Comments on: Solar Panels That Don’t Need Direct Sunlight to Produce Electricity http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/16/solar-panels-that-dont-need-direct-sunlight-to-produce-electricity/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:51:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: badarinarayan http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/16/solar-panels-that-dont-need-direct-sunlight-to-produce-electricity/comment-page-1/#comment-1865504 badarinarayan Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:49:26 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26256#comment-1865504 Installing solar panels requires a big initial investment. Before you make this investment you should check to see if the money you will save by installing solar panels will pay for this investment. This website "www.MySolar2020.com " provides you an opportunity to examine how much money you will actually save if you install solar panels. To calculate your savings, the website considers the area (square feet) you currently have available to install solar panels. It looks at the available sunlight and its intensity in your state each month of the year. Based on this data the website (www.MySolar2020.com) estimates how much energy your solar panels will generate. It compares that with how much energy (kWh) you currently consume. You can find average energy (kWh) usage from your monthly utility bill. This data along with the savings is presented in a simple report on the website. Installing solar panels requires a big initial investment. Before you make this investment you should check to see if the money you will save by installing solar panels will pay for this investment. This website “www.MySolar2020.com ” provides you an opportunity to examine how much money you will actually save if you install solar panels.
To calculate your savings, the website considers the area (square feet) you currently have available to install solar panels. It looks at the available sunlight and its intensity in your state each month of the year. Based on this data the website (www.MySolar2020.com) estimates how much energy your solar panels will generate. It compares that with how much energy (kWh) you currently consume. You can find average energy (kWh) usage from your monthly utility bill. This data along with the savings is presented in a simple report on the website.

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/16/solar-panels-that-dont-need-direct-sunlight-to-produce-electricity/comment-page-1/#comment-1858970 ted Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:02:37 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26256#comment-1858970 How much toxic stuff can a small village eat, anyway? How much toxic stuff can a small village eat, anyway?

]]> By: YM http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/16/solar-panels-that-dont-need-direct-sunlight-to-produce-electricity/comment-page-1/#comment-1858763 YM Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:46:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26256#comment-1858763 "There’s a video at the link and it will play automatically when you click on it." I'm not sure automatically means what you think it means. “There’s a video at the link and it will play automatically when you click on it.”

I’m not sure automatically means what you think it means.

]]> By: D Bozko http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/16/solar-panels-that-dont-need-direct-sunlight-to-produce-electricity/comment-page-1/#comment-1858714 D Bozko Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:04:57 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26256#comment-1858714 Shouldn't we expect regular solar energy panels to be efficient enough to run an entire household before we get excited about something like this? Shouldn’t we expect regular solar energy panels to be efficient enough to run an entire household before we get excited about something like this?

]]> By: Gerry http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/16/solar-panels-that-dont-need-direct-sunlight-to-produce-electricity/comment-page-1/#comment-1858700 Gerry Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:39:15 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26256#comment-1858700 Ooooo, and if you cover a couple of football fields worth of surface area you might collect enough energy to run an iPod. And from the resources and toxic materials (solar cells use a LOT of toxic stuff) needed to manufacture that much cell area you might have done something productive like feed a small village. Color me NOT impressed. Ooooo, and if you cover a couple of football fields worth of surface area you might collect enough energy to run an iPod. And from the resources and toxic materials (solar cells use a LOT of toxic stuff) needed to manufacture that much cell area you might have done something productive like feed a small village.

Color me NOT impressed.

]]> By: brett maxwell http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/16/solar-panels-that-dont-need-direct-sunlight-to-produce-electricity/comment-page-1/#comment-1858594 brett maxwell Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:29:18 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26256#comment-1858594 doesn't seem like a breakthrough, reflected or diffused light of any spectrum can be used, but won't be nearly as efficient as direct light. doesn’t seem like a breakthrough, reflected or diffused light of any spectrum can be used, but won’t be nearly as efficient as direct light.

]]> By: Christophe http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/16/solar-panels-that-dont-need-direct-sunlight-to-produce-electricity/comment-page-1/#comment-1858571 Christophe Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:55:08 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26256#comment-1858571 I believe in technological breakthrough AND low cost, such as Nanosolar printed solar panels: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClLKVs9oSxE I believe in technological breakthrough AND low cost, such as Nanosolar printed solar panels:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClLKVs9oSxE

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