Solar Appliances

Every day new technologies are being developed to help us to live more affordably AND sustainably. I encourage you to look around and consider how your home can become more energy efficient using renewable energy and the natural power of the sun!

These are just some of the many solar powered appliances available today. More are being developed all the time and I look forward to adding more to these pages as new technologies and solar inventions are created.

Solar Heating

Most homes are dependent upon nonrenewable energy resources such as natural gas, heating oil, or propane. Heating and cooling account for nearly 60% of the total energy usage in the average household. Learn more about how solar heating can help you to save money and live more sustainably.

Passive Solar Heating

Between active and passive solar heating systems, the easiest and most economical tends to be passive solar heating system. The simplest form of passive solar heating, and also the most common, is known as direct gain solar heating. In this form, sunlight enters the house through south-facing windows.

What Is a Solar Oven

As green living becomes more and more popular, new ecologically friendly products like solar ovens are being developed. A solar oven, also called a solar cooker, is a device that uses sunlight as its main source of energy in order to cook food. Though there are different kinds of solar powered ovens, there are a few characteristics that remain constant for all designs.

Types of Solar Power Ovens

There are many different kinds of solar power ovens. In fact, there are more than fifty designs, with hundreds of variations! Learn how to cook with solar ovens and which ones work the best for your household and cooking needs.

Solar Pool Heater

Heating a swimming pool for the swimming season can use as much energy as an entire home for a year. Most pool heaters emit greenhouses gasses which harm the environment, but there are now new solar pool heaters available to help you to make your swimming pool sustainable.

Solar Water Heater

Scientists and governments are constantly warning us that western countries' use of energy is releasing toxic gases into the air and destroying the earth's atmosphere. Using solar appliances can really help to reduce our impact on the environment. Solar water heaters are designed to be more economical than traditional ways of heating water because they don't use power sources, and they are also ecologically friendly.

Solar Power Roof Vents

Solar power roof vents are an excellent money-saving addition to any home and solve the problem of maintaining the proper temperature in your attic space. Attics are naturally extremely hot areas given that they're the closest in proximity to the suns rays. Keeping the attic air cool and moving is vital to keeping your energy costs down throughout the year.

Solar Air Conditioning

Many solar air conditioning units are not that much different than the electrically powered air conditioner as far as the internal elements. However, the very real difference is that once your solar air conditioner unit is installed, the power required to cool your home is absolutely free!

Solar Power Car

A solar power car uses the sun’s energy instead of non-renewable energy sources such as gasoline, which makes it an attractive option for our planet’s future. Solar cars are outfitted with hundreds of solar cells that “catch” the sun’s rays, converting them into electricity, and powering all of the car’s systems without emitting harmful substances into the atmosphere.

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