Another big name has joined in the race for the LED Lighting market. Osram is scheduled to release a 60 watt equivalent LED Bulb later this year. There is an increasing choice on the market for the consumer for replacement LED Lighting  as more brand names switch over development and production to the efficient LED. These fantastic little devices use [...]

The summer heat is arriving in the northern parts of the world and bringing those hot sticky days that can make us so uncomfortable. The ideal solution on everybody’s mind is a cool dip in the ocean next to some tropical beach. Unfortunately that is not possible for practically all of us and we have to take the second option, [...]

Saving the planet is not foremost on the mind of business around the world. Their stock holders have to be repaid and this means  making a profit for the company. So why are so many business going green? The simple answer here is to reduce costs. Saving energy or offsetting energy production with renewable sources may come across as a [...]

Solar Energy seems to be bucking the trend on the downturn of the economy. As the world jumped into recession in 2009 everybody was looking to tighten their belts and save money. A possible positive effect of this was solar energy. With homeowners faced with reduced incomes and rising prices many have turned to home solar energy installation as a [...]

The General Electric company have plans to market their brand of ,the latest energy saying innovation, the LED light bulb. Light Emitting Diodes have already made headways in our lives in the form of traffic lights and signage, now the home is the battle ground and already a few different companies have stated to market their own led bulbs. For [...]

The year 2010 could just be the year the Light Emitting Diode (LED) Light bulb comes of age. LED Lighting has been slowly progressing through our town and homes slowly replacing the inefficient incandescent light bulbs that were invented so long ago by a Mr Joseph Swan. Not the name you thought, well history does not always tell the correct [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]