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