Tag: solar photovoltaic systems
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A week off the grid on a campsite
Last week I returned home from a short summer holiday which I spent in my Vanagon Camper (RV) in Łeba, a town on the Baltic Sea coast. As I own two solar panels (40 Wp each) and two gel batteries, I decided not to pay for the electrical connection and use my own power. The […]
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Flexible solar panel – extremely off-grid power source
My story about renewable energy sources begins in 2006 when I bought my Volkswagen RV/camper. At the end of summer that year I bought my first renewable energy source — the first solar panel. I wanted it to be a off-grid energy source for my first camping holidays, but only found out that such panels […]
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5 things you need to produce solar electricity
If you want to produce renewable and free electrical power using solar energy, here’s a list of things you absolutely need. 1. Solar radiation It’s obvious, right? No, it’s not! Not for many people! Solar radiation is everywhere, but not everywhere it’s enough to produce electricity using solar photovoltaic module. All the modules are described […]