I am playing solar electric today!

Today I am going to get my barn electrified again. Solar power here it comes. Two batteries and a 17 volt 1 amp panel and we will see how she goes.

Make your own solar panels!

I have solar cells, some slightly chipped but perfect for the experimenter for $89.00 a pound! That's a lot of cells!

Solar is growing!

From the BBC:

Panel power

There has been a steady growth in small-scale electricity production at home in recent years. In 2008 there was a considerable jump - the number of people looking to generate their own electricity doubled in just 12 months.

Traditionally, homes have harnessed power from the sun through conventional solar panels, but an American company has developed what it hopes is the next generation of panel power.

SRS Energy has created "sole power" tiles, which are coated with thin-film flexible photovoltaic cells. The roof tiles are a dark blue colour to maximise the absorption of sunlight, and will be available from spring 2010.

The tiles are an example of how technology, in the form of new polymers and coatings, has the potential to increase the amount of energy that can be adapted from the sun.

For years most solar cells struggled to harness just one sixth of the sun's energy.

But newer materials are helping solar panels become more efficient, according to Professor Tony Day, director of the Centre for Efficient and Renewable Energy in Building, London South Bank University.

"Laboratory tests are showing we can get to module efficiencies of about 22-23%, with traditional materials," he said.

"The next generation of materials it looks in the laboratory to be moving towards 30%, and in some specialist applications even 40%," he added.

Holiday gifts here!

Solar kits for the beginner are sold at www.solarsavior.com.

Solar cells for sale

Slightly chipped solar cells perfect for solar panel projects for sale now at $84.95 a pound plus shipping. Please contact me this is a special priced item and will not last long.

new panels

I just got some 8 volt 500ma solar panels with connectors and wire attached. Any one interested?

A happy customer

One of our customers bought our little solar experimenter kit and made a small plane that spun around in the sun. This was a teacher and it was a great way to demonstrate solar power. I will have a picture up soon. Just $25.00 or less can get you a nice little kit for school!

Working with my solar light

Well for the last several days I have been working by the light of a yellow glow from a bulb powered by an inverter, driven by a battery that is trickle charged by a solar panel. It works. You know recent editorials have hinted that an attack on the power grid is a possibility and if it happened the power for several states! A solar Savior power kit as simple as it is can light several bulbs and also run a small DC appliance. If you buy an inverter then you might be able to run a small TV. Visit our web site at www.solarsavior.com to learn more.

Do not forget the winter months, the ice and snow are coming, be prepared!

Solar cells for sale!

If you are looking to build your own solar panels, we sell slightly chipped but very very good solar cells for $89.00 a pound plus shipping. Visit our page today or e-mail me at jrossini@rossini.com for more info.