A couple from the Ahr Valley tries out balcony solar: From the search for a suitable solar module to the installation of their first balcony power plant - almost without professional help. 00:00 Balcony power plant: What is the best option in a rented apartment? 00:54 The apartment for the balcony power plant 02:16 Saving money, protecting the environment and dependence on the power grid 04:02 These solar solutions are available on the market 04:59 Legal requirements for balcony power plants 06:49 Funding options for balcony solar 09:33 Balcony power plant checklist 10:39 Finding the right module 12:16 Monocrystalline versus polycrystalline 13:06 The correct structure of the balcony power plant 14:39 How balcony solar works explained 16:40 Power requirement analysis 21:57 Window power plant 23:57 Practical and sensible? Solar backpack, solar light and solar power bank 33:10 Care of the balcony power plant 33:49 Current research on the solar storm 37:01 Installation of the balcony power plant 42:28 How suitable are the solar products for everyday use ----------- Click here for more films in the series Affordable, useful, good? In the ARD media library: http://x.swr.de/s/140r By the way: Since Marktcheck is part of SWR, you can download this video for free via WiFi and watch it offline while you are on the go! ----------- MINI SOLAR SYSTEMS FOR THE HOME Producing your own electricity, protecting the climate and saving money at the same time - sounds great. Mini solar systems for balconies or house walls promise sustainable energy and less worry about the next electricity bill. But does it really work? How well do the systems work? How much electricity can you really harvest from them? Anja and her friend Oli are also faced with these questions. They would like to reduce their energy costs and do something for the environment at the same time. Anja experienced the effects of climate change first hand during the flood disaster in the Ahr Valley in 2021. Now she wants to generate green electricity on her balcony. She has already heard of so-called "balcony power plants" - they are now sometimes even offered in discount stores. BUT ARE BALCONY POWER PLANTS ANYTHING? How difficult is the installation? Is it also doable for laypeople? Together with the presenter Hendrike Brenninkmeyer, Anja and Oli visit balcony power plant owners in Heidelberg and get inspiration. How do you install solar panels on the balcony? How do you generate the most electricity this way? And for those who have absolutely no space for a solar panel: Can you at least charge your cell phone with a solar power bank? Does a solar backpack provide power for your laptop while you're on the go? And can the garden be sufficiently illuminated with solar lights - even when the weather is mixed? We'll find out in the test. Inexpensive, useful, good? Author: Anastasia Klimovskaya, Sebastian Schiller, SWR: Hanspeter Michel Image source: Picture Alliance/Stefan Sauer ----------- ► Generate electricity with a balcony power plant: When is photovoltaics worthwhile here? I Ökochecker SWR: • Generate electricity with a balcony power plant: W... ► Solar lights - what are the cheap lamps good for? Marktcheck SWR: • Video ► Photovoltaics and balcony power plants - when do they pay off? Marktcheck SWR: • Photovoltaics and balcony power plants - wa... ► Maintain voltage - the maintenance of photovoltaic systems Marktcheck SWR: • Video ► Massive IT security gaps in wind turbines and photovoltaic systems Plusminus SWR: • Massive IT security gaps in wind... ----------- Further information about Balkonkraft can be found here: https://www.swrfernsehen.de/marktchec... -------- ► More information about the show on our homepage: https://www.swrfernsehen.de/marktchec... ► More about Marktcheck on our Facebook page: / marktcheck ► You can subscribe to our channel here: http://x.swr.de/s/13x1 ► You can find more about our Ökocheckers on Instagram: / oekochecker ► Comments are welcome - but please observe the netiquette: https://www.swr.de/home/netiquette-10... ► Legal notice: https://www.swr.de/impressum/