Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Solar Power - Homemade Solar Power Charging Station




One of my solar charging stations, over 200 watts made from homemade solar panels recycled ups backup units, scrap wire, car parts, scrap wood, and old car batteries that some were repaired, also using low cost inverters and charge controllers also installed some new deep cycle batteries. Very low cost for me on the build except the new deep cycle batteries but they last for many years. The trailer can be moved around the property.



In the News:




Tesla Fires Up Solar-Powered Charging Stations
Businessweek
So proclaimed Elon Musk last night in Los Angeles as he unveiled a new fleet of solar-powered, public charging stations for the Tesla Model S sedan. Tesla Motors (TSLA), the all-electric-car maker, has set up six of these stations alongside freeways in ...




Electrifying Burning Man
IEEE Spectrum
Instead the zone was awash in homemade “evapotrons” (wind- or solar-powered devices that evaporate wastewater, important in the crowded drainage-free conditions), swamp coolers (which provide air conditioning through water evaporation), heat-deflecting ...




Torque News

Electric Cars Will Reach Destination With Alternative Energy Source
Torque News
With most of the spotlight on solar panels and solar energy in general, wind power has made a dramatic comeback. In fact over ... We could argue that an onslaught of electric cars charging at night could strain the electric grid, but according to the ...

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Elon Musk, the 21st Century Industrialist
Businessweek
Tesla, which went public in 2010, started shipping the all-electric Model S luxury sedan in June and will soon unveil a nationwide network of charging stations. SolarCity, where Musk is chairman of the board, is a player in the residential and ...




Sandy Antunes: Building Satellites to Listen to Space
Businessweek
They'll conduct experiments in low earth orbit—about 140 to 600 miles up, roughly as high as the International Space Station. After three months, they'll drift ... He soldered on a few solar cells for power, and it was good to go. Project Calliope ...




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