xReasons go solar – I try very hard not to make our blog a political manifesto in spite of my sometimes-passionate beliefs, but this subject is just too important. I was driving back from a solar residential job a few days ago listening to a program on National Public Radio. The short segment was talking [...]
Schuco 210 Watt Solar Panel – Schüco is the global leader in building envelope technology and one of the world’s largest and oldest manufactures of solar energy systems. Schuco solar panels – Having just completed a Schüco design and installation training certification we were could not help but be impressed by their level of quality [...]
Portable solar power, of course, can only mean Brunton Portable Power. Brunton is the leader in outdoor equipment and the SolarRoll 14 ™ is Brunton’s next generation portable solar device is the ultimate means of powering electronic equipment and rechargeable batteries in the field. Not only portable solar power, but packable, it rolls down to [...]
Brunton Restore portable solar battery charger – I don’t usually spend a lot of space writing about small solar chargers but Brunton has a winner here. Brunton is moving towards a new generation of solar powered batteries for small electronics. The Brunton portable power Restore solar powered electronic charger is the equivalent of 1,372 AA [...]
Grid-tie Solar Power kit 1470 Watts With solar power mounting Racks / Array Size STC = 1,470 watt or 1.47 kW (**STC is Standard Test conditions or factory ratings. PTC is PV-USA Solar Panels Test Ratings which are closer to real world conditions. Your unique conditions will affect your system output. ) Grid Tie Solar [...]
How great is the SOLO™15? Field and Stream Magazine named it “Best of the Best, 2008.” The revolutionary SOLO portable battery brings portable power to the weekend camper or long expedition adventurer way off the grid. Providing power wherever and whenever, the new Solo™ can operate a variety of electronics such as laptops, TVs, air-pumps, [...]
All off-grid electrical systems have three things in common: one or more energy sources, energy storage (battery bank), and a power conversion unit (inverter). There are many different sizes and types of each of these components and each is interdependent on the others. Off Grid Solar Kits – Here is one example of a off [...]
Solar products everyone should own. Ever get stuck somewhere and you discover your batteries are dead? Everlite reliable EL8 solar headlamp provides 40 lumens of bright white LED light for up to 12 hours in bright mode. LED running times are about 24 hours in medium mode and 36 hours in the low mode. The [...]
Peace of mind and security knowing that you are producing your own safe, renewable energy. Here are 18 reasons to go solar. If you would like to know the details, click Here… Reasons Go Solar (Click Here for more reasons or information). 1. Solar is reliable. 2. Solar is durable, dependable and secure electricity 3. [...]
Solar Questions – When someone asks what I do for a living, my answer usually begins with “we mostly design and install photovoltaic systems in homes and commercial businesses”. Inevitably, the next response I get is “Hu? What’s that?” Honestly, it is a fair response to a seemingly complicated answer but thinking about solar generating [...]