Getting Green Off The Grid

Handy, since LED bulbs are still pretty expensive.
the Otherpower.com Discussion Board || How to make your own LED bulbs.

After many attempts to make all sorts of LED-conversions I finnaly found one solution that is simple and efficient. Of course, you do need a great amount of patience in making this but when you consider the […]

You know, that’s a pretty simple idea. It’s so simple, it just might work!
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It occurred to Phillips, he said, that a traffic signal running on solar power and a battery — as opposed to the electricity it now uses — would never suffer a power outage.
Solar energy and batteries already power variable message signs […]

Time to write to your mayor and ask them when they plan to implement something similar.
DailyTech - Raleigh, NC Wants to Become The First “LED City”

In an effort to cut costs and become more environmentally friendly, the city of Raleigh, NC is looking to LED lighting. The city started a pilot LED lighting program last […]

This is a handy little guide.
instructables : LED’s for beginners

What a great way to work off those extra holiday calories!
Treehugger: Pedal Power Lights LED Billboard

Their website says that they’ll run off of AC or DC power. Good for those running solar and wind power.
The only power consumption information I could find stated that it ranks CeeLite along with LED for low power consumption. They do have a handy little electricity tutorial, though.
SCI FI Tech | SCIFI.COM

CeeLite panels […]

Why can’t your Christmas tree be off the grid too? Candles work, but are a little dangerous.
Inhabitat » LED CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

But this year, it’s time to break free from this dysfunctional relationship and invest in a few strands of LED lights to twinkle my greenery. Compared to traditional Christmas lights, I’ll be using 1/10th […]

Interview with a scientist about converting fuel based lighting to solid state. Quite a read! Very informative.
TheJack Online ::

I developed a lighting energy demand model that produced the first estimates of global energy use for lighting. Using primary field data collection, synthesis of the literature and laboratory measurements, I determined that fuel-based lighting […]

Instead of lighting a candle for those in poor countries, light an LED for them.
IFC project stimulates LED market for off-grid lighting (October 2006) - News - LEDs Magazine
IFC’s “Lighting the Bottom of the Pyramid” project aims to assist companies to sell LED-based lighting systems to the 1.6 billion people around the world that are […]

I need one of these for my bikes!
Treehugger: Hydrogen Powered Fuel Cell Bicycle Light By Angstrom of Vancouver