Solar Technology

[profitis]

Still too expensive for majority of people mark E.the poor don't care much for fire risks

[MarkE]

Still too expensive for majority of people mark E.the poor don't care much for fire risks

Do the math:   Using commercial modules, inverter and mounting materials,  DIY is about $1.60/W of which $0.60 - $0.65 is the PV modules.  Making the modules oneself can reduce the cost only by $0.20 - $0.25 unless using reject cells.  If someone can't afford the $0.20 - $0.25 difference between DIY modules and commercial modules then they can't afford the other $1.00 in the inverter and BOS.

[profitis]

 you can make your own Pb/PbO2 storage bats and own inverters too but ok most don't know how to do this and its not for amateurs.I've seen remarkable power come from some home-made photoelectrochemical systems and they are not particulary sensitive to the direction of sunshine like the solid-states silicons are.photo-electrochemical is going to become big in future vs silicon.

[MarkE]

you can make your own Pb/PbO2 storage bats and own inverters too but ok most don't know how to do this and its not for amateurs.I've seen remarkable power come from some home-made photoelectrochemical systems and they are not particulary sensitive to the direction of sunshine like the solid-states silicons are.photo-electrochemical is going to become big in future vs silicon.

LOL there are people here freaking out over 0.5ug of methyl mercury in certain vaccines and you are suggesting people play with making their own lead batteries.  Will you send them lead citrate treats to gnaw on as they toil?

[profitis]

Send them here to africa mark E.that'l toughen them up a bit and divert from their worrying about their nails.I once ingested about 10milligram HgCl2 just to see what effects it would have on my body..a bit of nausea some heavy diarreah and by next day all symptoms gone.was rather curious