Sharp Combines LED lights to build an Earthquake Sensor

Sharp will introduce two models of solar-powered LED street lights that combine Sharp’s proprietary solar photovoltaic modules and high-intensity, long-life white LEDs for the Japanese market on August 21, 2008.
The Sharp LN-LW3A1 Solar-Powered LED Street Light delivers brightness at the industry’s highest level rivaling the light output from a regular 32-W fluorescent security light (which [...]

Solar Blinds That Provide Light

While solar technology is becoming stronger, ingenious applications are starting to emerge. A good example is the “vertical solar lamps”, designed by the Korean Yoon-Hui Kim and Eun Kyung Kim, a set of vertical blinds that provide solar energy light.
These mini blinds have photovoltaic cells and LED pixels. With the blinds closed during the day, [...]

Solar Energy: A Solution To The Crisis

The town of Suarez, about 40 kilometers from Montevideo, has used solar energy to extend network lighting.
It is not the traditional place of the typical Uruguayan people. It is a place that was “modernized”, looking for solar energy efficiency and reduces electric costs.
If the project works, it could serve as a model for other cities [...]

Street Signs With Solar Power

We all know that street signs, reflective signs, not always work when you need to see from long distances. Luna Road has some new signs that work with solar energy and LEDs, so you can see the curves for several miles at night. The lights of the company are manufactured in solid crystals and come [...]

LED Solar Lamp Gives You A Good Use For Plastic Bottles

This interesting solar Gadget is called miniWiz Solarbulb. The lamp is fully charged in 2 or 3 hours of exposure to solar energy, which can give up to 6 hours of pleasant LED light.
The most incredible part of the lamp, which is waterproof, is that it can be screwed to any plastic bottle of water [...]

Christmas Tree That Lights When You’re Cycling

This year, the city of Barcelona decided to set an example and chooses to install a Christmas tree that lights up with low power consumption lights. The most interesting trees are 6 metallic ones that capture their energy from either solar energy, or the use a bicycle.
Throughout the city, shops and the city government are [...]

First LED And Solar Energy Traffic Light In Argentina

San Isidro is the lucky first city to have a traffic light that works with solar energy and LED, which is controlled through the Internet.
Together the company president Signal Argentina, Norberto Buono, Castilian councilman put into service the traffic lights through mobile phones by a special key. “The system will recognize only one phone, which [...]

Sharp Solar LED Lights Combined With Earthquake Sensor

Sharp will introduce two models of solar energy LED street lights that combine the properties of Sharp solar photovoltaic modules and high density, long life white LEDs for the Japanese market on August 31, 2008. LN-LW3A1LED Solar Street solar lights by Sharp provides the highest level of industry rivaling the launch of the regular fluorescent [...]

Solar LED Flashlight: A Replacement For Kerosene?

In the developed world when it comes to renewable energy, most of the time we discuss solutions related to the electric grid and ways to make this resource more accessible. Without those people who have intentionally chosen to live outside the system, nearly everyone has access to some form of electricity. Not so in the [...]

Solar Energy Wheelchair

Bob Triming modified his wheelchair to function with solar energy. With this change he is not only sending an important message to the world about the enviroment, it also helped the mobility and security of its wheelchair.
Triming had installed two 20w panels to get the 24v needed to move the chair. Sunny days let him [...]