Fashion designers seem to live in a world of their own when creating practical clothing. We have all seen those monstrosities strolling down the catwalk at the shows. Not to be left out in the solar energy wave they are now designing clothing ranges with integrated photovoltaic cells. The clothing range from the typical outrage that we expect from the [...]
When thinking about any type of new installation the upfront price that you will pay is always a big deciding factor. How much does solar hot water cost! Unlike some other solar systems, a hot water installation using solar energy might not be as expensive as you first think. First of all there is not really one type of system [...]
Rebates or Incentives are available from many Governments and States worldwide to help reduce the cost of your solar installation and that includes Rebates for solar hot water. Solar Hot Water is probably overall the best solar installation that everybody should consider. Typical households can save up to 75% of their water heating costs and depending on usage and location [...]
Big Brothers Home Energy Saving or Forced Encouragement. The European Union has banned the production and import of the 100 watt incandescent light bulb in a bid to force renewable energy. For over 100 years the incandescent light bulb has burned bright ever since Thomas Edison Joseph Swan invented the the power inefficient device. These electric bulbs can only convert [...]
US-Based, First Solar and the Chinese government have proposed a massive 2 Gigawatt photovoltaic solar panel plant making this the biggest project of its type. The planned solar power plant will be huge, ultimately covering an area of 25 square miles. The power output will be enough to power around three million homes when completed and will have the generating [...]
Our children are going to inherit this planet from us at some point in the future and it is our duty to try and keep it as clean as possible. From an early age our kids should realize the power and benefit of clean energy. A favourite of every kid and some adults is coloring books and for that we [...]
Installing a solar system in your property will no doubt help you save money on your energy bills. Whether it is a Solar Hot water system or Photovoltaic system for electrical generation you reduce or even eliminate those energy costs. A beneficial effect of your incite in to green energy is the fact that it can also increase the value [...]
We have had solar battery chargers before for you electronic devices. Lots of them may involve the hassle of trailing cables and plugs. IF you have an Apple iPod or iPhone then this new solar solar sleeve from Novothink may solve your problems. The device lets you slip your iPod inside the cradle while still allowing you access to all [...]
If you are like me and like taking photographs with your new digital camera then there is a problem that we sometimes run into. Having the ability to snap, snap and snap a picture at anytime we sometimes get carried away and end up taking 10`s or 100`s of photographs where as before digital we just took one or two. [...]
The efficiency of photovoltaic solar panels, in plain language, can have two meanings. Without getting in to boring technical and mathematical explanations, hopefully this quick explanation of solar efficiency will help. The first one is how well the solar cells themselves convert the suns energy in to electrical power. For the second meaning this applies to how well they work [...]