Installing your home with solar paneling does not have to be a massive undertaking. You can find home solar panels kits to upgrade your home and help you control your utility bills. Not only do these kits help you reduce the cost of energy for home, but also the kits themselves are also relatively inexpensive. Getting green energy for your home only takes a small investment if you are someone who likes to do the work yourself since hiring an installer is an added expense.
The Myth of Hydrogen
Not that long ago, the conventional wisdom was that homes of the future would all be equipped with their own independent hydrogen fuel cell system that would convert hydrogen delivered via a public utility gas-style pipeline on demand as the house required it. While fuel cell technology is an almost perfect solution to a number of environmental concerns, making such a system work in reality has some almost insurmountable hurdles to overcome.
Hydrogen is the single most abundant element in the universe (stars, after all are made up almost entirely of the stuff), but obtaining it here on earth is easier said than done. While fuel cells produce electricity while creating nothing more than water and oxygen as a result, the process of manufacturing hydrogen, while simple and straightforward, is extremely energy intensive, requiring a large amount of electricity generated by conventional power plants. Until a technology is devised to generate hydrogen affordably, fuel cells will never be an economical or environmentally acceptable option.
The important question is why individual people and families would want to install residential solar panels? The answer is that for some people it would not make sense. If someone is not planning on living in one location for an extended time or cannot afford the initial cost, that person should probably rethink installing solar panels. A system to power an entire house will cost around $10,000 to $30,000 for most homes.
Of course, there will be more power in the summer and less in the winter. This panel can power a laptop from between 40 and 90 watts per hour. Smaller devices such as radios only need between 20 and 75 hours. Remember if you add a second panel for more energy, you will need a larger charge controller than the one provided in the kit.
Wind Turbines
A state-of-the-art wind turbine is the most cost-effective electrical solution for most locations. Modern systems claim to be maintenance free (although they have thus far had only a limited amount of time to prove this to be the case) and can be installed in an afternoon by a moderately skilled homeowner.
A single turbine can generate a useful amount of power in light breezes of only 5 mph and create significant electricity in even a modest wind above 10 mph. A battery and converter system to store excess output for use when the wind is calm will still be necessary, but need not be as extensive as those required with solar cells. A complete system can be obtained for as little as a few thousand dollars, providing by far the biggest bang for the buck.
Whether your intention is to be a good global citizen by lowering your carbon footprint or to survive a zombie apocalypse, an off the grid power lifestyle is now within the reach of more people than ever before. You owe it to yourself, your neighbors (around the corner and around the globe) and your grandchildren to investigate the possibilities.
The Myth of Hydrogen
Not that long ago, the conventional wisdom was that homes of the future would all be equipped with their own independent hydrogen fuel cell system that would convert hydrogen delivered via a public utility gas-style pipeline on demand as the house required it. While fuel cell technology is an almost perfect solution to a number of environmental concerns, making such a system work in reality has some almost insurmountable hurdles to overcome.
Hydrogen is the single most abundant element in the universe (stars, after all are made up almost entirely of the stuff), but obtaining it here on earth is easier said than done. While fuel cells produce electricity while creating nothing more than water and oxygen as a result, the process of manufacturing hydrogen, while simple and straightforward, is extremely energy intensive, requiring a large amount of electricity generated by conventional power plants. Until a technology is devised to generate hydrogen affordably, fuel cells will never be an economical or environmentally acceptable option.
The important question is why individual people and families would want to install residential solar panels? The answer is that for some people it would not make sense. If someone is not planning on living in one location for an extended time or cannot afford the initial cost, that person should probably rethink installing solar panels. A system to power an entire house will cost around $10,000 to $30,000 for most homes.
Of course, there will be more power in the summer and less in the winter. This panel can power a laptop from between 40 and 90 watts per hour. Smaller devices such as radios only need between 20 and 75 hours. Remember if you add a second panel for more energy, you will need a larger charge controller than the one provided in the kit.
Wind Turbines
A state-of-the-art wind turbine is the most cost-effective electrical solution for most locations. Modern systems claim to be maintenance free (although they have thus far had only a limited amount of time to prove this to be the case) and can be installed in an afternoon by a moderately skilled homeowner.
A single turbine can generate a useful amount of power in light breezes of only 5 mph and create significant electricity in even a modest wind above 10 mph. A battery and converter system to store excess output for use when the wind is calm will still be necessary, but need not be as extensive as those required with solar cells. A complete system can be obtained for as little as a few thousand dollars, providing by far the biggest bang for the buck.
Whether your intention is to be a good global citizen by lowering your carbon footprint or to survive a zombie apocalypse, an off the grid power lifestyle is now within the reach of more people than ever before. You owe it to yourself, your neighbors (around the corner and around the globe) and your grandchildren to investigate the possibilities.
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