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Researchers have created a new material that overcomes two of the major obstacles to solar power: it absorbs all the energy contained in sunlight, and generates electrons in a way that makes them easier to capture.

Ohio State University chemists and their colleagues combined electrically conductive plastic with metals including molybdenum and titanium to create the hybrid material.

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The system is based on a paper thin the outside of the bag, it’s a flexible solar panel. It charges a battery pack located inside the bag.

Place the solar panel towards the sun to collect energy (window, home, car, café, walk/bike around). The battery pack will hold the sun’s energy for several days.

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Albuquerque-based SkyFuel LLC unveiled a new solar thermal reflector system in Colorado on Oct. 10 that, for the first time, replaces glass mirrors with a polymer-based solar array.

They inaugurated a 100-meter array that sports parabolas made with the “ReflecTech” mirror film, a metalized polymer that can be laminated to aluminum sheets.

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The House approved the energy tax credits after rejecting them only a week ago. The tax credits will go to businesses and residents who invest in renewable energy, from building and operating solar and wind power plants to installing small-wind turbines on residential properties.

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The battery is the main component of your power station. Monitoring means knowing the state of charge in your battery. You can choose a voltmeter or use a purpose built monitoring system.

Using a 12 volt battery full of charge let’s say … 120 amp/hours.

If we measure the voltage of fully charged 12 volt battery with nothing connected it should be around 12.6 volts.

If we connect a reasonable load to the battery the voltage will drop to around 12.1 but the battery is still full of charge at this point.

If we connect a charging source to the battery, for example an 80 watt solar panel, the voltage will rise to about 15 - 16 volts.

If the battery was flat we might see the following:

• No load: 12 volts
• With load: 11.0 volts
• Charge connected: 13 volts

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Solar Power can work well for most items except large electric appliances (water heater, clothes dryer and electric stove).

The basics of solar power:

Using solar power to produce electricity is not the same as using solar to produce heat.

• Solar thermal power is applied to produce hot fluids or air.
• Photovoltaic power is used to produce electricity.

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The inverter 12 to 220Volt transforms the battery current to 220V to use in equipment operating at 220 volts.  Ideal for television, computer, mobile phones, etc… , compressors, refrigerators etc. …

Most solar energy systems generate DC current which is stored in batteries. Nearly all lighting products, appliances, motors, etc, are designed to use alternating current, it takes an inverter to change the battery-DC stored at the standard power (120 V AC, 60 Hz).

In an inverter, a direct current (DC) is moving back and forth to produce an alternating current (AC).

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This is a guide to help you install and choose the right solar panels on your RV to charge your batteries and power your devices.

It’s articulated in sections where each section explains a specific question.

How can I increase the autonomy power of my motor home?

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12 Volt Solar Battery Chargers are a convenient and lightweight alternative to charge portable applications such as:

• MP3 player
• Portable amplifier
• Sound speakers
• Cellular phone
• Digital camera
• LED lamps
• Smart Phone / PDA
• Game Player
• GPS
• Razors
• Gadgets
• Iphone / Ipod
• Nintendo DS
• Etc…

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