Solar Training

The New Economic Stimulus Plan will make solar installers one of, if not, the fastest growing job in the United States. In fact, the need for solar installers, trained, professional installers will increase exponentially in the coming year, and beyond beyond of the tremendous financial and social support for renewable energy. If you are going to cash in on this new, increased demand for green-collar workers, you will need the proper solar training.

Solar training is critical because solar energy is such a broad, deep and often misunderstood topic. Sadly, there is a ton of information available on solar energy on the internet and in books, but a lot of this information may be false, or outdated, and, the true information is scattered across hundreds, or thousands of sources that could take years to sift through and put together. This is where a good solar training course comes in.

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Using the Sun for Power – How It Works

Executive Summary about Sun Power by Richard Chapo

Generating electricity from the sun is all about converting sunlight into power. The technology behind solar systems is known as photovoltaic technology. Essentially, this technology involves using sunlight to create a chemical reaction. This process creates a direct current of electricity. The electricity is then converted to usable alternating current electricity and stored in a battery or fed into a utility grid system.

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Solar Power For Home – How Much Does Home Solar Cost?

Executive Summary about Solar Cost by Anthony Dempster

Solar power for homes is becoming an increasingly popular method of powering some or all of your house. However many people ask the question “How much does home solar cost?”

There are two main methods of getting your house up and running on solar power electricity. Simply put, they are either professional installation or “do it yourself” (DIY) solar panel installation.

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The Solar Battery Charger

Executive Summary about Charger Solar by Anna Stone

Advancements in technology have reduced the sizes and weights of solar panels, while increasing their efficiency. This allows for small lightweight portable solar chargers to be produced. There are several advantages for using portable solar chargers and solar panels. Solar panels are more effective in colder temperatures. The above fact, combined with the increased effectiveness of solar panels, has made solar chargers an attractive method of powering or recharging small electronic gadgets.

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Home Sweet Solar Home – Making Homes Better With Solar Technology

Executive Summary about Solar Home by Anne Clarke

By now many people know it is possible to generate energy without the use of dwindling traditional resources. This stimulated atmospheric cycle is the product of a solar biosphere that remains in constant, gradual motion. You can draw energy directly from the sunlight, you can save money on energy costs, and you can be a big part of the effort to protect our planet. Remember, though, solar panels are not the only type of solar technology available that can harvest a decent alternative to electricity from the sun. There are wind turbines, solar panels, biospheres, and many other innovative solar power mechanisms that have made headway in an extreme scientific objective to help protect the earth. Despite what many people might believe, there are solar solutions available as alternative energy sources that virtually anyone can choose over electrical energy. Soon construction companies for homes, office buildings, apartment complexes, and more will adopt new methods of design that will dovetail more easily with solar technology.

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Diffuser for Solar Flashlight by Joe Bufkin

Designed by Joe Bufkin, this was an InnoCentive challenge project to design a diffuser for an existing solar flashlight. The requesters wanted a diffuser so that the flashlight could be used for general illumination in a room in countries with no electrical grid. The part shown in red is the prototype model he constructed from PVC. He has included pictures of the prototype and two drawings that he also submitted.

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Solar Lanterns by Jeff Tani

Jeff Tani, an electronics engineer & solar backpack designer who is good at developing solar-energy products and design of any outdoor equipment combining with solar panel.

Recently, Jeff Tani designed Solar Lanterns, the latest solar products for your yard or garden.

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Using Solar Power Fans to Reduce Your Electricity Bills

Executive Summary about Solar Fan by Peter I. Wilson

Solar power fans are very easy to install, and also completely free to run. The majority of solar powered fans have a built in solar panel. Why Should I use Solar Power Fans in my Attic?

The solar powered fans do not require any extra power which would make your electricity bill more expensive. The other really good feature about solar powered fans is that they’re really easy to install. Newer homes are including these solar powered fans as standard, however if you own an older style home then you should consider installing these fans. You can buy fans suitable for fitting into older style homes.

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New Solar Thermal Device by Wake Forest University

Researchers at Wake Forest University developed a device that capable of capturing two forms of energy from the sun, photons and heat, simultaneously. According to their claims, this technology is the first in the world.

David Carroll, Ph.D., director of the Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials at Wake Forest University, said, “It’s a systems approach to making your home ultra-efficient because the device collects both solar energy and heat,”

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Umeox Solar Mobile Phone

Engineers in Shenzhen, China have developed Umeox Solar mobile phone built durable with rubber protective jacket, making it dustproof and waterproof. Umeox Solar mobile phone is reputedly able to withstand bullets and will survive being dropped on the road into a puddle of water, and then hit by a bus.

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Solar Pavement by Onyx and Butech

Onyx Solar collaborating with Butech – subsidiaries of ceramics, kitchen and bathroom interior manufacturer, Porcelanosa – making photovoltaic paving stones specially made for outdoor applications, such as yard or sidewalk.

To be able to absorb sunlight, both companies make the solar pavement from glass and ceramics. Solar cells embedded between the two materials. At the top of the layer is glass, while at the bottom that serves as buffer made ??of ceramic.

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Solar Suitcases from Schott Solar

A solar company from German, Schott Solar develops solar suitcases for high school students. The solar suitcases are intended to generate the power required for science experiments for students in their classes. Along with helping students to generate power for the experiment, solar suitcases will surely help them to have an idea on the possibility of solar energy for sustainable development.

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SPACE – A Solar Powered House

SPACE is a container house that does not need electricity because electricity demand can be obtained through solar panels installed on its roof.

With the size of container 20 feet, the solar panels can generate electricity on until 15-18 KWh / day and can save electricity needs up to 5 days in advance with a battery backup that sits in the back.

SPACE is also highly integrated so that we can easily move the SPACE from one place to another and suitable for emergency home, workplace activities or specific events.

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IllumiCharger by Ryan Hess

The IllumiCharger by Ryan Hess collect and store energy of interior lighting to provide free charging for USB devices in the same way that the solar powered calculators power themselves.

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Solar Powered Generator by Wagan Tech

Portable solar panel has a lot in the market, it’s just that most of the existing products can only be used for charging mobile phones or gadgets with battery power is low.

Wagan Tech showed off a portable solar panel that they could be used to supply power at 1500 watts for about 7-8 hours.

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