Find Photovoltaic (PV) Systems from California to New York
Some people enjoy baking cookies in the oven, some people enjoy baking themselves in the backyard. We know instinctively that the sun is essential for life. It turns out it’s also essential for just about any type of energy you can think of.
Grinning Planet explains the abilities of solar energy and the process sunlight goes through to power our home.
Power Light explains the conversion of sunlight to usable electricity for homes and offices on a molecular scale along with solar architecture information.
YouTube – Wisconsin Solar Panel Time Lapse (11.5 hrs=4.0kWHrs)
Great example of how the sun travels along the southern hemisphere. The panels bask in the sun all day.
Four 160-watt Kyocera solar panels in action, March 10, 2007 in southern Wisconsin. 11.5 hours of sunlight generated 4 kW’s of electricity…way enough to power the fridge, a dozen fluorescent bulbs, the circulating pump for the radiant heat, the well pump and tv/radio for hours.
And it powered this laptop and a video camera all day as well.
The entire system was about $10,000. Everything here was bought at the Alternative Energy Store, at altenergystore.com.
Is there value here for $10,000? I suppose If you’re a hobbiest–and this was fun for you. However, a .640 kilowatt system is not going to come close in handling the needs of the suburban home that averages about 20 to 30 kilowatt-hours/day. Last July, I consumed over 100 kilowatt-hours/day! (I’ve since reduced that with an A/C upgrade, and some conservation.)
Mitsubishi Electric’s interactive model uniquely displays how residential roof-mounted photovoltaic (PV) solar panels generate electricity for your home from sunlight.
Google Solar Panel Project
In the last 24 hours, Google produced 9,786 kilowatt-hours of electricity from the sun.
In October 2006, Google announced a commitment to [tag]solar[/tag] energy production and launched the largest solar panel installation to date on a corporate campus in the United States. Google has installed over 90% of the 9,212 [tag]solar panels[/tag] that comprise the 1,600 kilowatt project. Panels cover the rooftops of eight buildings and two newly constructed solar carports at the Googleplex. Watch the fly-over video of the buildings!
This installation is projected to produce enough electricity for approximately 1,000 California homes or 30% of Google’s peak electricity demand in our solar powered buildings at our Mountain View, CA headquarters.
Solar Electricity Generated at the Googleplex
Last 24 Hours: 9,786 kilowatt-hours
Last 7 Days: 17,581 kilowatt-hours
Since Jun 18, 2007: 17,581 kilowatt-hours
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