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Solar Powered Ray Bans

Solar Powered Ray Bans

Everybody looks cool in the iconic '80s Wayfarer sunglasses by Ray Ban. But you could look even cooler if you happened to take out one of its legs once indoors, to charge your iPhone just as it started running low on juice.

Students from the Miami Ad School in(...)

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New Zealand Winery Has Gone Solar

New Zealand Winery Has Gone Solar

Marlborough company Spy Valley Wines has installed a 52kW solar power system and they claim to be producing more wine from solar power than any other company in New Zealand.

The solar panels that were installed in August 2013 have reduced their power demands(...)

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Larry Hagman: The Iconic Solar Power Advocate

Larry Hagman: The Iconic Solar Power Advocate

Larry Hagman who passed away on the 23rd of November 2012, will not only be remembered as the Dallas soap opera star, but also as one of the solar power industries biggest(...)

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How to Get the Most Out of Your Solar Power System

How to Get the Most Out of Your Solar Power System

As the current buy-back rates from energy retailers aren't as high as the price of power from the grid, it is better that you try using your solar power during the day as it is created(...)

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Top 10 brands that have gone solar

Top 10 brands that have gone solar

The infographic by the SolarVote.org shows which brands have the largest solar portfolios in the US.  To see the full version of the infographic please click here.

The top 10 brands are;

1. Walmart - with 215 solar power systems and a combined total of(...)

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Green Party proposal for renewable distributed generation

Green Party proposal for renewable distributed generation

Gareth Hughes of the Green Party has just launched a proposal that will help promote the uptake of solar power and other small-scale renewable energy systems in New Zealand.  Hughes(...)

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Top 5 Fashion Designs Incorporating Solar Panels

Top 5 Fashion Designs Incorporating Solar Panels

I had an interesting selection of solar "fashions" to choose from for this article; from solar powered neck ties, bikinis, sportswear and baseball caps. To be honest solar powered clothes(...)

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Solar Power Install Time-Lapse on Agricultural Research Station

Solar Power Install Time-Lapse on Agricultural Research Station

The solar power system on the Westpac Taranaki Agricultural Research Station (WTARS) in Hawera is a pilot system to test out how much New Zealand farmers can benefit from installing solar(...)

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