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HOMEMADE SOLAR POWERED ATTIC FAN.

HERE I HAVE MADE A SOLAR POWERED ATTIC FAN. I HAD A 12 VOLT 5 OR 8 WATT CLIP ON AUTO OR CAR FAN YOU CAN GET FROM WAL-MART FOR I THINK IT WAS . I HAD A 5 WATT SOLAR PANEL FROM HARBOR FREIGHT I GOT FOR ON SALE SOMETIME LAST YEAR. SO I REMOVED THE FRONT PART OF THE FAN AND THE CLIP THEN SILICONED IT TO A THIN PEACE OF PLYWOOD I HAD CUT A HOLE IN JUST BIG ENOUGH SO THE LIP OF THE FAN SET IN THE HOLE. I HAVE 3 VENT HOLES ON THE ROOF OF MY HOUSE SO I TOOK SHORT SCREWS AND MOUNTED THE FAN OVER ONE OF THE HOLES. I RAN A WIRE DOWN THE SIDE OF MY HOUSE TO THE SOLAR PANEL. NOW I HAVE A FAN HELPING TO VENT MY ATTIC. THE FAN WILL KICK ON AROUND 10 am THEN TURN OFF AROUND 7 pm. I JUST LEAVE THE FAN ON AND HAVE TO SOLAR PANEL TURN IT ON AND OFF. THE COST OF A SOLAR ATTIC FANS ARE CRAZY! STARTING AT 0 AND UP. I SPENT ON THIS ONE. AND I’M WANTING TO ADD 2 MORE FANS FOR THE OTHER VENT HOLES IN MY ATTIC. I’LL PROBABLY BUILT ME A SOLAR PANEL TO POWER ALL 3 FANS. I HOPE YOU ALL LIKE IT. NOW BUILD ONE AND MAKE IT BETTER.. THANKS FOR WATCHING..
Video Rating: 5 / 5

Demo of how solar attic fans work at our home in Colorado
Video Rating: 4 / 5

Evergreen Solar Announces $200 Million Sales Agreement With SunEdison?

(China5e.com, Jul 24, 2006)Evergreen Solar, Inc., a manufacturer of solar power products, announced it will ship approximately $200 million of photovoltaic modules to SunEdison, LLC over the next five years ?its largest sales agreement to date.
“This agreement with SunEdison underscores the growth potential of our photovoltaic module product line and aligns our company with an emerging solar power leader,” said Richard M. Feldt, Evergreen Solar’s president and chief executive officer. “The agreement also demonstrates the strategic importance of EverQ – our partnership with Q-Cells and Renewable Energy Corporation. The recent announcement of our intention to expand EverQ’s capacity to 80MW in 2007 and up to 300MW by 2010 enables us to continue forging long- term customer agreements with solar industry leaders like SunEdison.”

http://www.zoomchina.com.cn/index.php?/content/view/9925/1/

How Solar Panels Work

Animation explaining how solar panels (dye sensitized) make electricity from the sunlight. Created in mental ray with 3ds max and after effects by yonatan frimer.

Do cruise ships use Green Energy on their cruises ?

Solar Power, Recycle, Other options

Has anyone used the Solar-Powered Auto Cool device shown on tv to keep your car cool on hot days? I am wanting

to know if it is worth the money?

Solar powered garden lamps?

Can they be fixed. When the little sun sucking thingies on the top stop absorbing can these be cleaned or should we cut the losses and make lanterns.

Solar Attic Fan Installation – AltE Video Tip

Installation of a solar attic fan, in this case in an attic gable is one of the easiest do it yourself renewable energy home projects. This AltE Video Tip shows you most of the steps in a typical solar attic fan installation. You’ll see all the solar fan kit components and learn what to do and what not to do in this brief, narrated video. You can find this product, alot of educational material and a great community at our site! (www.altEstore.com (And you can find one of the many attic fans we have at: www.altestore.com )