How many solar panels do you need to run your house?
To run a house with energy consumption of 33kWh/day, 35 solar panels each rated at 300 watts would be needed if the average irradiance was 4.5 peak-sun-hours. The total calculat...
How much home solar to run 1000 kWh per month?
How Many Solar Panels Do You Need For 1000 kWh Per Month?
How Do I Calculate How Many Solar Panels I Need?
Here are the steps you need to follow to calculate the size of your solar pa...
Solar energy and how to use it
How do solar panels work? Photovoltaics
What is solar energy in simple words?
Solar energy is the conversion of the sun’s energy into DC electricity that can be converted into the AC power used for d...
Solar panel installations have taken off in the past few years, but is solar worth it in your State?
This post will present you with enough information to give you a shrewd idea if it’s worth-while financially, how much you can e...
What is a Solar Panel?
Solar Panels are used to convert the sun’s rays into energy that is used to generate electricity. Each panel is constructed from solar cells that are fixed together on a semiconductor lattice.
Solar cells ar...
Is solar power worth it in Florida?
Florida is one of the leading states accelerating the number of residential solar installations and the trend is set to continue into 2021. The question is: are solar panels in Florida still wor...
What size 12V solar panel do you need to charge a 12 volt battery?
The most common use for 12 volt solar panels is to charge batteries.
You would need a 150W 12V solar panel using an MPPT solar charge controller to fully recharge...
DIY Home Solar EV Charging Station Design
If you already own an electric vehicle (EV) or plan to do so, you should seriously consider charging it with the sun. Solar power is fast becoming the good guy on the block as far as clea...
How Many Solar Panels Are Needed To Power An Average House?
This is one of the most common solar energy questions. We’re so used to getting quick answers to our questions – we don’t want to be frustrated with an answer like ‘it d...
Sun Tracking – Is it worth it for solar panels?
Sadly, solar panels are inherently inefficient. The most efficient are the monocrystalline type, which can reach 21% efficiency.
This means that for every 1000 watts of the sun’s ene...
Back in the 70s solar thermal heating was all the rage. That’s to say, it was very cool but in many Western countries people needed a little convincing.
The systems often didn’t look conventional enough for the average home-owner...
It’s natural to assume that the question arises from concerns about the total weight of a solar panel array and the impact on the average home roof. Although becoming more and more common, house roofs are not the only place solar...
