Don Mussell of Hawaii Public Radio was looking for a solution to a problem we hear all the time. The radio tower on the Mauna Loa volcano beams residents all over Hawaii their daily dose of news and entertainment, which is no small thing on the almost entirely rural ‘Big Island’. But unreliable grid power, outrageous contractor estimates, and ample sunshine [...]
Here’s another nice customer comment, for our solar lamp post lights: “Kriss, I’ve installed the post light and it’s everything the info said it was. I’ve attached several photos, which you’re welcome to use as you like. Thanks again, it’s been a pleasure and I’m sure I’ll be in touch again. Terry” Thanks for your [...]
We love hearing from our customers (even if its bad news) but we certainly have had a some great customer compliments lately. Check out what Dr. Dot from Kentucky has to say: “I LOVE my Victorian style three light solar lamp post- I have had a small concrete pad poured for it and will get [...]
Dave wanted to power his pop-up trailer with solar power for camping trips. Naturally we assumed this meant lights, maybe a radio, you know the usual camping stuff. Little did we know that he meant he wanted to rock out in the Rockies. Checkout Dave’s one man band video here: >>>> Solar Jam High in [...]
Jerry ordered a solar lamp post light from us about a month ago. He excitedly opened the package when it arrived – and found a cracked and broken mess. Let’s here Jerry tell it: Hi Kriss, I received my new light yesterday and it is perfect. I am a very happy customer and want to thank [...]
Jerry wanted an easy some solar panel system that would reduce his power bill and provide backup power for when the grid in his Tennessee town goes down (which is way more often than he’d like). So he ordered two 130w solar panels, a couple charge controllers, and some lightning arrestors. He also got a [...]
Jared is a professional climber and clean energy proponent. He called us to help with his camper renovation project and we were happy to oblige. Check out the video for a full tour of his awesome van that featers solar power, video editing system, climbing bars and guest ‘room’. Go Jared! Go Solar! >>>>>> Jared’s [...]
Riaz and his friends are going green and loving it. They are using solar on the roof of their complex in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Iqbal Town, Faisalabad, Pakistan, to power small electronics, computers, fans, lights, and chargers. Riaz hopes to be completely off grid before too long to avoid the all-too-often grid outages. We love your solar [...]
Back in my construction days when we needed something simple, cheap, but effective, we would say we needed to ‘hucklebuck’ something. You might have also ‘jury rigged’, or ‘jerry rigged’ as some pronounce it, a few things in your life too. Our friend and customer in Alabama, Jud, hucklebucked himself a nice little rack system [...]
Chris Peoples likes to stretch his expand his students knowledge, especially when it comes to renewable energy. His project is to help power a boat for a race coming this spring. So he’s got his classes building solar panels from our solar cells and placing them on foam core to keep them lightweight. [...]
We love seeing customer success stories. David M. in Kentucky wanted to power his RV for some long term, off the beaten path travelling. And he wanted to do it all himself. Solution: build your own solar panel and add a manufactured charge controller (we haven’t figured out how to make those at home yet!). [...]
Q: Can we power our 1000W electric wheat grinder with a solar kit? We use it for about 5 minutes every other day and would like to power it and a few other things. – Richard Powell, USA A: Yes, there is a kit that is ideal for this application here: http://www.spheralsolar.com/products/90W%252dAC-Plug-and-Play-Solar-Power-System.html This kit can [...]
We’ve decided to start a new segment where we answer customer questions and post them here. Q: An engineer friend (not a solar engineer) told me that unless solar panels are vacuum sealed, they will break down quickly. Won’t this happen with your (DIY Solar Panel) system? Andrew M. A: The short answer is ‘sort of’. [...]
Some friends of ours here at Solar Sphere just got a brand new solar power system – and it didn’t cost them one thin dime to get it installed. “A solar lease made it immediately accessible for us to reduce our dependency on fossil based energy and teach our young family about caring for the [...]
As you know, we love to show off our customers’ killer solar applications that use the products they purchased at Solar Sphere. Our latest comes from Dave in Colorado. He has set up a really cool charging station using 2 Solartech 20W solar panels a Morningstar SunSaver Charge Controller. He has this hooked up to [...]