Keeping your loft or attic cool and well ventilated is another task where Solar Energy cant step in with the Solar Powered Attic Fan. As the outside weather and temperature varies over the day, a poorly ventilated attic can slowly build up problems with condensation witch in the long run may cause mould and rot in your lost space. To [...]

With the festive season approaching and your planning begins, it might be a good idea to have a think about those old fairy lights and consider Solar Powered Christmas Lights instead. The combination of two modern technologies, Solar Energy which is always free and LED Lighting which are very energy efficient compared to traditional incandescent light bulbs make Solar Lighting [...]

China being “quite a large country” has the advantage of that over two thirds of this area can be utilized for solar energy production with around 2000 hours of sunshine every year. This has not gone unnoticed and both domestic and overseas developments are taking place and some on quite a large scale. Applied Materials , a US based company, [...]

Desertec an ambitious project to harness the solar energy of North Africa`s Sahara Desert has taken a step further to become a reality. A consortium of companies have formed the Desertec Industrial Imitative among the names are  ABB, Abengoa Solar, Cevital, Desertec Foundation, E.ON, HSH Nordbank, MAN Solar Millennium, Munich Re, M+W Zander, RWE, Schott Solar, and Siemens. With its [...]

Morocco, in North Africa, has announced the developments of a US$9 billion solar projects for the country. Ideally situated to take advantage of the solar energy and five sites have been selected for a combination of solar power stations. Currently Morocco relies on Oil which currently supplies 95% of its energy needs. Unlike some other African and Middle East nations, [...]

In Los Angeles, Solarmer Energy have just broken their own record in solar efficiency. Solarmer produce plastic solar cells as opposed to the common photovoltaic silicon bases solar cells. Their previous record was a 6.77% conversion of solar in to electricity and now they have increased that to 7.6%. This conversion is much lower than photovoltaic panels but the specific [...]

This is the second solar powered product from Regen that is due to arrive early next year. The ReVerb audio dock here has quite stylish and classy look to it and would comfortable sit in anybody`s front room or bedroom on looks alone. Capable of giving out 6 watts but equivalent to 60 watts of audio, which is more then [...]

Solar Trees are starting to sprout around the world in a new era of forestation. The latest plantation of these Photovoltaic saplings have been spotted in Texas. Dell, or more exactly, The parking lot of Dell`s headquarters in Texas has seen the growth of a small forest of Solar Panels disguised as shading carports. Over 500 solar panels have been [...]

A recent study by the US, Lawrence Berkeley Nation Lab on the cost of solar energy installations has dropped by over 30% in the years 1998 to 2008. The price per watt was just over US$12 in 1998 and has decreased to under US$8 by last year. The study covers all types and sizes of photovoltaic solar generation and indicated [...]