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Featuring solar powered products for use a gift or
around the home, office or school. Products that can be use for
camping such as folding solar panels. Solar light for the yard as
well as calculators, watch, radios that use alternative power source.
Save money and be independent of conventional energy sources by using
a free energy source.
ARTICLE
Can solar energy be practical for every day living?
Recently, we bought $45.00 worth of batteries for use in flashlights.
It occurred to me that we were spending quite a bit of money to keep
flashlights in fresh batteries for basically emergency use. My mind
kept asking me, was it worth it? Especially since the next time I
needed a flashlight, the batteries were dead. Since then I have
started stocking up on flashlights that do not need batteries. Shake
flashlights, ones that use a little magnet and store a charge crank
flashlights, a flashlight that uses crank power to create a charge
that will last up to 20 minutes. It occurred to me that it was
actually cheaper to buy a flashlight of that type rather than a
conventional one that needed batteries. I never needed to buy
batteries again. I would always have a flashlight at my disposal that
would actually work when I needed it. I would never have to worry if
my flashlight would work in an emergency situation. Not only are
there flashlights using such technology, but camping lights used this
type of technology as well. Some use solar and crank type system to
ensure continuous light. It is amazing to think that our technology
has taken us so far.
Could it be that such technology was being used for other fundamental products?
It was worth some research. To my surprise, we have solar
powered watches that will operate for months off a single
full charge. It is not necessary for them to be in full sunlight
to be charging, artificial light will work also. We have radios
that will charge using solar or crank power. Again, why am I
buying batteries? Solar cells can be used to charge radios,
cell phones, out door weather stations, radar detectors, even
a car battery when necessary. Solar cell packs are now powerful
enough to use as a charging unit for camping sites. Solar power
is being used as a source of electric power to maintain a home
environment. Solar cells are now made in to roll up or fold
up for easy transportation. Solar cells are now being used on
back packs. They are charging while a person is carrying items
from place to place. How convenient it is to have our very own
portable power Station to go.
Solar lighting fixtures have become very popular. It is so much
easier to install solar lighting fixtures as opposed to conventional
lighting fixtures. With conventional lighting fixtures, wiring must
be installed from an electric source, usually the main electrical
box, to the electrical fixture. An electrician is then needed to
install the unit. On the other hand, a solar unit only needs to be
installed on a pole or stake. In the case of a security light, the
installation maybe on the side of a building, or a wall. As long as
the solar cell is facing the sun and is not in the shade, the light
will work fine. The setup time is minimal and the need to call in a
professional to install the light is usually not necessary. Solar
cells have proven to be reliable, lasting as long as 20 years.
Solar energy is now being used to heat hot water for homes. It is working so
well, that some countries, such as Japan encourages all new
buildings to have this system included in the design. Heating
domestic hot water has becoming popular in California and Florida
as well. Solar hot water is also being used as an alternative
source of heat for homes cutting, down on the amount of fossil
fuels needed to heat the home. Solar hot air panels are also
in use as an alternative system for home heating. The units
are installed in the south facing wall of a home. They are larger
than a conventional window and usually incorporate a fan run
off of solar energy.
As the unit reaches a certain temperature, the fan circulates
air from inside the home through the unit, heating the air as
it passes through. It is then circulated back into the house.
So the answer to my question is yes. Technology is being used
for other products successfully. We have indeed begun to use
alternative sources of energy in our daily lives. As we do so,
we will be helping our environment. We are saving on fossil
fuels and are cutting our living expenses as well.
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