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I must say that I was a little apprehensive when I undertook my first homemade solar panel project. I was a novice at DIY and thought that building my renewable energy source would be very difficult indeed.
Luckily I cam across some very good step by step guides on the internet and set about building my [...]

DIY hot water systems are not new, people in the United States have been using homemade water heating kits for over 100 years. Solar heaters were used by thirty percent of all pasadena homeowners way back in 1897! If our ancestors could harness the power of the sun over a hundred years ago, then we [...]

Solar power systems can provide all of the electrical needs for your home as long as you have enough roof space and your home has the correct orientation to the sun. Many homeowners who have been interested in using solar power systems in the past have not been able to take advantage of this technology [...]

Solar power systems can save the average homeowner a lot of money each year by reducing or eliminating their electricity bills. If they install a properly sized solar panel array they can easily generate all of their power from sunlight and never have to worry about another utility bill again. Though easily installed, some homeowners [...]

Solar energy appears to be one of the best ways of generating energy these days, with our most dominant source of energy available being the sun.  Numerous amounts of people all over the world are looking more at using solar energy because of the awareness of global warming. How can we ignore the opportunities available [...]

People are often surprised when I tell then that it can be really simple to build your own homemade solar panel. You do not need specialist tools to construct your project. In many cases you will have the tools required already in your garage or toolbox! Even if you do not already own these tools, [...]

Whilst forms of domestic solar panel systems have been around since the 1900s, many residential forms of renewable energy were seen by many to be to expensive when compared to traditional oil and gas methods of producing electricity and hot water. However people’s attitudes towards renewable energy is changing at a staggering pace. Especially towards [...]

It is pretty hard to imagine that not long ago, people would consider you mad for embarking on a homemade solar panel project. The advance in technology coupled with ever increasing oil prices has meant that many people have now built there own panels and are creating free energy for their homes. Not only are [...]