Electricity / Power: Mains, Solar, Hydro & Wind Power

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1. Battery Distributors in The Philippines?

   By easy44, May 25, 2015
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   • Paul
   • May 25, 2015

2. Solar-Powered Motion-Detector Light

   By hilyfe, July 23, 2015
   • 8 replies
   • 928 views
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   • Paul
   • July 23, 2015

3. Solar panels and Charge controllers

   By Maydolong, February 23, 2016   

   • Electrical
   • solar
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • Electrical
     • solar
     • off grid
   • 8 replies
   • 1.6k views
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   • Maydolong
   • March 3, 2016

4. I Need Help Identifying Some Parts

   By Paul, September 12, 2007
   • 7 replies
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   • David_LivinginTalisay
   • September 14, 2007

5. Renewable energy scam

   By poby, March 19, 2011
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   • KID
   • March 19, 2011

6. You or your Kids want to be a Chef ? With all this cooking Reality shows not surprising, but consider reality first

   By Stranded Shipscook, November 9, 2011
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   • Paul
   • November 9, 2011

7. PlanetSolar Reached St. Martin and Beat Its Own Record Speed for a Solar-Powered Transatlantic Crossing!

   By Knowdafish, May 25, 2013   

   • solar
   • solar powered boat
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • solar
     • solar powered boat
     • boat
   • 7 replies
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   • Paul
   • May 25, 2013

8. Carbon-negative energy, a reality at last -- and cheap, too

   By hchoate, October 20, 2013
   • 7 replies
   • 558 views
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   • samatm
   • October 22, 2013

9. UPS Battery Life

   By Denis, November 13, 2013
   • 7 replies
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   • Denis
   • November 14, 2013

10. Calculating offgassing of lead-acid batteries

    By Ronin, October 17, 2014
    • 7 replies
    • 506 views
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    • thebob
    • October 17, 2014

11. Neighborhood Entertainment

    By SkyMan, July 12, 2015
    • 7 replies
    • 773 views
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    • thebob
    • July 12, 2015

12. Using the Sun to run a AC unit

    By noddle, May 4, 2016
    • 7 replies
    • 981 views
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    • noddle
    • May 5, 2016

13. My take on loading power inverters

    By Paul, June 10, 2016   

    • solar array
    • power inverter
    • (and 2 more)

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      • solar array
      • power inverter
      • alternative energy
      • off-grid power
    • 7 replies
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    • Paul
    • June 13, 2016

14. Cost of Running a Honda Generator or other

    By Denis, July 18, 2017
    • 7 replies
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    • Woolf
    • July 18, 2017

15. Everyone is blaimed for Mindanao

    By Cary, October 1, 2010
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    • lazydays
    • October 3, 2010

16. Generator consumption

    By Raven, March 30, 2013
    • 6 replies
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    • Raven
    • March 30, 2013

17. Alternate ways for cooling structures

    By Knowdafish, May 24, 2013
    • 6 replies
    • 642 views
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    • RogerDat
    • June 3, 2013

18. 24 hours power options for medical reasons?

    By Mediaspot, June 1, 2013   

    • solar power
    • solar array
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • solar power
      • solar array
      • pv panels
    • 6 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • thebob
    • June 2, 2013

19. Lo Bat

    By miles-high, June 11, 2013
    • 6 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • panther
    • July 2, 2013

20. How to run small 110v electronic items in Cebu

    By foreverlost, August 10, 2013
    • 6 replies
    • 649 views
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    • Bill H
    • August 10, 2013

21. Hydro-Power Using Recycled Washing Machine to Generate Electricity

    By JamesMusslewhite, January 13, 2014
    • 6 replies
    • 822 views
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    • JamesMusslewhite
    • January 14, 2014

22. This looks interesting... any thoughts?

    By Captainmike, June 8, 2014
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    • Paul
    • July 7, 2014

23. 10,000 kWh in three and a half years

    By Chas, July 5, 2015
    • 6 replies
    • 662 views
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    • Chas
    • July 6, 2015

24. Spherical sun-tracking solar energy-generating globe

    By Kodiak570, December 24, 2013
    • 5 replies
    • 686 views
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    • Sonny
    • December 25, 2013

25. Solar lighting

    By Heeere's Johnny, December 13, 2013
    • 5 replies
    • 741 views
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    • thebob
    • December 14, 2013

26. bio-gas fueled electric generator

    By Jim in Cebu, February 22, 2011
    • 5 replies
    • 3.4k views
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    • Runian
    • April 21, 2011

27. FYI Roof Solar Panel dangers

    By hchoate, September 16, 2013
    • 5 replies
    • 783 views
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    • Knowdafish
    • October 9, 2013

28. Veco to rotate power cuts today

    By Paul, May 11, 2014
    • 5 replies
    • 681 views
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    • Headshot
    • May 11, 2014

29. Solar Roadways

    By Lee, May 25, 2014
    • 5 replies
    • 857 views
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    • Sonny
    • May 26, 2014

30. Power Outages

    By cvgtpc1, December 6, 2014
    • 5 replies
    • 764 views
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    • Paul
    • December 7, 2014

31. The law forcing children into crime.

    By littlejohn, June 30, 2015
    • 5 replies
    • 754 views
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    • Jawny
    • June 30, 2015

32. Inverter type appliances

    By bluecarabao, July 5, 2016
    • 5 replies
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    • Paul
    • August 1, 2016

33. Broken Energy Saving Light Bulb WARNING

    By stagger, October 7, 2011
    • 4 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • KennyF
    • October 7, 2011

34. Local solar installation in Japan.

    By thebob, January 27, 2014
    • 4 replies
    • 552 views
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    • thebob
    • January 27, 2014

35. Sunway "MPPT" Solar Charge Controllers, teardown.

    By thebob, January 25, 2016
    • 4 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • thebob
    • January 26, 2016

36. Power cuts/Brown outs in different areas of CEBU

    By iJohnDR, February 5, 2015
    • 4 replies
    • 641 views
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    • Knowdafish
    • February 5, 2015

37. researching building a small solar power station

    By SumDumJoe, July 15, 2015
    • 4 replies
    • 656 views
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    • hyaku
    • July 15, 2015

38. Lister type slow speed motors.

    By BigAl, April 29, 2016
    • 4 replies
    • 659 views
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    • woodchopper
    • April 29, 2016

39. Had a short, burnedwire but did not blow fuse.

    By RogerDat, January 1, 2017
    • 4 replies
    • 2.1k views
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    • RogerDat
    • January 3, 2017

40. VECO power outages announcement for those on Feeder CRT322

    By DeezNuz, October 8, 2010
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • fredanna
    • October 10, 2010

41. WELDER/GENERATOR - WHERE TO BUY?

    By donroberts, February 13, 2011
    • 3 replies
    • 2.2k views
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    • donroberts
    • March 8, 2011

42. Wind Powered Car That Goes Faster Than the Wind!

    By Knowdafish, June 15, 2013   

    • wind power
    • wind powered car
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • Edwin
    • June 15, 2013

43. Power sockets

    By mrlondon, November 12, 2013
    • 3 replies
    • 453 views
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    • Jim Sibbick
    • November 13, 2013

44. Solar Trackers

    By Paul, November 19, 2013   

    • solar
    • solar array
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • solar
      • solar array
      • pv panels
      • solar tracker
    • 3 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • thebob
    • November 19, 2013

45. Listing on eBay for some small panels

    By Paul, January 17, 2014
    • 3 replies
    • 803 views
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    • Joel
    • November 22, 2014

46. Good series on home solar systems from South Africa

    By SkyMan, February 20, 2014
    • 3 replies
    • 580 views
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    • Paul
    • February 20, 2014

47. Would a 50hz generator work ok in the Philippines

    By maccydee, May 29, 2014
    • 3 replies
    • 723 views
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    • redman69
    • May 29, 2014

48. A Solar Cell that Stores its Own Power

    By broden, October 3, 2014
    • 3 replies
    • 824 views
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    • Kim_
    • October 3, 2014

49. Robinson's Mall, Dumaguete Poised to be Solar Powered!

    By Knowdafish, April 12, 2015
    • 3 replies
    • 4.4k views
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    • Irenicus
    • July 11, 2016

50. Automatic Transfer Switch (power load from mains or inverter)

    By Paul, June 10, 2015   

    • solar charging
    • transfer switch
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • Paul
    • January 4, 2016

51. A 1.8Kw Wind Turbine and a 1kw Solar Panel what could that run?

    By weijing3333, July 24, 2015
    • 3 replies
    • 946 views
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    • Joel
    • September 24, 2015

52. Solar products available in Cebu

    By Lee, September 9, 2015
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • RogerDat
    • September 10, 2015

53. Regarding the Blender(Voltage Converter)

    By liquido, December 12, 2016
    • 3 replies
    • 2.1k views
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    • batman2525
    • December 12, 2016

54. Turbulent Is Ready to Change the World!

    By +Dafey, February 17, 2018
    • 3 replies
    • 1.8k views
    • 
    • +Salty Dog
    • February 25, 2018

55. Affordable PV Solar Panel. 'TFSC' - Cost v Efficiency

    By David_LivinginTalisay, November 15, 2010
    • 2 replies
    • 6.1k views
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    • David_LivinginTalisay
    • January 1, 2011

56. How to make your own 220V battery backup system

    By Kaku, February 15, 2012
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • Davaoeno
    • February 21, 2012

57. Sun Calculator: Calculate the Sun's position throughout the year.

    By Paul, December 22, 2013   

    • solar calculator
    • suns position
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • solar calculator
      • suns position
      • track the sun
    • 2 replies
    • 579 views
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    • Paul
    • December 29, 2013

58. The new VECO bills are here, the new VECO bills are here!

    By SkyMan, September 15, 2013   

    • VECO
    • 2 replies
    • 563 views
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    • SkyMan
    • September 15, 2013

59. Solar Tracking in the tropics

    By SkyMan, December 27, 2013
    • 2 replies
    • 508 views
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    • SkyMan
    • December 28, 2013

60. QSolar Limited has Sale of QSS-250 and QSS-300 Panels ($0.51per watt).

    By David_LivinginTalisay, March 13, 2014
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • Paul
    • March 13, 2014

61. Revolutionary Concentrated PV reaches world record of 72% solar efficiency in the field

    By David_LivinginTalisay, July 23, 2014
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • thebob
    • July 24, 2014

62. Hybrid materials could smash the solar efficiency ceiling

    By broden, October 9, 2014
    • 2 replies
    • 569 views
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    • Bill H
    • October 9, 2014

63. Project: Improvised autark surveillance system (geek stuff)

    By nomad4ever, February 3, 2015
    • 2 replies
    • 870 views
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    • Lee
    • February 16, 2015

64. Which is better? A "low frequency"& "high frequency" inverter?

    By fordtech, May 27, 2015
    • 2 replies
    • 702 views
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    • thebob
    • May 27, 2015

65. MECO installs 13.8 KV wire upgrade In Kalawisan

    By RogerDat, June 20, 2015
    • 2 replies
    • 566 views
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    • RogerDat
    • June 21, 2015

66. Is anyone part of net-metering scheme?

    By senseless, September 6, 2015
    • 2 replies
    • 852 views
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    • senseless
    • September 9, 2015

67. Easy to Understand Solar - Youtube

    By noddle, March 28, 2016
    • 2 replies
    • 713 views
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    • Paul
    • March 29, 2016

68. ZCell home energy storage system (Redflow)

    By noddle, March 30, 2016
    • 2 replies
    • 850 views
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    • rizla
    • April 4, 2016

69. DC power strip

    By RogerDat, July 27, 2016
    • 2 replies
    • 2.8k views
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    • RogerDat
    • July 28, 2016

70. Good source for 250W panels?

    By SkyMan, November 19, 2016
    • 2 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • bert
    • November 19, 2016

71. 5000 Amp Fuse

    By fred42, July 16, 2017
    • 2 replies
    • 692 views
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    • fred42
    • July 16, 2017

72. SM Seaside completes installation of solar panels

    By Woolf, March 20, 2018
    • 2 replies
    • 1.4k views
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    • Woolf
    • March 22, 2018

73. VECO RENT Security Light

    By fredanna, October 28, 2010
    • 1 reply
    • 1.3k views
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    • oldehappycat
    • March 19, 2011

74. Carcar City Subdivision And Electricity?

    By ttmctoad, July 7, 2012
    • 1 reply
    • 495 views
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    • tobster
    • July 7, 2012

75. SmartCharge Wants You Not To Notice Power Outages

    By +Salty Dog, December 6, 2013
    • 1 reply
    • 880 views
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    • David_LivinginTalisay
    • December 7, 2013

76. 110 Volt Appliances

    By Doromaner, March 26, 2012
    • 1 reply
    • 600 views
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    • CardiacKid
    • March 26, 2012

77. Great new LED 12 volt light!

    By RogerDat, October 5, 2012
    • 1 reply
    • 948 views
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    • Paul
    • October 6, 2012

78. Another Energy friendly construction Japanese style

    By spooks, November 26, 2013
    • 1 reply
    • 383 views
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    • Paul
    • November 26, 2013

79. Flowing Salt Water Over Graphene Generates Electricity

    By broden, April 21, 2014
    • 1 reply
    • 760 views
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    • Mikala
    • April 21, 2014

80. How to calculate energy savings with Inverter A/C?

    By A_Simple_Man, May 11, 2014
    • 1 reply
    • 827 views
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    • lopburi3
    • May 11, 2014

81. Liam F1 Urban Wind Turbine

    By Mikala, May 28, 2014   

    • wind turbine
    • wind power
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views
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    • Paul
    • May 28, 2014

82. Solar Panels made with 3D printer

    By contraman, July 23, 2014   

    • solar
    • 1 reply
    • 819 views
    • 
    • Paul
    • July 23, 2014

83. First solar-powered homes rise in Sto. Tomas, Batangas

    By rainymike, May 21, 2015
    • 1 reply
    • 439 views
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    • Paul
    • May 21, 2015

84. P2.5B solar power plant to operate in June 2016

    By Lee, September 27, 2015
    • 1 reply
    • 778 views
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    • colemanlee
    • September 27, 2015

85. Bio Gas Generator

    By RogerDat, November 16, 2015
    • 1 reply
    • 855 views
    • 
    • fred42
    • November 16, 2015

86. Electric Vehicle Manufacturers in Philippines

    By Paul, January 28, 2016   

    • electric vehicles philippines
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
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    • Pman
    • January 28, 2016

87. Graphene Solar Panels

    By lokias, April 15, 2016
    • 1 reply
    • 719 views
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    • Paul
    • April 15, 2016

88. MY2NJ 8 Pin Relay & PYF08A Socket Base

    By Paul, September 30, 2016   

    • transfer switch
    • DPDT relay
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • transfer switch
      • DPDT relay
      • electrical projects
      • home projects
    • 1 reply
    • 3.1k views
    • 
    • rizla
    • September 30, 2016

89. Power from diapers

    By Lee, March 21, 2017
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views
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    • +Dafey
    • March 21, 2017

90. OZ Solar-powered center

    By lamoe, April 12, 2020
    • 0 replies
    • 4k views
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    • lamoe
    • April 12, 2020

91. Job Well Done by MECO

    By RogerDat, January 13, 2012
    • 0 replies
    • 642 views
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    • RogerDat
    • January 13, 2012

92. Is there anybody on the forum now using solar energy in Cebu or Cebu Provence?

    By tomaw, September 18, 2012
    • 0 replies
    • 426 views
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    • tomaw
    • September 18, 2012

93. Off Grid.

    By thebob, February 27, 2013
    • 0 replies
    • 824 views
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    • thebob
    • February 27, 2013

94. How about some night time lighting around your home?

    By Paul, February 28, 2014   

    • solar array
    • solar lighting
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • solar array
      • solar lighting
      • perimeter lighting
      • security lighting
    • 0 replies
    • 791 views
    • 
    • Paul
    • February 28, 2014

95. Portable (modular) DIY PV Panels (Instructables.com Project)

    By David_LivinginTalisay, April 4, 2014
    • 0 replies
    • 602 views
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    • David_LivinginTalisay
    • April 4, 2014

96. Australia's largest solar farm opens

    By contraman, September 3, 2014   

    • solar
    • 0 replies
    • 699 views
    • 
    • contraman
    • September 3, 2014

97. Cheap hydrogen fuel from the sun – without rare metals

    By broden, September 26, 2014
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • broden
    • September 26, 2014

98. Solar Philippines energizes SM North

    By Lee, November 20, 2014
    • 0 replies
    • 572 views
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    • Lee
    • November 20, 2014

99. 170MW wind capacity hangs - and Innovation?

    By Cgu, February 11, 2015
    • 0 replies
    • 522 views
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    • Cgu
    • February 11, 2015

100. Burgos wind farm to supply 150 MW to Luzon grid

     By rainymike, March 2, 2015
     • 0 replies
     • 584 views
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     • rainymike
     • March 2, 2015