Helen asks… How much does it cost to install a solar panel? Roof space for 5000 sq ft home My budget is around $50k, is this possible to be done (w/ my own labor )? Henry Dover answers: Yes it is possible, but you should at least hire an electrician to help with the wiring [...]

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William asks… What are solar photovoltaic panels? How do they work? Henry Dover answers: Photovoltaic panels (PV) captures the sun’s energy and converts it into electricity. Solar cells are made of silicon, a naturally occurring element in abundance within the earth’s crust. The silicon is processed into semi-conductors, which are called cells, and are electrically [...]

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Mary asks… how to make solar panels or windmills at home cheap? i have been looking for how to make solar panels at home for cheap. i only found expensive ebooks that tell you what to buy and how to put it together. is there anything free someone posted somewhere on what to buy and [...]

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Ken asks… What are solar panels made up of? I mean like bread is made of wheat, what are solar panels made up of? How are they manufactured? Sam Deane answers: Hey Zeus, I have to assume you are talking about the solar electric, or photovoltiac type of panel, they are the most common and [...]

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Chris asks… How efficient/cost-effective would it be for solar power generation to be used on a massive scale? Although solar/photovoltaic panels are still quite inefficient, why not use them on a massive scale, in places like Australia or the Sahara where there is bright sunlight nealry all the time? Surely solar farms on a collossal [...]

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Charles asks… I want Solar Power for my small home but I don’t know how to start? Australia? Henry Dover answers: The Earth4Energy kit suggests one of those popular alternative energy devices that prove to drop home energy costs by 50-80%. The kit also shares information on where to purchase free batteries required for your [...]

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Steven asks… Are Solar Panels worth it at this point? And how much power do they produce for your home? http://cgi.ebay.com/SOLAR-PANEL-120-WATT-120W-12-VOLT-PV-Solar-Module-/310306871619?_trksid=p5197.m263&_trkparms=algo%3DRPSI%252BSIC%26itu%3DUCP%252BUA%252BMAGEXP%252BUCI%252BIA%252BFICS%252BUFI%26otn%3D10%26pmod%3D270733194145%26po%3DLPV%252BLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8497966210962221812 thats an example of a Solar Panel… say I were to buy.. 3 of them, which would be a little over $1k. How much power would that generate through my home? Enough to power [...]

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Joseph asks… How to generate Solar Power in India? How about this ? See http://in.geocities.com/siddharth_bhatta/solardream.html Henry Dover answers: Annual insolation With about 200 clear sunny days in a year, India’s theoretical solar power reception, just on its land area, is about 5 EWh/year (i.e. = 5000 trillion kWh/yr ~ 600 TW).[1] [2] The daily average [...]

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