Solar Lights
Solar lights are usually powered with a small array of
solar panels that collect and convert solar energy for immediate use.
Light fixtures, solar street lights and other outdoor lights are popular
applications of this technology. The lights can also be equipped with
batteries that store excess energy for use in the dark or on cloudy
days.
Solar lights can be purchased for use with residential or commercial
applications. Gardens and other landscaping features offer great opportunities
to learn about solar technology and make it work for you. Lights can
line pathways or even be big flood lights. Solar energy makes these
lights pretty much self-sustaining.
Other solar lights can even be for indoor lighting. Some manufacturers
even offer complete kits for solar indoor lighting in case of emergency
or for off-grid applications such as a remote cabin. For example, kits
can include CFL bulbs, a 19-watt solar panel and a large capacity battery
box.