Mike Davis is an astronomer who often spends time on his property in a remote area of Arizona. Given that he had both sun and wind available in abundance, and a need for electricity while he was staying on the property, he decided to build his own wind turbine and solar panel.

The upside is that Mike has laid out exactly how he built his recycled solar collector from parts he found on eBay, for about $100.

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Below, we’ve listed all the current auction on eBay for solar cells similar to what Mike used in his project.

100 2x4 with tabs solar panel cells POWER FACTOR 100% US $149.95 End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 15:45:42 PST Add to watch list

100 2x4 with tabs solar panel cells POWER FACTOR 100% US $149.95 End Date: Saturday Mar-13-2010 12:11:26 PST Add to watch list

DIY SOLAR CELLS 92pc 3x6 WHOLE - A GRADE + DIY KIT US $149.95 End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 12:43:11 PDT Add to watch list

SOLAR CELLS 142pc 3x6 90% WHOLE B GRADE FOR DIY PANELS US $149.95 End Date: Thursday Apr-08-2010 19:07:09 PDT Add to watch list

Solar cells 44-125x125 35% thicker 1.4/Watt Make 60watt US $149.00 End Date: Tuesday Mar-23-2010 15:38:32 PDT Add to watch list

50 CELLS THAT IS, 6X6, TAB FRONT & BACK SOLAR CELL, US $145.99 End Date: Sunday Mar-14-2010 18:35:09 PDT Add to watch list

100 SOLAR CELLS 1 full tab 3"X6" FULL Size & POWER 1.8w US $145.00 End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 8:26:38 PST Add to watch list

72 4x4 solar panel cells POWER FACTOR 100% US $143.95 End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 15:45:34 PST Add to watch list

72 4x4 solar panel cells POWER FACTOR 100% US $143.95 End Date: Saturday Mar-13-2010 12:14:15 PST Add to watch list

4Solar Panel Frames for diy using 36 3"x6" tabbed cell US $140.00 End Date: Monday Mar-22-2010 16:21:41 PDT Add to watch list

DIY SOLAR CELLS 95pc 3x6 WHOLE - A GRADE - MAKE PANELS US $139.95 End Date: Sunday Mar-21-2010 17:08:09 PDT Add to watch list

72 Grade A 3x6 Solar Cells Tabbed Diy Panel Kit w/Wire US $139.95 End Date: Saturday Mar-27-2010 12:59:31 PDT Add to watch list

72 3x6 Everbright Solar Cells kit pretabbed flux solder US $139.95 End Date: Friday Apr-02-2010 12:54:26 PDT Add to watch list

Solar cells 44-125x125 35% thicker 1.1/Watt Make 48watt US $139.00 End Date: Thursday Mar-25-2010 15:33:30 PDT Add to watch list

DIY SOLAR CELLS 72pc 3x6 WHOLE - B GRADE DOUBLE-TABBED US $138.00 End Date: Friday Mar-19-2010 21:46:49 PDT Add to watch list

72 3x6 1.7w/ea TESTED solar cells + Wires Flux Diodes US $137.50 End Date: Monday Mar-15-2010 22:20:32 PDT Add to watch list

PowerFilm 7 Watt Solar Cell Panel R-7 Portable Charger US $134.99 End Date: Saturday Mar-20-2010 20:32:23 PDT Add to watch list

72 3x6 .5v3.6a Everbright Solar cells +wires flux sldr US $134.95 End Date: Friday Mar-12-2010 9:02:31 PST Add to watch list

72 3x6 .5v3.6a Everbright Solar cells +wires flux sldr US $134.95 End Date: Saturday Mar-13-2010 8:58:10 PST Add to watch list

95+ PRIME SOLAR CELLS 3X6 FOR DIY POWERFUL SOLAR PANEL US $133.95 End Date: Tuesday Mar-30-2010 18:24:12 PDT Add to watch list

SOLAR CELLS 95pc 3x6 WHOLE B GRADE FOR DIY HOME PANELS US $132.95 End Date: Monday Apr-05-2010 20:57:15 PDT Add to watch list

JUST ARRIVED 6X6 SOLAR CELLS imported from germany NEW US $130.00 End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 9:24:41 PST Add to watch list

36-6x6 solar cells 8+a .5v just arrived new cells 17% US $130.00 End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 9:25:15 PST Add to watch list

36-6x6 solar cells 8+a .5v PRICE DROP arrived 10-19-0 US $130.00 End Date: Friday Mar-12-2010 3:11:36 PST Add to watch list

JUST ARRIVED 6X6 SOLAR CELLS imported from germany NEW US $130.00 End Date: Saturday Mar-13-2010 1:26:57 PST Add to watch list