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Short History of Solar Panels

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Uploaded by on Apr 4, 2008

John Schaeffer talks about some of the history of photovoltaic modules (solar panels) from when Real Goods began selling some of the first solar panel technology on the market back in the late 1970's. Learn more at http://www.realgoods.com .

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  • This is an informative video.

    In order to cover the Commercial Solar Panel

    You will need 3,750 Days – Which is over 10 Years!

    The only option is to Build You own Solar Panels

    There is an Engineer from Chicago that explains it All

    You can find his web site by Searching Google for...

    "Top DIY Solar Panels"

    Select the First Result (Skip The Advertisements)

  • we should start helping the sustainability of our environment by installing solar panels into our homes.... =)

  • @Turofighter, some panels are not too strong, keep away from those. (like mine, in my video) However, some are very tough and have been reported to withstand hail very well. I will be getting the better/stronger/more powerful panel in future.

    BTW, greetings from sunny Jamaica.

  • Thanks for the history on solar panels, I have a small system and its working well for me. Greetings from sunny Jamaica.

  • now what the fuck are you talking.. you sound like a bloody salesman... did you even read the question torofighter asked you????

  • you should look up nikola teslas research at colorado springs started the whole solar panel industry. in 1898 he discovered that you could get solar energy from plates held in the air and patented the "utilization of radiant energy" 1901. this was the first solarpanel and photovoltaic effect in history. i remade the tesla solar device and it works! and i also show you how to build the first solar panel for free so you can have a piece of history on your property!! great video by the way

  • What I'm wondering is how tough solar panels are. Would they hold up to a punishing hail storm. I know a lot of people are mounting these on their roofs.

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