The going green craze has really hit home with so many people yet the cost still comes up as a massive reason for not building a solar home. Through my searching of the How-To articles and ran across these two that really peaked my interest. They are very informative and particular with plans. I wanted to share these with my readers so that you can make your own opinion as too the possibility of really going solar. I think it can be done for much less than they have said. What do you think? Do have a great How - To article that you would like to share? Please feel free to leave me comment with your views on this issue.
Build a Solar Home and Let the Sunshine In
By Dan Chiras
www.motherearthnews.com
If you’re planning to build your dream home someday, this article could save you thousands of dollars. Including simple, passive-solar features in any style home can cost next to nothing up front and save you unbelievable amounts over the long-term in reduced energy bills.
Millions of homes easily could be designed to capture free heat directly from the sun. But instead we are burning - wasting - huge amounts of oil and natural gas every winter. The missed opportunities to tap into solar energy are so fantastic they boggle the mind, and nowhere is our blindness to the potential of solar more troublesome than in the home-heating arena. Read more at: TheSolarPlan.com
Make a solar cell in your kitchen
A solar cell is a device for converting energy from the sun into electricity. The high-efficiency solar cells you can buy at Radio Shack and other stores are made from highly processed silicon, and require huge factories, high temperatures, vacuum equipment, and lots of money.
If we are willing to sacrifice efficiency for the ability to make our own solar cells in the kitchen out of materials from the neighborhood hardware store, we can demonstrate a working solar cell in about an hour. Read more at: scitoys.com
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well thank u for sharing all this important info with us, it shows how much of research has gone into it and i personally really appreciate that. Being a responsible person, it’s our duty towards the nature to do the needful, like utilization of resources efficiently and the time has come when we start contributing to our mother earth significantly.
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I have wanted to go for years, but did not have money. I started looking for ways to do it cheaper by doing it yourself.