Xantrex Xpower Powerpack Solar Charging System
I love the idea of the Xantrex Xpower Powerpack 852-2071 solar battery charger and inverter. It has two built in AC outlets, a USB port, a digital display, has a 400-watt inverter, and 12 volt DC outlet. Yours for less than $129 here. Read on for more details and pictures.
Personal Desktop Hydrogen Station By Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies
Look for this amazing product at CES in Las Vegas in the next few days. The Horizon HYDROFILL is basically a desktop hydrogen fueling station which will extract hydrogen from its water tank, and fill up small cartridges (basically mini hydrogen fuel cells). This product is a bit of a big deal, this could mean […]
Panasonic Battery Powers Single Home For One Week
As battery technology continues to improve, so do the uses for the batteries. Panasonic is working on a storage cell with enough capacity to power a standard Japanese home for a full week. The home battery cell should be available in Japan in 2010 according to Panasonic President Fumio Otsubo. Panasonic has already been working […]
iPhone Solar Charging Case
You gotta love solar, free energy from the sun, Well NovoThink agrees and has the first Apple certified solar charger case for the iPhone and iPod. The NovoThink Surge is a plastic case for your iphone 3G or 3Gs that charges your iPhone via solar power. The case, at least in the pictures, looks a […]
Samsung E1107 Cell Phone With Built In Solar Panel
We like the idea of the corn based Samsung Reclaim M560 cell phone… but we love the idea of a cell phone with a huge solar panel on the back. It just makes sense. Why not use some of the cancer rays to charge your phone… right? The huge bummer is that this inexpensive phone […]
Eneloop Portable Solar Charging Station
Eneloop (A Sanyo company) is typically known for rechargeable batteries for your gadgets. However, they have just come out with a portable case that has its own solar panels and batteries. You can charge the Eneloop Portable Solar device up and use it to charge laptops, cell phones, and other gadgets. Video after the break.
Solar-Breeze Solar Powered Pool Skimmer
Two of my favorite things… solar and water… have come together in a very cool and innovative product. The Solar-Breeze Pool Skimmer is basically a solar powered roomba for the surface of your pool… genius. Read on for cool details and video of the solar powered pool skimmer in action.
Solar Blimp
A group of French engineering students have crafted a helium filled 2.4-kilowatt solar blimp, dubbed the Sol’r. They would like their first long flight in the one man blimp to be across the English Channel. The 22-meter-long blimp (about 72 feet) is made from nylon and polyurethane and covered front-to-back in semi-flexible solar cells. […]
Energy Generating Parking Lot
A supermarket in England is installing a parking lot that will generate power as cars drive by. The system works by a series of underground plates that, when driven over, create a rocking motion that powers generators. The generators create about 30KW of energy per hour. The supermarket plans on using the power to run […]
500 Solar Powered Trash Compactors Landing In Philadelphia
Philadelphia is installing 500 BigBelly solar powered trash compacting garbage cans… this move is expected to save the city around $12.9 million over the next 10 years. The BigBelly trashcans only need to be emptied about 3 times per week instead of 19 times per week. The city will only need 8 workers, instead of […]