I want to find a stove and air conditioner that are energy efficient. The air condioner has to use solar energy and less than 500 watts. Can somebody send me the link of where i can find these products?

Also, can you turn on and off solat power lights?

I don’t know if I can answer your question in the fashion you wish it to be answered. I don’t know of any specific manufacturer which makes either a solar powered A/C unit or stove. There are many smaller appliances that are solar powered or portable solar arrays to power small appliances.

To give you an idea, a portable room A/C unit uses 1200 watt to start the unit and 1000 watts to run. With my simple mind, it would take at least 6 @ 200 watts panels or more (I’m do not have any solar power training, so consult a professional). If you are looking to go green for your home, look into purchasing a solar system. The price has been falling over the years and the technology has been improving. In addition, there are many grants and tax incentives to make it more affordable. Solar system are making more economic sense today.

Since it is St Patty’s day I have to ask if my favorite driver and the green Amp Energy car will see victory lane this Sunday?

I’m also hoping that the luck of the "Irish" will put Kyle Busch into the wall!

Not this week. Phoenix might be an excellent shot for Jr. to break the losing streak.

This company has basically just fallen into my lap, but it needs a name. It is a solar energy company that uses UV rays. So, you can get solar energy even on a cloudy day! Your help is greatly appreciated!

Solar Electric, but it is probably already taken. Rainy Day Solar Products. Cloudy Day Solar Panels.

where do you get parts? can you salvage stuff from a junkyard?
from bought or salvaged parts

What type? Electric, hot water or hot air? I built a hot water panel (4′x8′) around 25 years ago from hardware store parts. It was more of an experimental project than a practical application but it worked. I used it to pre-heat or temper the intake water to the water heater. I made the frame out of 2×6 lumber with a plywood back, insulated with regular fiberglas roll insulation and used corrugated roofing as the heat collector. I ran 1/2" copper pipe vertically across the width of the collector and used 3/4" copper with T fittings for the top and bottom headers. Inside the house I had a circulating pump and an old hot water heater tank for storage. The pump was triggered by a fan switch mounted to the underside of the corrugated heat collector. With a slow flow rate the panel would boil water. It eventually fell into disrepair and I junked it. I believe if I ever got the urge to build another solar project, I’d go with a hot air collecter for use in the winter time. Free energy from the sun is a fascinating hobby and when put to practical use can be very rewarding.

This company has basically just fallen into my lap, but it needs a name. It is a solar energy company that uses UV rays. So, you can get solar energy even on a cloudy day! Your help is greatly appreciated!

You need a name that conveys the attributes of your company. Something that lets potential customers know that they’re wasting their money on "feel-good" environmentalism if they buy your product.
Solar is expensive, inconvenient, unreliable and worse - on a per kilowatt hour basis, it has a larger environmental footprint than conventional sources of electricity. The chemical processes used to make solar panels create wastes that never degrade and are a potential danger forever.
Why don’t you call it "Wish Upon a Star." It’s a fairy tale.

Please provide an example with how many watts and amps it can store or if that even makes sense. Also too does size matter? Or does it depend on how powerful it is? Or both?

If you get a big enough solar panel, or even 2 or 3, depending on your energy consumption, your bill can go down to practically nothing. Better yet, if you make more power than you use, that power gets sold to the city and you could actually get a bill that is giving YOU money.

Can’t tell you any specifics, but there is a project just outside my city I worked on, the whole community has solar panels all over the garage roofs (about 3 or 4 for each house) and an additional panel or 2 on the house itself. These panels power a hot water system that heats the house as well. It’s a really great idea that will save you tonnes of money, and probably make you money. Contact some local HVAC companies to see what they have to say. Consultations are always free!

I am writing a literature review essay..and i have to discuss about the political impact of solar energy..can anyone give me some advices or examples for what i can do about this topic.

Oil is a very political tool. Run by OPEC.

Solar power can be produced 100% domestically in a capitalistic manner. When you have no foreign governments dictating our energy policy, you create an independence that is very important for security. We don’t have to rely on anyone but ourselves. Foreign governments want us to "need" them.

I mean, it’s the hottest place on earth, so one would assume it would be prime area for solar energy methods no?

The equator isn’t the hottest place on earth, it just gets the most direct sunlight at the top of the atmosphere. Near-tropical desert areas are hotter and get more sun at ground level due to less cloud cover. In addition, there are the questions of local demand for energy and local economic surplus to build solar power installations. There are some solar power installations in equatorial countries.

I’m not sure what’s my roof is made of, could be clay or concrete or decra. But you know this material absorb heat and subsequently travel all the way down into the house, that makes a house hot. Nevertheless, thought of going green, if i replace my roof with solar panel/cell, does it also make my home less hot since it does not absorb heat as much as conventional roof (solar cells are suppose to absorb light, right?)

From a purely theoretical standpoint, the solar energy that your panels convert to electricity can’t make your house hotter.

From a practical standpoint, the solar panels will shade the roof somewhat, especially if they are mounted on some kind of support a couple of inches above the roof plane.

Hard to say how much of an effect this would have.

ok 2 solar panels, the first (sp1) is just outside of the earths atmosphere. the second solar panel (sp2) is 20km away towards the sun…..what is the difference between the power output of each solar panel?
my friends says it would be tiny, but i say there sould be at least a usable difference? (i know it would be small-but not tiny?)

who is right? please quote any numbers? im looking for the actual difference between the two power outputs..many thanks in advance….:)

Well, after doing the math and crunching some numbers, I have to admit the difference is a lot more than I thought it would be.

Lets suppose your panel further from the sun receives 1000 watts of power from the sun.

1000 = x / 150000000^2
x = 2.25 * 10^19

Decreasing the 150 million by 20, instead of 1000 watts of power reaching your panel, you now have

Power = 2.25 * 10^19 / 149000080 ^2 = 1013.4 watts.

A difference of 1.34%

Lets suppose your panel is 25% efficient, and your voltage out is regulated to 100 volts.

The two panels would produce
1000 * 0.25 / 100 = 2.5 amps
and
1013.4 * 0.25 / 100 = 2.5335 amps

… a measurable amount, but not what I would call signifficanty more.