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pianotuna · ‎May-24-2015

Hi,

Poly Solar panels which need an MPPT controller:

0.76 per watt

Regards, Don
My ride is a 28 foot Class C, 256 watts solar, 556 amp-hours of Telcom jars, 3000 watt Magnum hybrid inverter, Sola Basic Autoformer, Microair Easy Start.

GordonThree · ‎May-26-2015

I'm waiting for full spectrum (multilayer) solar cells - so much light is wasted by current solar, they cherry pick only the green-blue parts of the spectrum. Need ones that harvest deep infrared to short ultraviolet. There's not so much short UV, but the little that does arrive packs a wollop in much higher energy levels.

2013 KZ Sportsmen Classic 200, 20 ft TT
2020 RAM 1500, 5.7 4x4, 8 speed

brulaz · ‎May-25-2015

Interesting that they come from Germany (Bavaria).
Not China.

2014 ORV Timber Ridge 240RKS,8500#,1250# tongue,44K miles
690W Rooftop + 340W Portable Solar,4 GC2s,215Ah@24V
2016 Ram 2500 4x4 RgCab CTD,2507# payload,10.8 mpgUS tow

gbopp · ‎May-24-2015

At least the price is coming down.
Hopefully someday (soon) we can all afford to cover our house and garage roofs with solar panels.

GordonThree · ‎May-24-2015

Probably the "container" price, 40x8x16 shipping container full of solar!

2013 KZ Sportsmen Classic 200, 20 ft TT
2020 RAM 1500, 5.7 4x4, 8 speed

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76 cents per watt