Build your own solar panel

the long version

Whether you're trying to get off the grid, or you just like to experiment, Build Your Own Solar Panel has all the information you need to build your own photovoltaic panel to generate electricity from the sun. The new 147 page revised and expanded edition has easy-to-follow directions, and over 150 detailed color photos and illustrations. Materials and tools lists, and links to suppliers of PV cells are included. Every-day tools are all that is needed to complete this project.--from publisher description