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What you need to know about solar chargers to save energy

admin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:20:08 +0000

With many corporations and companies going green, solar cell phone chargers have entered the race. Preserving the environment is very important nowadays because the world has been deteriorating throughout the
years from excessive pollution and harmful gases.

Because cell phones have become so popular worldwide, companies have jumped on the green bandwagon, creating solar cell phone chargers. Not only is this a great move for the companies and corporations themselves as
profits will flutter, but they are also helping the environment as well as setting examples for other companies.

For solar mobile phone chargers to work, sunlight must be exposed to the device in which energy is absorbed. For the iSun, a very popular solar phone charger, the solar device is connected through a power cable into
the power input of the cell phone or electronic device.

While in the sun, the energy that is produced from the iSun is then transferred to the receiver. There are several other ways that energy can be produced and transferred from different solar cell phone chargers on the market.

To get technical, specific cell phones require a certain amount of kilowatts per hour for charging. Depending on the local electricity costs, kilowatts can vary anywhere from ten to fifteen cents.

In order to charge a standard cell phone, the cost can often cost less than or around a penny. However, the savings are not in the numbers, but the standard cell phone charger being left into the outlet.

People tend to leave their charger in the outlet 24 hours a day and even if it isn’t being used, it still drains energy. Over the course of an entire year of the same outlet being used for the phone charger, it can
add up very quickly and save a sufficient amount of money by using solar cell phone chargers.

From amazing to extremely poor, the quality of solar cell phone chargers can very quite a bit. Upwards of the highest quality is the Portable Solar Charger which can produce energy through a USB cable, wall outlet, or by
the sun.

Having multiple ways for charging make this device a very worthy investment because it can practically be used anywhere even at night where the sunlight isn’t available. The output in volts for this solar cell
phone charger is 5.5 volts.

When an invention first comes out, like solar cell phone chargers, companies and corporations attempt to jump on the bandwagon, creating their own version of a device.

Sometimes they succeed, but many times they turn out to be complete failures. This would be considered “waste” by the manufacturers. However, the high quality solar mobile phone chargers that are bought and used on a daily basis by many customers can be labeled as excellent investments because the use of these products has no waste from the sunlight producing energy.

Valery Bowen writes for 12voltsolarpanels.net a non commercial blog focused on his energy efficient story to help people understand how and why they could save 290,0000 tonnes of CO2 starting from small devices. He
writes on Solar Mobile Phones Chargers to help people learn how to consume less energy from the scratch and then extend it to bigger devices or appliances.

Let Your Child Start the Green Life Early With Eco-Friendly Baby Products

admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:28:02 +0000

Living the green life is fun and rewarding at the same time. More and more are now into green lifestyle by using numerous eco-friendly products from clothes to prefabricated houses to organic foods to recycled accessories and more. Today, living the green life can already be started earlier that even our babies can benefit. Eco-friendly baby products are now widely sold from all around the globe. Listed below are some of the products available for purchase in some supermarkets and online stores in India.
Eco-friendly cloth diapers – made of eco-friendly fabrics, these diapers can be washed every after use. This product will definitely reduce waste created by many of the parents who are patrons of disposable diapers. Comfort will never be a problem because these diapers are absorbent, hygienic, and comfortable.
Eco Infant Mufflers – keep your baby warm while still keeping the practice of living green by providing them with the eco infant mufflers. These mufflers are made of organic fabrics that made it soft enough for your babies to make them feel comfortable and warm. In addition, these mufflers come with exclusive designs that will make your little ones fashionable.
Cotton Knitted Blankets – another great product that your baby can benefit while living green are the cotton knitted blankets. These blankets are not only eco-friendly but also are comfortable and will let your angels attain the sound sleep that they need. Made of highly durable organic fabric, this cotton knitted blankets are offered to parents across the globe.
Naturepeduc Organic Diaper Changing Pad – there is nothing to be more comfortable in changing your baby’s diaper than doing it on a Diaper Changing Pad. Even this simple act, we can do it the green as well by using the eco diaper-changing pad, the Naturepedic Organic Diaper Changing Pad. It is waterproof and is made of organic cotton cover to make your babies feel comfortable. It also has an organic cotton filling and uses pure, natural, and chemical-free materials.

Use Eco-friendly Cars and Produce Zero Carbon Emission

admin — Thu, 28 May 2009 07:41:37 +0000

Using an alternative energy is another good thing to do to save the environment. When it comes to our car, we can help save the environment by using hybrid or solar powered cars. Solar powered cars are now visible almost everywhere and I am glad that India already has it.
I am talking about the solar powered Reva vehicles that allow the Indian Youth Climate Network make their goal to raise the awareness for climate change into an action. The Indian youngsters have taken three electric powered Reva cars and do the adventurous trekking by plowing through 3,500 kilometers of landscape in India. Through the fun activity that they had, they were able to show the world that the solution to fight global warming is available anywhere even in the most remote places.
Using three solar powered Revas, a plant-oil powered truck, a vegetable oil powered van, and a van with solar panels are the ones used by the youngsters in their caravan to tour around 15 major cities of India.

Lithium ion batteries that charges 80 percent for 2.5 hours of charging and 100 percent full charge for 8 hours of charging powers the Revas car for up to 90 miles. It also has installed solar panels that provide about 10 percent of battery life.
With the use of the Revas car, you will be able to save not only on sky rocketing gas prices but the environment as well because solar powered vehicles produces zero carbon emission, thus it does not harm the environment.
Another wonderful eco-car that is now available in India is the Tata car. The maker Tata Motors Limited in India’s tops carmaker. With is recent collaboration with the Thai Government, they were able to produced the eco-friendly car for the Indian nationals to use.
If you are not into those two mentioned car brands, you can always check your local car dealers and ask for their eco-friendly models. This may includes the hybrid cars from Honda or Toyota or others that you wish to patronize. Brand may not be an issue at all, as long as your car will not harm the environment it will be a perfect car to help save the earth.
Nowadays, many of the hybrid cars perform like the normal cars that we previously love. Many of them now have better mileage just like the old gas fueled car and at the same time, allow its users to protect the environment from harm. That is why, if better mileage is your basis when buying your dream car, you can now easily have it in a hybrid car. So why harm the environment when you can save it by using hybrid or as we all it eco-friendly cars at the same performance level as with the gas fueled cars that are the large contributors to green house gases.
With the presence of the eco-cars mentioned, I am sure that India will now be one of the countries that have successfully fight global warming.

Eco Phones to Save Mother Earth

admin — Mon, 25 May 2009 07:04:21 +0000

The call to save Mother earth and preserve the ecological balance has been rising in huge proportions, especially now that we are facing extreme global warming and the possibility of climate change.
The good thing is that a lot has answered, ranging from the private individual to the mega corporations. Among these mega corporations doing their share of saving the environment are the telecommunications and mobile phone companies.
More than just plant trees by the roadways or teaching people on how to manage and segregate their wastes, these corporations attempt to help in ecological preservation through things they excel at – mobile phones.
The mobile phone is already an integrated part of the modern individual, a device that has evolved from a mere phone into an essential part of human communications. Simply put, the modern person most likely possesses a mobile phone for obvious reasons.
But that being said, most mobile phones are made of materials that contain chemicals that are harmful to the land such as cadmium, nickel, and lithion. And every day, tons of mobile phones and cellular batteries have been clogging the landfill all over the world, adding to mass of human junk we make every single passing day.
Granted, mobile phone companies are not tree huggers. But with the current state our environment is facing, it is nice to know that these communications giants are fusing modern communications technology and environmental awareness with their lines of eco friendly cellular phones.
Samsung, the South Korea-based mobile phone manufacturer, has been consistent in launching pro-environment mobile phones. The still-in-the-works Samsung Blue Earth is slated to be made of recycled water bottles and is powered by the sun. While this phone is still in the drawing board, the Samsung Blue Earth is nearing its completion and will be available later in 2009.
Another environment friendly Samsung mobile that is already out in the market is the Samsung E1107. Powered by a solar panel in the back, the Samsung E1107 eliminates the need for conventional cell phone batteries.
Sony Ericsson, another mobile phone titan, also chips in its share of eco-friendly mobile phones – the Sony Ericsson Green Heart. Though there is still no news when the phone will be made available to the public, the news is that the Green Heart’s chassis is made of biodegradable materials and the keypad is molded from recycled plastic.
Nokia also joins the pro-environment mobile phones race with the two concept phones currently in the designs phase. One is powered by solar energy while the other phone will utilize radio waves frequency. It is slated that such energy are more efficient than solar power, but current prototypes are still to deliver such claim.
Another good thing is that electronics companies all over the world are also bent on easing the world from further environmental damage with solar chargers and other alterative and unconventional power sources for mobile phones, such as chargers with hand crank-mechanism.
If the trend should pick up and generate enough following, then there is a big chance we will be using environment friendly phones in the near future.