Solar Photovoltaics
Breakthrough
in solar photovoltaics: A
founded
in 2002, claims that it has developed a commercial scale technology that can
deliver
solar
electricity at 5 cents per kilowatt-hour.
The flagship product, Nanosolar SolarPly, is a
14 feet x 10 feet solar electricity module delivering 120 watts per
square inch at 110V.
The
company is now offering solar panels at below $1 per peak watt.
http://www.hindu.com/seta/2005/02/03/stories/2005020300431600.htm
Solar PV Cost
http://www.solarbuzz.com/StatsCosts.htm
Solar Water Pumping [village water supply; livestock watering; irrigation]
Often with storage and can be
in conjunction with rain collection
http://www.itdg.org/docs/technical_information_service/solar_pv_waterpumps.pdf
Solar Hot Water
http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/solar/
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=solar+hot+water
Solar Pool Heaters (very cost effective)
http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/solar/APPS/POOLHTG/PoolHtg.htm
http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/solar/APPS/POOLHTG/en6.htm
http://rvtravel.com/publish/12-Volt_DC_Systems.shtml
Solar PV Companies
http://www.business.com/directory/energy_and_environment/alternative_energy/solar_and_photovoltaic/
http://simplersolar.com/
http://www.thermotechs.com/talFL.htm
Residential Fuel Cells(Electricity) increasingly available and cost effective
[hydrogen
or natural gas or propane]
http://www.newstarget.com/000026.html
Breakthrough in “cool” fuel
cells increases applications and cost effectiveness
http://www.newstarget.com/001540.html
12 Volt Direct Current Appliances
Virtually any kind of appliance is available
using direct current rather than alternating current. Such appliances are used
in vehicles,
travel trailers, some solar
homes.
For large
DC appliances look for RV appliances.
http://www.sportsimportsltd.com/12volap.html
http://www.absak.com/alternative-energy/low-voltage-dc-lighting.html
http://rvtravel.com/publish/12-Volt_DC_Systems.shtml
