Comparing Earth 4 Energy With Green DIY Energy



Earth 4 Energy by Michael Harvey is one of the first residential renewable energy guides that I bought. The second one is Green DIY Energy from www.greendiyenergy.com.

Are there any differences between Earth 4 Energy versus Green DIY Energy?

As a matter of fact, there are.

High Definition (HD) Instructional Videos

Earth 4 Energy

When I first bought my copy of Earth4Energy last year, there are 3 instructional videos that you can download from the members’ area. To be honest, the video quality isn’t much to talk about.

When I purchased Green DIY Energy in March 2009, there was a total of 6 High Definition (HD) step by step instructional videos on how to build your own DIY solar panel. I was pretty impressed with the videos quality.

Lately, I decided to have a look in the Earth 4 Energy members’ area. They have just uploaded 7 new videos. They videos were professionally done with lots of animation, cut scenes and great background music.

I am not familiar with the video recording industry, but from the looks of the videos released by Earth 4 Energy, it would have cost at least $50,000 to make!

The Distinct Differences

Green DIY Energy

After viewing all the videos from Earth 4 Energy and Green DIY Energy, there are some distinct differences.

Firstly, the videos from Earth 4 Energy give you the “big picture” of a home solar power system.

Watching the videos reminds me of being in a high school science class learning about electricity…but with lots of visual simulation.

It shows you the macro aspect of a residential solar power system.

The videos from Green DIY Energy are more detailed. You actually learn step by step how to solder Photovoltaic (PV) cells together, lined them up into strings, wired them together and test it with a multi-meter.

It is the micro aspect of a home solar power system.

If you were to combine all the videos together, it will be a great learning package. You get to learn how a home solar power system works, and then have detailed instructions on how to make a solar panel. I am looking forward to see the video series to make a home wind generator.

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Earth4Energy Manual – Reviewing Earth4Energy E-book



One of the most popular home renewable energy guide on the internet is Earth4Energy manual. The e-book has been offered on the web for more than a year and it is still the top selling e-book on residential green energy system. The Earth4 Energy guide sells in the thousands of copies a month.

Even though it’s a hot product, still many people may not have heard about it. That’s the reason I want to do a special review on the e-book.

Earth4Energy Manual Main Web Site

Firstly, Earth 4 Energy main web site is at www.earth4energy.com. When you first visit the web page, you will see a big red title telling you “How to make your own solar panel for less than $200”. You can see the screen capture in the picture above.

It’s a pretty bold statement. The question is, can it be done?

Here’s The Catch

Having read the manual, making your own DIY solar panel for less than $200 is definitely possible. In actual fact, you can get it done with less than $100.

Here’s the catch and many people missed this point. The budget of less than $200 is for 1 solar panel, not the whole solar power system.

The DIY solar panel design as recommended in Earth 4 Energy is capable of generating about 18 volts and approximately 75 watts of electricity on a sunny day.

This is done by using 36 pieces of Photovoltaic (PV) cells. The panel is sufficient to charge a 12 volt deep cycle battery which can then be used to power your home electrical appliances.

To setup a complete residential solar energy system, you will need to investment more than $200. There are multiple components in the system such as DC disconnect, electric gauges, switches, charge controller, battery bank, power inverter, circuit breaker etc which require some capital investment.

Building The Inexpensive Solar Panel

The key to making a cheap solar module is preparation.

You have to spend some time to source for the PV cells. What the Earth4Energy manual does is to show you how and where to source for cheap building material and parts.

Step By Step Instructional Videos

When you have located the parts and components needed, the e-book also comes with 7 High Definition (HD) step-by-step instructional videos. The picture above shows the the first introduction video of Earth4Energy.

If you have no idea how to get started on your DIY solar module, the videos will come in very handy.

Earth4Energy Review Conclusion

Making your own homemade solar panel with less than $200 is not difficult. However, it does require some leg work, time and patient.

Some people do not have the patient. If you are one of this people, the best option is to buy a readymade solar panel for homes.

If you are working on a small budget, the Earth4Energy e-book will show you how to get the most out of it.

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Solar Panels For Homes – Plug & Save System

Plug & Save Home Solar Kit

One of the fastest and easiest ways to start reducing your home electricity bill is to use solar power. That being said, many people are not very sure how residential solar power system works.

There are many types of home solar power kit available in the market. You can see one of Sunforce solar kit link at the end of this post.

The Sunforce solar kit actually uses one of the most efficient Polycrystalline silicon Photovoltaic (PV) cells made by Sharp Corporation of Japan.

Using Solar Energy At Home

Residential solar power system is actually quite simple. The solar panels are set up on your roof. It is then connected to a few power electric gauges.

From the gauges, the power cable is connected to a charge controller. The charge controller will be used to charge up a 12 volt battery pack.

A battery unit only stores Direct Current (DC). Since most of our household electrical appliances use Alternate Current (AC), we will need a power inverter to change the DC to AC.

Finally, the power from the solar panel can be tapped from a regular power outlet from the power inverter unit.

Free Energy System

The idea of using solar energy at home is to connect as many electrical equipment to the solar power source. When you have multiple equipment using free energy from the sun, you will experience a reduction in your home monthly electricity bill.

The limiting factor is the battery unit. When you are drawing more power from solar energy, you will need to expand your battery bank to support your household needs.

The expansion of the system can be done stages by stages.

When the solar panel for your home is producing more energy than you need, you can then integrate a system where it will actually turn your home power meter backwards!

Solar Solar Power Kit

To get started with home solar panels, check out Sunforce 39810 80-Watt High-Efficiency Polycrystalline Solar Panel Module. The kit is available from Amazon.com for a relatively small investment of less than $450. Click on the link below for more information.




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1) Homemade Energy Review – Is Homemade Energy E-book a Scam?

2) Green DIY Energy Reviews – Reviewing The GreenDIYEnergy Manual