My Experience Learning How to Make a Solar Panel

Those do it yourself renewable energy guides had me curious. Is it really possible to learn how to make a solar panel, from parts you can purchase online, or at your local home center? I have to admit that like you probably are, I was very skeptical about all of this.

What I had been interested in doing for some time was create a source of power for my weekend cabin in Montana. I didn’t need a lot of power, just enough to run some lights and a cell phone charger. So I did some research, and settled on a downloadable guide called GreenDIYEnergy.

I spent the first day just going through all the material, and there is quite a bit of it. There is a comprehensive guide for learning how to make a solar panel, and another guide showing you how to make a wind turbine. One thing I really did like about the guide was the abundance of videos. And not some poor quality videos that look like they were shot from a cell phone camera, but good quality videos complete with narration.

I was able to get some cheap solar cells from Ebay. The rest of it, such as the framework for the solar panels, I made myself. The whole thing went together very smoothly and I tested it to confirm it was producing power.  I really felt a great sense of pride knowing that I actually created something myself that can produce electricity.

Today I have a nice little 3 panel solar setup at my cabin. I installed a bank of batteries and an inverter to turn the DC power into usable AC power. Overall I felt that the guide was very easy to follow. The directions covered every detail of wiring it together and hooking it up. And when I did have a question, it was answered in a timely manner.

I wanted to write this review because one thing I noticed is that about 99.9% of the so-called reviews of this product on the internet were pure garbage. It quickly became apparent to me that none of those “reviewers” ever looked at the GreenDIYenergy guide, much less made anything with it.

To summarize, I think this is a worthwhile investment if you want to learn how to make a solar panel for your home, place of business or like me, in a weekend cabin or RV.