During the holiday season, every home is busy buying and decorating for Christmas. The most bought Christmas decoration during this season is Christmas lights. It is expected that about a trillion Christmas lights are used to light up and decorate houses and buildings. However, the long strings of Christmas lights, which are often incandescent or [...]

The SolarSheat 1500G is a glazed recirculation solar air collector designed for space heating applications. Air is drawn from inside the room through the bottom of the collector and blown out through a duct in the top. The SolarSheat 1500G can heat an area of the home or room up to 750 ft2 or 70 [...]

Solar technology is becoming more and more efficient, and more and more handy around the house! WE’ve been waiting a long time for a good set of solar-powered Christmas lights – and these red and green LEDS from Flipo do exactly that. These lights make the holiday decorating outside so much easier since they don’t [...]

The installed cost of solar PV power systems in the United States fell quite a lot last year and then further into the first half of 2011, according to a report released on September 15 by the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The average installed cost of residential and commercial PV systems completed [...]

This solar water heater is generally used with a water storage tank which has a built-in heat exchanger and backup electrical or gas heating for cloudy days. A working station is used to accommodate for pressure changes and to pump the fluid from the collector to the heat exchanger inside the tank when the solar [...]

Solar works well on a roof, but not all roofs work well for solar. Here are a few factors you may want to consider when evaluating your roof for solar. 1. Age of your roof Has it been more than 20 years since anyone has tended to your roof? If so, a specialist should take [...]

The SunRise Solar Attic Fan is a solar-powered vent fan that draws the heat right out of the attic of your house. The Flat Base model is perfect for atypical sloped shingle roofs. The solar attic fan unit uses the most advanced solar panels to collect and deliver power directly from the sun to a [...]

Want to live in a kick-ass eco-friendly house, an all-new 2010 GMC Terrain and $100,000? HGTV is kicking off its 2010 Green Home Giveaway. Located in the Pinehills community of Plymouth, Massachusetts, just eight miles north of Cape Cod, this amazing home earned a GOLD Certification from the National Association of Home Builders. “This is our first HGTV [...]

Greenhouse Solar Shed is a 10 x 8 unit for your yard. It is the most versatile Greenhouse Solar Shed of it’s kind. From greenhouse to storage, to the ultimate project space, the Phoenix by Handy Home Products can be customized to meet any need. The sun will shine on and power your projects. Simply [...]

This well-designed and super-functional solar pool heater reduces your carbon footprint with a system that keeps your pool warm for less money, and with less energy use. The solar system captures the sun’s rays and efficiently transfers it to your pool via heavy-duty, commercial-grade solar panels with reinforced welds and UV inhibitors. You can install [...]