Wind Turbines have been sprouting up around the country like massive weeds. There is no doubt that these can be an eyesore if done on a large scale and environmental impact can be massive both to the land and wildlife. But with proper consultation, suitable areas can be found and be much more beneficial. Domestic wind turbines, much smaller than [...]

The US department of the interior recently stated that Wind Turbines off the coast of the USA could produce enough electricity to meet the whole country’s needs.  Which is probably true, with enough offshore wind farms around the coast this is theoretically possible. Creating forest of windmills does have its downsides, rushing in on an idea is always going to [...]

A nifty little gadget here, the solar powered radio. Your off on holiday and you want to catch up on the latest news or listen to a bit of music, Where do you plug-in your radio. Batteries ran out, there arn`t many convenience stores on your beach. The idea answer is the solar powered radio,  turn on, tune in , [...]

Reducing your electrical costs with rooftop solar panels. The days of just thinking solar power is something you see in science fiction movies producing power for some lone settlement on a distant planet are long gone. Your home can easily become more self sufficient in energy and all you need  are the rays of the Sun. Installation will depend on [...]

Love them or hate them, mobile phones are part of everybody’s life now. Even if you are not a fan of them and turn them off more often than on, there are situations where the mobile phone is an essential part of your baggage. Travel – Being away from home for an extended period of time and a phone is [...]

Lighting your greenhouse with solar power. Solar lighting indoors – well this time not powering the lights in your house, how about using solar powered lighting inside your greenhouse. Most greenhouses are situated ideally to capture the sun by their very nature, but also mostly that means at the bottom of your garden. The down side of this is again [...]

Ever wanted to have that extra bit of light at the bottom of the garden? Decorative solar lighting could be the easy answer to bringing that extra bit of class to your outdoors as you sit enjoying the evenings. With mains powered lighting there is always the safety angle with cabling running around your garden to power your lights. Solar [...]

With the inevitable decline of the worlds resources of petroleum, solar powered cars may be a viable alternate fuel in the years to come. The advancements in Electric powered cars are already producing run-a-rounds, although the advances in electrical storage devices needs to catch up to make electric cars an not-so-exotic alternative to fossil fuel powered vehicles. The range that [...]