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