I would like to set up a solar power array in my apartment, but I’d like to just bypass a storage battery. If I set up a solar power array and hook it up to an inverter that will then tie into a power socket into the grid itself, do I need a battery? I just want to save money on my electricity bill and not have a standby in case of a power failure.
Month: February 2011
How does solar power help the environment?
I’m doing a school project and really need some help on this topic.
How does solar power help the environment?
What do solar panels do for your house?
What type of tradesman installs solar panels?
I am considering a solar panels. How can I tell if my area gets enough solar energy a year to be worthwhile?
I want to know how I can determine my area’s (Rochester NY) yearly solar energy output to see if it would make economic sense to install solar panels. Any websites or resources where I can look?
How to solicit the services of a professional to orchestrate the design & construction of a solar power plant?
Product and international investors are in place and ready to commence feasibility study. The professional will need to orchestrate the feasibility study, design, construction, final intergration, energy marketing, energy distribution, energy efficiency, and ongoing maintenace of the solar power plant(s).
Solar Battery Power
Which configuration for a solar cell will power a battery faster, parallel or serial?
Why does one configuration work faster than the other? Can someone explain this to me please?
If all variables were equal, and the two solar panels sat in the same sun which configuration is likely to power a battery more quickly, the one with parallel configuration or serial configuration?
depends on the battery voltage and the solar cell voltage.
You need the solar cell output to be a few volts higher than the battery voltage, so you put the cells in series until the voltage is high enough. Then you can put another equal string(s) in parallel to get more current.
It gets complicated by the fact that the solar cell voltage varies with load and with amount of sun, so in practice you may need more in series to get to the proper voltage.
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Indoor Solar Cells? A 500 Megawatt Proposal
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How much would it cost upfront to install solar panels in my home and what could I save?
I’m curious what the average household spends to install solar panels in California. Also for those of you that have installed them, how much would you say you saved in the first year? The second?
Thank you for your time answering this.
Solar Heat
Renewable energy: Labor coalition’s tactics draw heat
Do California construction unions raise concerns about building massive solar plants in the Mojave Desert because they care about wildlife, water shortages and delicate vegetation? Or is it, as some fellow labor unions charge, a way to extort expensive contracts…
Solar Heater
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Can a house survive on solar power alone?
I have to come up with a proactive research question for school and i decided to do
"Can a house survive on solar power alone?" the solar power being generated from solar panels. I need help with the answer since I’m having trouble finding it on google.
Solar Power Plants
Solar power reaches southern W.Va. coalfields
A group devoted to creating alternative energy jobs in Central Appalachia is building a first for West Virginia’s southern coalfields region this week — a set of rooftop solar panels, assembled by unemployed and underemployed coal miners and contractors.
PHY NYC Solar power plant in Spain
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what save more electricity? Solar panels over half my roof, or trees covering half my roof?
I was wondering which would save more money in the electricity arena (I know tree’s can damage roofs).
I had heard that the shade provided by trees covering your house can help to greatly reduce summer electric bills.
I had read that Solar panels need to go onto the south side of the house, and that is where the tree’s shade the house. So which is more cost effective?
Also I know many of the benefit’s tree’s can provide, as well as the negatives associated with large tree’s near houses.