DIY Solar Panels – 3 Simple Panel Designs to Help Convert Your House to a Green Home
Going green constructing your own DIY solar panels, is a project that is easily achievable for any homeowner at a very affordable price. Learning how to build a solar power generating system using the sun’s energy and converting it to electricity can be accomplished by downloading information and guidelines from the Internet. many do-it-yourself e-books provide complete schematic instructions on how to build simple and complex solar power energy producing systems. DIY...
read moreLocal researchers create ‘absolute black’ solar cells
Scientists at Natcore Technology inc., using simple liquid bath processes, have created a black surface on a silicon wafer with an average that reflects only 0.3% of the visible and near-infrared light that hits it, making it the “blackest” silicon solar cell surface ever recorded. Reflectance is the proportion of light striking a surface that is reflected from it. A reflectance of 0.3% means that only 0.3% of incident light is reflected from...
read morePortable Solar Charger – Charge Devices With Solar Power
Nowadays, people can’t really live without gadgets. It has been an important part of our lives that our day is not complete without these devices. Losing battery powers in one of the common problems people face since we are not always in an area where we can just plug in our chargers to recharge our...
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 moreSolar Phone Charger – Things to Consider Before Deciding to Buy One
(a) how much do you want to spend?(b) how far do you intend to be away from a conventional power source and where would you be needing the charger?(c) what are your environmental concerns? (a) Before anyone buys anything whether it is something they need or want, the first thing to consider is affordability. the...
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