Learn Sun Power:(DVD) How to Set up Batteries, Inverter, Charge Controller, and Panels for a Complete Off-grid Solar Energy System
 | If you want to put together a solar power system yourself this DVD is for you. Although it covers an off-grid system it is just as helpful for someone who wants to be partially on grid but would rather set up the system themselves. This is not an overview but rather programmed instruction. This DVD shows, step-by-step, how a 650-watt, off-grid, do-it-yourself solar-panel system was set up. The system partially replaced a 2-gallon-a-day gasoline-driven generator system and was estimated to pay fo | |
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Your Questions About Solar Generators For Home Use
Joseph asks…
Anyone have any ideas for electricity in woods?
I know this sounds stupid, but I am building a cabin in the woods over a very small stream. I need electricity out there to power some lights and maybe a radio with some speakers. The stream isn’t big enough for hydroelectric power and I was wondering if anybody had any ideas to get electricity out there. Extension cords would be too long, solar maybe if it is cheap, a rechargeable car battery would be too heavy to carry up to charge each time. If you guys have any ideas, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
admin answers:
I don’t think it is stupid. I would check out solar, but if not, have you thought about wind? Otherwise maybe a power inverter? I don’t know if they are much lighter than a car battery but they are made for things like this. All I know about them is what I have heard on QVC, but I am sure they are available at home improvement or hardware stores. You could of course get a generator and haul gas, but I wouldn’t, too noisy and pollutes. Keep the radio down and enjoy the woodland creatures.
William asks…
How much (estimate) would it cost to get septic/power/gas installed in a rural area?
Curious how much people think it would cost to get not only a septic system set-up but also some kind of power and gas supply in a rural field in colorado? Assume a trailer home is on the land for a house. (If that matters) 10 acres of land.
admin answers:
Ideally a pond with reed beds is best,this makes a bio-diverse pond the bacteria in the pond eat the sewage,pond about 50-100metres away from property.pond details on net? Solar panels are great for electricity,and are better and cheaper now,some on net from 250,Windmills also good make one via car generator,run cable from alternator to one -way diode to battery, use inverter from battery. Or use gas in a tank, delivered by lorry. Pond 100+ power50+ gas tank usually cheap as you buy gas from them.sy.
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Anker 2nd Gen Astro2 9000mAh Portable Power Bank Backup External Battery Charger Rapid-Recharge (3A Output) Dual-Port Shake-to-Wake Portable Highest-Energy-Efficiency Power Pack for iPhone 5S, 5C, 5, 4S, 4, iPads, Samsung Galaxy Tablets, other Android Smart Phones and Tablets (Apple adapters and Samsung 30-pin adapter not included)
 | The all-new 2nd generation Anker® Astro2 recasts the possibilities of mobile power. Keep multiple gadgets powered up better than ever, whatever your adventure.Packed with power.We figure, the more power, the better. Packed with 9000mAh of juice, and featuring an energy efficiency rate 10% above previous generation Astros and many current standard alternatives, the new Astro2 charges the iPhone 4+ times and large-capacity phones like the Galaxy S4 almost 3 times. Keep multiple devices going your | |
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Solar Generator – “Expeditionary” 201
 | Our field ready Expeditionary kit solar generator provides 12VDC & 110VAC power (US 60Hz) & includes ONE high efficiency UV-weather resistant 10W foldable solar panel designed for durability, fast recharge rate, & multi-environment operation. The 12VDC allows you to plug in most any device that runs with a cigarette lighter type of plug including USB devices. A pure sine wave 180W360W inverter provides AC power for small to medium draw devices such as laptops, lamps, fans, battery chargers, tran | |
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Pro-Series GENSD7 7000 Peak Watt/5500 Running Watt Diesel Generator
 | "The Pro Series Diesel Generator with 7000 watt surge watt/5500 running watts can power common major household appliances and power tools. It is equipped with two 120 volt AC outlets, a 120 volt twist lock outlet, a 120/240 volt twist lock AC outlet, and a 12 volt DC terminal for battery charging. With a full load of 5500 watts this generator can run for up to 7 hours. The voltage meter and circuit breakers control the power output so the devices plugged into the generator won’t get hit with a | |
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Go Power! GP-SW3000-12 3000-Watt Pure Sine Wave Inverter
 | Go Power! 3000-Watt Pure Sine Wave Inverter takes 12 volt DC battery power and converts it to an exact replica of AC houshold power. It is guarenteed to run any load within their wattage range and has a 2 year warranty. This inverter has two GFCI outlets and can use the GP-DC-KIT5 to connect to the batteries with ease. As long as the load is not greater then 3000 watt this inverter will run it and the GP-SW3000-12 can surge to 6000 watt as well as contains all instructions required. | |
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Solar Power Plant A Dream Come True
They say, Where there is a will, there is a way. How true this saying is! Since the last two or three decades, people have realized that the natural resources our planet has are going to end if we (humans) use it as indiscriminately as we have in the past. People realized the price we would have to pay for careless use of nature’s bounty extinction. This is not a threat or a panic button, but plain truth regarding our (human race) future.
Can The Establishment Of Solar Power Plants Provide The Answer To This Predicament?
May be it can. Technology today has brought out many excellent models of solar power systems, which are cost effective to install, need no maintenance whatsoever and have a longer life than ours. If such solar power system could be used to make adequate solar power plants, then we can solve our electricity shortage problems and side-by-side get rid of many other related complications.
Acting on this premise, in Portugal, a solar power plant has been constructed on a pilot project basis. The power of some 52,000 voltaic cells would be harnessed to produce around 11 megawatts of solar energy for some 10,000 houses. If this project turns out to be a success, then be sure you will experience duplication of it all over the world. As in this case, solar power plants can provide a feasible alternative to the areas where power is scarce or difficult to install.
All round the globe, people are seeking viable alternatives to petrol and electricity. There are innumerable experts who are researching the conversion of vegetable oil into fuel oil with highly encouraging results. Castor oil, coconut oil and even sunflower oil has been tried and tested for feasibility as a bio-diesel. While the results are encouraging, the actual right ingredient’ has not been yet found.
On the other hand, manufacturers have brought out electric cars, which will need to be charged just as you charge your mobile phone. This is good news for the shortage of petrol, but adds one more item on the list of electricity consumers. This is a fact that brings us back to the use and feasibility of a solar power plant.
Solar power is free of cost and inexhaustible. We can have as much as we want, and that may be (with the threat of global warming and green house effect) more than what we want. Hence, it is a good idea to tap into this extraordinary source of energy for future self-sufficiency. Maybe this could be the way to save our Planet from further exploitation.
Your Questions About Solar Energy Generators
Thomas asks…
Is there a solar electric generator? I heard a company in Chicago has manufactured an electric generator that?
I am looking for a company that manufactures electric generators that uses solar energy.
admin answers:
Erm – that would be a electric solar cell then.
James asks…
is there an alternative for solar panels that can collect and convert solar energy into electricity?
A solar panel is a device that collects and converts solar energy into electricity or heat which can be used by (for example) nearby buildings. But is there any device that acts like a solar panel?
admin answers:
Besides the silicon type, there are a couple of types:
1. The reflector type of solar power, which uses a mirrored dish to focus sunlight to boil water to drive a generator.
2. Using sunlight to heat a thermocouple which drives a current.
Both of these are larger than your typical solar cell and are not really that efficient – yet.
A solar cell is the only thing that converts photonic energy into electricity, although they can be made of silicon and other materials.
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Goal Zero® Yeti 150 Solar Generator Kit
 | This kit provides everything you need for portable solar power and light. Your portable, rechargeable, mini powerhouse. The Yeti 150 Power Pack charges from the wall or the included solar panel and stores that power for use on the go. The battery pack also powers the Light-a-life lantern for 50 hours of lighting on a full charge!
The Goal Zero Yeti 150 is best used with your tablet, laptop and DSLR camera. Also keeps lights and phones charged. Use with USB, 12V DC, and AC-powered devices. Charg | |
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Voltaic Generator Solar Laptop Charger Bag Charcoal Panel
 | specially designed to charge efficiently from solar. When not in thesun, the battery can be charged using the included AC Charger oroptional DC travel charger Charge times: Battery will be fully charged from 7 hours of direct sun, 6 hours from AC Charger Capacity: 16,000mAh, 60 Watt hour capacity Output: Output: 5V/2A, 12V/4A, 16V/3.5A, 19V/3A (two output ports) Input: 14-20V, up to 4ABag Specifications:Volume: 575 cubic inches (9.5 liters)Padded laptop pocket: Dedicated pocket fits up to a 17" | |
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Duracell DRPP600 Powerpack 600 Jump Starter and Emergency Power Source
 | Households around the world trust Duracell for high-quality, long-lasting batteries. As part of their industry-leading line of superior quality power products, Duracell has created highly reliable, rugged portable power solutions that you can count on in any situation. From power outages and roadside emergencies to remote jobsites and the great outdoors, the heavy-duty Duracell Powerpack 600 will be there to provide plentiful power for work, recreation and emergency backup situations. Do you fre | |
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Your Questions About Solar Energy Colorado
Paul asks…
Why is oil shale not used as a natural resource?
There is more oil shale in Colorado than all the oil in the middle east. If we use solar energy to refine it wouldn’t that make up for the energy loss? I think oil shale can be converted into a type of jet fuel. Correct me if I am wrong please.
oh well nice though
admin answers:
Be patient as oil shale will be developed in the future. Oil shale extraction has been around in Colorado since the early 1980’s and was once subsidized by the US Government in order to try to determine if it could be made economical. However, oil price collapses during the late 1980’s caused those projects to be canceled. At the present time it is just too expensive to compete with conventional oil & natural gas resources. However, there are several Federal Government permitted oil shale projects in smaller scale field trials underway. It will take about 10 years per project just to determine if they can be reasonably expanded to larger scale trials. The interest in oil shale was great in 2008 when oil prices peaked at $150 per barrel but some of that interest has decreased now that oil is around $70 to $80 per barrel.
See the link below on oil shale extraction methods in general.
Chris asks…
Is there a way to tell how much solar energy will be produced based on location?
For instance, in Colorado, more Wattage can be produced in a Solar cell than in Ohio. Is there way to tell the difference?
admin answers:
Insolation maps can be found here: http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/old_data/nsrdb/redbook/atlas/
These are based on actual measured historical data, so take into account local clouds and weather conditions.
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Digital Jewelry Scale 100×0.01g Weigh Gold Silver Platinum Diamonds Gemstones, Compressor, Heater, Generator, Solar, Panel, Turbine, Metal, Hand Pump, Water Well, Board, Filter, Meter, Brass, Steel, Plug, Coupling, Gaff, Gaskets, Medical, Kit, Holder
 | The DW-100AX has a high quality strain gauge load cell system makes it accurate in full capacity range. The Shell and internal hardware is made from stainless steel and High density ABS plastic housing for superior durability. Perfect repeatability and off-center accuracy. | |
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SunSocket Sun-Tracking Solar Generator
 | The sun-tracking SunSocketTM solar generator is the most advanced and innovative portable energy solution in the world. It requires no add-on adapters, batteries, cords, or solar panels. Everything you need is already built into the portable and durable case, as well as our proprietary sun-tracking technology. Since there are no add-on parts or any assembly required, this product is considered an All-In-One portable solar generator, rather than a portable solar kit.
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Goal Zero Yeti 150 Solar Generator Kit with Nomad 20 Solar Panel
 | Quiet, portable power for base camp, cabins and unexpected outages. The Goal Zero Yeti 400 Solar Generator allows you to live life off the grid, camp in luxury, or power through an outage without the noise and fumes of traditional back-up generators. Kit Includes Yeti 150 Solar Generator and Nomad 20 Solar Panel. | |
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Models Of Solar Power Water Pumps
While oil is considered as the most precious commodity in most of the world, many places value water far more than oil. Shortage and contamination of water is a serious problem there. Water required for drinking, industry, and irrigation is badly needed in such parts, especially in the developing countries of Asia and Africa. There is sufficient underground and surface water present in these areas to meet the population’s requirement. What is lacking is the efficient means of pumping this water out for people’s use. Solar power water pumps are one efficient means to achieve this goal in the future.
Ideal Solar Power Water Pumps
Ideally, the solar power water pump is a low-cost, high-efficiency device, which converts the sun’s heat directly into mechanical power for driving the pump. Such a pump is able to use an array of tubular collector elements for heating air. The pump combines an evacuated tubular solar collector array with a diaphragm type pump. It is equipped with an internal heat exchanger, which uses heat from the heated air to generate steam from water. The steam drives the diaphragm pump. The heat exchange medium might be something other than water, for example freon or ammonia.
Models Of Solar Power Water Pumps
A number of different models have come out for the solar power water pumps. Two useful models came from Stephen Salter and Joanne Posthumus in April 2003. Both models are built on the nature’s principle of drawing water used by the plants.
The First Model: The first model from Salter and Posthumus consists of a well shaft that extends down in the ground to a significant length (as does a tree trunk). The shaft might extend down to the groundwater or to some depth below the ground surface, or to lift the reservoir of pure water above the ground. This results in gravity feed, a cost effective method of pumping water.
The Second Model: The second model uses a flat absorbent fiber, which is placed behind a black plastic sheet. Fiberglass is used as wick in this model. Since the black plastic sheet absorbs the solar energy, the reflectivity of the wick is not important. Both the fiberglass wick and black plastic sheet are enclosed in clear plastic, which is stapled to the wooden frame. A trough collects the condensing water droplets. There is a collecting jar for fresh water in the ground at the lower left-hand corner of the frame.
Prospects of the Models
With models of solar power water pumps by Salter and Posthumus, it is expected to get pure water from marshy or even contaminated soils. These pumps will also prove effective in water-logged areas or where saline water exists underground.
Goal Zero 24001 Light-A-Life LED Lamp
 | Packed into the Light-A-Life's lantern-style design is a 3-watt LED bulb for simple, efficient lighting wherever you need it. It's rated for 20,000 hours of use, for a long life of illumination while on the road or outdoors. The Light-A-Life can be placed nearly anywhere using its carabiner-style hook. Daisy-chain up to eight lights together for illumination at your campsite, on walkways, inside your tent, on your porch, or anywhere you might need light to see your way. | |
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Your Questions About Solar Generators Reviews
Jenny asks…
Are there problems adding other charging units like wind power to a Harbor Freight Solar Panel ChargeControler?
I would like to buy a small wind generator and just add the negative and positive wires to the negative and positive wires in my Harbor Freight Solar Panel kit. The Harbor Freight Solar Panel kit’s charge control will still protect the battery from over charging right? Even though the charge controller would be buffering more wattage then what the manufaturer probably intended it to buffer? If so, could there be long term implications on the charge controller or battery?
admin answers:
Hey Me, what are you using for battery storage? If I understand the harbor freight kit properly, it does not have a battery included, or it is a very small sealed AGM type battery. If that is the case, don’t bother adding another source of charging power, you’ll just fill that battery up faster and still have no place to put your excess energy. If you have a good sized deep cycle battery or two hooked up, my suggestion is simply get a wind turbine that has it’s own charge controller, most of them do. Then wire it straight to the battery bypassing the harbor freight unit. A good example would be Southwest Windpowers Air 403, puts out up to 300 watts, although in ideal conditions on a tall tower, but has its own internal regulator, like a car alternator. So the two wires coming down the tower go straight to the battery, and the turbine is already prevented from overcharging anything.
In most wind/solar power systems, the charge controller is the achilles heel. It is the one thing that breaks down first and causes the most problems. We’ve been living in a wind and solar powered home for years now, I can speak from experience on this. We’ve not purchased the HF kit because the panels are not built as robustly as they need to be to be mounted on the roof of a home in all weather conditions, and the wiring harnesses are not designed for permanent installation, to be sunlight resistant, etc. Also the electronics are not UL listed to my knowledge, so they would not be legal for in home installation either. They are terrific little units to make small amounts of power in a portable application, like camping, or a remote shed for example. Adding another source of power to be fed through the existing controls of that kit would be like welding a bed on the back of a Ford Pinto in order to use it as a pickup truck. My suggestion is to have a good sized battery pack, like a pair of Trojan T-105 golf cart batteries (220 amp hours) then get a small turbine with its own regulator, and wire it straight to the batteries. The batteries will happily take a charge from either source, or both simultaneously, that’s how our home works. If you really want to do some shopping for this stuff, get a subscription to Home Power Magazine, they regularly run articles on all the available panels, turbines, controllers and othe components to home power systems. If you subscribe, you can use their website to review archived articles in past issues that have all the write ups you’re looking for. Good luck Me, and take care, Rudydoo
Sandra asks…
What are some of the best rechargeable flashlights (solar/winding/shaking/plug-in/etc)?
I think I would like a solar or electrical outlet plug-in rechargeable flashlight for home use, especially for power outages, and a winding/shaking one to keep in the glove box of my vehicle.
What are some of the best performers out there? The only one I’ve found with consistently good reviews is the SolarLite (Costco, Amazon).
admin answers:
Hey jdude
for rechargable go to
http://www.maglite.com/
have been using this brand for years at work.
I have tried a couple wind up lights in my vehicle and they dont last. I think the temp and humidity swings have an effect on generator and/or battery. I now have an LED 2 cell for the car now. It holds up fine.
I’ve had good luck with this wind up from radio shack. Keep it in the house near crawl space for emergency reasons. Tornado/asteroid strike or nuke fall out. (gosh i hope none of this ever happens)
Dynamo Emergency Crank Radio with AM/FM/NOAA Bands
price 40 bucks
hope this helps
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Goal Zero 12401 Nomad 13.5M Solar Panel
 | The Nomad 13.5M collect 13.5 watts of power from the sun, and stores power with the Sherpa 50 power pack for use anytime. The solar panel charges the Sherpa 50 power pack in 6-10 hours from the sun, giving you the power you need to use your smartphone, GPS, portable media player, or any other device you carry. On the mountain or at the beach, the Nomad 13.5M goes wherever you do. | |
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Uninterrupted supply source to the load from mains, generator, solar and wind power by microcontroller.
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