Energy generation

Solar

Gadget chargers

• FreeLoader
• Solar Arcadia
• Solio

Solio Mono

Solar panel manufacturers

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• First Solar
  • Article in EEE Spectrum, August 2008
• NanoSolar
• Natcore Solar highly efficient solar cells (30% efficiency for tandem cells)
  • TechEye Article, 13 July 2010
• Lumeta solar roof tiles that look like regular tiles
• Odersun (Germany)
• Pyron Solar Efficient Solar Generators
• Schott Solar (USA & Germany)
• SolarCity (USA)
• Solar Roadways (USA)
• SolFocus (US & Spain)
• Sunlight Direct – Hybrid Solar Lighting
• Night time solar power generation
• Solyndra for rooftop installations
• Xunlight Corp
  

Wind power

• Green Mountain Energy (USA)
• Quiet Revolution (UK)

Vehicle charging stations

Our view is that Better Place offer one of the most genuinely sustainable vehicle charging solutions available. Whilst electric cars and charging stations are a step in the right direction, the key is to source energy responsibily. After all, charging a car or commercial vehicle from a coal fired power station is simply moving the problem elsewhere, rather than elliminating it altogether. Better Place use solar panels to charge batteries. Further, their batteries are removable allowing drivers to simply exchange drained batteries at charging stations en route. We equate it is better not to wait.

• Better Place
• Coulomb Technologies ChargePoint
• GE WattStation (13 July 2010)

GE WattStation in conjunction with FuseProject design

Energy storage

• A123 Systems