Reasons go solar – I try very hard not to make our blog a political manifesto in spite of my sometimes-passionate beliefs, but the reasons to go solar and related topics 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 about Menlo Park California and the soon to happen vote on a new city law relating to the size of lawns etc to help conserve water. The moderator was engaging while they talked about the growing need to conserve water, which was the driving force behind the laws, and interview several people from California as well as Arizona. What they did not do was spend one min. of airtime on why we should be very afraid of pending water shortages. [click to continue…]

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Schuco 210 Watt Solar Panels

by admin on March 8, 2010

Schuco 210 Watt Solar Panels – Schüco is the global leader in building envelope technology and one of the world’s largest and oldest manufactures of solar energy systems.

Having just completed a Schüco design and installation training certification we were could not help but be impressed by their level of quality commitment. Schüco requires that each of it’s certified dealers update their installation and design training to ensure that not only is the product manufactured within specs, it is also installed within specs. Additionally, Schüco matches and supplies the complete installation package including mounting rails, inverter and balance of system parts. The certification training was not just restricted to class but also involved hands on the roof installation. [click to continue…]

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Brunton Portable Power, Brunton Solarroll 14

February 28, 2010
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Brunton Portable Power, SolarRoll 14 ™ is Brunton next generation solar device is the ultimate means of powering electronic equipment in the field. Not only portable, but packable, it rolls down to nearly nothing. Brunton drive and desire to pioneer a line of rugged power sources led to the introduction of the first flexible solar [...]

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Brunton Restore Solar Charger

February 25, 2010
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Brunton Restore Solar 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 batteries which [...]

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1.470 kW GRID-TIE SOLAR ELECTRIC Kit

February 21, 2010
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Grid-tie Solar Power kit 1470 Watts With Racks / Array Size STC = 1,470 watt or 1.47 kW (**STC is Standard Test conditions or factory ratings. PTC is PV-USA Test Ratings which are closer to real world conditions. Your unique conditions will affect your system output. )
Seven Kyocera KD210 solar panels and a powerful Solectria [...]

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Brunton Solo™ 15 Portable Rechargeable Battery

February 17, 2010
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How great is the SOLO™15? Field and Stream Magazine named it “Best of the Best, 2008.”
The revolutionary SOLO portable battery brings 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, cell phones [...]

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Pre-Packaged 810 Watt Solar OFF-GRID REMOTE HOMES or CABIN

February 14, 2010
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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.
Here is one example of a stand alone solar system that can give [...]

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Solar Products, Solar Powered Headlamp

February 10, 2010
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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 [...]

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Reasons to Go Solar

February 8, 2010
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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.

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What is Photovoltaic Solar Energy?

February 4, 2010
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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 electricity on many [...]

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