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	<title>Solar Times &#187; Solar Gadgets</title>
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		<title>Solar Christmas Lights</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Solar Christmas lights are bringing grid free holiday cheer. A great present to give your pocket book this coming Christmas is the gift of not running up a high electric bill. This holiday outdoor lighting set up runs on the light of the sun. Instead of dirty energy, which is like giving a kid a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=rainwaterharv-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=B001F8L1I6&#038;fc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;m=amazon&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;bc1=000000&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr" style="width:120px;height:240px;padding:4px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" align="left"></iframe><b>Solar Christmas lights</b> are bringing grid free holiday cheer.  </p>
<p>A great present to give your pocket book this coming Christmas is the gift of not running up a high electric bill.</p>
<p>This holiday outdoor lighting set up runs on the light of the sun.</p>
<p>Instead of dirty energy, which is like giving a kid a lump of cool for Christmas, nearly clean photovoltaic PV solar panel runs this string of lights.</p>
<p>Although it sounds counter intuitive, here is how the lights work.</p>
<p>In the day light the panel collects the power from the sun, stores it:  At sundown the lights turn on.</p>
<p>There is no need for another power source.</p>
<p>If you are looking to save money this season, then Solar Christmas lights will help you accomplish this goal.</p>
<p>These lights are helping Americans have a less grid dependent Christmas this coming season.</p>
<p>How about a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000WHBYX8?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=rainwaterharv-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B000WHBYX8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">solar powered wreath</a>? <img src='http://solar.rain-barrel.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>Solar Windows</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIT engineers have invented what they call a solar concentrator; solar windows for the home. Solar concentrators contain special dyes that help the windows absorb light differently. The edges of the windows have energy cells that collect energy from light. Solar concentrators to be used in solar windows: The beauty of the above concentrator technology [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MIT engineers have invented what they call a solar concentrator; <b>solar windows</b> for the home.</p>
<p>Solar concentrators contain special dyes that help the windows absorb light differently.</p>
<p>The edges of the windows have energy cells that collect energy from light.</p>
<p><b>Solar concentrators to be used in solar windows:</b><br />
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<p>The beauty of the above concentrator technology is that it does not need to move the track the sun, it can exist in a window and still harness sunlight efficiently.</p>
<p>According to Discovery Channel.com and Science Magazine, project leader <a href="http://web.mit.edu/isn/people/faculty/baldo.html">Marc Baldo</a>, claims the solar windows can obtain energy from 40% of the sunlight.</p>
<p>Dr. Baldo also claims that the concentrator can increase the ability of standard photovoltaic (PV) panels by 50%.  This is huge, allowing photovoltaics to absorb 80% of the light energy that hits them. </p>
<p>According to MITs website, these windows or the dyes, will be available to the public within the next three years. </p>
<p>Dr. Baldos research team, includes EECS graduate students Michael Currie, Jon Mapel, and Timothy Heidel, and postdoctoral associate Shalom Goffri from the Research Lab of Electronics. They reported their discoveries in the magazine Science in June of 2008.</p>
<p><i>Thanks to the <a href="http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/solarcells-faq-0710.html" target="_blank">MIT Solar Concentrator</a> invented by Dr. Baldo and his team, <a href="http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/solarcells-0710.html" target="_blank">solar powered windows </a>will be even cheaper and will be able to sell back more energy to the grid within the next three year.</i></p>
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		<title>Solar Patio Covers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 01:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is art in utility. Solar patio covers are not just trendy. From a second story view the seamless integration of the panel is appealing to look at. From below the solar patio cover is unnoticeable. A patio cover is a great place to install solar paneling. The location is unassuming. The renewable energy resource [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is art in utility.  <b>Solar patio covers</b> are not just trendy.  From a second story view the seamless integration of the panel is appealing to look at.</p>
<p>From below the solar patio cover is unnoticeable.  A patio cover is a great place to install solar paneling.  The location is unassuming.  The renewable energy resource is not a statement visually at all.</p>
<p>It is there.  But it is not loud.  This understated power source is proof that solar power is coming into its time. </p>
<p><b>Video of a homeowner&#8217;s solar patio cover project</b><br />
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<p>This is the beginning of an era where not having a solar energy source on a property is arcane.  The solar patio cover is artistic proof that we are entering a time where the use of solar power is so mainstream that the argument for renewable solar power will soon be pass&eacute;.</p>
<p>Solar Patio Covers provide shade, for outdoor social areas, carports, garden gazebos and other similar structures. The patio cover produces 200-300 kwh of electricity that is ecofriendly, and can be sold back to the grid.</p>
<p>Most installations take up at 250-450 sq ft area.  When planning to install it is important to keep this in the back of your mind.</p>
<p>In many places in the American U.S. the government will pay $20,000.00 in rebates for installing a medium size solar panel.</p>
<p>Solar Patio Covers are art in utility.</p>
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		<title>The Solar Battery</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A solar powered battery is essential to harnessing the power of the sun. The solar battery chargers that hold solar energy work well for 12V, 24V and 48V DC battery systems. These batteries have been used to power camping appliances and today can be and are a main source of power in &#8220;offgrid&#8221; homes. Solar [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A <b>solar powered battery</b> is essential to harnessing the power of the sun.  The <a href="http://solar.rain-barrel.net/solar-powered-battery-chargers/" target="_blank">solar battery chargers</a> that hold solar energy work well for 12V, 24V and 48V DC battery systems.  These batteries have been used to power camping appliances and today can be and are a main source of power in &#8220;offgrid&#8221; homes.</p>
<p><img src="http://solar.rain-barrel.net/images/solar-battery.jpg" align="right" title="Solar Batteries" alt="Image of solar batteries"border="0"/>Solar powered batteries can power small lawn mowers, ATVs, motorcycles, cars, medium size trucks, field tractors, boats, and large RVs as well.</p>
<p>These batteries are used by people who want to save the electrical power generated for another time, location, or device.  Some devices cant handle the direct charge from the solar panel, so batteries are used as the solar panels storage box.</p>
<p>If you want to use a solar battery to charge your car, place it on the dashboard:  Take the cord and plug the attachment into your cigarette lighter.</p>
<p>Most chargers that are manufactured have an indicator light.  This will let you know that youre charging what ever the battery is plugged into.</p>
<p>Most manufacturers use WATTS and AMPS to measure the devices output, or and receiving devices intake.</p>
<p>The place to start from is 15 watts.  It will produce 1 amp an hour, if the panel is placed directly in the sun.  That is also the base rate of reception for a battery.  The higher the wattage the greater amp out put.</p>
<p>Batteries store the energy that is collected and act as a filter to protect other parts of equipment what could get damages with direct exposure.</p>
<p>In order to determine how many amps per hour you can get, you have to determine the size and strength to receive watts you will need.  This is where determining what size your panel should be is important.</p>
<p>The amount of amps it puts out should not be above 20% of the light the panel is exposed to.  With the new photovoltaic dye this percentage can get as high as 70%.  However this dye is new and as of the posting of this article has not be sent to market yet.</p>
<p>Inverters take up a lot of energy. If you can avoid it do so.  12volts DC is inverted in to 110 DAC.  We will get into solar inverters in another article.</p>
<p>Charge controllers are recommended for almost all solar power batteries.  The controller can keep the battery from getting overcharged or overcharging something else.  They can improve charge quality.  If the light outside get too dim the controller can keep the battery from giving off change rather than taking it in.</p>
<p>Depending on the model solar panels come with diodes designed to block off discharge in less than ideal light.  If your solar panel is 6 watts or higher its best to have a charge controller.  </p>
<p>When you are thinking about how long it will take to charge each battery take into the account the power of the panel, the daylight availability, the time of year and how long the day will be.</p>
<p>A good rule to adhere to is if you need seventy-five amp hours of power from the solar powered battery, charge for double that.  If you change for one hundred fifty amp hours you stand less chance of running into power trouble.</p>
<p>Often certain items can be directly attached to the solar panel.  But if they can not handle fluctuations in current than its not something that should be done.  Risking the lost of good equipment is wasteful.  Using a solar powered battery, and if necessary a converted is the best way to insure the safety of your gear.</p>
<p>The modern electrical power experience has change from that of the sixties, seventies, and eighties.  Batteries used to have a limited life, or special rechargeable batteries could be purchased.  But still for the most part anyone living off electrical power had to connect to the utility grid, or by a special battery that eventually would need to be replaced.</p>
<p>This is no longer the case, rechargeable batteries have become common, in the same way that we now use wav mp3 and others have replaced as 808, record and tape as well as the compact disk. Now if we can get them more into the home of mainstream America we will be on our way! </p>
<p>Solar powered batteries have changed how electrical power is generated then distributed.  For example the centers of rural Masai civilization have electric power in some places to solar power, and the exponent of being able to hook solar powered batteries to the solar panel like drawing water from a well.</p>
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		<title>Solar Roof Tile</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Solar roof tile is the fusion of the visual vocabulary that is essential to a beautiful seamless roof, and the syntax of energy efficiency. Solar roof tile is much less bulky than traditional solar panels for roofs, it is very streamline, and very non-intrusive, while protecting a home from the elements, creating revenue, and simultaneously [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>Solar roof tile</b> is the fusion of the visual vocabulary that is essential to a beautiful seamless roof, and the syntax of energy efficiency.</p>
<p>Solar roof tile is much less bulky than traditional solar panels for roofs, it is very streamline, and very non-intrusive, while protecting a home from the elements, creating revenue, and simultaneously providing free electricity.</p>
<p><img align="left" alt="Solar roof tile" src="http://solar.rain-barrel.net/images/Sunslates.jpg" />A sleeker look than the bulky solar panels of the past that one thinks of when the image of such a solar panel comes to mind.  The image of what looks like an energy wing of a satellite, only resting on roof tops is a thing of the past.  Solar roof tiles are a look refined several sections down the dialect train from the antiquated image of our scientific past.</p>
<p>The general design of the solar panel needed an overhaul, a make over, a redo worthy of the reality shows on cable televisions educational channels.  The original design was in 1954, so its visual over haul is past due, and has finally arrived in a big way.</p>
<p>This sleek look is the key to many families deciding to finally make the neighbors envious and switch to hipper, safer and rebate friendly solar roof tiles.</p>
<p>The panels sit on rooftops sowed in above and under the shingles with a tinted bluefish window color, and a dark transparent version of the shingle below it.</p>
<p>The panels are transparent blue in color as a stand-alone product, before roofing them.  They weigh about two and a half pounds per square foot.  The color visually blends very well with the surrounding rooftop.</p>
<p>The solar roof tiles design is streamlined to interlock with most cement tiles for a sleeker look.</p>
<p>Each panel is a whole unto itself.  That means that each row is one whole piece.  There are smaller cells that are set in two rows per long panel.</p>
<p>In the states where the consumer is allowed to sell power back to the grid, these non-intrusive roof tile solar panels are able to cut the monthly electric bill down to nearly five dollars a month.  In many cases the bill is reversed, and the people get money back from the company running the grid for the energy they have produced.</p>
<p>The growth potential is massive. According to <a href="http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2004/10/65413" rel="nofollow">Wired Magazine</a> some experts believe that so many people are buying solar roof tiles that the revenue potential is great enough to have Persian Gulf potential.</p>
<p>There are other applications for this idea, awnings, and other household surfaces that are hit by sunlight are a huge potential resource to manufacturing companies who are looking for new an undiscovered customer base.</p>
<p>Before this change, installing solar panels meant puncturing the roof and bolting the bulky mass to the frame of the house.  This voided most roof warranties.  </p>
<p>The three main companies that are commercially producing these roof tile panels at present are <a href="http://solar.sharpusa.com/solar/home/0,2462,,00.html">Sharp</a>, <a href="http://www.konarka.com/">Konarka Technologies</a> and <a href="http://www.uni-solar.com/">United Solar Ovonic</a>.  </p>
<p>Sharp is a major player in the world of solar power.  They have made more solar panels than any other company. They started by pwering a light house in 1966.  They have the most experience in the industry.  They are an indicator company that shows that roof tile solar panels are coming of age in a big way.</font></font></p>
<p>This new solar roof tile method is not a warranty violation.  The sleeker looking panels are selling like hot cakes.  It is a sleek, hip way to earn money and save the environment without destroying the roof, or having an intrusive icon bursting off the top of the house.  </p>
<p><i>Solar roof tile a subtle, ecofriendly, domestic, revolution of the future.</i></p>
<p>Contributed by <a href="http://www.rain-barrel.net/writers.html#david-allison" rel="nofollow">David Allison</a></p>
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		<title>Solar Racers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 12:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sun Powered Micro Vehicles Outdoor Racing Set from Uncle Milton, is an educational toy set of two Solar RacersTMfrom their collectable edition of six, as a part of the Go Green line; manufactured with an eye on teaching our children about the technologies of tomorrow, through the universal language of fun. Ever since the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Sun Powered Micro Vehicles Outdoor Racing Set from <a href="http://www.unclemilton.com/" target="_blank">Uncle Milton</a>, is an educational toy set of two Solar Racers<sup>TM</sup>from their collectable edition of six, as a part of the Go Green line; manufactured with an eye on teaching our children about the technologies of tomorrow, through the universal language of fun.</p>
<p><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=rainwaterharv-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=B000AQJPFU&#038;fc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;bc1=000000&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr" style="width:120px;height:240px;padding:4px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" align="left"></iframe>Ever since the invention of the wooden toy horse, children have been fascinated with speed and being transported off to realms of infinite imagination, it was no different with the first electromagnetic toy race cars, and although solar toy race cars havent been so popular since the space race, when solar race cars were first sold in magazines like popular mechanics, they have finally made a come back</p>
<p>Solar energy, the power of the sun, that is what Go Green is about, and teaching our children with toys like Solar Racers<sup>TM</sup>is a dynamic way to begin the conversations about sustainability and self-reliance, taking care of the earth as our civilization was intended by Mother Nature.</p>
<p>We dont need to use batteries to power our toy cars, when we have the sun, and it need not be any more expensive than one of those old racers that would use four double A batteries to go in circles for no more than half an hour and then need replacing.</p>
<p>Solar electric vehicles will go and go and go in the sun, and some will even go fast, if it is going to take a childs imagination to the future; to thoughts of self-reliance, for a more sustainable way of life, then that toy has done the job most educators can only hope for.</p>
<p>Manufactured by Uncle Milton, this outdoor racing set comes with two solar racer trikes, a starting gate, 5of race track, intended for ages 6 and up, for outdoor use only, on smooth surfaces, under direct sunlight; while individual solar racers are sold separately and there are a total of six different collectables, each racer measures 2 &frac12; x 1 1/8x &frac34; with adjustable solar panels on top, shipping at 8 ounces.</p>
<p>This sun powered micro vehicles outdoor racing set with two Solar Racers<sup>TM</sup>, was designed to teach children about solar energy in a fun and exciting way, through the Go Green toy line manufactured by Uncle Milton, a company that cares about the sustainability of tomorrow, beginning with our childrens education, today!</p>
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		<title>Allsop Solar Art Lights</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Solar art lights by Allsop are hand-blown Firefly(tm) original globes and flowers made of glass that stay lit for eight hours after sunset, using the rays of the sun during the day as its only fuel source and harnessing renewable energy to create a meditative resonance of light ambience that promotes a more sustainable gardening [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>Solar art lights</b> by Allsop are hand-blown Firefly(tm) original globes and flowers made of glass that stay lit for eight hours after sunset, using the rays of the sun during the day as its only fuel source and harnessing renewable energy to create a meditative resonance of light ambience that promotes a more sustainable gardening concept. There is the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EMVM24?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=rainwaterharv-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B000EMVM24">Calla Lilly</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001668FAE?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=rainwaterharv-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B001668FAE">Blue Poppy</a> and a stunning, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EMXM9K?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=rainwaterharv-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B000EMXM9K">Red Crackle Glass Art Globe</a as well as others displayed below.</p>
<p>The solar garden art light makes a due point of showing off the aesthetic nature of your garden after dark, throwing hues of light across the petals of flowers and the leaves of your favorite herbs while making a statement about being ecologically friendly.</p>
<p><b>Choose a Solar Art Light</b></p>
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<p>This amber globe comes with a detachable stake section made of rust resistant stainless steel to achieve two different sizes, a photo sensor that slowly turns on at dusk and it harnesses the power of the sun through the internal solar panel that charges the internal batteries (included). </p>
<p>No wires, no electricity and no maintenance, these <u>solar art lights</u> are the perfect thing for supporting a plant or sapling, while continuously creating an abundant amount of light for eight hours after dusk for a more self-reliant and aesthetically pleasing result. </p>
<p>Manufacturer:<br />
<a href="http://www.allsopgarden.com/" target="_blank">Allsop Home &#038; Garden</a></p>
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		<title>Solar Powered Battery Chargers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Solar powered battery chargers were designed to increase self-reliance and improve comfort off-the-grid for a more sustainable way of life that resists consumption and improves on what we already have available, making the best of energy production ourselves. Developed to take care of all the small-scale electronic needs such as batteries for radios and flashlights, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>Solar powered battery chargers</b> were designed to increase self-reliance and improve comfort off-the-grid for a more sustainable way of life that resists consumption and improves on what we already have available, making the best of energy production ourselves.</p>
<p><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=rainwaterharv-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=B000H36S0G&#038;fc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;bc1=000000&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr" style="width:120px;height:240px;padding:4px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" align="left"></iframe>Developed to take care of all the small-scale electronic needs such as batteries for radios and flashlights, the average cell phone, the game boy or just a camping flashlight, if you are going out into the woods for a weekend, electronic equipment can make the difference between life or death in some cases, and as long as you have a powerplant on-sight, you can set up camp anywhere around the world.</p>
<p>This battery charger made by GoldMaster is solar powered, with a built in 7 volt panel, it comes with an adjustable stand and is made of weather resistant fiberglass.</p>
<p>It will charge up to four NIMH or NiCad batteries at one time be they size D, C, AA or AAA.</p>
<p>It will also charge any portable game systems, torch/lantern, toys, radio/cassette player or mobile phones (all cables and multi-plugs are included).</p>
<p>It will charge under overcast skies (but of course, the more sunlight the better), the whole item measures 7 x 2.5 x 7, weighs 2 pounds and ships at 4 pounds.</p>
<p><b>Other Solar Powered Battery Chargers:</b></p>
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<p>If you are thinking about bugging out this summer, remember to take all the essentials of good living with you and the family; a solar powered battery charger being the cheapest, most lightweight and efficient product to keep you in contact with civilization all season long.</p>
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		<title>Solar Ventilator Fan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Solar Ventilator from Hong Kong&#8217;s Goldmaster, a self-contained solar fan for producing cost-free air circulation throughout the home or office working off of only solar electricity. The Chinese have always known the importance of conducting clean and refreshing soft breezes throughout the home; for aeons they have known this from the origins of Feng [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The <b>Solar Ventilator</b> from Hong Kong&#8217;s <a href="http://www.goldmaster.com.hk/" target="_blank">Goldmaster</a>, a self-contained <b>solar fan</b> for producing cost-free air circulation throughout the home or office working off of only solar electricity.</p>
<p><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=rainwaterharv-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=B000SZV8I0&#038;fc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;bc1=000000&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr" style="width:120px;height:240px;padding:4px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" align="left"></iframe>The Chinese have always known the importance of conducting clean and refreshing soft breezes throughout the home; for aeons they have known this from the origins of Feng Shui, one of their most sacred cultural heritages, more than 30,000 years ago.</p>
<p>Bringing ancient knowledge in line with modern technology is part of creating a better way of life on the planet, and the many different cultures on earth all have something to teach one another, if only we keep our ears open and eyes peeled for insights.</p>
<p>Taking a small breeze in through the front window, and out through a back window, is exactly like sending Qi (Chi) throughout the structure, allowing one to revitalize and refresh ones own energies, constantly removing the polluted energies like a river filters polluted waters, making for a more appealing atmosphere that feels good, all the time, without using a single drop of electricity from the grid and completely offsetting the owners CO2 emissions.</p>
<p>This Solar Ventilator is black, easy to install, comes with reliable polycarbonate housing, has a current of 300mA, 2V output, 20mA to 100mA motor-current, 1V to 3V motor-voltage, two yards of cable wire from the solar panel to the fan body and a five inch fan; the body measures 140mm x 140mm x 75mm, while the panel measures 140mm x 67mm x 8mm and the whole thing ships at only 4 pounds.</p>
<p>Using the elements of nature to push and pull air around the home or office, this self-contained window fan, the Solar Ventilator, transforms your home into a self-reliant temple of peace and energy that reflects ancient thinking in modern technology.</p>
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		<title>Toy Solar Kit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Toy Solar Kit is an educational solar kit for kids, especially those with scientific curiosity, teaching children about the potentials of solar energy through the fun of experimentation. Science kits have always been great fun for children, helping them to explore the world of radio, electronics, chemistry, computers and now solar energy. Learn how [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This <b>Toy Solar Kit</b> is an educational solar kit for kids, especially those with scientific curiosity, teaching children about the potentials of solar energy through the fun of experimentation.</p>
<p><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=rainwaterharv-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=B00008S2V6&#038;fc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;bc1=000000&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr" style="width:120px;height:240px;padding:4px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" align="left"></iframe>Science kits have always been great fun for children, helping them to explore the world of radio, electronics, chemistry, computers and now solar energy.</p>
<p>Learn how to build an electrical circuit, solar circuit, increase voltage, increase amperage, increase current, how to use solar energy to power small radios, battery chargers, cassette players and other small voltage devices that use batteries.</p>
<p>This toy solar kit comes with a booklet full of experiments that will help your child understand the fascinating realm of solar energy, one step at a time, on a bigger scale that looks beyond price tags and investmentsand directly into the practical use this technology offers.</p>
<p>In the past, we used to think of science kits as inspirational tools, for children looking to choose a profession, but there is much more to it than that, especially when we think about how important solar energy is for the future of our planet, as the main source of energy for all systems on earth, it is quickly earning its place in a market that is opening itself to sustainability.</p>
<p>This solar deluxe kit for kids is manufactured by Elenco, includes a 14-page instruction/experiment booklet, pre-wired 5 volt DC solar cells in sets of 3 fixed onto black plastic frames measuring 5 x 4 x 7/16, 5 volt DC motor, leads, mount, fan blade, four plastic discs from 5/8  2 diameter for the motor shaft, a 5 volt incandescent bulb (with leads), sound module (with leads), graphic cards for discs, the whole kit measuring 10 x 9.5 x 2, weighing 14.4 ounces and shipping at one pound.</p>
<p>This toy solar kit from Elenco is an educational science kit for kids, that shows how solar energy works, and more importantly, allows your child to use their creative imaginations in an investigative way, to learn about one of the most important technologies for tomorrows world of sustainability.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.elenco.com/" target="_top">Elenco&reg; Electronics Inc.</a><br />
150 Carpenter Ave.<br />
Wheeling, IL 60090<br />
847-541-3800</p>
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		<title>Hydrogen Toy Car</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[H-2 Racer is a hydrogen toy car, complete with a hydrogen fueling station, intended as an educational toy that demonstrates how hydrogen cars work, complete with a solar panel, and adding the final touch to a sustainable alternative that makes sense for the future. Alternative fuels need to come from renewable sources of energy and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>H-2 Racer is a <b>hydrogen toy car</b>, complete with a hydrogen fueling station, intended as an educational toy that demonstrates how hydrogen cars work, complete with a solar panel, and adding the final touch to a sustainable alternative that makes sense for the future.</p>
<p><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=rainwaterharv-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=B000HRXTEK&#038;fc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;bc1=000000&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr" style="width:120px;height:240px;padding:4px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" align="left"></iframe>Alternative fuels need to come from renewable sources of energy and the H-2 Racer is a non-polluting toy muscle car that gets its energy from sunlight and water, both abundant sources of energy.</p>
<p>We love our racecars, but more importantly, we love the speed that a muscle car can dish out; that movement along the racetrack, like a lightning bolt or a particle of dynamic, spinning energy.</p>
<p>The solar panel powers the fueling station, in turn, transforming water into hydrogen and oxygen, storing the hydrogen in the fueling station, which then fuels the hydrogen fuel cell inside the H-2 Racer for a powerful burst of muscle-car engineering that makes sense.</p>
<p><b>Hydrogen Toy Car Video</b><br />
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<p>The H-2 Racer has the smallest on-board hydrogen fuel cell yet commercially available, requires no batteries, takes about 20 minutes to assemble, comes with an instruction kit, solar panel, fueling station, does not perform like a remote control car, will operate for about 4 minutes (100 yards) on a full tank, and ships at only 3 pounds.</p>
<p>This is a hydrogen toy car that was developed for educational purposes, to show our children the sustainable possibilities of tomorrow, letting the imagination soar, through fun and excitement.</p>
<p>Media:<br />
<a href="http://www.horizonfuelcell.com/file/H_racerbrochure.pdf" target="blank">H2-Car Brochure</a> (adode pdf file)</p>
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		<title>Solar Bikes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 23:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A little about solar bicycles and how they work A solar bike is a solar powered electric bicycle, an initiative to promote solar powered vehicles on the road as well as a healthier lifestyle overall, by reducing pollution and increasing physical activity. There are as many solar bike styles as there are bicycle designs. Basically, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>A little about solar bicycles and how they work</h2>
<p>A solar bike is a solar powered electric bicycle, an initiative to promote solar powered vehicles on the road as well as a healthier lifestyle overall, by reducing pollution and increasing physical activity.</p>
<p>There are as many solar bike styles as there are bicycle designs.  Basically, until in recent years, anyone looking to own a solar powered bicycle would have to build one on their own, but now they are available commercially such as <a href="http://www.therapyproducts.com/products_sunnybike.html" target="_blank">E-V Sunny Bicycle</a> and semi-commercially as well, such as with <a href="http://www.solartrike.com/" target="_blank">Sun-e-trike</a> recumbent bicycle kits that you mount at home.</p>
<p><b>Solar Trike Video</b> &#8211; To better understand the potential of solar powered light vehicles.</p>
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<p>In order to make the wheels move, an electric motor is powered by rechargeable batteries (sometimes, inside the frame) that are in turn, harnessing the power of the sun with photovoltaic solar panels. </p>
<p>A solar bicycle will accept pedaling input and they have enough motorized speed to commute to and from work in the city for the average urban dweller.</p>
<p>With more and more talk of sustainability being the future, these are options that become more and more viable, yet, while people tend to shudder and cringeat all the physical strength required to ride a bicycle to work, the solar bike shines in more ways than one.  </p>
<p>It actually moves on solar power alone if you dont want to pedal!</p>
<p>Of course, as any bicycle, the more of an athlete the rider is, the more efficiency a person can get out of them, but what sets these aside, is the motorized aspect.</p>
<p>A solar bike is not just mechanical energy, it is electric energy as well, harnessing the power of the sun to create speeds as fast as 32 miles an hour with pedaling and batteries together, or as slow as 8 miles an hour with nothing but solar power.</p>
<p>Some people cant even jog eight miles an hour, let alone run at 32 miles an hour.  While it is possible to achieve higher speeds with an athletes bicycle, these solarelectric bicycles were designed for people who go and come back from work or school in traffic everyday alone in a car (sized for two to four, creating traffic jams) and never have to reach such high speeds as 55 miles an hour.</p>
<p><strong>University of Iowa Solar Bike</strong></p>
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<p>Getting people to ride bicycles in the city to commute in places where they already have cars is like pulling teeth without painkiller.  Nobody wants to do it.</p>
<p>But when people have the desire to hone their conscience with something more environmentally friendly that does the same job a car or motorcycle does, but better and in a self-reliant manner, things start to change.</p>
<p>Could the solar bike be that kind of change?</p>
<p>A solar bike offers a sustainable alternative to commuter cars in dense and overcrowded urban environments through clean and efficient solar electrical bicycles and tricycles that get the job done in a self-reliant fashion that cuts down on CO2 emissions and builds a better tomorrow, today.</p>
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		<title>Tulsi Hybrid Solar Cooking Oven</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2006 01:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tulsi Hybrid Solar Cooking Oven is both a solar oven and electric oven in one beautiful design. Tulsi Solar Cooking Oven was developed in cooperation from Sun BD Corporation and Rohitas Electronics (of India) to develop a versatile solar cooker that could be just as environmentally friendly on cloudy days as it is on sunny [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=rainwaterharv-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=B000EQFJPG&#038;fc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;bc1=000000&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr" style="width:120px;height:240px;padding:4px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" align="left"></iframe><b>Tulsi Hybrid Solar Cooking Oven</b> is both a solar oven and electric oven in one beautiful design.</p>
<p>Tulsi <b>Solar Cooking Oven</b> was developed in cooperation from Sun BD Corporation and Rohitas Electronics (of India) to develop a versatile solar cooker that could be just as environmentally friendly on cloudy days as it is on sunny days.</p>
<p><img src="http://solar.rain-barrel.net/images/solar-cooking-oven.jpg" align="right" title="Tulsi Solar Cooking Oven" border="0">The incentive through building a hybrid solar/electric cooking oven should provide Americans with more freedom of choice when thinking about cooking wear that lasts.</p>
<p>Tulsi Hybrid Solar Cooking Oven allows for better tasting food than fire stoves, it avoids fire hazards, and conserves reserve fuel energies like wood, propane and charcoal. </p>
<p>Tulsi Hybrid Solar Cooking Oven even comes with a thirty-day trial all-money-back guaranteed if not fully satisfied.</font></p>
<p><i>One of the very few, Tulsi Hybrid Solar Cooking Oven was designed to make our nation a better place to live, with solar cooking and electrical cooking both available in one portable package that is beautiful as well as practical.</i></p>
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		<title>Solar Voltaic Pouch</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 12:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Solar Voltaic PouchTM is the perfect attachment piece for those with 60lt, 90lt or bigger camping rucksacks, and looking to harvest a little electricity while being off the grid. Fisherman and fishing-women, camping enthusiasts, girl scouts or even the Crocodile Dundee types, will all find the Solar Voltaic Pouch a useful and important tool [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=rainwaterharv-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=B001E99H2I&#038;fc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;m=amazon&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;bc1=000000&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr" style="width:120px;height:240px;padding:4px; scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" align="left"></iframe>The <b>Solar Voltaic Pouch<sup>TM </sup></b> is the perfect attachment piece for those with 60lt, 90lt or bigger camping rucksacks, and looking to harvest a little electricity while being off the grid.</p>
<p>Fisherman and fishing-women, camping enthusiasts, girl scouts or even the Crocodile Dundee types, will all find the <b>Solar Voltaic Pouch</b> a useful and important tool for an assortment of small electronics, with one single exception, laptops.</p>
<p>The solar Voltaic Pouch is just the right size to carry a laptop, around 10 liters.</p>
<p>The solar panels and special ion batteries were designed to generate up to four watts of power with three possible voltage settings of 5 volts, 6 volts or 7.2 volts.</p>
<p>This incredible solar-charging Voltaic Pouch is fully padded to ensure that fragile objects such as laptops remain safe even in the most-outdoorsy conditions and still fitting up to a 15-inch screen inside.</p>
<p>The pockets, pouches, wires and channels were all specifically designed thinking about both those looking to take a long journey across the Mohave desert as much as those looking to get in a few weeks out in the middle of the Brazilian Rainforest, just meditating on the peace of fishing in tropical freshwater, yet at the same time, safely connected to the world.</p>
<p>Loops and fastek buckles that attach to other bags with ease, removable buckles that can even serve as an anchor point and even MOLLE compatible PALS for military style rucksacks.</p>
<p>The solar panels themselves on the front of the Voltaic Pouch are made from a special aluminum plastic alloy that can easily protect fragile items stored in the front pockets.</p>
<p>Holding a total of 600 cubic inches of space, the solar Voltaic Pouch made by Voltaic Systems can charge either DC or AC as required and comes standard with 11 adaptors, including USB adaptor.</p>
<p>The Solar Voltaic Pouch can always be used as a standard charging device as well as a generator when the ion batteries are full.  The LED light on the Voltaic Systems logo is a charge indicator with style.</p>
<p><i>Lightweight, tough, rugged and perfect for those looking to spend long periods off the grid, this <b>Solar Voltaic Pouch</b> will make life a lot easier, allowing for even the simplest of creature comforts, out in the middle of nowhere, where a person can be themselves, one with nature, and yet, amazingly, human at the same time.</i></p>
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		<title>Solar Voltaic Daypack</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Solar Voltaic DaypackTM will hold 25 liters of daytrip gear and is perfect for those hiking around the city or seeing the sights in distant far away lands. Business folks, will enjoy the Solar Voltaic Daypack made by Voltaic Systems, as it is practical for in-the-field work and especially last minute flights where mobility [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=rainwaterharv-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=B001E99H2I&#038;fc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;m=amazon&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;bc1=000000&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr" style="width:120px;height:240px;padding:4px; scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" align="left"></iframe>The <b>Solar Voltaic Daypack<sup>TM</sup></b> will hold 25 liters of daytrip gear and is perfect for those hiking around the city or seeing the sights in distant far away lands.</p>
<p>Business folks, will enjoy the <b>Solar Voltaic Daypack</b> made by Voltaic Systems, as it is practical for in-the-field work and especially last minute flights where mobility and communication are a must.</p>
<p>The integrating solar panels are key to this design, as there is no need to unpack solar panels that take up extra space in your carryon.</p>
<p>All devices are securely held within the structure of the daypack itself, including the solar charger, ion batteries, wires and channels for all sorts of small gadgets except a laptop, although it will store one easily inside the main pouch.</p>
<p><i>Solar Voltaic Daypack</i> was designed to provide not only for comfort, but also safe mobility, while still generating up to four watts of electricity, charging the typical cell phone in anywhere from four to six hours in direct sunlight.</p>
<p>Made from strong yet reliable lightweight aluminum plastic composite, the solar panels, withstand the elements, including heavy rain, sleet and hail, but provide an excellent protection for delicate electronics or other objects that might be held within their pouches.</p>
<p>The battery pack of the solar Voltaic Daypack will charge at 5, 6 or even 7.2 volts, comes with a built in LED torch and can be used as a generator when fully charged.  </p>
<p>The charge indicator is elegantly a part of the stylish logo of Voltaic Systems, a company thinking ahead.</p>
<p>PDAs, MP3, cell phones, digital cameras, two way radios camcorders&#8230;etc.  Solar Voltaic Daypack is perfect for small devices, is cool looking, sporty and best of all, perfect for those traveling around on or off the grid, but still in need of immediate electricity anywhere, anytime.</p>
<p><i><b>Solar Voltaic Daypack</b> manufactured by Voltaic Systems is freedom of movement in a world that is learning, little by little, that the meaning of sustainable solar energy; belongs to everyone</i></p>
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		<title>Solar Voltaic Backpack</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 02:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Solar Voltaic Backpack is perfect for those looking for a portable solar charger and a large backpack in one aesthetic design. With silver, orange, green or charcol details on the solar panels optional, this is more than just a school bag, it is an on/off grid 30 liter backpack of the future. The Voltaic [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=rainwaterharv-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=B001E99H2I&#038;fc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;m=amazon&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;bc1=000000&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr" style="width:120px;height:240px;padding:4px; scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" align="left"></iframe>The <strong>Solar Voltaic Backpack</strong> is perfect for those looking for a portable solar charger and a large backpack in one aesthetic design.</p>
<p>With silver, orange, green or charcol details on the solar panels optional, this is more than just a school bag, it is an on/off grid 30 liter backpack of the future.</p>
<p>The <em>Voltaic Backpack</em> is made by Voltaic Systems and is now commercially available to the consumer.</p>
<p>1,850 cubic inches of storage space blends with multiple pockets and wire channels for different electronic devices, including cell phone, MP3/MPEG/I-pod player, palmtop, digital camera or digital camcorder.</p>
<p>The shoulder straps are an interesting design that include high-density padding, adjustable phone/MP3 pouch and a channel tube to an optional bladder pouch.</p>
<p>The back panel also includes high-density padding with nylon mesh for better airflow.  The fabric is 840D nylon that is UV resistant PU.</p>
<p>The solar panels on the front are strategically located to protect fragile objects inside the front pockets.</p>
<p>Weighting no more than 3.5 pounds when empty including the battery and solar panels, the solar Voltaic Backpack is 20 inches high, 10 to 15 inches wide and 7 to 10 inches deep, holding up to 30 liters.</p>
<p>The 2,200mAh Li-Ion battery pack is well built and can be set to three different voltages, generate up to four watts of power on three solar panels that are lightweight, waterproof and eliminate the need for a car charger or outlet for a diverse array of small electronics.</p>
<p>The Solar Voltaic Backpack can be AC or DC and comes with 11 standard adapters including universal sizes for cell phones.</p>
<p><em><a title="Solar Voltaic Backpack" target="_blank" href="http://www.voltaicsystems.com/bag_backpack.shtml">Solar Voltaic Backpack</a> made by Voltaic Systems is perfect for travelers going on or off the grid alike, and ensures sustainability for the long haul.</em></p>
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		<title>Solar Wireless Access Point</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[iRData Corporation makes and sells a self contained solar wireless access point. The SWAP900 is an access point for WiFi prepared computers that is totally self-sustainable on solar power. If you find yourself in an Internet hot spot or rural network, places like construction sites, agricultural communities, sports or recreational events, the SWAP900 is perfect [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><img title="Solar Wireless Access Point" src="http://solar.rain-barrel.net/images/solar-wireless-access-point.jpg" align="left" border="0" />iRData Corporation</strong> makes and sells a self contained <strong>solar wireless access point</strong>. The <a title="SWAP900 - Solar Wireless Access Point" href="http://www.irdatacorp.com/SWAP900ProductPage.htm" target="_blank">SWAP900</a> is an access point for WiFi prepared computers that is totally self-sustainable on solar power.</p>
<p>If you find yourself in an Internet hot spot or rural network, places like construction sites, agricultural communities, sports or recreational events, the SWAP900 is perfect for staying off the grid.</p>
<p>WiFi users are the upcoming trend in Internet, as there is a good part of our country still living too far away from the city to be on the grid, and in these cases, emergency networks or remote private storage networks can be interesting.</p>
<p>Security monitoring with these solar wireless access points are excellent because of the hardy construction and all purpose mounting.</p>
<p>For this reason, RV Parks, Boat Marinas, Telemetry and Research Networks can all benefit from the sustainable resources that SWAP900 provides, energy from sunlight.</p>
<p>A solar wireless access point with the SWAP900 means a self-contained, 2.4 gigs of WiFi speed, and adaptable to any mesh-network.</p>
<p><strong>iRData Corporation</strong><br />
2973 Harbor Blvd.<br />
Suite 630<br />
Costa Mesa, CA 92626<br />
Phone: (714) 434-9964</p>
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		<title>Solar WiFi</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2006 01:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is Solar WiFi? It is a wireless digital network broadcasting that uses solar energy for those totally off the grid in a low cost educational K-12 effort to break the digital barrier between those with electricity and those without. Solar Wifi is a straight forward out of the packaging solar powered wireless fidelity digital [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What is <strong>Solar WiFi</strong>?  It is a wireless digital network broadcasting that uses solar energy for those totally off the grid in a low cost educational K-12 effort to break the digital barrier between those with electricity and those without.</p>
<p><a title="Solar WiFi at Green WiFi" target="_blank" href="http://www.green-wifi.org/">Solar Wifi</a> is a straight forward out of the packaging solar powered wireless fidelity digital network for intranet and Internet users alike.</p>
<p>Ever since 1928 when Herman Potoènik Noordung published his soul work, The Problem of Space Travel &#8211; The Rocket Motor, the idea of bringing the worlds information and communication systems into one beautiful invisible web was first set down and institutions like GreenWifi.Org are living his legacy today.</p>
<p>Since 1928, much has happened, technology has advanced, wars have been raged, lives lost and almost 80 years later, we are only now beginning to see the importance of a globalized networks of human communication, free of wires.</p>
<p>Solar WiFi technology is an entire network that can be placed freely, anywhere in any pattern, without power lines or wires.</p>
<p>GreenWifi.Org is dedicated to a new battle, <em>The Battle of the Great Digital Divide</em>.  Hording information is like hording medication from the wounded.</p>
<p>Solar WiFi is a technology that can breach that enormous gap between people, languages, cultures, economies and heal the world with free communication systems for those in places without, especially children.</p>
<p>If our planet is to learn from historical errors, the greatest ever was the closing of all Greek and Roman schools that taught the Seven Liberal Arts in 529AD in Constanople.  Humanity never again felt thesame level of scientific and cultural advances until the publication of Encyclopedia of Philosophy in 1751 in Paris.  1200 years of darkness due to the lack of a proper education; hording information is a moral crime against humanity.</p>
<p>The more people with access to information the higher quality of life we can guarantee for the future generations, it is not only logic, it repeats itself historically.</p>
<p>What could be more sustainable than solar wifi for the future of our world?  Investing in education is investing in the future.</p>
<p>The greatest educational divide with the popularization of the Internet is the virtual reserve of collective human experience and knowledge being limited to only those with access to the digital world.</p>
<p>Solar WiFi comes out of the box ready to use, and easy to install, allowing those in impoverished and underdeveloped nations to have access to the realm of the high-speed flow of electrons, anywhere in the world.</p>
<p><em>It has come time for Noordungs vision of global communication with invisible wireless satellite broadcasting to come true, Solar WiFi is the technology and GreenWifi.Org is fighting the first battle.</em></p>
<p><u>More Solar WiFi:</u><br />
<a title="Green WiFi Solar .pdf" target="_blank" href="http://green-wifi.org/pdf/Green-WiFi-1-Pager.pdf">Solar WiFi Grid Networks</a> (Adobe pdf)</p>
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