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One goal of Prime Solar Products is to identify solar products that provide solar alternatives to everyday products at a reasonable price. The solar patio umbrella fits this, and goes a step further. If you're like me, your backyard deck or patio gets plenty of sun, and your patio umbrella gets plenty of sunlight and provides valuable shade protection. Add solar panels to the top of the umbrella, and lights under the umbrella, and you've got the solar patio umbrella.

Solar garden lights are both a fun and practical way to go green. They can be attractive accents to your yard or garden; indeed, they can beautify any place you could choose to put them, on your lawn, deck, patio, or in a garden path. These lights, also called photovoltaic or PV lights, are highly versatile, and can be installed anywhere, in a variety of styles - hanging lights, spotlights (for highlighting a piece of sculpture, a particular decoration, or just illuminating the address on your house), or even swimming pool lights.

Solar power and solar panels are getting a lot of attention as part of the solution to our energy crisis. Solar energy, also called photovoltaic energy, is undergoing rapid changes thanks to massive investment in research and development. This article will discuss the basic makeup of photovoltaics in hopefully easy-to-understand terms.

From personal experience, after taking shelter in a safe location during a weather emergency that cuts all power, one of the first things you want to know is "what's going on?" Having a battery-powered radio or flashlight will come in handy, but conserving battery power is also a priority. The Eton FR150 provides radio, flashlight and weather band access in these situations, able to be powered by solar charge or hand crank, all for about $30 (with free shipping) at the time of this article.

It seems to be a home application for solar technology that makes a lot of sense, and should be easy to implement - solar outdoor holiday and seasonal lighting. As long as you have the sun in your yard, why not use it to power your outdoor lighting -- whether for holiday / seasonal lights in your trees and shrubs, safety lighting, camping lighting or just decorative outdoor lighting. These lights are weatherproof, and once placed where you want them, will charge in the sunlight, and automatically (or with a switch) turn on and provide you with your desired lighting -- no cords running to your house outlet!

Today, most of us don't go anywhere without our cellphone, maybe a separate iPod or PDA. Don't forget the laptop. There's also the GPS, kid's and spouse's cell phone, etc., etc. Like it or not, we are moving to a more and more mobile lifestyle, and with this comes the need for portable energy. If you've got an iPhone or a Windows Mobile or Android PDA phone, with GPS capability, push email, web--then you know how much battery power these devices use, and how important it is to have a way to recharge your device when your battery is up. Well, the Voltaic Solar Bag is made for this kind of problem, and delivers a solution that might save the day.

Light bulbs. A necessary part of most of our lives. Most bulbs even today are traditional incandescent bulbs - not very energy efficient. Enter the CFL - compact fluorescent lamp (or light), or "CFL" for short. Designed to replace old-style incandescent bulbs, CFLs will fit most light fixtures made for incandescents. They last longer and generally use less power than old-style incandescent's, and cost more. These CFLs, however, produce light by sending current through a mercury gas-filled tube--mercury, of course, is a hazardous substance and special consideration is needed in handling these CFLs during disposal and also in the event of the CFL breaking. Enter EarthLEDs, which claim to be a better alternative to CFLs, with better energy efficiency, and no hazardous substance concerns. I've taken a look, and I like them.

Are you currently using an electric attic fan or some sort of electric ventilation system at home? Then have you ever thought of installing a solar attic fan? When most people think of solar products, they immediately think "expensive!", but when we investigated getting a solar powered attic fan and compared it to conventional ventilation systems, it was obvious which way we were going to go.

If you are thinking of doing a few upgrades to your garden, have you ever thought of getting a solar powered pump birdbath? In fact, why buy one, when you can make it?

So why would you want to make a solar powered pump birdbath?

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