First of all, you need to know where you’re going to set up your solar panels and how you’re going to install them. You first do this by getting the dimensions of the solar panel and making sure you find the appropriate space to fit them on. What I usually do is that I survey my roof first and get the measurements. From there, I check if my roof is big enough to handle the size of the panels.
Another thing you need to plan out is how much weight your roof can support as well as what direction you need your panels to face. You need to make sure that the panel is facing the direction where the sunlight goes down on. That way, you can really optimize the sun’s rays.
PV panels don't have to sit on a roof. They can be on their own supports as is evidenced by places in sunnier climes that have fields of panels to generate electricity.
Here in France the emergency phones on motorways have their own small PV panel to power them and, round here anyway, so do those flashing signs that tell you your speed as you drive from countryside to villages with lower limits. I've also seen swimming pools in gardens that have a PV panel to warm up the water but those have the pools covered in winter and not heated.
To heat a UK greenhouse with PV panels in winter you'd be best having a house roof full of top class panels and then plug the greenhouse into the house supply.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
It's actually cheaper to let any plants take their chance without heating, if any dies buy some more next season, than to spend capitol on buying heaters, panels etc.
I move a few choice plants into the house and onto the garage window.
been thinking of setting up a couple of hot beds with a coil of underfloor heating pipe inside them that also run thru my raised beds. then using the solar panels and batteries to run a pump ?? ....compost and solar powered central heating. will let ya know next winter if it works
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First of all, you need to know where you’re going to set up your solar panels and how you’re going to install them. You first do this by getting the dimensions of the solar panel and making sure you find the appropriate space to fit them on. What I usually do is that I survey my roof first and get the measurements. From there, I check if my roof is big enough to handle the size of the panels.
Another thing you need to plan out is how much weight your roof can support as well as what direction you need your panels to face. You need to make sure that the panel is facing the direction where the sunlight goes down on. That way, you can really optimize the sun’s rays.
Here in France the emergency phones on motorways have their own small PV panel to power them and, round here anyway, so do those flashing signs that tell you your speed as you drive from countryside to villages with lower limits. I've also seen swimming pools in gardens that have a PV panel to warm up the water but those have the pools covered in winter and not heated.
To heat a UK greenhouse with PV panels in winter you'd be best having a house roof full of top class panels and then plug the greenhouse into the house supply.