Archive for the ‘General News’ Category

Folding panel testing by social media journalist

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

The social media expert @Documentally has been testing using our portable solar panels charging iphone and ipad devices.
You can follow the discussion particularly of the 25W MyMobilePower folding solar panel at Bushtech.

Select Solar - Sale Time

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Select Solar - Sale Time

Up to 60% off

Don’t miss our fantastic offers

www.selectsolar.co.uk


Scotty Pro Charger - 01001ST01 - 35% off - £34.99


Solar Charger - 01001GL91 - 60% off - £7.99


Dynamo Torch - 02001GL04S - 35% off - £5.09


Solar Light and Water Bottle - 02001GL03S - 35% off - £5.73


Squeezy Torch - 02001GL91 - 60% off - £3.13


Devo Radio - 02003TG01 - 35% off - £60.00


Solar and Dynamo Reading Light - 02001GL06S - £35% off - £7.64


Solar Alien Model - 02006IP11B - 35% off - £15.74


Universal Rotor Kit - 02004IP15 - 60% off - £6.66


Large Universal Rotor Kit - 02004IP16 - 60% off - £7.83


Lion Model (no solar panel) - 02006IP92 - £6.36


2W 12V Amorphous solar panel - 06002IP02 - £11.50


4W 12V Amorphous solar panel - 06002IP01 - £20.00


6W 12V Amorphous solar panel - 06002IP03 - £25.00


12W 12V Amorphous solar panel - 06002IP04 - £40.00

Celebrity Cool Cap and Solar Shaver

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Look out for our Solar Cool Cap Solar Cool Cap
and our Solar Shaver Solar Shaver
in I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.

Low carbon, green and educational Christmas presents for kids.

Monday, November 17th, 2008

Make the holiday season green this year. Lower your carbon footprint this Christmas with solar power. Demand for solar power is growing rapidly and now children can learn about renewable energy in the most enjoyable way possible - by playing with it!

Focus on fun and on education this Christmas.

Inquisitive younger children will delight in power that seems to come from nowhere and they’ll have hours of fun with the simple wooden solar helicopter, finding out what makes the rotor go round. There’s a huge range of solar powered robots and models to make, from relatively simple ones that a 10 year old could make alone, to more difficult ones that need a dad’s help - Christmas fun for all the family.

Looking for an entertaining and educational Christmas present? Select Solar’s educational kits make great academic gifts and are designed to encourage children to adopt renewable energy principles from an early age.

Creative little girls will love the sunny beads that will allow them to make their own jewellery that changes colour in the sun.

Boys will love building and playing with the cars, planes and robots. Hours of fun on Christmas day and no fuel required. How about some wacky solar charged races on Boxing Day?

With a range of solar powered creatures, your little ones can have their own solar powered zoo! Lions, monkeys, spiders, frogs, birds, insects - none of which will be begging for scraps at the Christmas dinner table.

There’s lots of fun to be had with solar or dynamo powered toys, and there are some great ideas for teenage boys, who can be a real headache to buy for. If you want to get them something more interesting than the latest video game, and you’re looking for a present with an eco-friendly or (hidden!) educational message why not try a solar cap, dynamo copter, mini solar racer or water powered clock. They’ll probably also appreciate an iPower solar charger for their PSP and MP3 player, and a solar battery recharger for all their gadgets.

Solar powered dress

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Fashion designer Rachel Bagley has used our flexible modules to create a unique range clothing. Her solar powered jacket and dress are part of her wearable electronics collection that also have a touch sensitive fabric remote control integrated into the fabric under the surface which allows the wearer to change volume or track without touching the ipod.
Sketch of solar powered dress with control panel
Rachel has integrated our Powerfilm PT7.2-150 (200mA @ 7.2V) mini solar panels into a corset that can power an ipod. The solar panel is attached to a circuit board that controls the current and regulates the voltage; this then has a USB connector that can power any electronic device needing 6 Volts. She has constructed a tailored cream silk jacket that has 12 mini PV panels connected in series and parallel along the front and back of the jacket which will be able to charge an ipod or similar device. A yellow strapless cotton dress also has 12 mini PV panels integrated into the fabric along the bust.
Close up of solar powered dress
The garments are made using organic cotton and environmentally friendly peace silk as the collection is designed to have a positive effect on the environment and provide renewable electricity.Solar powered dresses

Solar powered bike

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

Let the sun help you up the hills, using a solar powered bike.

Richard has cycled along part of the Corsican coast using an electric bike recharged by a folding solar panel.

Solar powered bike
See more details on Richard’s Solar E Bike site.

Power for festival goers

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007

Select Solar have once again provided PodPads with 40W Kyocera panels to provide power for festival goers staying in their unique ‘PodPad’ accomodation. The panels fit exactly into a wonderful sunflower design that rises above the podpads to charge a 12V battery and thence to run lighting.

PodPads

BBC Live Earth

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

Select Solar Ltd are providing these items

Cool Cap Cool cap

Mini Solar Racer Mini Solar Racer
Crazy Cricket Crazy Cricket
Blow light Blow Light
Solar headphone radio Solar Headphone Radio

to Live Earth

Live Earth is a global series of concerts organised by Al Gore to raise awareness
about climate change. The concerts are taking place in 8 cities
worldwide on July 7th. More details about the concert are available on
http://www.liveearth.org