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It is good for business and good for the environment to put your job to bed before you leave work. We need to put our work places into low energy mode when we are done, just like putting your home into energy saving mode at bedtime. Giving the electric meter a break when we take a break saves money and the environment.

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When planning on converting your home to run on solar energy, either on or off grid, you will need to know some of the basics. In this article you will get a general idea of how solar energy panels work and how to plan their placement in regard to shading and orientation.

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Hybrid cars are the latest additions in the race of the auto industry. A few years ago there were only a few on the roads, but today there are thousands. Hybrids will make it easier for people to be spared the cost of out of control gasoline prices.

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Solar lights work by charging rechargeable battery cells to power the light during the night. The main two types are NiCad (nickel cadmium) and Ni-MH (nickel metal hydride). The old chemistry for battery cells is Nicad which suffers from 'memory effect' and is bad news for any solar application. With Nicad technology the cell must be run flat before recharging, if it is only partially drained it remembers the last point of charge. Subsequent charges will only charge that point and gradually reduce the capacity of the cell. If you remember the old mobile phones with batteries that would die after just 10 minutes, well they used Nicad!! The solar light must have Ni-MH charger built in to charge the upgraded Ni-MH technology. In solar application you need a straight 12 hours charging time, bad news for Nicad cells but no problem with Ni-MH. For the optimum use Ni-MH technology will work 100% better, it will recharge over 1,000 times without the problem of memory effect.

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Harry

Over 20 years experiance in marketing and developing high quality products.

Solar chargers are a great option for people always on the move. If people are always traveling, a solar charger is a wonderful user-friendly option that wont drain resources.

ICP solar chargers are an excellent brand of charger that is guaranteed to work. If you are dependent on your battery to operate machinery or vehicles, this guarantee is essential. Having a battery charger that does not work when you are stuck miles away from civilization is not a good thing. ICP solar chargers are also a great idea for backup power in a small home or cabin.

Solar power has often been commended for its environmentally-friendly capability to provide energy. One solar panel can charge a 12Volt battery in full with direct sunlight at a rate of 7 Amps or more. The power is then electrochemically stored within the battery.

ICP offers a range of chargers for devices like cell phones, PDAs, and other small electrical appliances. With these chargers, you simply plug the device into the solar charger and let it do its job. ICP also offers chargers for higher power machines like cars, motorcycles, heavy duty trucks, even marine and RV applications.

The ICP solar chargers range in price from $30 to $500. However, it is well worth the investment and there are no recurring electrical utility costs associated with charging.

Dawn Rowlett

Dawn Rowlett is an author for Battery Web,a retailer and wholesaler of all types of batteries. Visit the site for a great selection of Solar Chargers.