Multi-Function Digital Mobile Solar Charger

With everyone making a conscious effort to go green these days, have you ever paused to consider doing so with your chargers for multiple devices as well? Brando has an option with the Multi-Function Digital Mobile Solar Charger, relying on the power of the sun to keep your most commonly used gizmos all juiced up. This gadget features an intelligent automatic voltage regulation technology that is able to monitor the discharge voltage and current. Inside you will find integrated large-capacity rechargeable lithium polymer batteries that are not only durable but cost-effective. The Multi-Function Digital Mobile Solar Charger is perfect for keeping devices such as digital cameras, MP3 players, cell phones, DS Lites and PSPs juiced up no matter where you are, all for $69.

Coleman Solar Battery Charger

Having experienced a dead battery in your vehicle is surely one of life’s moments where nearly all drivers know. The Coleman Solar Battery Charger will help prevent that from happening, sending a “trickle” charge to the battery as long as it feeds on sunlight. Just make sure you place it in a strategic spot.

Here’s an easy and inexpensive way to keep your car’s 12V battery charged. Place this solar-powered charger on the dash or window for best sun exposure, then plug it into the car’s cigarette lighter. It sends a “trickle” charge to the battery, preventing it from being drained by the clock, radio memory or an alarm which uses power even when the ignition is off. Great for use with ATVs, snow vehicles and vintage cars that are used infrequently. Suction cups hold it on the windshield or garage window. 10-ft. power cable. Includes a battery clamp adapter that lets you connect it directly to a battery, if desired.

It will cost you $29.95 to bring home the Coleman Solar Battery Charger. Perfect for folks with fleets of vintage cars, while we poor plebeians who find it difficult enough to maintain a single car aren’t to likely to run into a dead battery situation from NOT using our vehicle often enough.

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Greencore’s Solar Powered Air Conditioner

It’s an idea that makes perfect sense - when it’s hot, the sun is out, so why not utilize that energy to help cool down. Californian based Greencore has developed a solar-powered air conditioning system for both fixed and mobile applications which can keep a room up to 600 square feet cool using a single 170 watt solar panel or switch to using power from the grid when necessary.

The Greencore 10200 is a thermostatically controlled solar powered air conditioner that provides mechanical cooling air conditioning without the high operating costs associated with traditional A/C units. It runs on DC current to avoid the need for an AC inverter. Both mobile and fixed units are available, depending on user needs, and the mobile version comes with either two or four batteries.

One of the great features is that for days when it’s stinking hot yet overcast, the system has the option to use power from the grid to charge its batteries. It does this at off peak times to save users money and to avoid increasing demand during peak periods. The efficient design means it will automatically switch from solar to battery power when sun is unavailable. The Greencore 10200 is also available with an optional heating component for climate control on warm days with cool nights.

The costs of the GreenCore10200 Solar Powered Air Conditioner start at USD$5700, depending upon the model with solar panels and extra batteries sold separately. The mobile unit comes with one solar panel as standard and the heating component is an extra USD$400. The design also provides the flexibility to incorporate other alternative forms of power generation such as wind power.

The product is now available, but the company says that due to high-demand it is currently only selling the systems for commercial applications. Both McDonald’s and the US Navy are testing Greencore’s solar cooling systems.