Photovoltaic Links

[Rob Beckers]

Photovoltaic Links

Below is a list of links to worthy sites with solar information. Please suggest links (by replying to this message) and I'll edit them into this message.

Resources:

US solar insolation maps from NREL (http://www.nrel.gov/gis/solar.html)
NREL Redbook with solar insolation data for many US cities (http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/pubs/redbook/)
PV Array Tilt Angle Calculator (http://www.wattsun.com/resources/calculators/photovoltaic_tilt.html)
Wire gauge and line loss calculator (http://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm)
PV electrical code and installation info by John Wiles (http://www.sandia.gov/pv/docs/John_Wiles_Code_Corner.htm)


DIY:

Build It Solar - DIY projects and information. (http://www.builditsolar.com/)


Associations and Organizations:

Missouri Renewable Energy. (http://www.moreenergy.org/)
Midwest Renewable Energy Association. (http://www.the-mrea.org/)


Educational:

Energy Technology Data Exchange, RE related publications, free access for Canadians (http://www.etde.org/ETDEWEB)


Blogs:

Julian Egelstaff's MicroFIT install on his home. (http://www.yourturn.ca/solar/)
John Dalhaus' blog - Solar John. (http://solarjohn.blogspot.com/)


Other:

The Renewable Planet - RE projects around the world. (http://www.therenewableplanet.com/)
Home Power Magazine. (http://www.homepower.com/)


Commercial:

WattSun - Solar trackers (http://www.wattsun.com/)
UniRac - Racks for solar panels in all sorts and sizes (http://www.unirac.com/)



-Rob-

[John Dalhaus]

Blogs:

http://solarjohn.blogspot.com

Websites:

http://www.moreenergy.org/
http://www.the-mrea.org/

Projects (DIY):

http://www.builditsolar.com/

Reference:

http://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm
http://www.wattsun.com/resources/calculators/photovoltaic_tilt.html
http://www.nationalsolarsupply.com/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=38

Alternative Home Heating:

http://www.iburncorn.com

Other:

http://www.therenewableplanet.com
http://www.homepower.com

[Larry Hollenberg]

Thanks John and Rob for all the neat information. I just got a chance to look breifly at some of it. But I will spend a lot of time at some of them eventually. I got a kick out of the Ice Refrigerator sysytem.. I love old Ice boxes and with all the cold weather was wishing I had a place to store some if I froze it. I have a late model Ice refrigerator that keeps things in the upper 30's a lot of the time, pretty good for ice. Trouble is its hard to find and increasingly expensive. An oil refrigerator as expensive as they are now are still is still cheaper than buying 6 little blocks every 3 or 4 days. In some winters thought I have frozen enough in pans in a cold snap to make it go for several months. Getting too old for that almost, but its fun anyway.

Larry

[Nitin Parswani]

All the information you need is available here… http://www.solarfasttrack.com/blog/author/debolenabose/

[Rob Beckers]

All?! :nono:

[Mike Green]

Hi,
Nice collection of links,
Here is a link to a report i helped write as a member of IEA-PVPS task 13 on analytical monitoring:
http://www.iea-pvps.org/index.php?id=276
This one on failures in PV modules:
http://www.iea-pvps.org/index.php?id=275
and this one on Characterizing performance of thin film modules:
http://www.iea-pvps.org/index.php?id=277

Another one is on the way, i will inform you when it is finished the final authorizations.

[Oscar Johansson]

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