Archive for May, 2009
Solar landscape lighting
Posted by Solar energy guru | Filed under Solar powered products
Solar landscape lighting is an option that is appealing to more homeowners every day. You need to have some sort of lighting for safety and security reasons at least in walkways and ares where you may entertain. Many also like the decorative effect that lighting can give to their homes exterior, greatly improving nighttime curb [...]
Solar roof shingles
Posted by Solar energy guru | Filed under Solar panels & photovoltaic cells
Solar roof shingles are small photovoltaic panels that are used in place of regular shingles to provide free electricity. They are popular with homeowners who want to maintain the appearance of their homes while gaining the benefits of solar power. The notorious “blue wall” effect created by large solar panels is certainly unattractive, and it’s [...]
Wind and solar power system
Posted by Solar energy guru | Filed under Solar power systems
There has been much attention focused on the environment and what we can do to manage our energy needs in a more efficient manner that will work with the natural elements in order to provide us with clean, renewable energy. A way in which people have been harnessing these natural energy sources is through a [...]
How does solar energy work
Posted by Solar energy guru | Filed under Solar energy facts
People often ask the question of how does solar energy work but they really aren’t asking the correct question. Solar energy is simply the light and heat given off by the sun. Only about half of the actual energy produced by the sun makes it to earth; the other half is reflected back into space [...]
Portable solar power charger
Posted by Solar energy guru | Filed under Solar power systems
If you are among those who are trying to go environmentally “green” through your energy consumption and electronics usage, then you might be interested in using a portable solar power charger in order to take the full advantage of the best renewable energy source today, the sun. The problem has always been that it is [...]
Solar panels
Posted by Solar energy guru | Filed under Solar panels & photovoltaic cells
Solar panels can be used to exploit solar energy that, when absorbed, can be an efficient source of energy for electricity and heating. In addition, the power that is produced by solar panels can be used for many other things. The last time when solar panels were considered to be extremely efficient was in the [...]
Solar powered water fountains
Posted by Solar energy guru | Filed under Solar powered products
Installing a water fountain is an easy and inexpensive way to add color and variety to a garden. Using a solar powered fountain make the task even simpler by removing the need for wiring, and it saves money by using free electricity. Solar fountains are available in a range of styles to suit any garden, [...]
Solar air conditioners
Posted by Solar energy guru | Filed under Solar powered products
If you are like many people today, you have probably heard a lot about the problems that are associated with global warming and how they are affecting us. Scientists agree that the earth cannot continue to sustain the large amounts of carbon dioxide and other dangerous pollutants that we are using at such high levels. [...]
