About Us
Hi, we are Enrico and Valery and we write for “12 Volt Solar Panels”.
A blog to help people like you make the right choices to pass to an energy efficient life by using the Solar Power.
I started the “12 Volt Solar Panels” blog in 2008 to help other people deal with the sometimes overwhelming prospect of panning a new energy efficient life.
Prior to raising my family, I spent over ten years as a marketer and green consultant, corporate trainer and athlete.
Our most favorite quote:
So, doing some maths and considering an average of 8 hours a day of iPod utilization we can estimate that I should charge my ipod each 2.5 days. This means I’ll charge my i-Pod 146 times in 1 year (365 days/2.5).
146 Charging times each year x 110,000,000 people (estimate 50% of actual i Pod users considering product substitution, etc…) means nearly 473,000,000 Kh/Watt of yearly electricity consumption, corresponding in 290,000 tonnes of CO2 produced each year to use our I Pods.
Now try to imagine the environmental benefits of using solar charger to power our ipods and lower CO2 emissions.
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I am South African from and living in Cape Town. I am in the process of converting an Opel Combo 1.4 (Small Panel Van type vehicle) into a mobile coffee shop. I am have an inverter and charger designed that will supply power from 2 deep cycle batteries to run appliances that totals 3000 watts running for 6 hours a day. I would like to use solar energy as a source to recharge the batteries. What will be my best cost effective and practical solution to achieve this objective as apposed to recharge using home electricity. What would be the best solar panels to use and what size should it be? Can panels also be fixed at home and power relayed to batteries later or must it be fixed the vehicle? Only problem with that is roof of panel van might be to small perhaps I think? Any response will be highly appreciated. Thank you.