| Solar panels are basically a panel that uses the sun's | | | | about 4 or 5 dollars a watt. The price will slowly, but |
| energy to produce electricity. Solar panels harvest | | | | surely come down in price over time. More and more |
| sunlight and convert it to electricity that can power | | | | companies are starting to research and develop solar |
| lights and appliances just the ones that you use in | | | | panels with exciting new discoveries and |
| your house. Solar Cells, or photovoltaic cells, are | | | | developments that are starting to shine light on the |
| arranged in a grid-like pattern on the surface of the | | | | solar panel industry. If you pay attention to the stock |
| solar panel. These solar voltaic cells collect sunlight | | | | market you will notice that there are many publically |
| during the daylight hours and covert it into electricity. | | | | traded solar panel based companies now that you |
| Solar panels in the past have been mostly with silicon, | | | | can invest in. To name a few there is Daystar DSTI, |
| which is used in computers as well. More recently | | | | XSunX XSNX, WorldWater WWAT.Currently, solar |
| solar panels have used other materials and metals | | | | panels are very popular in remote locations and |
| because the cost of silicon is starting to rise as | | | | recreation vehicles, but this is changing. Solar Panels |
| competetion for this precious material is becoming | | | | are now becoming popular in urban areas where clean |
| fierce while supply is not increasing.And still other solar | | | | energy advocates and law makers are creating |
| panels are made with a different kind of silicon alloy | | | | incentives for this clean, safe, and quiet alnernative |
| in a rolling process. The solar cells created in this way | | | | energy source. I can imagine a day where housetops |
| can be more strong, produce more watts of | | | | will all be covered with mini powerplants in the form |
| electricity, and they are thinner which makes them | | | | of solar panels. This will be a great and beautiful thing |
| weigh less. This can be very important for | | | | for a number of reasons. This will put power in the |
| applications like solar cars. Finally, NASA and other | | | | hands of the individual property owner. No longer will |
| goverment sponsored space programs use a very | | | | you be at the mercy of the power company to raise |
| expensive solar panel made from gallium arsenide via | | | | rates on you. Even if you don't choose to put solar |
| a sophisticated and expensive procedure. Solar cells | | | | panels on your house to zero your electricity bill, you |
| made this way produce alot of electricity for their | | | | will also benefit. Power companies will have to lower |
| size and weight, but they are much too expensive | | | | their rates due to the increased competetion from |
| for anyone other than the government to buy.Lately, | | | | the home based mini solar panel powerplant. This will |
| a whole new type of solar panel is being made from | | | | be good for national security and protect us from |
| plastic which are promising because they are much | | | | terrorists. If solar panels don't take off and replace |
| cheaper to produce. I'll be writing more on this as | | | | nuclear power, our planet will become an easy target |
| more is made available to the public about them. | | | | for terrorist who will then have thousands of nuclear |
| However, for now allow me to dream about the | | | | power plants to target for their next attack. Also, |
| different ways this could be used. Suppose you want | | | | we will be stuck with an untold amount of radioactive |
| to power your laptop in a remote location, or use a | | | | waste to dispose of. And, nobody wants this stuff |
| GPS device while backpacking in the wilderness for | | | | stored in their backyard or even anywhere in their |
| an extended period of time. These plastic solar panels | | | | state. It reduces property value and creates anxiety |
| could power just about any appliance that you use in | | | | over possible messy leaks and exposure.There is |
| your home out in a remote location.The amount of | | | | much more to be written about this subject, so |
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| technology used in making the solar panel. When | | | | solar panels. |
| buying solar panels, most people expect to pay | | | | |