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Could NASCAR Ever Go Solar? 20 Oct 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS Solar power isn't just for home use: it can move cars, and races are popping up all around the world. The sun's energy is converted directly into electricity and can give a car up to 2.6 horsepower. + READ MORE	{ }
DIY Solar Power Without Photovoltaic Panels 13 Oct 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS For most of us, making electricity from the sun means photovoltaic panels, but it seems there is another way to use solar power, and this DIY solar project shows you how.+ READ MORE	{ }
When Solar Panel Installation Goes Wrong: 5 Things to Avoid When Solar Powering Your Home 28 Sep 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS One Colorado man experienced solar panel installation gone wrong. Read these tips and learn the lessons he did, but without going through all the trouble (and expenses) first.+ READ MORE	{ }
Are You a Solar Power Wiz? (Quiz) 12 Sep 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS Solar power is moving into the main stream quickly and that's a good thing because it's an inexpensive form of renewable energy. Do you know the ins and outs of solar power? Find out in our quiz: Are You a Solar Power Wiz?+ READ MORE	{ }
How to Use a Solar Cooker: Solar Cooked Pork & Grapes 20 Jul 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS For a relative newbie to solar cooking, it seems my post on How to Use a Solar Cooker has definitely garnered some attention. In fact, reader Copeland Casati, part of the team behind Green Modern Kits prefab homes, liked our thinking so much that she wrote in to alert us to her own experiments with...+ READ MORE	{ }
7 Great Weekend Solar Power Projects 25 Jun 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS Looking for a fun project to take on this weekend? Looking to improve your skills with solar? We have some suggestions to accomplish both of these to-do items, ranging from quick, cheap and easy to rather involved but still pretty cheap and easy. + READ MORE	{ }
How to Use a Solar Cooker: What Works and What Doesn't 22 Jun 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS It's exciting to see how much attention solar cooking is getting these days.Related Posts: How to Go Green: Eating TreeHugger Picks: Solar Cooking Make Your Own Solar Box Cooker $7 Solar Cooker Wins $75,000 Climate Change Challenge Solar Cooking, Electric and Heat: SolSource 3-in-1 Got a tip or a...+ READ MORE	{ }
Green Glossary: Utility-Interactive 1 Jun 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS In a way, we're talking about another form of hybrid here. A utility-interactive system "interacts with the utility grid (mains), taking power from the grid to satisfy its loads as necessary, and returning power to the grid when not required by the loads."+ READ MORE	{ }
4 Ways to Save Money on Solar Panels 28 Apr 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS Some claim that purchasing solar panels is too expensive. Well, for those of us who cannot afford a house to put them on, then the house on which to put solar panels is too expensive. (Ask your landlord about installing solar panels if possible.) But if you are managing to make a good living in...+ READ MORE	{ }
7 Reasons to Go Solar 7 Apr 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS The Sierra Club, the oldest and most trusted environmental group in the United States, has launched a website called Green Home. It's filled with facts and informative tips on how to green around the home. One of my favorite articles on the site was a piece called "Why Go Solar?" The article details...+ READ MORE	{ }
DIY Solar Lighting Systems for Developing Nations? 26 Mar 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS Currently there is desperate need for economic lighting systems that can be assembled, installed, and maintained by the millions of rural poor who live in the remote regions of the developing world. We have known for years that the traditional light sources such as lamps with cotton cloth wicks are...+ READ MORE	{ }
News on the Bluecar, and How to Get One 14 Mar 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS The battery powered, solar paneled Bluecar was first introduced in 2005. Over the last 4 years, the car was tested, improved, and tested some more...and the new-and-improved result has just been unveiled.+ READ MORE	{ }
Celebrate the 100th Birthday of the Hybrid, Check Out MIT's Solar Car, Mark Your Own Bike Route, and Learn How to Regrow Rainforests 3 Mar 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS Today on TreeHugger: Celebrate the 100th birthday of the hybrid, check out MIT's solar car, mark your own bike route, and learn how to regrow rainforests.+ READ MORE	{ }
Build a Solar Power Generator for Under $300 20 Feb 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS To most of us, solar power still seems like a thing of the future. Yeah, we know some people live off the grid with them, and some folks can afford to line their roofs and heat their pools with them. Not most of us.+ READ MORE	{ }
Green Glossary: Hybrid Solar Lighting 19 Jan 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS Hybrid solar lighting has been called "a bridge between conventional artificial lighting and fiber optics to achieve a healthier indoor environment and greater energy savings, possibly even making our nation up to 30% more self-reliant in electrical energy expenditures alone."+ READ MORE	{ }

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