| A great way to put solar panels to use | | | | cost more than the solar panels |
| is to install a solar powered water pump | | | | themselves thus rendering the entire |
| for your well. Even though windmills | | | | idea not econimcally sound. Now, that |
| have more commonly been used to power | | | | I've convinced you what a great idea it |
| water pumps, solar panels are starting | | | | is to install a solar powered water |
| to become the prefered method for | | | | pump, let me move on to the how to. It |
| pumping water in remote locations. This | | | | is important to choose a good solar |
| is great news for so many reasons. | | | | powered well pump for use that makes the |
| First of all, there are huge amounts of | | | | best use of your power and doesn't |
| land that have been thought to be | | | | require a transformer where energy is |
| inhabitable because potable water was | | | | lost unnecessarily. You don't want a |
| not available. Well, just imagine a | | | | regular well pump that runs on 110 volt |
| solar well that taps deep down water | | | | AC power. That would mean that you would |
| sources in remote deserts all over our | | | | have to invest in an inverter that would |
| planet. Someday this could that | | | | eat up a lot of power and bring your |
| overpopulation will not be a problem as | | | | well pump to a slow trickle. You want a |
| vast amounts of new real estate becomes | | | | well pump designed specifically for |
| available for more and more people. | | | | solar panels and that means you want a |
| Agricultural land may someday increase | | | | low votage DC model water pump. Your |
| 100 fold when this actually becomes a | | | | solar panel doesn't need a high wattage |
| reality. Second, pumping water with | | | | rating to run your solar pump. Some |
| solar panels is particularly a good use | | | | solar powered pumps operate on as little |
| for solar panels because the energy can | | | | at 100 watts. Of course, the more |
| be saved indefinately in the form of | | | | watts, the more water you can pump so |
| gravity. | | | | you need to find out what your |
| Solar panel systems that charge | | | | requirements are before you go out |
| batteries can become expensive because | | | | shopping. |
| batteries in these systems can often | | | | |