Solar Panels

[opzuk4x4]

Where are Solar Panels available locally?

[B2Bomber]

uh, for what purpose?

[opzuk4x4]

Just for an experiment. Got inspired by Discovery Channel's Planet Green.

[frugalpinoy]

http://www.lusolar.com/ - Weird pero german yung website. Sa La Union sila based.

Ito naman sa muntinlupa: http://www.swepinc.com/

[opzuk4x4]

Thanks for the links frugalpinoy.

[eliong]

Available yan sa tindahan corner raon and f. torres sa quiapo. made in china

[Boybakal]

http://www.solarelectric.com.ph/

hope this helps..

[guad]

If anyone knows or manages to get info on prices and what sizes are available, please post here. I am also interested in buying panels for experimentation and do-it-yourself, not in obtaining design or installation services as some of the above links might be offering.

I am hoping that we can obtain panels at around $5 per watt if not less, in the 75 watt size or larger. Is this possible locally? I don't want to pay in the neighborhood of $10+ per watt.

There is quite a bit of local manufacturing of panels in the Philippines, is there not? So, is there any local 'factory outlet' so that we can obtain at least a trickle of this output at REASONABLE prices, i.e., with not so much markup from middlemen and distribution costs, and no importation/shipping costs involved?

Or does 100% of this local production go out of the country, with zero allocation for the local market?

[juanluna001]

Kumusta po.
Baguhan po ako dito sa site na ito, at interesado rin tungkol sa Solar Cell availability dito sa Pilipinas at sa mga futre projects na pwede gawin, napakalaki kasi ng potensyal ng teknolohiya na iyan sa atin.
Salamat po.

[anski]

what about solar water heaters for the home? how much do these cost?

[guad]

what about solar water heaters for the home? how much do these cost?

So far, I've seen a Korean one, 150 liter for P25,000;
an Israeli one, 120 liter for P65,000;
an Australian one, 151 liter for P95,000; and
a Malaysian one, 180 liter for P120,000.

Is there any Philippine one?

[boyd]

Try Macondray's Solahart. They have an office in Pasong Tamo Extension (South end)

[boyd]

So far, I've seen a Korean one, 150 liter for P25,000;
an Israeli one, 120 liter for P65,000;
an Australian one, 151 liter for P95,000; and
a Malaysian one, 180 liter for P120,000.

Is there any Philippine one?

Two years ago, before I had my garage roof remodeled, I did an experiment with blue 1/2 in PVC piping that I interconnected to create some kind of primitive solar water heater to service my kitchen sink for washing dishes. I made an array of 5 whole lengths of PVC interconnected by short tubes and elbows. I then laid this on top of the GI roof of my two car garage. I connected the thing to the water supply and the other end to my kitchen sink mixing faucet. It worked well when the sun was bright between 9 am to about 5 pm. I got hot water for about 2 or 3 minutes with the faucet full on. Our maid mastered the method of turning off the faucet every now and then to get the water hot again. It was hardly scalding hot but enough to shorten the rinsing time of the dishes that got more sanitized. It also shortened the boiling time of water on the stove. It worked well for more than a year until it started to leak and we had to bypass it and later the roofer removed it.

The point of the experiment was to prove that solar heaters can be practical and inexpensive. In hindsight, I should have done the ff:

1. used aluminum tubes for better heat absorption. But this would have made it expensive thereby countering low cost;
2. Prepared the joints well ( sanding of joint points and better application of pipe solvent;
3. Added an insulated storage tank to keep a reserve of heated water.

Let me know if anybody has comments on this or is interested in pursuing this idea ;) After all, who doesn't want free hot water?

Boyd

[ice]

Where are Solar Panels available locally?
Available in Suntech Solar in Muntinlupa City. They offer a very competive price, solar components, accesories. They also offer services such us consultation, design and installation. CP 09295739707, 09178232379, 09239278634, office Tel: 632-4036954

[ice]

Try Macondray's Solahart. They have an office in Pasong Tamo Extension (South end)

Check out this Suntech Solar in Muntinlupa City, they are very cheap in the market, complete with solar components, accesories. Call 632 4036954

[guad]

Re the earlier comment about $5 per watt or less.

I heard sometime ago that you can get around $2 per watt, made in China, but that they do not last long. At least that is what one dealer told me. Of course, they were selling their own imported (German, if I remember correctly) brand at more than $2 per watt.

I hope the $1 per watt ones now ramping up in production could start becoming more easily available soon.