valley ordinances and order the city to process the Babb’s original application for a building permit. The suit was filed by the Missouri...
read moreSolar Water Heaters: An Introduction
No matter where you live there is at least one energy source that will always be free. It can’t be stored and no one can own it or supply it. that energy comes from the sun. So if it’s free, why not use it to heat your water? Solar water heaters do just that. There are essentially two types of solar water heaters: passive and active....
read moreAlternative Energy at Home – Building Your Own Solar Panels
With prices on just about everything rising and more taxes being introduced by the day, it’s safe to say money’s tight. We could all do with that little bit extra cash to make our lives more comfortable. Luckily for us, there is one such solution. Solar panels. Using them to cut the cost...
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