Recommended
The following are recommended guides for do-it-yourself solar and wind power generation. These are all popular guides and have many users worldwide.
DIY Power Guide Rating 5/5
Earth4Energy by Michael Harvey, is a complete, step-by-step and easy to follow guide that gives you information on how to build a do-it-yourself solar panel generator to provide solar power for the home. The idea here is to lower your power bill significantly and not provide a total energy solution. You will still need to have a conventional power connection in most cases.
The Earth4Energy guide will explain how to accomplish this for less than two hundred dollars using simple parts available at most hardware stores.
This guide will also explain how to sell excess power you generate back to the power company for extra income.
Thousands of people all over the world have purchased this guide and it is probably the most popular product of it’s kind available to date.
In addition to the downloadable book there are a couple of bonuses. A video series with detailed instructions for building the solar panels and an additional guide for building a wind generator for less than $140.
This guide is recommended for the do-it-yourself kind of person who enjoys these types of projects.
Customer Feedback (3)
“I have purchased the Earth 4 Energy information and it is very good. The plans are easy to follow for just about anyone. And they help you find the pieces you will need. It is well worth the money for this guide”… (from Yahoo Answers)
“The results vary from person to person, because everyone uses a different amount of fuel or consumption of electricity at their home. But it is sure that you will get back your investment after following this guide and the kit within a few days”… (from Google Search)
“Earth4Energy promises to show you how to make your own solar panel or wind generator for under $200 and does precisely that. But we found the best component to be the instructional videos. Everything is simpler when you truly see someone do it”… (from Yahoo Search)
*Purchase Price: $49.97
*Return Policy: 60 Days
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DIY Power Guide Rating 4.5/5
Green DIY Energy is a product similar to Earth4Energy that is marketed to the do-it-yourself crowd. The solar energy guide consists of three parts:
1. Learn how solar energy is made and about the solar panel system that you will be building. This part includes both the basic solar system set up and detailed plans for creating your own solar energy. You’ll get a step-by-step process for creating solar energy, learn how to find “free” solar panels and how to maintain your solar panel system. You’ll also learn how to take the power your solar panels create and run your household energy needs (controller, batteries, inverter, disconnects, etc).
2. A completely step-by-step explanation of how to build a solar panel from scratch. Everything from building the solar panel box to connecting solar cells is explained here with color pictures and detailed plans. Illustrations are included. In their example they state their costs at $98, and claim that you could do it for less.
3. This includes wiring plans, installation guides, an energy consumer guide and information about solar tax credits and rebates.
Bonuses include an hours worth of videos and an additional guide that shows you how to build your own wind turbine.
This is a great do-it-yourself system that you should find to be very interesting reading. It contains a lot of detail and is very easy to follow.
Customer Feedback (3)
“I am not the most hands on person in the world, I am a computer software professional, and at best am ok at building things. So, I was very impress to discover that building renewable energy devices was not that difficult at all. I am sure my creation could be improved upon, but at the end of the day it suits my needs and WORKS!”…(from Yahoo Answers)
“I would say it is an easy to follow manual, because it has a lot of color pictures, diagrams and schematics that basically show how everything is done. With the fully illustrated process, even a complete beginner like me can easily follow”… (from Hubpages)
“Most households will be able to use this system. As long as the system’s solar panels can be put at a place where there is enough sunlight hitting on it every day, the solution would be viable for the homeowner”…(from EzineArticles)
*Purchase Price: $49.97
*Return Policy: 60 Days
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DIY Power Guide Rating 4/5
This guide which is purchased at HomeMadeEnergy.org is written by Bill Ford an impassioned enviromentalist. It covers how to build your own solar panels and windmill. It goes into great detail about how to find the necessary parts, build and install your own solar or wind generator. Case studies of people who have had success using the system are included. Bill is always testing new techniques and updates are frequent and included in the purchase price.
Key elements of the guide are:
1. How to save hundreds of dollars monthly on your electric bill.
2. Help the environment with clean energy.
3. Have fun doing a weekend project.
4. Go completely off-grid if you choose.
5. Have the freedom of knowing that you will not be affected by rising electric costs.
6. Make the electric company pay you, because the surplus of what you produce can be sold back to them.
Customer Feedback (1)
“…with your diagrams work was a breeze. Only one panel saves me a big chunk of electricity. Next weekend I’ll do another one. Most likely with 2 or 3 of these I will be able to eliminate my electric bill for good…” (from Google Search)
*Purchase Price: $47.00
*Return Policy: 60 Days
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