DIY Solar Panel Kits
DIY Solar Panel Kits
Make your own solar panels from as little as US$2.95 per Watt.
solar | generalAs
PV solar power becomes more and more popular around the world as a clean, green means of generating electricity, the costs of
photovoltaic solar panels have remained stubbornly high - still at at least 4 pounds per Watt for large panels here in the United Kingdom. The weak dollar has made imports from China, Taiwan, and USA more attractive, but once the costs of shipping and customs duty are taken into account, prices are still high.
An alternative to expensive commercial
solar panels is to build your own using
solar cells. In this article we will look at
DIY solar panel kits available from
Silicon Solar Inc.
Making Your Own Solar Panels
Solar panels whether commerically-made or DIY-made are constructed by wiring
solar cells together in an array. Pictured below is such a
solar cell. The
Silicon Solar kits are supplied with a set of solar cells, detailed assembly (soldering and wiring) instructions, interconnection material (metal ribbon), a soldering iron, and liquid solder for easy soldering.
Prices start from $48.95 for a 7.7V 1.04A
8 Watt panel kit ($6.11 per Watt), up to $169.95 for a 16.5V 2.55A
42 Watt panel kit ($4.05 per Watt). If you order more than 200 Watts of cells, the price drops to just $2.95 per Watt which is below £1.50 at today's (16th July 2007) exchange rate!
Click here to find out more about these
DIY Solar Panel Kits, or to make a purchase.
Silicon Solar Inc are based in the United States, however they offer worldwide shipping.
Article Last Modified: 14:51, 16th Jul 2007Comment on this Article
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