[hackerspaces] solar

[Jens Christian Hillerup]

On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 1:33 PM, Koen Martens <gmc at sonologic.nl> wrote:

>
> Nice stuff, i've been meaning to experiment with solar a bit, but cost and
> the
> lack of a place to put them up prohibited that intention from becoming
> action.
> However, our hackerspace has a 400m^2 flat roof, so that solves the latter
> problem already.
>
>
Solar panels can be aligned to capture optimal sunlight. Your latitude
defines how "vertical" it should be. Check out this calculator to find out
exactly how you should orient and angle your panels:
http://www.solartradingpost.com/solar-angle-calculators.html

-jc
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