Making my own solar panel?

Question:

Can someone please tell me if and how it's possible to make my own solar panels? I would like to cheaply be able to power my home, or at least help with the electricity cost.

Answer:
My aunt has an organic/going green magazine that has an article on making your own solar panels. Once I get a copy of it, I will try to get it to you. I want to build my own too!

That usually takes a $2 Billion 'fab' to produce. If you can do that at home, you'll be an instant Billionaire. ~

Easy there Heinz he is talking about building a panel not a cell. Cells are the little purple things you put together and put a protective clear case around and voila you have a panel. There are tons of place on the net that explain building your own panels.

http://www.yourgreendream.com/index.php...
http://www.siliconsolar.com/solar-inform...
http://www.motherearthnews.com/...

Just google on DIY solar panel

Cheaper to just buy panels on E-bay.

you can get a solar power kit from appx $600 to $30,000 depending on how energy independent you want to be.

well you cant you ned alot of skill and training if you find a way let me know

Hi,
There are two detailed "how-to" articles on building your own solar panels from individual cells on my site here:
http://www.builditsolar.com/projects/pv/...

While I'm a very big fan of doing-it-yourself, I think that most people conclude that the savings is not that large for the amount of work you need to put in to make a panel.

There are hundreds of other solar and renewable energy "how-to"s for projects that you can build here -- many with very short paybacks -- all free :)

http://www.BuildItSolar.com

Gary

hi there are good books from the Alternative Technology Association. also Energy From Nature is a good book on it.

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