Ask the Experts: Solar Panels Part II

Ask the Experts - Solar Panels

 

Ask the Experts: CY is working with long time sailing instructor, author and founder of www.InformedBoater.com, Rob MacLeod. Rob is constantly amazed at what he doesn’t know about boating and sailing. Fortunately, coming up to his 40th anniversary in the boating industry, Rob has a long list of ‘experts’ that he can call on to get the information he needs.

This is your opportunity to help Rob help you and other boaters seek out that more difficult to find information. What questions do you have that Rob can ask the experts and put into a 3-minute video?

This segment focuses on a reader’s question concering solar panels.

Selecting Solar Panels – Part II: Solar Technology

Solar expert, Ken Wilson of Sunsible Solar / Energy Giant in Oshawa, ON provides the background necessary to make the right choice in solar panels. Why are some panels are more expensive and others less. Ken provides the answers. Rob explains how panels are made and the difference between mono- and polycrystalline silcon cells.

Watch the video here.
Macleod Solar Panels

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