Making Solar Panels To Conserve Energy

The first item that you will need is a solar cell. You can buy these online or it is possible to make your own using items that are lying around your house. A solar cell is what actually catches the energy of the sun and turns it into electricity.

If you are going to make your own solar cell, you will need the following items: one electric hotplate, sheet metal shears, one two liter bottle, an electric drill, copper flashing, sand paper and salt. Panels can be made for about one hundred dollars.

You should cut the copper flashing to fit the electric burner and then turn on the burner for thirty minutes. This is basically cooking it. This also allows it to develop a layer of black cupric oxide. After the copper cools, you will want to scrub this off. You must be careful not to scrub off the red cuprous oxide.

You are now ready to attach another piece of copper to the bottle and also attached your prepared piece of copper. The panels should not touch each other. Connect a positive lead to the clean copper sheet and a negative lead to the red cuprous oxide. Make a solution of salt water to cover the bottom of both plates.

You can now place your solar panel in the sun. You can attach a gauge that will measure exactly how much current has been created. This is basically the way that solar panels accomplish energy creation. There is a certain amount of pride involved when you actually see how much this creation will actually produce. You can feel good about the fact that you made this yourself and that you are helping to save the environment.

Many people choose to purchase their solar panels because they do not want to make their own. They usually cost about two hundred dollars and they will save you a tremendous amount of money on your electricity bill. This will definitely make the cost worth it. They can be found online or in stores.

Whether you choose to purchase a solar panel or make one on your own, you are still doing your part in the conservation of energy. You will be rewarded with lower electricity bills and the peace of mind in knowing that you are helping to save our planet.