Stick-on solar panels help make an eco home a realistic goal

"... a company called Lumeta has developed a "peel and stick" design that should be much cheaper and easier to apply than the standard rack-mounted solar panel design of old."

http://www.popgadget.net/2008/05/stickon_solar_p.php

Solar without the Panels

"Investors and utilities intent on building solar power plants are increasingly turning to solar thermal power, a comparatively low-tech alternative to photovoltaic panels that convert sunlight directly into electricity. This month, in the latest in a string of recent deals, Spanish solar-plant developer Abengoa Solar and Phoenix-based utility Arizona Public Service announced a 280-megawatt solar thermal project in Arizona. By contrast, the world's largest installations of photovoltaics generate only 20 megawatts of power."

http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?ch=specialsections&sc=solar&id=20356&a=

Mini Wind & Solar Generator

"Never be without power for your gadgets with this portable wind & solar generator system. This simple device can store 1200mAh of electricity, rechargeable by wind or solar power. The wind mini-generator is the core of the system, housing the battery and the simple windmill. Strap it to your handlebars or your own body via the optional attachments."

http://www.gadgettastic.com/2008/04/12/hymini/

Free solar power first for school

"A primary school in Pembrokeshire has become the first in Wales to benefit from a scheme to install free solar panels at 100 schools around the UK."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/7407764.stm

Solar Panels

"Why not make use of the most abundant energy source available and charge the batteries of your 12v electrical device through solar panels. The solar panels begin working immediately once the sunlight hits them, absorbing the light and converting it into electricity to charge the battery.

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G24 Innovations

"G24 Innovations Limited, a UK company (G24i), headquartered in Cardiff, Wales, manufactures and designs solar modules and high value products using our proprietary DYE SENSITISED THIN FILM (DSTF) technology. The resulting cells and products are extremely lightweight, durable and ideal for integration or embedding into a wide array of products such as mobile electronic devices, tenting systems, and building materials."

http://www.g24i.com/

Nanosolar 'prints' first flexible solar cells

"Well-financed solar start-up Nanosolar on Tuesday said it has started shipping its flexible thin-film solar cells, meeting its own deadline and marking a milestone for alternative solar-cell materials.

On the company's blog, CEO Martin Roscheisen announced that the first megawatt of its solar panels will be used as part of a power plant in eastern Germany."

http://www.news.com/greentech/8301-11128_3-9835241-54.html

Tiny Linux PC uses just 8 watts of power, can be solar powered - The Aleutia E1

This mini PC uses just 8 watts of power which is a quarter of the power used by the average laptop

http://www.gadgettastic.com/2007/11/29/tiny-linux-pc-uses-just-18-watts-power-can-be-solar-powered-the-aleutia-e1/


The offgrid computer

http://www.aleutia.com/offgrid/

Firm develops solar panels that work in rain

"A Welsh firm claims it is on the cusp of a “global energy revolution” using its innovative solar panels that even work in the rain."

http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_headline=amazed-i--8217-m-setting-up-a-solar-panel-plant-in-wales--don--8217-t-be--they-even-work-in-the-rain&method=full&objectid=19122178&siteid=50082-name_page.html

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Solar power breakthrough

New solar cells developed by Massey University don't need direct sunlight to operate and use a patented range of dyes that can be impregnated in roofs, window glass and eventually even clothing to produce power.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/bayofplenty/4017784a11.html