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Jul 18, 2010, Solar powered air conditioning
LG Electronics has announced Korea's first eco-friendly residential hybrid air conditioner that utilizes solar energy as part of its power supply.
This makes total sense! In summer, our air conditioning unit uses so much electricity, while we have this outdoor compressor basking all-day long in the sun. Let´s put a solar panel on it and reduce the utility bill!
Jun 25, 2010, Identify your house with solar address lighting
Solar address lighting can brighten the way to your house using a totally free, renewable, and environmentally safe form of energy - the sun.
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Jun 22, 2010, Multi-Purpose Solar Powered Digital Weather Radio
Compact and power packed device for extreme conditions includes a digital AM FM radio tuner, a weather band, a built-in LED flashlight, large solar panels and a USB cell phone charger.
Jun 14, 2010, The sun will keep your cell phone running
Portable solar battery charger for your cell phone.
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Jun 10, 2010, Solar lights at Ikea, Malaga
Found a few solar products at Ikea in Malaga. I bought a stand alone lamp, a garden light and some small table ambiance lights. I have using them for a couple of weeks and am happy with them. They worked well at night even after a full day of rain. Planning to get some more.
May 28, 2010, Time to think about lighting your pool
Floating solar pool lights are a simple, easy, and efficient way to light up a pool, fountain, pond or even entire walkway.
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May 21, 2010, Solé Power Tile: solar with aesthetics
The Solé Power Tile enables customers to capture the value of a solar system while preserving the aesthetics of their home or building. This product, if proved efficient and optimized, could generate strong interest in Andalucia where roofing is traditionally made of clay tiles.
May 20, 2010, Popular outdoor solar lights
These outdoor solar lights get a very good review from most customers.
May 14, 2010, Solar Science Toys
Solar science toys offer great educational value for your children. They can learn about solar power and alternative energies while having fun.
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May 13, 2010, Foldable Solar Power for iPhone 3G/3GS
This new iPhone accessory by Dexim will extend your phone battery to 8 hours talk time,15 hours video/game or 60 hours music, only with solar power.
The P-Flip™ Foldable Solar Power is portable and easy to use. It costs $79.90.
May 12, 2010, Outdoor solar lights in Spain
I just bought this box of six LED solar lights at Leroy Merlin in Marbella, Spain, for 39 euros. This is pretty much the only solar product available
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May 8, 2010, Which appliance uses most energy in your house?
GE has created a simple and interesting visual tool to put a price tag on energy consumption of most appliances around the house.
May 6, 2010, Photovoltaic solar sails in space
An amazing experiment will take place this month. The Japanese Space Agency will release into orbit a small satellite that will unfurl a 20m solar sail that some believe to be the future of interplanetary travel.
In a great book published in 2006 and called "Le papillon des etoiles" (the butterfly of the stars), Bernard Werber described space travel with such a solar vessel.
Apr 29, 2010, Good solar walkway lights
With summer approaching, it is a good time to install some good solar walkway lights in your garden.
Apr 25, 2010, Green transportation conference in June.
Velo-City Global 2010 will take place in Copenhagen on June 22-25, 2010. The conference will bring together "cycling experts, city planners, decision makers, NGOs and researchers from all over the world to discuss the potential and challenges of cycling."
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