solar power for home?

@ manickavasagamt

there are few things-
1)initial investment is huge.
2)it is cost effective but investing that amount of money to create a solar panel that huge seems pointless.
3)to powerup your home you'll atleast need 10 times more money than getting an inverter.
4)you'll need battery to store power generated by cells.
5)the solar panel has also a life for few years after which you have to invest same amount of money again.
6)you'll have to clean dust covering solar panel at regular intervals.
7)if you've got money to burn then go ahead with your project.

if you want to use solar energy anyway then get yourself a solar water heater.
 
Raghunandan said:
Maybe if MoserBaer sets up their PV manufacturing facility here, things might improve soon.

MoserBaer were crowing about their thin film panel tech atleast a year or two back.. they still haven't started on it?

lecameleon said:
Just to answer a few other questions unanswered previously.. 'cost effective in the long run'.. most certainly.. :bleh: if you run long enough.. honestly, we will probably be better off waiting till the end of this year when cost effective panels will be out. The cost per kilowatt is not too good at the moment but things will change

Since you're in the know, are there some interesting developments expected at the end of this year? Throw us a couple of hints if so :D

naveen58 said:
@ manickavasagamt

there are few things-

5)the solar panel has also a life for few years after which you have to invest same amount of money again.

A solar panel's lifespan is about 25 years I believe. What you will be spending on more frequently are the batteries - those will last only about 3 yrs.
 
Crazy_Eddy said:
MoserBaer were crowing about their thin film panel tech atleast a year or two back.. they still haven't started on it?
Since you're in the know, are there some interesting developments expected at the end of this year? Throw us a couple of hints if so :D
A solar panel's lifespan is about 25 years I believe. What you will be spending on more frequently are the batteries - those will last only about 3 yrs.

whether you use a solar panel or inverter you will need batteries to store the electricity & the average life of a battery is 1.5 years.
 
naveen58 said:
whether you use a solar panel or inverter you will need batteries to store the electricity & the average life of a battery is 1.5 years.

It is not unusual for tubular batteries to last 8 years or more if properly maintained.
 
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