Residential Solar PV case studies
What to Look for When Buying a Residential Solar Panel System
This guest post was written by the team at Infinite Energy. They have a list of 10 questions to ask a solar panel salesman before you commit to buying anything. Mapawatt also has an introduction to Residential Solar PV installation in our Education section!
Powerhouse Solar Shingle
The Dow Solar Shingle system consists of 3 main parts:
- Dow Powerhouse solar shingle array
- Inverter
- Monitoring
From the Dow Solar Shingle pamphlet:
Dual functionality
• Protects as a roofing material and provides renewable energy.
Integrated aesthetics
• A custom-designed, building-integrated photovoltaic solution for asphalt-composition shingle roofs that installs flush with asphalt shingles.
Buy or Lease Solar Panels
This post is from guest writer Don Lloyd, the author of an important book on geothermal heat pumps (featured here on Mapawatt): "The Smart Guide to Geothermal—How to Harvest Earth's Free Energy for Heating and Cooling" from PixyJack Press. It is a detailed analysis on what you need to look for in order to compare buying vs. leasing a solar pv system for your home.
Ford Focus Electric - Up Close and Personal
Ford Focus Electric
Solar powered RV
Solar PV RV
The following guest post on solar pv power for an RV is written by a friend of Mapawatt, Christine Walker and her husband. When she told me what they had been up to I made her write the following as I knew it was perfect content for Mapawatt.
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