Derrick T. posted an article on Do It Yourself Solar - Oct 26, 2009, 3:56 pm
As new features and technologies are developed for battery charge controllers, and more systems are installed, there is a greater need for a way to monitor battery charge states, amperage/voltage from...
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Derrick T. posted an article on Do It Yourself Solar - Nov 19, 2008, 6:29 pm
Lake Flower Apartments in Saranac Lake is a high rise apartment building (~9 stories tall) that provides housing to elderly people. Here is a link to a little information about Lake Flower Apartments...
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Derrick T. posted an article on Do It Yourself Solar - Sep 14, 2008, 9:18 am
I have been getting more questions about the satellite dish mount that I used to mount my solar panel with, so here are some pictures that will hopefully give some more insight. The original post can...
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Derrick T. posted an article on Do It Yourself Solar - Aug 26, 2008, 12:24 pm
From smh.com.au (The Sydney Morning Herald) FOR her 10th birthday, Nicole Kuepper received an inspirational present from her parents - her first solar-energy kit. It sparked a fascination with solar...
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Derrick T. posted an article on Do It Yourself Solar - Jul 29, 2008, 4:08 pm
From Renewable Energy World: Material May Help Autos Turn Heat into Electricity by Pam Frost Gorder, OSU Ohio, United States Researchers have invented a new material that...
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Derrick T. posted an article on Do It Yourself Solar - Jul 27, 2008, 2:44 pm
Found this on Slashdot: http://www.solarnetwork.net/ “solarNetwork.net is an open-source project and experiment to test a method of distributed energy production. It relies on continuous parti...
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Derrick T. posted an article on Do It Yourself Solar - Jul 14, 2008, 8:07 pm
From http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/solarcells-0710.html but found on Slashdot This is something I am very excited for, and hopefully the rest of you are as well. Especially the fact that it can ...
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Derrick T. posted an article on Do It Yourself Solar - Jun 23, 2008, 2:14 pm
From http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3431273,00.html “Marburg, a German college town of about 80,000, has become the first in the country to make solar heating obligatory for newly bui...
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