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SOLAR

by nicola on February 12, 2010 · 1 comment

in OFF-GRID 101, SOLAR

En este artículo voy a describir cómo construir una foto de paneles solares fotovoltaicos para una fracción del precio que se pagaría a un fabricante. Le mostraré cómo los materiales de bajo costo y las herramientas simples pueden ser utilizados para hacer los paneles que rivalizan con los productos comerciales en la producción de energía, pero a un precio mucho más bajo.

Hace varios años me compré una propiedad a distancia en Arizona (en Ingles).

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Solar for Haiti

January 11, 2010
Solar for Haiti Solar-powered equipment for water, lighting, and communications is being sent to Haiti as part of the reconstruction efforts following last week's devastating earthquake. Solar manufacturer Sol on Tuesday said it shipped 15 of its solar streetlights to Haiti as part of an aid mission. With hospitals operating without power, the lighting can be used to extend the time that doctors can treat the wounded, company executives told WPTV.

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Free solar calculators

December 23, 2009
Free solar calculators

Who loves the Sun Solar Calculators (aka Solar Estimators) will estimate the size and calculate the cost to install a solar energy system for your home or building. There are many free ones on the Internet. Just type in "free solar calculator" They are all based on the number of hours of sunlight you can expect at a given address, and then vary in sophistication after that. 

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Slow spread of 1BoG

December 22, 2009
Slow spread of 1BoG Anyone considering solar power probably has a green outlook. If the deal you do is good for the planet yet not so good for your pocket book, will that slow the spread of green homepower? Companies like solar-installation organizer One Block Off the Grid (1BoG), aggregates the buying power of consumers to get the best deal, but that is not necessarily the cheapest deal. 1BoG arrives in an area and offers to install a minimumof 100 solar households, at a cost 10-20%  below the rate you would pay on your own, and it makes sure you are hooked up with a reputable supplier. At the moment the business is active in Arizona,Colorado and California, from where the example prices below are sourced. A house with a power bill of $150 per month that installs a 3 kilowatt system (a common size) will spend $9,639 –says 1BoG - after state and federal subsidies are subtracted -- to install it, and save $97 a month under current pricing.

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Electric filling station

December 17, 2009
Electric filling stationNew York’s first solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging station is open for business. It is the first in New York State and one of few world-wide. The charging station was built by Beautiful Earth Group, a New York-based sustainable energy company,and sits on an industrial lot near the company’s headquarters in Red Hook, Brooklyn, overlooking New York Harbor and downtown Manhattan. Designed and built by BE, the station is off-grid, modular, constructed with recycled, decommissioned steel shipping containers and entirely powered by state-of-the-art Sharp 235 watt photovoltaic panels.

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Off grid update

December 8, 2009
Off grid updateWhat a great early Christmas gift, I know that to those who get snow every winter, it's not that exciting, but for those of us that live in places with little to no snowfall, it transforms everything into a winter wonderland.

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Red China goes green

October 5, 2009
Red China goes green

Don't let the sun  go down on Shi China has given off-grid power a key role in its massive strategic move to renewable energy.  Plans include large-scale on-grid solar projects, urban building photo voltaic projects, nuclear power and wind-solar hybrid installations as well as large and small-scale off-grid solar schemes in rural areas.

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LaMar’s Simple Solar Homesteading videos

October 1, 2009
LaMar’s Simple Solar Homesteading videos

Some time back, I did a review of LaMar's Simple Solar Homestead, a great (and inexpensive) ebook created by LaMar, the great thing about LaMar, is he is actually LIVING this lifestyle, not just spouting theory.

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KT Tunstall’s eco homes

August 27, 2009
KT Tunstall’s eco homes

Tunstall - she's for real Some green celebrities are complete frauds - for example Sting and Chris Martin who jet around the world, and live lavish home lifestyles while pretending they are "green."

Others, like KT Tunstall, are putting us all to shame.

"As some of you may know, I'm a country bumpkin these days," she told fans las tmonth after buying a $2m second home in Berkshire, wich she is turning off-grid ready. "And the extra exciting bit is that I'm currently building a solar-powered studio. Hope to record number 3 in it. (Better get it done soon then, or there won't be any sun. Ho Ho.)" ...

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