Planning An Off Grid Electric System

A typical stand-alone system consists of solar panels and or a small wind turbine to generate electricity connected to a charge controller which controls the pace at which batteries are recharged which is connected the battery bank. You will then need an off-grid inverter to convert the DC (Direct Current) electricity stored in the battery bank to AC (Alternating Current) electricity which is more commonly used in home appliances. Years ago the...

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New Material Could Make Solar Power Cheaper And More Efficient

For more hydrogen fuel cell news articles. Share on TumblrSOLAR-ABSORBING MATERIALS EFFICIENTLY SOAK UP VISIBLE LIGHT. University of Toronto researchers are studying perovskites in its purest form, and this new material, which excels at absorbing visible light, could be ideal for solar power because it could make solar panels more efficient and less expensive.A NEW TECHNIQUE WAS USED BY RESEARCHERS TO GROW PEROVSKITES. Professor Ted Sargent of the...

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Blue Revolution Part 7

POLITICS OF OTEC-"Earlier, it was reported that I helped with the drafting of the original ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) legislation in Congress, which became law in 1979. If the Blue Revolution ever develops, the whole concept will depend on OTEC. The following is excerpted from Chapter 4 of "SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for Planet Earth.-When I first was exposed to OTEC in the mid 1970s, I was a skeptic. I even submitted an environmental impact statement...

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