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Building a DIY Solar Panel For Less Than 0 – Is It Possible?

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If you were to surf the internet for information regarding DIY solar panel, you will come across multiple home renewable energy e-books such as Earth 4 Energy, Power 4 Home, Green DIY Energy, Ambigrid etc.

I did go to all the web sites and read the information. There is one key common message in all the web sites. They want to show you how to make a solar panel with a minimum budget.

Most of the e-books promised that you can make a DIY solar module for less than 0. Is it possible? Can we do it with such a low budget?

As it turns out, what the manual promised is 1 solar panel, not the entire residential solar power system. A complete system consists of multiple components such as the DC disconnected, circuit panel box, electric meters, charge controller, battery bank, power inverter etc.

The typical solar panel recommended in the manual is made from 36 pieces of 3” x 6” Photovoltaic cells which is capable of generating 18 volts and approximately 75 watts of electricity. That kind of power output is capable of charging a 12 volt deep cycle battery.

From the looks of it, a homemade solar panel is not really difficult to build. The most expensive building component is the solar cells. Based on the budget shown in the e-books, the PV cells take up about 60 percent of the total project cost.

Making a solar panel for less than 0 is not impossible, but it will take a lot of initial preparation. To get it done, you have to source for cheap solar cells either from your local hardware store or on the internet.

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Will Yap is a home renewable energy enthusiast and writes about solar and wind power system on his blog. One of the top selling home green energy guide on the web is Earth 4 Energy. However, many people think Earth4Energy is a scam. Is it true? For more information on DIY solar homes, go to http://www.diysolarhomes.com/blog

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