EOS 1.9kW Grid-Tied Solar Electric System – $ 13282.00

The advantages of solar energy are that it is a clean, pollution-free and abundant energy source. With almost everything we do we need a lot of energy (taking a shower, using our computer, cooking, washing). We usually see to that by burning fossil fuels, a limited, more and more expensive and polluting electricity source.

To generate the energy that we need for these activities, we burn fossil fuels like gas of carbon. Both put a large burden on our planet as these fossil fuels are highly polluting, particularly carbon. The energy for these activities is provided by burning fossil fuels like carbon or gas. Both energy sources though are very polluting and increasingly expensive with the constantly dropping availability of these sources. The main advantages of solar energy therefore are:

1. that you cut your energy bill.
2. that you reduce your pollution and look after your environment, for you and your kids’ benefit.

We are using the power of the sun in a lot of ways. Let´s take a look at these differences before we touch on how to obtain the ripe fruits of this free power source and benefit from the free advantages of solar energy.

Active solar systems use support devices to change the energy of the sun into an alternative form of energy.The sun provides heat and solar radiation. To convert these two energy forms into the energy that we want in our every day activities (especially electricity and hot water), we need secondary devices to make this conversion take place. There are various technologies by which this is realized:

1: photovoltaics or PV (direct energy conversion which use semiconductor (electronic) devices to change sunlight directly in to electricity).

2. solar thermal system (heat gathering by transmitting the sun´s warmth).

3. concentrated solar energy (electricity generated on a large scale at a central power plant by huge mirrors heating up a small surface.

In Passive solar systems no support devices are used. The main consideration in passive solar design are the accurate orientation of your house to make optimal use of the solar radiation and solar heat.
Passive solar also takes into consideration the requirements for providing shade to shield your home from too much direct solar radiation and stopping it from warming up too much.

Solar photovoltaics, solar hot water systems and passive solar designs can easily be used for your house, allowing you to make use of the advantages of solar energy. Solar PV and Solar Hot water panels both get you some incredible benefits.

- PV Solar has a long lifetime (20 years) with not much or no maintenance necessary. They are normally used for small scale home projects like solar water heaters and they use mostly normal materials (except for the solar cell itself). The PV solar system works in dim light environments too, like in cloudy or misty climates.

- Thermal solar systems are cheaper than PV solar and they contain a higher conversion efficiency. They are long-lasting installations with little looking after required and they are very useful for small scale house based projects such as solar water heaters. They also need mostly simple materials which are readily available, like mirrors, aluminum, insulations and so on.

So the problem must not be ´which system ´ is right for your house, both solar PV as solar thermal panels will contribute to reducing your power bill.

When you’re convinced that your energy bill will continue rising, you might want to take a quick look at a DIY Solar System to give you free power for your house. You could choose to install a solar system by a professional solar installation service provider, but the payback time is not expected to be less than 10 years (despite government subsidies).

You´ll have your DIY Solar Energy System up and running at a fraction of the expenses (for as low a $200 you can create yourself a do-it-yourself solar power system) and achieve a payback of less than a year. A excellent do-it-yourself solar panels instruction manual will help you put together your own do-it-yourself solar panels.