PV Gap

Ricardo Said:

how to you start a solar system for the home and can i spend less then 200 dallars?

We Answered:

Do you want to power your whole home from solar energy? If so, you need at least 25000 dollars.

If you want to power just some lights or some appliances e.g. computer for a small period of time, you need a solar panel, a charger, an inverter, a battery, etc. which will cost you between 700 to 1000 dollars.

It is much cheaper to get a gas powered generator and with 700 dollars I am pretty sure you can get a gas powered generator to power your whole home. The downside is that it needs maintenance, it is not "green" and it could be dangerous if it is not handled properly. Also you can not run it all the time otherwise it will not last much.

Rachel Said:

how to build simple solar system for heating home water?

We Answered:

Just buy yourself some solar panels and rig them up.
Nothing could be simpler.

Chris Said:

Where in Louisiana can I buy A Solar system for My home?

We Answered:

In spite of what you may have heard, Solar Energy is not a feasable alternative to present systems. If the U.S. Government didn't prop these type of companies up...they wouldn't exist. And evenso, they are hard to find, not to mention, extremely costly, even from a carbon footprint point of view. (shipping)

Arthur Said:

I'm considering getting a tie-in solar system for my home and would like to hear from others who have one?

We Answered:

I would recommend against acquiring a tie-in solar system until they have been re-assessed to reflect recent changes to the planetary code.

Colleen Said:

What do you think of the possibility of life in our solar system?

We Answered:

I think it's highly unlikely that Mars is totally barren. We'll find microbes there. They'll be related to Earth life. There's plenty of material transfer between the two planets over geologic time, and we've shown that microbes can survive the trip. No current guess if the methane mapped there is microbe or geologic based. Either is exciting.

Europo, Ganymede, Callisto and Ceres all have ice, possibly over salt water. Ceres doesn't have the gravitational heating, but also doesn't have Jupiter's radiation.

Enceladus has what surely looks like water. It's pretty cold.

Titan's surface is pushed around by the wind(!). That suggests an ocean of something underneath. Titan is cold enough that, if there is life, it's advanced to about the 10 million year level. Not very far. Could be warmer deeper down, though. At least there's no shortage of organic chemistry.