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Building Cheap Solar Panels

Putting renewable energy systems into residential homes seems to be the way to go given the squeeze on traditional energy resources and the finite nature of them. Governments seem to be keen for this to happen as they offer grants, rebates and other incentives to install such systems. It has even got to the stage where DIY enthusiasts are building there own systems and saving money on buying solar power panels. So what should you do, buy solar power panels or make them yourself ?

Making your own solar and wind power for less than $200

Well, if you know how you should definitely make them. You can save plenty of money doing this than buying a solar panel. Obviously there is more involved and you can't make every component of the panels. For instance, you will have to purchase the photo voltaic (PV) cells. In fact this can account for the overall cost of the panel. If you can locate cheap PV cells then you can reduce the cost to make a solar panel.

Once you have the PV cells it is just a case of joining them together in a serial or parallel configuration on a wooden board and frame. The board will hold the PV cells together and all the wiring that is used to allow current to flow to a battery bank. Some plastic or glass covering will go over the PV cells to protect them from weathering and other damage.

Making your own solar and wind power for less than $200

So it is actually quite simple to make solar power panels but it can be time consuming. You will find that the first one will take a while but after that the next ones will be quite easy and fast to make. The other time consuming part of putting a solar powered system into your home is integrating the system into electrical system. Again, once you have done this one time, adding new panels is quite quick and easy.

The only reason why you would buy solar power panels (if you knew how to make them) is because the PV cells that you could source are inferior to the pre-made panels cells. You may also find it more convenient to buy a new panel than have to find PV cells, plywood frames, glass covering, wires and the like. It really depends if that kind of DIY project floats your boat.

Making your own solar and wind power for less than $200

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