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Timothy Benoit DIY Green Energy

I am currently going to school for a batchelors in Green and Renewable business practices. Although I have just started school I have read a lot on the subject and hope to open my own business concerning green consulting and maybe even green installation. I have started looking into my own energy use and trying to find ways to save. I also am looking into doing some stuff on my own, and maybe finding ways that I can share with others to make it easier for them to do it on there…

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Added by Timothy Benoit on December 15, 2010 at 3:16pm — 1 Comment

dan baker cloudy days

I built 5, 60w solar panels. Checked voltage before & after mounting on roof. Each produced 18.5v or more. Since i live at 41 degrees N. lat. I mounted them facing due south and at 41 degrees. They only produced about 14v at noon. I played with the angle and found 13 degrees worked best. They've been in service 6 wks now and I've noticed that they charge best from 7:00 to 10:00 am. And here is the wierd thing. On sunny days, they can barely charge 4, 35ah batteries to capacity. But on… Continue

Added by dan baker on July 18, 2010 at 12:44pm — 5 Comments

Douglas Arrison DIY Solar Network - join us!

The DIY Solar Network is all about sharing ideas and projects relating to "Do It Yourself" solar. Solar projects are fun, relatively simple and very rewarding because the end result produces the benefits of free energy for years.



Enjoy the videos of DIY'ers explaining their projects. Share your experiences. You can add a blog post, create a forum, add videos and photos. The projects can be found organized under "groups", or you can select from the list… Continue

Added by Douglas Arrison on April 20, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments

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