Posts Tagged ‘PHOTOVOLTAIC’
Elements of Life: Instances of Harnessed Wind Power
Put this together for future reference. Really love some of these designs so figured it would be nice to share these images with everyone.
Thanks for watching..
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Solar Electric PV Car Automobile – Sun Sprint 2000
Solar energy can power vehicles. Anyone can build their own model solar powered car with an inexpensive PV panel and a small electric motor. Larger versions that carry an adult as seen in the “Solar Challenge” and “Race the Sun” contests.
Building model solar cars can be done by children students from ages 10 to adult. Subjects can be global warming, climate change, peak oil, energy supply, photovoltaics, and the future.
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Installing Photovoltaic Solar Power at Home
This vid shows the various steps in planning and having a company (Real Goods Carlson: http://www.realgoodssolar.com/campaigns/current/affiliate/?a_aid=blimylimey&a_bid=fbb2295d) install photovoltaic solar electric power in my rear yard in San Diego; definitely more challenging than a roof installation. My rationale for this: reduce my carbon footprint, buy / own my energy (like I do my house), help address CA’s energy shortfall and take advantage of the state and US government incentives for early adopters to save on the installation.
I just uploaded it to Repower America:
http://www.repoweramerica.org/wall/#/view/5823
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SOLAR TRAINING DIY SOLAR PANEL PV PHOTOVOLTAIC HARBOR FREIGHT SOLAR ENERGY SOLAR PANEL KITS
Solar Training is an interesting idea as True Green Business may be the wave of the future.
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$250 solar panel sysytem in action.
This easy system is affordable and there is no need to take out a 2nd mortgage:-)
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FRESNEL LENS GREEN POWER SCIENCE
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SOLAR POWER- UNLIMITED BENEFITS
Long-time solar power expert, Roy Heine of Suntrek Industries, discusses both the immediate and long lasting benefits of adding a solar system to your home or business.
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Piccard unveils solar plane prototype
Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard has been dreaming for years of becoming the first pilot to circumnavigate the earth using solar energy alone. The dream has come one step nearer to reality with the unveiling of the Solar Impulse, the prototype of a plane that has taken six years to design and build. (Julie Hunt, SF1, swissinfo.ch)
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Sustainable Living Center
“A building that teaches, that walks its talk”: Plans for our new Sustainable Living Center, which will be a “living building.” It goes beyond LEED Platinum Certification, giving back more power and water than it uses.
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Unlimited Energy Solar Solutions
Unlimited Energy is the largest, locally owned solar contractor in the Central San Joaquin Valley. We have been in business in Fresno since 1984 and have designed and installed some of the largest PV projects in the State of California. With over 2.75 million watts installed spanning over 400 installations, we’ve earned the right to be called the authority on solar.
Solar energy can be a complicated endeavor. We make it simple. This video explains solar energy and shows Unlimited Energy’s depth and breadth of work.
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Make A Solar Panel For Home – Solar Powered House
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FREE SOLAR ELECTRICITY FOR YOUR HOME
Solar power is a very good source of power because it is renewable, environmental friendly and free. It would be a very nice idea to have a solar power system at home. However, due to the high setup cost ($2000 or more), not many people would use this system.Did you know that you can lower your monthly utility bills by reducing the amount of regular electricity that you use at home? When you install a solar power kit at home you will be reducing the amount of fossil fuels that are being used which in turn helps to protect the environment.The advantage of converting your home to solar power is to help protect the environment. Fossil fuels that are used such as coal and oil pollute the air and harm the environment, but the solar power kits have no negative effects on the environment.If you appreciate the occasional DIY project, then this one is perfect for you. With a proper set of tools and the right materials like plywood, glass sheets, and photovoltaic cells, you will be able to start building your own solar energy panels. You probably already have most of the necessary tools at home, and the other materials are easily available in stores or on the Internet.
Where to Install your Homemade Solar Panels
The rooftop is generally the best place to install solar energy panels, as this is the area that usually receives the most direct sunlight. If this is not the case, the panels can also be placed in the backyard, in a spot where the sunlight is not obstructed.
Homemade solar panels are easy to install as long as you have an instructional guide handy. You will find a number of affordable resources available on the Internet that you can use.
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Solar Powered R/C car (zip-zap)
Three solar powered cars are demonstrated; a pitsco kit, a sunwindsolar.com kit and a homemade kludge of a solar landscaping light and a remote/radio controlled “zip-zap” from radioshack. The Kit Cars are given to middle school girls by AWIS, the Association of Women In Science to be built and taken home in the hopes of early indoctrination and proof of concept for photovoltaic power.
If “make magazine” is watching, the project is under $40 bucks, and I want credit! 
If you want to sponsor me to build a two person Solar powered pedal car, I need $8K to start. I’m unemployed so if there is any way I can make money doing this please don’t be shy.
This is my silly invention, if you can even call it an invention. A solar powered remote controlled car has been something of a pipe dream for me since I was in grade school (4th grade) and this was cheap and easy. I’ve been waiting 3 days for the sun to shine to film this so I could be sure it would work w/o a 100W bulb.
This may seem silly, (it is) but it could conceivably be an important platform in the future for amateur robotics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzFCA-xUc8w&feature=related
When I was young, I didn’t understand Ohm’s Law, really I still probably don’t, at least when you use I’s and V’s, but I do know “Watts = Amps*Volts.” I didn’t understand why I couldn’t just add 3x .5v panels to drive my 1.5v toys. I wasn’t getting enough amperage. The prebuilt kits provide kids with special low amperage motors intended for solar applications. The zip-zap landscaping kludge already has cheap built in circuitry that allows a .5v solar cell to charge a 1.2v battery. In the kludge, the photovoltaics charge small capacitor instead and could very easily be changed to charge both by adding an AAA battery (which is why for now the battery terminals/spring are just sort of hanging on).
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