Comments on: Solar Powered Fan http://diygreenblog.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/solar-powered-fan/ Ideas for a better future Sun, 03 May 2009 18:22:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: gjdj3 http://diygreenblog.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/solar-powered-fan/#comment-3 gjdj3 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:49:05 +0000 http://diygreenblog.wordpress.com/?p=12#comment-3 Hi there. I appreciate your input but I have to disagree with you. The fan has worked pretty well and added to my comfort without emissions. I think that by itself is enough to qualify it as "green". A remote array would be more efficient, but this is a DIY site. Most DIYers can't really make an entire remote array, and for this project it would be overkill. This small of a fan runs just fine with the panel mounted directly on. Thank you for taking the time to comment. Hi there. I appreciate your input but I have to disagree with you. The fan has worked pretty well and added to my comfort without emissions. I think that by itself is enough to qualify it as “green”.

A remote array would be more efficient, but this is a DIY site. Most DIYers can’t really make an entire remote array, and for this project it would be overkill. This small of a fan runs just fine with the panel mounted directly on.

Thank you for taking the time to comment.

]]> By: sustainabilitydavid http://diygreenblog.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/solar-powered-fan/#comment-2 sustainabilitydavid Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:46:57 +0000 http://diygreenblog.wordpress.com/?p=12#comment-2 Hey, all: I was hoping this was tongue-in-cheek, and the solar powered fan even lower-tech. Sorry, but this really is a silly idea, since the best solar-powered fan inside a living or working structure is an open window. And needing to be in sunlight to be useful greatly restricts its use. A remote PV panel or array properly located and installed is far more efficient. Claims of being green are subject to discussion, and such a tiny move toward 'greenness' is cosmetic and a mere novelty, in light of the need and the potential. Long before we can "stay green", we have to become green. David Messages done with sustainable energy, with Wind and Sun! Hey, all:

I was hoping this was tongue-in-cheek, and the solar powered fan even lower-tech. Sorry, but this really is a silly idea, since the best solar-powered fan inside a living or working structure is an open window. And needing to be in sunlight to be useful greatly restricts its use. A remote PV panel or array properly located and installed is far more efficient.

Claims of being green are subject to discussion, and such a tiny move toward ‘greenness’ is cosmetic and a mere novelty, in light of the need and the potential. Long before we can “stay green”, we have to become green.

David
Messages done with sustainable energy, with Wind and Sun!

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