Written by Ok, so Earth4Energy is a company that has put together a course on how to make solar panels at home. It’s kind of a DIY project. In this post I’ve put together a summary of the Earth4Energy solar panel course. If you want to straight to their course feel free to click on Earth4Energy’s Solar Panels Course here.
As this post is a summary I’ll give you the pro’s and cons as I see it. I did put together a more in depth review at – Full Earth4energy Review – . Please feel free to read this too.
Ok, so now that’s out of the way let’s get straight to the point: I liked the product but first here are my pros and cons. Please feel free to leave a comment below too!
Pros
• There is a lot of good material, written and videos, and I believe this is a great resource to help you build solar cells and attempt to design your own PV System.
• You should save money against buying retail solar panels if you follow the instructions and avoid issues (breakages / mistakes in the construction).
• When you’ve finished you will have great satisfaction knowing you’ve helped the environment and saved money in the long term.
• It’s undoubtedly a fantastic long term (several months duration) DIY project package and will be a lot of fun to make if you’re a enthusiast!
Cons
• Cost of all the equipment needed to build the cells is not clear. This will depend on your starting point and help is given but buying all the kit could prove expensive.
• You won’t be able build a complete PV system using just the material in course. At least you will need official approval for your system and you may need to hire contractors to help you finish. This will cost and these costs are not clear. That said the course does promise to help you build solar panels and that it does. Connecting them is another matter though.
• A full PV system could still be as expensive as depending on your experience you may cause accidental breakages. You can hire a contractor to help you out or even outsource part of your project.
• No direct support is offered. You can contact the vendor via email on the website though. I didn’t try this.
I like this course and I think it’s a valuable resource. It’s not perfect and anyone undertaking a project like this must think it through. As long as you bear in mind the above points, I think it will be challenging but ultimately rewarding and green energy is the future after all.
So that’s the summary, if you feel you’d like to know more please read the full review by clicking on DIY Review.
Again if you wish to go straight to Earth4Energy’s website please click on the link
