Monday, June 14th, 2010 at 2:20 pm
A home solar energy article which might be of interest to you.
Converted Solar Energy for Homes | Renewable Energy
Solar thermal energy is the process of converting solar energy into solar heat and it has various applications that could be utilized in a home. Solar space heating, solar water heating, solar pool heating and solar thermal cooling are …
Friday, June 4th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
Are you a proud householder who dreams of having a solar powered home? It’s possible you have been reading up on owner-installed solar power systems in kit form. The idea may be tempting however a lot of people are frightened to install their own domestic solar power system .
Solar power is normally found in three forms . You too can use any of these powers gradually.
Monday, April 26th, 2010 at 7:15 pm
solar energy for the home
Now here is an interesting article that I found which talks a bit about another way to use solar energy for the home. It is a slightly different approach, one which some of us might be able to take advantage of.
Passive solar, energy efficient home with a Trombe wall …
This passive solar home is designed to capture and store the suns energy in the windows. These windows contain more than 3000 pounds of water capable of storing 75000 Btu’s of energy on a good sunny day. Free, couresy of Mr. sun. …
Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 3:23 pm
If you would like to start out implementing solar power in your home, then using solar hot water panels and heating your water supply might be a great first step. Here is what can be found in other places.
Solar Hot Water–Warm Climate Simplicity « GreenHomes America
While in Mexico last week, I noticed a While in Mexico last week, I noticed a smart solar hot water collector on many buildings. In a climate with little chance of freezing temperatures, solar collectors don’t not freeze protection, and this simplifies things considerably. …
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 at 5:33 pm
Hot water solar panels are in interesting way to start out converting your home to solar power. In this video, you will see an comparison demonstration of various hot water solar panel systems.
Side by side testing of eight solar water heating systems
A DTI funded study on solar panel performance highlighted the need for zero carbon solar thermal systems because the operational carbon clawback exceeded 20% for old styles of solar panels. To save energy, there was one zero carbon solar panel, Solartwin, whose design innovations were validated by the study. Solar energy is not negated by “parasitics” by the best solar panel designs.
