Convert Your Boring Sunroof Into A Solar Sunroof
Sunrise Solar has cooked up an interesting idea… they are going to make replaceable sunroofs for your car. Take out your old sunroof and put in the solar one which can be used to charge your battery, cool/heat your car, etc… Not sure if this product will make it to market, or what it will […]
Fisker Karma – Funny Name – Cool Hybrid Car
Looks like Tesla and Aptera finally have some competition… although it seems to trump them both… sorta. Fisker Automotive, plans on having this hybrid car available for sale in 2010. The car goes from 0-60 mph in about 5.8 seconds, can run on electric only mode for 50 miles before the gasoline engine/generator even turns […]
Two Huge Solar Farms Coming to California
San Luis Obispo county is the latest in a race to build the world’s largest solar farm. The solar plant will cover 12.5 square miles and generate 800 megawatts of power! OptiSolar (550 megawatts) and SunPower (250 megawatts) will be doing the installation. The solar energy will be sold to PG&E at unknown rates. Via […]
Solar Table
You may have noticed my solar fetish by now… I love solar! The Sun Table is a stainless steel and teak table with a built in 64 Watt unbreakable (the unbreakable part is questionable) solar panel, and a rechargeable battery (4 hours of good sun will charge the battery). The top has a hinge on […]
Clip On Solar Fan – Feels Good… Looks Dorky
Sure you can clip the fan on your hat… but you could clip it just about anywhere you have some sun. Not sure why but I kinda think I could rock the dork-factor at a street fair or parade. For $10 how can you go wrong? [Source]
General Motors Installing World’s Largest Rooftop Solar System
Oh the irony. GM is going to be installing the world’s largest rooftop solar system in its Zaragoza plant in Northern Spain. GM… the maker of gas guzzling and wasteful automobiles is out to save the planet with some solar. Granted it is a step in the right direction… but spend the money on making […]
Solar Powered Golf Cart
The solar powered golf cart, available at HS for $8,999, has 72 photovoltaic cells on the roof that help in charging the batteries. This set up should provide about 33% more range between charges over no PV carts. This means you should get about 10 rounds of golf in on a single charge. I can […]
Microinverters Built Into Individual Solar Panels
Enphase Energy is releasing a solar power system that has mini-inverters on each solar panel. This will allow the user to view performance on individual panels. Very cool. Now you don’t have to wonder which panel is under producing or failing. The inverter is typically a large gadget (looks like a big car audio amplifier) […]
Future Retro Potty Pod House
Someone please tell me when will the fad for pseudo-futuristic retro organic idiocy go away?! Feast your eyes on this sample of architectural masturbation by Victor Vetterlein, cleverly titled Reboot (that’s what you do after too many beers or reading about this utopian tripe). Yes it’s another fully autonomous organically shaped self sustaining environment friendly […]
Solar Powered Battery Charger
I have an addiction to solar gadgets and rechargeable batteries. So when you combine the two you have a winner in my book. This unit costs less than $24 at Amazon, and charges D (UM-1), C(UM-2), AA (UM-3), and AAA (UM-4) size batteries. The solar panel is built into the hinged lid which allows you […]