You want to collect rainwater, but you need the process to be easy and affordable. While collecting the rain is the easy part (bring it on, dark clouds), getting the rainwater out and useful can be tricky. In which case, the RainPerfect solar-powered pump system might be for you. (more…)
Samsung just made solar power that much cooler. How? By creating a state-of-the-art solar-powered LCD television that can be run fully independently of the power grid. Makes your 3-D TV seem so last season, doesn’t it?
Use the term “solar heating” in a conversation, and your listener will likely think of “solar water heating” (or, maybe, a solar thermal system). But solar space heating certainly isn’t a new concept, even if it’s not the first thing to come to mind: passive solar orientation makes use of it, and numerous designs exist for collecting the sun’s warmth for heating homes and buildings… from the relatively simple DIY plan to more complex technologies.
