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A Man Powers Home for 8 Years Using 1,000 Old Laptop Batteries
A man has managed to power his home for eight years with a system using more than 1,000 recycled laptop batteries. This ingenious project, based on the use of
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AstonJ
This is very cool!
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Eiji
Interesting but …
- Solar panels works differently in each place and time (for example rainy season in some regions)
- I heard that they are useless in cases where the sun is too weak or too strong, so they may “work” for a 1/6 of day, sometimes more and sometimes even less
- Depending on panel they may be many other problems with dust, snow and water. Of course there are panels with extra protections, but obviously it would not make them cheaper
That’s said it’s still interesting … I wonder how much money and space it require … Also I heard that there are 79% transparent panels that can be mounted on windows … ![]()
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