I am a bit of freak when it comes to LED’s and solar panels. Put the two together and you got me. The LUCI Outdoor ($15) hits on all cylinders as it has LED’s a solar panel and more. Turns out the team at MPOWERD donates some of these lights…
Tesla Motors recently announced their Powerwall product which is essentially a giant battery for your home or business. The idea is that you can store energy in the battery packs when the kWh rates are lower and use energy from the packs when energy rates are higher. Great idea. Not…
Typically wind turbines are like giant fans that spin in the wind to create electrical energy. This new style of wind turbine, the Vortex Bladeless, is just a vertical pole that captures energy from what is known as vorticity. Huh? Apparently that is the aerodynamic effect that causes spinning vortices…
Going solar makes all the sense in the world, assuming you live in a sunny area of course. The idea of investing in a roof panel system comes with a few concerns including ugly panels on your beautiful roof, the fact that if you move you are most likely leaving…
The future has arrived in the form of a solar powered airplane making a trip around the world. The Solar Impulse 2 took off from Abu Dhabi yesterday with plans of going around the world. The Solar Impulse 2 is being piloted by the co-founders of this amazing plane, Bertrand…
Elon Musk and his team at Tesla Motors must never sleep. In addition to launching new models of the best electric vehicles on the planet, they are also about to unveil a lithium-ion based home battery storage system. Why would a home owner (or business owner) want to store energy…
If you happen to have pavers (basically bricks of some sort) on your driveway, walkways, or around a pool check out this cool household upgrade. Simply find out which brick size you have (7.67″x3.85″x2.36″, 4″x4″, 4″x8″, 6″x6″, or 6″x9″) and then decide a lighting pattern. Pluck out some of your…
Yard lighting, when done right, takes a yard from good to great. Not only does it look better and shows off your house, plants, and trees it is also safer. Typically these accent lights are simple black plastic and are made to be hidden. Not with the Garden Critter Solar Lights. They…
This clever desktop solar phone charger comes with a solar panel, a 2500 mAh internal battery, and a female USB port for gadget charging. Just place the Sunflower 2500 on your desk, face the solar panel towards a bright window and let it harness the power for your next smartphone…
Renewable energy just makes sense. I mean, why not use the natural sunshine, wind, and in this case, waves to generate “free” power. Scotland’s Albatern has created a product called WaveNET that is a scalable floating array of energy harvesters. These floating wave energy generators grab energy from the motion…