If you’re thinking about finally switching out your regular light bulbs for something more environmentally friendly, LED light bulbs might be just the ticket. LED (light emitting diode) light bulbs use only 3-7 watts, while fluorescent bulbs use 20-35 watts per bulb. A regular 100-watt bulb can use as much as $20 a month, if [...]

It seems weird to look to the sun when you want to cool off, however,  CEO of new company Chromasun and former CEO of Ausra, Peter Le Lievre, says solar air conditioners could become a key element for relieving stress on the grid during peak periods. Because we all know that when there’s a heatwave, [...]

Now as much as we love the idea of solar lights by IKEA, with an extremely thrifty price-point (the above SUNNAN desk lamps retail for just $19.99), we are a little bummed that they came up with a totally fug design like these solar desk lamps that are often placed beside living room phones. However, [...]

Solar airplane the Sunseeker II, will be flying over Europe this Spring. Eric Lentz Gauthier of Solar Flight says, “The exact dates and destinations that the tour will cover are not set in stone right now. The first leg will be from Freidrichshafen, Germany down to Sicily and then back up to Switzerland. From there [...]

ZTE of China just unveiled the world’s first low-cost cell solar powered cell phone. The Coral-200-Solar uses a small solar panel on the back of the phone to receive its energy. Charge time to talk time is 4:1 with it taking one hour in the sun to get enough juice for 15 minutes of conversation. [...]

Here’s a nifty new solar-powered gadget. If you own an iPhone, you can now juice it up with solar power with Brando’s solar-powered leather case. The leather case fits both the 2G and the 3G model of the iPhone and uses solar power to recharge your phone when the battery is low in an environmentally [...]

Looking for a kids toy sans batteries or those dangerous electrical plugs? This solar-powered toy monkey that uses solar energy to climb the rope, hand over hand, might be just the ticket. The eco-friendly, solar-powered toy will cost you around $20. The solar-powered toy monkey is marketed as a toy that will help kids “appreciate [...]