Solar Panels in a Grow Room?

Would solar panels in a High wattage HID grow room produce any energy? I don't know much about solar panels or if HID lights affect them. I'm sure people have thought of this but I have not read about it

lol ... hmmmm that seems like a great idea... but you would need a crapload of space for all the panels... that would be sweet to be ablt to make your garden self sufficiant...

like a cycle of light and energy, batery to light, light to plants/panels, panels to one of those things like in a car that makes energy (wtf are those things called), back to the batery...

hmm could be some NASA shit lol

FaCultGen said:

lol ... hmmmm that seems like a great idea... but you would need a crapload of space for all the panels... that would be sweet to be ablt to make your garden self sufficiant...

like a cycle of light and energy, batery to light, light to plants/panels, panels to one of those things like in a car that makes energy (wtf are those things called), back to the batery...

hmm could be some NASA shit lol

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that would be beautiful!...if that did work u could get a light just for a few solor pannels and run a 24hr vegg rm!..

would be great but panels arn't that efficient, you'll probably get between 10-15% of the power back that your lights used, but if your running hydro you could probably use that power to run pumps and other things, now try and find panels and equipment that are cheeper than your entire grow room. a basic setup for a home now runs about 18-20 grand(+install), that usually still needs complementary power from the electric company. its a great idea, but not worth the cash.

solar panels placed under artificial lighting will produce voltage.
we were discussing using small solar panels for growth stimulation in the thread "Photovoltaic root stimulation".

i only did some extremely small scale testing but you can get electricity with solar panels under artificial lights

sopenderope said:

solar panels placed under artificial lighting will produce voltage.
we were discussing using small solar panels for growth stimulation in the thread "Photovoltaic root stimulation".

i only did some extremely small scale testing but you can get electricity with solar panels under artificial lights

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Lol, I was stoned trying to read that thread and came up with this question. I guess I didn't understand what was going on....I love this lemon skunk x Mr.nice

Im sure it is possible..Jack Johnson just recorded his album in a solar panel powered recording studio(im assuming on a site full of smokers that someone knows who jack johnson is)

the $ facters in why or why not.-other then that is a great idea!
the amount of sun needed you might as well grow outside.(cut out the middle man)

i saw this house on tv that had solar panels and a wind genorator... it was producing so much power that the little electro measurer thingy was going backwards...it was supplying a small amount of electricity to the town near it...

a grow light might put out enough to power fans. that would be cool.
might not save major dollars but it's still kinda cool.

Hell, even if all it does is power a little fan you at least helped stimulate the United states economy buy blowing cash on a solar panel.

FaCultGen said:

i saw this house on tv that had solar panels and a wind genorator... it was producing so much power that the little electro measurer thingy was going backwards...it was supplying a small amount of electricity to the town near it...

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yes that is how it works. you got the people who still want to be on the power grid and you have the people who want off the power grid completely.

i've seen a setup with i think it was like 45kwh or some shit setup/system (solar panels and wind generators)..... it was completely off the grid. and once you are into setups like that....you use batteries to store the energy and shit. hell the sun produces so much light....you cant possibly use it all up. they install it so when you are taking in more light than you are using....it sends it back to the power company transformer or whatever and your power meter spins backwards. They also PAY you for each kwh or some shit. im not sure of the exact details as this was like almost 3 years ago

yeah that would work, if not for the whole grow then at least a good chunk out of it, i think the reason nobody does it is because the start up costs are so high, i was watching this show called planet green or some shit and these guys travel around checking out alternative power and shit and it showed this guy who had a creek by his house and he had a pipe in it and he ran the pipe into a small shed where it turned a small generator like the size of a a small motor and he said it made enough power for him and his 2 neighbors so its out there but it just costs a lot

Habor Freight has little panels to put on your dashboard to charge your battery in times of storage. I bet that would work for a small scale test to run a fan or something right?

Here's a link to a pretty cool webpage demonstrating with good photos and simple to follow instructions how to build cheap, easy solar panels at about 10% retail if you are cheap like me, good with your hands, and resourceful even with a small toolbox.Check it out if you will:http://www.mdpub.com/SolarPanel/index.htmlFor cheap diy windpower, here's a link:http://www.otherpower.com/otherpower_wind.shtml

I understand it's a cool concept and all, but if your buying a solar panel, why wouldn't you just hook it up outside where it would generate the most electricity?

lightmonger said:

I understand it's a cool concept and all, but if your buying a solar panel, why wouldn't you just hook it up outside where it would generate the most electricity?

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I think the main positive to having the panel inside is that it wouldn't be affected by outdoor climate (e.g. cloudy days, also you would presumably get the same amount of electricity stored for every time the light is on for 12 hours (or more)


but yeah in all honesty outdoor solar panels would be far more efficient, you'd think

Calijuana said:

I think the main positive to having the panel inside is that it wouldn't be affected by outdoor climate (e.g. cloudy days, also you would presumably get the same amount of electricity stored for every time the light is on for 12 hours (or more)


but yeah in all honesty outdoor solar panels would be far more efficient, you'd think

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yeah even on cloudy days you would be better off with them outside, you dont pay for the energy the sun gives. when you factor that into the equation it is much more efficient to have them outdoors, plus having them on your roof doesnt take up any indoor space. The sun gives off much more energy than artificial lighting. For people who have the extra money, its a very smart investment as you can power your own home and feed the grid, literally making money(not a lot from the average setup but still, theres potential). Same with wind.

sopenderope said:

solar panels placed under artificial lighting will produce voltage.
we were discussing using small solar panels for growth stimulation in the thread "Photovoltaic root stimulation".

i only did some extremely small scale testing but you can get electricity with solar panels under artificial lights

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ya your right i did some testing too, i used a solar powered calculater in my office

lightmonger said:

I understand it's a cool concept and all, but if your buying a solar panel, why wouldn't you just hook it up outside where it would generate the most electricity?

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lol you even got me there i thought it was a great idea too but duh!!! you would do better just throwing it outside, lol i feel stupid, amazing what you can find out with a little group brainstroming

1) solar powered calculators work indoors

2) solar panels work better outside



i gotta say it was a great idea up until that post



we are such pot heads

mossad420 said:

yeah even on cloudy days you would be better off with them outside, you dont pay for the energy the sun gives. when you factor that into the equation it is much more efficient to have them outdoors, plus having them on your roof doesnt take up any indoor space. The sun gives off much more energy than artificial lighting. For people who have the extra money, its a very smart investment as you can power your own home and feed the grid, literally making money(not a lot from the average setup but still, theres potential). Same with wind.

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When you think about it too, even if you broke even with using electricity, you save however much you normally would put into the electricty bill.