Making Electricity with Solar Energy
Electricity can be made directly from the
sun using photovoltaic solar panels that are made from a very pure grade
of silicon. This technology has improved and come down in price.
Electricity is a premium fuel source that
has a high environmental cost as well as a high price.
It is our opinion that electricity should
not be used for simple tasks that require heat, such as space heating or
the production of domestic hot water. These uses require a lot of energy
and they should be done with solar thermal collectors or other energy sources.
Electricity should be reserved for those uses where the high quality of
electricity is truly needed and where its high cost is justified.
A plan whereby solar thermal collectors
make heat energy for space heating and domestic hot water while photovoltaic
solar collectors make electricity for computers, illumination and
small electric motors generally works out best.
Radiantec does not currently work with
solar generated electricity, but we would highly recommend Solar Works,
Inc. for these projects. They have offices in Connecticut, Maine, Maryland,
New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Vermont. In
addition, they have worked all over the world.
Solar Works, Inc.
64 Main St.
Montpelier, VT 05602
Tel: (802) 223-7804
Fax: (802) 223-8980
www.solar-works.com
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