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MAXSA Innovations 40225 Solar-Powered Motion-Activated 80 LED Security Floodlight
This is the absolute brightest solar-powered, motion-activated outdoor security floodlights on the market. The 80 LEDs never burn out or need changing. This environmentally friendly unit puts out the light equivalent of a 40 watt halogen bulb without using one bit of electricity, drawing the free power of the sun. This means low energy costs [...]
July 24, 2010
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Done in the Sun: Solar Projects for Children [Paperback]
In easy-to-read and easy-to-do style, Anne Hillerman gives us a wonderful how-to book for children ages 6 and up. The book teaches the basic principles of solar energy while providing fun experiments that can be done at home or in school. Fully illustrated, black and white line drawings, bibliography. About the Author Anne Hillerman grew [...]
July 24, 2010
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Tags: Children, Done, Paperback, Projects, Solar · Posted in: "Solar Power"
Real Goods Solar Living Source Book–Special 30th Anniversary Edition: Your Complete Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies and Sustainable Living (Real Goods Solar Living Sourcebook) [Paperback]
Concerns over dwindling resources and environmental degradation are driving many to seek alternatives to our wasteful, polluting lifestyle. Clean technologies such as solar power, wind power, and biodiesel fuel are soaring in popularity. Real Goods Solar Living Source Book—Special 30th Anniversary Edition is the ultimate guide to renewable energy, sustainable living, green building, homesteading, off-the-grid [...]
July 24, 2010
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Tags: 30th, Anniversary, BookSpecial, Edition, Goods, Living, Real, Solar, Source, Your · Posted in: "Solar Power"
The Solar House: Passive Heating and Cooling [Paperback]
Review “An excellent guide for embracing ecologically-friendly living.” — The Bookwatch, February 2003 Passive solar heating and passive cooling—approaches known as natural conditioning—provide comfort throughout the year by reducing, or eliminating, the need for fossil fuel. Yet while heat from sunlight and ventilation from breezes is free for the taking, few modern architects or builders [...]
July 24, 2010
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Tags: Cooling, Heating, House, Paperback, Passive, Solar · Posted in: "Solar Power"
Solar Electricity Basics: A Green Energy Guide [Paperback]
The future will be powered by renewables. As we transition away from finite and polluting fossil fuels, clean, reliable, and affordable renewable technologies such as solar electricity will become the mainstay of our energy supply. Solar Electricity Basics provides a clear understanding of electricity and energy. It discusses the types of solar electric system you [...]
July 24, 2010
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Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes [Hardcover]
The updated, cornerstone engineering resource of solar energy theory and applications. Solar technologies already provide energy for heat, light, hot water, electricity, and cooling for homes, businesses, and industry. Because solar energy only accounts for one-tenth of a percent of primary energy demand, relatively small increases in market penetration can lead to very rapid growth [...]
July 24, 2010
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Tags: Engineering, Hardcover, Processes, Solar, Thermal · Posted in: "Solar Power"
P3 International P4400 Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor
From the Manufacturer Empowers You to Save Hundreds on Electric Bills Electricity bills are rising. Now you can cut down on costs and find out what appliances are actually worth keeping plugged in. Simply connect these appliances to the Kill A Watt, and it will assess how efficient they really are. The large LCD display [...]
July 24, 2010
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Tags: Electricity, International, Kill, Monitor, P4400, Usage, Watt · Posted in: "Solar Power"
The Renewable Energy Handbook, Revised Edition: The Updated Comprehensive Guide to Renewable Energy and Independent Living [Paperback]
This revised edition of The Renewable Energy Handbook focuses on the unique requirements of off-grid living as well as using “green” energy for homeowners who remain connected to the electrical utility. The book contains chapters on: Energy efficiency and economics Home heating and cooling and domestic water heating Photovoltaic, wind, and micro-hydro energy generation Battery [...]
July 24, 2010
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Sunforce 50044 60-Watt Solar Charging Kit
Amazon.com The Sunforce 50044 60-Watt Solar Charging Kit gives you several more reasons to love the sun. It provides the power you need, while helping you save money and protect the environment. This kit is ideal for cabins, recreational vehicles, remote power, back-up power, and 12-volt battery charging. It comes with everything you need to [...]
July 24, 2010
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Tags: 50044, 60Watt, Charging, Solar, Sunforce · Posted in: "Solar Power"
The Homeowner’s Guide to Renewable Energy: Achieving Energy Independence through Solar, Wind, Biomass and Hydropower (Mother Earth News Wiser Living) [Paperback]
The coming energy crisis caused by a peak in global oil and natural gas production will profoundly affect the lives of all North Americans. As the price of these vital fuels rises, homeowners will scramble to cut their fuel bills. Two options for meeting the upcoming challenge are dramatic improvements in home energy efficiency and [...]
July 24, 2010
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Tags: Achieving, Energy, Guide, Homeowner's, Independence, Renewable, Solar, through, Wind · Posted in: "Solar Power"
