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Solar panel / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Green building certifications

Net zero energy homes Canadian pilot results

...solar panels must provide enough power to operate the home. Read more about the Net Zero Home Pilot program beginnings, and here we will cover the results. ZNE Zero Net energy / Net Zero Homes built for the Canada Zero Energy Pilot Project Net Zero Energy Homes pilot program results Under the pilot program, 23 indiv...

Natural swimming pools and ponds

Heating a swimming pool - top 10 cost-efficient & eco-friendly ways to heat a pool

...solar panels. Solar heating is essentially free (there are some small increases in electricity for the costs of pumping water through larger solar panels, but it is minimal as this links to the pool filtration system anyhow if planned and built right.) The downside of solar, especially in more northern areas, is that i...

Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

A Toronto Off-grid home 20 years later; how did it fare? How could it be optimized?

...solar energy begins like the water system, with the core principle of first reducing demand. To that end, the appliances and systems of this house were designed and chosen for their reduced operational demand of energy. On the roof are eight photovoltaic solar panels that can generate 2.3 kW of electricity on sunny day...

Solar thermal collectors

Product of the month: Solar water heater with overheating protection

...solar thermal heat collection. Purchase: You can purchase individual solar components separately, but buying a pre-engineered solar thermal package can make more sense than buying items ‘a la carte’. Viessmann offers two options for pre-engineered solar thermal packages - the Vitosol DHW Solar Pack, or alternatively, ...

Solar thermal collectors

All about solar thermal collectors

...solar-thermal panels that can be used for water heating and space heating. A thermal solar collector in a warm climate can have water running through its panels, but in cold climates we use glycol to prevent panels from freezing. Evacuated tube solar collector diagram Are solar thermal collectors efficient? A panel...

Solar photovoltaic

Using reflectors to increase the yield of solar panels

...solar collectors. Find more pages about home power generation below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages. How to build your own DIY solar air heater Choosing between a solar tracker or fixed solar mount All about solar batteries for home power storage 10 questions to ask a solar panel installation con...

Solar photovoltaic

Lithium-ion solar home batteries

...solar over the last 10 years Now you know about home batteries and power storage. Read more about moving away from fossil fuels and how to reduce your carbon footprint in the following pages and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide. Building a near Zero Energy home on a budget 10 questions to ask a solar panel ...

Solar photovoltaic

Choosing between solar trackers and fixed solar panels mounts

...solar tracker mount and fixed solar panels. Find more info pages about solar PV & sustainable building in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these pages here: DIY guide on how to build your own solar air heater All about solar panels - the different options & how they work Ten questions to ask a solar p...

Tiny house

Are tiny houses good in cold climates?

...solar panel heating system. How to insulate and heat a tiny house Energy and performance of Ben Hayward's tiny house R-48+ walls Floors ranging from R-42 to R-120 under the bathroom Triple-pane sliding patio door Photovoltaic panels and a wind turbine will power two hot water tanks for radiant heating and domestic hot...

Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

Off-grid living blog part 6 - energy modeling projections and real performance

...solar I just wanted to reiterate one more time the usefulness of both active and passive solar in reducing the need for other, usually fossil fuel, sources of energy. If we were to eliminate the solar gain through the windows and disconnect the solar panels, the model suggests that we would need 24,550 kWh/year of powe...

Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

Thinking about renewable home energy and a battery backup?

...solar PV and home battery power storage. See more pages on renewable energy and green building in the Ecohome Building Guide and these pages here : How to choose between a solar tracker and fixed solar panel mount Are solar panels recyclable? Understanding the process Ten questions to ask a solar panel contracto...