August 27th, 2010 by admin
Do you have any ideas on what I could use for a thesis? I want to write something about how if people used solar and wind power, how much of a positive impact it could have on the earth. Any ideas?
Hey Jacob, good project. I’m pasting an answer from an earlier question along with [...]
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July 25th, 2010 by admin
I have been thinking about getting solar panels for my house. What do you think I should get? Companies? Prices?
I also have another question. How much energy can a small solar panel produce?
A small panel will not produce much power. When people put solar electric panels on their house with the goal of [...]
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July 14th, 2010 by admin
Particularly home built or inexpensive solar energy. I’m looking for something that will explain the entire process. Many books I have found assume previous knowledge of the subject and usually end with me Googling for a couple hours. Thanks!
You can go for "Earth4Energy". It offers a lot of fantastic home made solar solutions on their [...]
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June 16th, 2010 by admin
When the term 60 watts is used does this mean 60 watts per hour or total or what?
A solar panel that is 60W can output 60W under standard test conditions (STC). The amount of sunlight through a day may equal about 5 hours total of the strength of sunlight equal to the STC. [...]
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June 8th, 2010 by admin
I mean when light hits the solar panel where does the energy go and what does it become? Be specific.
Visible light from the sun is in the form of photon before hitting the solar panel. In a silicon solar panel, the photon is caught by the semiconductor material. Energy equivalent of the photon is then [...]
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