====== Solar electric power ======

Work in progress: the solar generation page is currently being built. In the meantime here are some pertinent links.

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===== Information about solar power ======

  * [[https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2017/09/how-to-run-modern-society-on-solar-and-wind-powe.html|How to Run Modern Society on Solar and Wind Power Alone]] ([[https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2017/09/how-to-run-modern-society-on-solar-and-wind-powe.html|cloudy weather backup]]) - Low Tech Magazine
  * [[https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2016/05/how-to-go-off-grid-in-your-apartment.html|How to Get Your Apartment Off the Grid]] ([[https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2016/05/how-to-go-off-grid-in-your-apartment.html|cloudy weather backup]]) - Low Tech Magazine

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===== Examples of state suppression of energy independence =====

  * https://www.flaseia.org/education/solar-laws/\\
  * https://globalnews.ca/news/2819121/why-living-off-the-grid-isnt-possible-for-most-canadians/\\

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===== Photovoltaic hardware =====

  * How to build a home solar panel out of [[https://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-high-powered-solar-panel-from-broken-solar-/|broken/rejected panels]] or [[https://www.instructables.com/id/Recycled-Solar-Power/|salvaged solar path lights]].
  * [[http://libre.solar/|Libre Solar]] - OSHW designs for power distribution.
  * [[https://www.sunsaluter.org/|Sun Saluter]] - A sun tracker for a solar panel using a water clock that can be made of recycled materials.


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===== Direct solar =====

  * [[https://www.freeonplate.com/how-to-build-diy-solar-panels-out-of-pop-cans/|DIY Solar Panel]] - Build a solar air/water heater out of old soda cans.
  * [[http://solarcooking.org/plans/|Plans for Solar Cookers]] - solarcooking.org
  * [[https://www.engineeringforchange.org/news/10-solar-cookers-that-work-at-night/|10 Solar Cookers That Work at Night]] - Engineering For Change
  * [[https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2011/07/solar-powered-factories.html|The Bright Future of Solar Thermal Powered Factories]] ([[https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2011/07/solar-powered-factories.html|cloudy weather backup]]) - Low Tech Magazine
  * [[http://www.helioforge.org/|Heloiforge]] - DIY small-scale solar thermal manufacturing.
  * [[https://www.builditsolar.com/Experimental/AirColTesting/Index.htm |Build it Solar]] - Testing for various types of solar air heaters.