The Path to Parity – The Evolution of Solar Technology

Here at the Solar Lights Site, we try to cover a variety of topics with regard to solar power. While our primary focus is on solar lighting, we believe that solar energy is the best alternative for eventually replacing fossil fuels. That is why, when our friends at sunrunhome.com asked us if we would like [...]

5 Uses for Solar Energy

With media constantly reporting on environmental issues and referring to resources that are not renewable and won’t be around forever, such as coal and natural gas, people are starting to look to new energy sources. The likes of wind turbine power, hydro power, bio-fuel and a vast range of other possible energy sources have been [...]

Solar Power for your Home – What do you Need?

If you’re looking at solar power, it’s a good idea to do your homework and define your needs. There are many solar power systems on the market today, and the more you know about your solar options, the more you’re likely to save and more cost-effective your solar power system will be. Solar power is [...]

Solar Lights 101

You may or may not have heard about a PV. With our current focus on finding alternative energy you will probably hear about PV’s in the future. PV stands for photovoltaic. This is the smallest element that converts sunlight into electrical energy. PV’s are also called solar cells. At this time solar cells are being [...]

Industrial Solar Lighting

I touched on industrial solar lights in the Hybrid Solar Lighting Technology article, but I would like to go into a bit more detail about some of the uses of solar lights in commercial application and some of the companies that are on the cutting edge of solar technology. There are a number of companies [...]