Solar Cells
Portable Solar Charger For Cell Phone
Great portable solar charger for cell phone. Comes with adapters for several cell phones. This handy portable device has 1 solar cell. Just open it up to the sun, or via the AC adapter, or a computer USB port to charge the solar cell.
Merchant: Cell Phone Shop
Solar Power Educational Kit
Sale Price: $23.95*
Retail: $30.99 (23% off!)
(HobbyTron)
Excellent introduction to solar power through hands-on experiments - makes science enjoyable & exciting. Instruction booklet explains how solar cells work and how to connect solar cells for the desired voltage and current.
Merchant: HobbyTron
Solar Cells
The capture and use of solar energy has been growing for many years, but only in recent times have advances in design and manufacture allowed us to see the incorporation of solar energy as a significant player in the renewable energy arena.
Merchant: eBooks
Coleman® Exponent® FLEX 5 ?Foldable Solar Charger
Coleman Exponent Foldable Solar Charger Specifications High efficiency solar cells. Great for campers, hikers, backpackers and kayakers. Very compact, thin and lightweight ?about the size of a paperback book when folded.
Merchant: Responsible Energy Corporation
Brunton 4.5 Watt SolarRoll
Sale Price: $174.99*
Retail: $295 (41% off!)
(Dick's Sporting Goods)
The Brunton(r) 4.5-watt SolarRoll(tm) can easily be used for charging small electronics like cell phones and PDAs. The amorphous solar cells provide effective low-light performance, and the Tefzel(r) fluoropolymer construction offers extreme durability.
Merchant: Dick's Sporting Goods
Next Generation Photovoltaics
"First generation" solar cells were based on silicon wafers. These had a fairly high conversion (solar energy to electricity) efficiency but were cost intensive.
Merchant: eBooks