Re: [pvusers] hello! i have a question!

["gig" <justinsgramps@flashmail.com>]

>     i just found this group..and GLAD i am to have found it!
>       my question...do ANY of you know where, via the library or net ,
that
> i can find plans to build solar/photovoltaic cells. might be cheaper to
buy
> them pre made...but i want to know how to make them just for my personal
> knowledge...and it may turn out cheaper to build my own! every place i go
on
> the net...it costs at the least  $6 or more...as i don't own a CC...this
> isn't possible.
>
>    your help would be GREATLY appreciated!!

Making your own cells is really expensive... and almost impossible, since
it requires specialized equipment...but... you can find bargains out
there...
and PV panels prices are coming down... In the 70's solar cells sold for
$200 a watt....now days, Photowatt sells for about $3.50 a watt... and
there is a new process out of Canada, that may cut that price in half....

Gig

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