Most photovoltaic solar cells can only hope to achieve about 15-20% efficiency. Much of the solar energy that strikes the cells is either reflected away or lost as heat energy. But solar collectors at Kalahari Greentech have achieved 74% efficiency. The energy company that specializes in solar technology and wind energy research had its solar [...]
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Ford Motor Company will start building its new Focus Electric car in 2011. So, it only makes sense that the green car will be manufactured with green energy. Rooftop solar panels will power Ford’s Focus car manufacturing plant in Wayne, Michigan. In fact, the solar power system will be one of the largest solar arrays [...]
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The Security Sensor LED Light is a solar powered convenience light with a built-in motion sensor. It is ideal for backyard security and walkway lighting as it turns on whenever movement is detected. With a removable solar panel on a 16 foot cord, it can also be used for lighting garden sheds, outhouses or interior [...]
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Amazon.com The Sunforce 50022 5-Watt Solar Battery Trickle Charger gives you another reason to love the sun–it can help keep your vehicle’s battery charged. It provides up to 5-Watts or 350mA of power to prevent the natural voltage drain of batteries over time. It includes both a lighter socket adapter and alligator clips to give [...]
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We send our children to school to learn reading, writing, math and science. But education can be achieved by more than just memorization. Some Arizona schools will switch to solar power next year - in part to save money and also to teach students about the value of renewable energy. Of course, budgets across the [...]
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You’ve probably seen them around town, or maybe you haven’t noticed. Attached to parking lot lights, traffic signs, even automatic gate openers: they’re single-purpose solar panels. Convenient and cost-effective, these solar panels that are dedicated to power a single device provide consistent, wire-free energy 24/7/365. An attached solar panel absorbs sunlight during the day and [...]
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 [...]
Oregon continues to grow a strong crop of solar power this year! This week, a new 17.9 kilowatt (kW) solar electric system was completed at Goschie Farms in Silverton, Oregon. The family-owned and operated hops farm stretches out over nearly 1000 acres (360 acres of hops and 600 acres devoted to vegetable crops, wine grapes, [...]
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Amazon.com The Sunforce 50012 1.8-Watt Solar Battery Maintainer gives you another reason to love the sun–it can help keep your vehicle’s battery charged. It provides up to 1.8-Watts or 125mA of power to prevent the natural voltage drain of batteries over time. It includes both a lighter socket adapter and alligator clips to give you [...]
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New solar tracking technology from Envision Solar International has been installed as part of a solar parking array. Heliotropic solar panels track the movements of the sun as it travels across the sky during the day. Environ Solar’s Solar Tree® with EnvisionTrak™ has been directly incorporated into the structure of the parking lot canopy. This [...]
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