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Portable Solar power is a viable alternative.
I have always been interested in solar power especially Portable solar power. I am going to list the best resources I have found. The good news is the prices are going down.
There is nothing better then going deep into the woods cooking a nice lunch, and listening to some great music while watching the animals and scenery.
This is also a romantic way to suprize a special person in your life. Ok call me old fashion, but free Portable solar power good food, some wine and a sunset with some good solar powered tunes really works for me.
If that is not your thing how about charging power tools for free using a small solar panel, we do it daily. Portable solar power is great for remote locations and job sites and it saves you money which is always a good thing.
I will be doing reviews of portable solar chargers as I purchase them.
Top 5 reasons to use Solar Power
Why I am going to use portable solar power
- The sun is free.
- Solar panel cost is comming down
- Battery efficency has increased dramatically
- Solar power is fun and great to teach the kids about. When a person can feel the heat it is easier to explain the reaction happening in the cells.
- You haven't lived till you cooked a meal with solar power. It is also a blast to build a small solar oven and use in the field.
Books about Solar power
Learn more about solar power.
Solar Power Your Home For Dummies (For Dummies (Home & Garden))
Amazon Price: $13.59 (as of 10/08/2008)
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Solar Power for your Home, 2nd Edition (Complete Idiot's Guide to)
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 10/08/2008)
Got Sun? Go Solar: Get Free Renewable Energy to Power Your Grid-Tied Home
Amazon Price: $12.89 (as of 10/08/2008)
Solar Power in Building Design (Green Source) (GreenSource Books)
Amazon Price: $79.96 (as of 10/08/2008)
Wind and Solar Power Systems: Design, Analysis, and Operation, Second Edition
Amazon Price: $107.96 (as of 10/08/2008)
Portable solar power vendors and websites
Save money and help the environment
- Laptop solar power
- CTSolar LLC We specialize in portable and remote solar power solutions. We also can custom configure any solar power application from small to large. ...
- Intermatic Solar Flood Light Kit - 4 Lights - Black Finish Model ...
- 4 Flood light fixtures; 4 20' power leads; 3 Rechargeable batteries; 1 Solar Panel (Dimensions: 5.5" W x 6" L x 4.125" H); Light Dimensions: (3.375" W x 7" ...
- Xantrex Technologies XPower Powerpack 1500-Watt Portable Backup ...
- 1500-watt portable backup power system to run nearly any home electrical ... I keep the battery connected to a solar-charged battery string for backup. ...
- Xantrex XPower Powerpack 400 Plus Portable Backup Power Source (Tools)
- Xantrex 852-2000 XPower Powerpack 600HD Portable Backup Power Source Xantrex 852-2000 XPower ... ICP Solar 04029 BatterySaver SE18 from ICP Solar at ...
- LiveScience.com - New Solar Power Technology Harnesses the Heat
- The Sun's warmth is changed into mechanical power to create electricity.
- Solar thermal energy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Solar thermal energy is a technology for harnessing solar power for practical ... This article is devoted primarily to solar thermal electric power plants; ...
- Solar Power - Green Energy Blog
- Had someone told me back in 1980 capitalism would be the best way to spread the move to alternative power, the "socialist" me would have rolled my eyes in ...
- Green Wombat: Solar Nation: Can the Sun Power the U.S.?
- By combining solar thermal power plants with energy storage systems to keep the lights on long after the sun has set, according to Mills, chairman and chief ...
- SunPower Corporation - Largest U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System ...
- SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWR) designs, manufactures and markets high- performance solar electric technology worldwide. SunPower's high-efficiency solar ...
- Howstuffworks "How Solar Cells Work"
- Watch this Solar Power 101 video from the National Geographic Society and learn how solar power can turn the energy from the sun into electricity. ...
- UD-led team sets solar cell record, joins DuPont on $100 million project
Portable power Links Plexo
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Solar power Del.icio.us bookmarks
Solar power products on eBay
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Solar power news from Google
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- Sunny Day For Solar Start-Up
- Solar power company Solyndra, one of many fledgling "clean energy" firms trying to kick-st...
- Sutter Auburn installs solar power system
- Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital plans to install a 736-kilowatt solar power system to meet 50 percent o...
- Mitsubishi Electric Will Power Large Solar Winery Project
- The installation will include 6358 Mitsubishi Electric 185W solar panels, and can generate 1176230 w...
- Ascent Solar to Exhibit at the Solar Power Conference & Expo
- a developer of state-of-the-art, thin-film photovoltaic modules, announced that it will be exhibitin...
People using solar power blogs
- Cheaper Solar Power Costs
- Cheaper Solar Power When a manufacturer offers a product in the market its main aim is to penetrate...
- Eclipsed: Solar Power’s Celebrations Cut Short by Market Carnage
- For the solar-power industry, it was the best of times and the worst of times?all in the space of...
- No Friend of Solar Power
- The amount of solar power used in Arizona remains a tiny fraction of the energy produced by fossil f...
- A New Shape For Solar Power? Modular Rooftop Thin-Film Solar PV ...
- Building on couple of topics which are perennial TreeHugger favorites (cool roofs and thin-film sola...
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Solar power can help end our reliance on oil, if you use portable solar or regular solar power please say hi and tell us about your experience.
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solarstories
Hi - I have a website which specializes in Solar Chargers and Portable Solar Power. So I was interested when I saw your lens. It's a very well-made lens, well done! I love seeing other people promoting the use of alternative energy. Posted June 21, 2008 |
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solarstories
Hi - I have a website which specializes in Solar Chargers and Portable Solar Power. So I was interested when I saw your lens. It's a very well-made lens, well done! I love seeing other people promoting the use of alternative energy. Posted June 21, 2008 |
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SolReka
Hi Posted April 13, 2008 |
