| Most people like the idea of solar power. Who | | | | wanted to go to the bother and expense of getting an |
| wouldn't? Solar power produces energy with no | | | | electrician in to fit it? |
| harmful emissions, totally silently and with no running | | | | Good quality solar powered lights can provide |
| costs. So why don't we use it more in our day to day | | | | dependable light in any remote location without the |
| lives? Well, there is no reason why we shouldn't, so if | | | | need for trailing cables or any mains power at all. They |
| you're interested read on... | | | | can be DIY fitted in minutes and will work for years |
| Whilst powering your home with solar power is still | | | | without costing a penny to run. Shed lights and |
| prohibitively expensive for most, using solar power as | | | | movement operated security lights, right through to DIY |
| a practical source of energy for smaller applications | | | | systems for large barns and multiple stables are all |
| most certainly is not. There are literally hundreds of | | | | readily available. |
| affordable solar powered products that will work well | | | | Solar Trickle Chargers |
| in the UK and that can be both useful and cost | | | | Solar chargers are ideal for trickle charging batteries |
| effective alternatives to mains power. | | | | on infrequently used vehicles such as vintage cars, |
| Micro Scale Solar | | | | sports cars, motorbikes, mowers, tractors and boats. |
| Small solar cells have moved on a step from powering | | | | With the help of a solar trickle charger you can return |
| the humble desk calculator. Solar power is now widely | | | | to your machine with the peace of mind that the |
| used to power everything from children's toys to | | | | battery will be charged and ready for starting duties. |
| electric shavers! The most common applications | | | | Recreational vehicles such as camper vans, caravans |
| include solar powered torches, radios, battery chargers | | | | and boats that run on board lighting and appliances |
| (typically AA & AAA types) and chargers for | | | | from 12V leisure batteries can also greatly benefit |
| mobile phones, iPods and the masses of portable | | | | from the addition of a solar panel to help with charging |
| electronic gadgetry that is so widely used today. | | | | duties. Batteries can be topped up silently throughout |
| Great if you are on holiday, travelling or camping, these | | | | the day with energy from the sun, which has to be |
| products will provide dependable power when | | | | preferable to running a noisy diesel engine or generator |
| otherwise you might have none. | | | | to do the same job. |
| Solar Lighting | | | | So why not get powered up by solar energy? It really |
| Have you ever thought how useful it would be to have | | | | can provide practical and cost effective solutions in a |
| a light somewhere in the garden, on the outside of the | | | | wide range of day-to-day situations and, believe it or |
| house or perhaps in your shed or stable, but not | | | | not, it makes you feel good too! |