[geeks] Solar Panels on residence - anyone?

[Geoffrey S. Mendelson]

On Thu, Oct 19, 2006 at 05:12:29PM -0400, Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:
I wrote:

> > Look into the solar collectors used to keep GPS satellites warm.
> > They produce boiling water from "earthshine". 
> 
> I thought they were greatly assissted by the vacuum?

The ones sold for use on earth are encased in a clear (glass?) tube
with a vacuum inside.

If you can get a good enough backend system you can create enough heat
to heat your home and water and run your refrigerator and air conditioner.

I was saying to a friend last week about using cooking gas to run a
refrigerator, and it turned out he had one as a child.

Geoff.

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