With electric vehicles (EVs) starting to hit major consumer markets this year, solar carports can help keep your car charged up and running. With a roof covered in solar panels, energy from the sun (as opposed to electricity from the grid) can power the batteries in electric cars so your ride is even greener. In [...]
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SOLAR Charger Power Pak Powerful enough to charge all of your portable electronics using the POWER of the SUNProvides a source of POWER when away from outlets Solar Panels charge and maintain 1400 mAh of power! 60 minute charge provides up to 180 minutes of talk time or 72 hours of standby time. AC power [...]
USB + AA ChargerUltra compact, ultra lightweight and yet very durable, the PowerFlim USB + AA Solar Charger is ideal for everyday use. The USB + AA Solar Charger charges most small USB devices.Proprietary charging circuitry maximizes charge into the batteries. It provides full charge in four hours of full sun, and with a charging [...]
Last week, Crayola officially “plugged in” its new 15-acre solar farm at its Forks Township facility in Pennsylvania. Comprised of 26,200 solar panels, the crayon manufacturer will generate enough clean, renewable power to produce 1/3 of its annual production of 3 billion crayons. That’s a pretty nice shade of green! The $11.5 million project became [...]
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My sister and her family are heading out this month on a cross-country RV trip. The rig is loaded with games and movies for the kids, cameras, computers, cell phones and all the necessities of 21st century life. But how will they keep everything running if they cannot find an RV lot each night at [...]
Amazon.com Operate your favorite gadgets anywhere with the Xantrex XPower Powerpack Solar. This portable solar device provides 400 watts of household power to run appliances and electronics. The Powerpack Solar’s solar panel continuously captures, stores, and converts the sun’s energy and extends the runtime of many portable devices. Two AC outlets, a DC socket, and [...]
As a long-time land use attorney, I know first hand that homeowners associations (also known as HOAs) can be very restrictive when it comes to any installations on the exterior of your house. From basketball hoops to clotheslines, many associations prohibit items that they say will diminish property values in the neighborhood. Perhaps not surprisingly [...]
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This is the absolute brightest solar-powered, motion-activated outdoor security floodlights on the market. The 80 LEDs never burn out or need changing. This environmentally friendly unit puts out the light equivalent of a 40 watt halogen bulb without using one bit of electricity, drawing the free power of the sun. This means low energy costs [...]
From the Manufacturer CCI Moonrays 91225 Solar Powered plastic path light verona style, 10-Pack, black. This set of 10-path light fixtures helps to illuminate any area that needs added safety. They nicely mark the edge of a driveway or sidewalk, garden steps or swimming pool perimeter. The black plastic fixtures have one white LED and [...]
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Cheap solar panels made from amorphous silicon (instead of the more expensive, yet more commonly used crystalline silicon) will now be more efficient. Researchers at TU Delft have discovered a way to increase the efficiency of these less-expensive solar panels from 7% to 9%. Even though its very cost-effective to produce amorphous solar panels with [...]