The students of Sunny Hills High School have been working diligently to build solar panels for a solar boat race, the Solar Cup, which starts tomorrow in Temecula, California. Teacher Chris Peoples leads the effort every year to both win the race and teach his students valuable lessons in science, engineering and renewable energy. This [...]
Alan needed some juice for his workshop at night. So he bought a Solar Sphere Solar Panel Kit, a charge controller, battery and inverter, and a short while later he was on his way. Take a look at the final product. This is one of the nicest homemade panels we’ve seen in a long time. [...]
You’ve probably considered installing a solar power system on your home so you can start producing renewable energy. One of the most commonly asked questions about solar is ‘When it will pay for itself?’ If you were to just go out and buy a system, install it, and then count the energy savings, most systems [...]