Solar Pannels

If you put a solar pannel under a HID would it Produce power? I was just thinking if you put a bunch of solar pannels on the walls or something where the wasted lights goes, Maybe it would have a battery pack to hold energy for later?

mr.smileyface said:

If you put a solar pannel under a HID would it Produce power? I was just thinking if you put a bunch of solar pannels on the walls or something where the wasted lights goes, Maybe it would have a battery pack to hold energy for later?

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Because of the inefficient nature of solar panels. You would only be able to utilize a fraction of the light energy hitting the walls. I would imagine that this light would serve your purposes better if it were reflected to the plants. A small panel could be implemented to run a fan or a pump for a reservoir.

Then you could run a calculator!

I have some cheap solar powered fans I was thinking of adding to my grows. After some brief experimentation, including combining a few little solar cells onto one fan, the results are disappointing. To even get these tiny little fans to spin with artificial light, i had to actually hold the panels against the bulb, blocking some of the light to the plants.
I'm sure better solar equipment would have been better, but I say you're much better off trying to reflect the unused light back at the plants.

Simply put mother nature has perfected solar power. Let the plants do it.

why not put the panels outside and run a line in to the room...????

Yea or having enough solar energy to start your generator! I was just wondering if you could get free energy off your lights. Turbine power and riverpower like a wheel well. Solar and gas power.