Useful gadgets, products, and inventions that convert sunlight into energy.
Solar Powered 3D Printer
Sunlight and sand are used as raw energy and material to produce glass objects using a 3D printing process.
Solar Powered Shower
Modern outdoor shower uses heat from the sun to warm the water.
Solar Camera Strap
Weng Jie has designed a camera strap with integrated solar panels that will charge the battery in the camera.
Solar Lounge Chair
Recharge yourself and your electronics while relaxing outdoors.
Solar Hat and Solar Purse
Stylish handbag and cool hat designed by Joe Hynek will convert sunlight into electricity to power your mobile devices.
Solar Powered Boat
PlanetSolar boat uses solar energy to travel around the world.
Solar Powered Lawnmower
Now you can use clean energy of the sun to mow your lawn.
Solar Powered Barbecue Grill
Modern grill uses mirrors to direct sunlight to the hot plate.
Solar Powered Cutter
This cool machine is a low-tech, low energy version of a laser cutter.
Solar Dress
Day-For-Night dress made by Despina Papadopoulo is tailored with solar cells that are used to charge batteries of your devices.
Solar Powered Car
XOF1 solar car is an electric vehicle powered by 893 solar cells.
Solar Bikini
Custom made bikini with solar film strips will charges your iPod.
Solar Powered Sunglasses
Lenses with solar panels collect energy to power electronic devices.
For more uses of solar energy, check out: Solar Powered House
Larna
This will work perfectly in Asia country….and will be environmental friendly too…way to go inventors!
Jun 30th, 2011
TTV
The hat is hideous, but everything else is pretty cool.
Jul 1st, 2011
TwinkleTinytot
10 points for the Solar camera strap!!
Jul 1st, 2011
Zach
let’s make solar devices that we can photograph hot women with and make our product “better”.
Jul 1st, 2011
Ted
Awesome stuff here! I just don’t get the solar powered bikini. I mean, I’m a dude but still – I wouldn’t want a chord dangling from my two-piece bathing suit. I might buy it for myself anyway though… btw I’m joking XD
Jul 1st, 2011
MMM
The solar powered shower has been around in one form or another for ages. I know I have used one for 20+ years.
LOVE the solar lounge chair, beauty and function!
Jul 1st, 2011
Jay Moss
I guess i didnt get the barbie grill, is it just a giant mirror? cuz if it is, id never cook in front of that! lol
Jul 1st, 2011
Meow
The solar powered purse and swimwear are actually not as ugly as i would expect them to be. Me Like!
Jul 1st, 2011
nanobelle
The solar powered printer is a fantastically clever device. The sheer genius of it! Technological and artistic, wonderful!
Jul 1st, 2011
Critical Eye
I call BS on the lawn mower. Seriously doubt that 6 solar cels could create enough power to spin the blade fast enough to work well.
Jul 2nd, 2011
Muddy
I think anyone wearing a solar hat would be solo
Jul 2nd, 2011
Critical Eye
Wait a minute… the solar bikini can’t be worn in the water! Is a swimsuit that can’t be used for swimming really an example of good design??
Jul 3rd, 2011
Dave
solar panels do more harm to the planet then they ever make up for in their lifetime..
Jul 3rd, 2011
Sunidhi Garg
Solar powered cars are a dream! Is there something like solar power farms like we have windmill farms?
Aug 24th, 2011
key
I’m an inventor looking for some helpful info on how to
go about finding capital to help fund my solar concepts.
Jul 21st, 2012
Donald
I am realy glad the world is stepping up. Solar panels are infact pollution free easy to make and install. the only down-fall is, that everything you thought possible has already been invented. I was half way done with my designed and found out it has all ready been invented. That is hard to take in.
Dec 13th, 2012
rolf
i love solar and my panels produce twice as much i use i feel proud that i can make a difference But energy is priced by demand and when it is needed some thing that really could make a difference is instalations to store energy in massess in batteries or capacitors to bridge peak periods it not gona be cheap but if we dont become conservetive we kill the planet hence us ,our children, me ,every one of my friends
Feb 5th, 2013