Solar panel / Discussions

...solar panels and want that to be the source of heating, then you would obvioulsy want the most efficient heating system you can find given that you are paying a premium in panels for every watt of heat you use, which would be a heat pump, read more here- 2025 Heat pump buyers guide: what to look for when shopping for t...

...solar pV cells on the front of the house, would be preferable. I'd prefer a more subtle technology than the standard Solar Panels mounted on top of brackets, on top of a roof. What say you? Best regards, Philip Benson The S1600 Ecohome prefab kit house comes with a metal roof, as for changing that to a Tesla Solar Roof...

...solar roof tiles dropped in your laneway. That doesn’t include getting them installed, nor does it address the issue of storing solar power in home batteries. A Tesla Powerwall battery alone would run about 10K in US dollars, and again, that doesn’t include installation.  We are involved with a solar panel installation...

...solar air heaters -  DIY solar air heater instructional video  So if I understand correctly you are using the layered screen technique to build your panel? The only downside that we find with solar air heaters is storing the heat. If you incorporate thermal mass into it you can get more production from your solar panel...

...solar panel would be limited to sunny winter days. So you may actually see more returns from a ground loop; and it would be cheaper and easier install, and there would be no maintenance costs.   As for your solar water heater ‘heat storage battery’, you already have that – the concrete floor. Assuming you have at least...

...solar panels so there's no technical problem with it, but to know if you're allowed you'd need to check with your local building authorities to be sure it doesn't violate Building code.  Our two cents - there is for sure losses due to the inverter, but for a load as small as lighting, it may not be worth the added effo...

...solar air heaters in Canada? That's an interesting question, but one that we are not really positioned to answer with confidence. I did speak with one manufacturer that thought it wasn't necessary to have CSA certification unless there is an electrical component to it, but I wouldn't rely on that. I've put in a request...

...solar collector in the end, we do like that Vitosol Solar Thermal Panel from Viessmann. Overheating is the main cause of system failures, and they have developed an excellent solution to that problem.   As for the SANCO2 Heat pump water heater, that is a fantastic piece of equipment, we looked into it a while ago but t...