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Reduce Your Power Costs at Night with Filament LED Lights

Reduce Your Power Costs at Night with Filament LED Lights

If you are one of the lucky ones that has a solar power system installed, then chances are you have found yourself using solar power during the day as much as possible. Daytime provides(...)

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New Zealand Office Buildings Going Solar

New Zealand Office Buildings Going Solar

Most businesses consume a hefty amount of power during the daytime/work hours, all the more reason for them to go solar.  Solar panels have been getting significantly cheaper in the last few years and thus driven commercial establishments to put up solar panels on(...)

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Solar Powered Ray Bans

Solar Powered Ray Bans

Everybody looks cool in the iconic '80s Wayfarer sunglasses by Ray Ban. But you could look even cooler if you happened to take out one of its legs once indoors, to charge your iPhone just as it started running low on juice.

Students from the Miami Ad School in(...)

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Top 5 Fashion Designs Incorporating Solar Panels

Top 5 Fashion Designs Incorporating Solar Panels

I had an interesting selection of solar "fashions" to choose from for this article; from solar powered neck ties, bikinis, sportswear and baseball caps. To be honest solar powered clothes(...)

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Solar Power to be a part of the Christchurch rebuild

Solar Power to be a part of the Christchurch rebuild

Following the devastating 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch in 2011, the focus has been rebuilding the city so everyone can get on with life.  In a lot of the new building design(...)

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Solar Panel Prices Continue to Drop

Solar Panel Prices Continue to Drop

Solar panels cost substantially less to install now in comparison to only two or three years ago.  In 2009 the price of a solar panel in the wholesale market was $4 per Watt ($760 per a standard 190W panel) and are now around $0.80 per Watt / $152 per(...)

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Solar Powered Electric Car in NZ

Solar Powered Electric Car in NZ

Want to reduce your road fuel costs by 95%?

It's easy to see why Peter Sewell is such a cheerful chap.  He is running his 1995 Toyota Celica on electricity, which the electricity is mostly from his solar panels on his roof .  He says he can get 100KM in the(...)

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Solar Panels ruling the Fashion World

Solar Panels ruling the Fashion World

Chanel makes it official. Solar Power is in Fashion! Karl Lagerfeld not only themed the Spring 2013 Paris Fashion show around renewable energy, he also incorporated it in this clothing design.

The solar panel runway lined wind turbines made a really big(...)

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