| Solar panels are basically a panel that uses the sun's | | | | 4 or 5 dollars a watt. The price will slowly, but surely |
| energy to produce electricity. Solar panels harvest | | | | come down in price over time. More and more |
| sunlight and convert it to electricity that can power | | | | companies are starting to research and develop solar |
| lights and appliances just the ones that you use in your | | | | panels with exciting new discoveries and |
| house. Solar Cells, or photovoltaic cells, are arranged in | | | | developments that are starting to shine light on the |
| a grid-like pattern on the surface of the solar panel. | | | | solar panel industry. If you pay attention to the stock |
| These solar voltaic cells collect sunlight during the | | | | market you will notice that there are many publically |
| daylight hours and covert it into electricity. Solar panels | | | | traded solar panel based companies now that you can |
| in the past have been mostly with silicon, which is used | | | | invest in. To name a few there is Daystar DSTI, |
| in computers as well. More recently solar panels have | | | | XSunX XSNX, WorldWater WWAT.Currently, solar |
| used other materials and metals because the cost of | | | | panels are very popular in remote locations and |
| silicon is starting to rise as competetion for this | | | | recreation vehicles, but this is changing. Solar Panels |
| precious material is becoming fierce while supply is not | | | | are now becoming popular in urban areas where clean |
| increasing.And still other solar panels are made with a | | | | energy advocates and law makers are creating |
| different kind of silicon alloy in a rolling process. The | | | | incentives for this clean, safe, and quiet alnernative |
| solar cells created in this way can be more strong, | | | | energy source. I can imagine a day where housetops |
| produce more watts of electricity, and they are thinner | | | | will all be covered with mini powerplants in the form of |
| which makes them weigh less. This can be very | | | | solar panels. This will be a great and beautiful thing for |
| important for applications like solar cars. Finally, NASA | | | | a number of reasons. This will put power in the hands |
| and other goverment sponsored space programs use | | | | of the individual property owner. No longer will you be |
| a very expensive solar panel made from gallium | | | | at the mercy of the power company to raise rates on |
| arsenide via a sophisticated and expensive procedure. | | | | you. Even if you don't choose to put solar panels on |
| Solar cells made this way produce alot of electricity | | | | your house to zero your electricity bill, you will also |
| for their size and weight, but they are much too | | | | benefit. Power companies will have to lower their rates |
| expensive for anyone other than the government to | | | | due to the increased competetion from the home |
| buy.Lately, a whole new type of solar panel is being | | | | based mini solar panel powerplant. This will be good for |
| made from plastic which are promising because they | | | | national security and protect us from terrorists. If solar |
| are much cheaper to produce. I'll be writing more on | | | | panels don't take off and replace nuclear power, our |
| this as more is made available to the public about | | | | planet will become an easy target for terrorist who will |
| them. However, for now allow me to dream about the | | | | then have thousands of nuclear power plants to target |
| different ways this could be used. Suppose you want | | | | for their next attack. Also, we will be stuck with an |
| to power your laptop in a remote location, or use a | | | | untold amount of radioactive waste to dispose of. And, |
| GPS device while backpacking in the wilderness for an | | | | nobody wants this stuff stored in their backyard or |
| extended period of time. These plastic solar panels | | | | even anywhere in their state. It reduces property value |
| could power just about any appliance that you use in | | | | and creates anxiety over possible messy leaks and |
| your home out in a remote location.The amount of | | | | exposure.There is much more to be written about this |
| power solar panels produce is determined by the | | | | subject, so please visit my website for more |
| quality of the solar panel and the materials and | | | | information about solar panels: Stephens is an expert |
| technology used in making the solar panel. When | | | | on photovoltaic solar panels. |
| buying solar panels, most people expect to pay about | | | | |