Sometimes off-the-shelf solutions to a problem don’t meet your expectations. That’s what led [TomGoff] to build his own solar pond fountain. This build features a lot of creative reuse … ...

Winner: Build an Arduino-Controlled Solar Fountain Jason wanted a fountain in his garden. He didn't want to run power out to the fountain's location, so he decided to run it using solar power.

This solar tracker system uses the Arduino UNO board, a servomotor, 2 LDRs and 2 resistors to rotate the solar panel towards the Sun or a source of light.

What happens when an engineer builds a smart garden? This Arduino-powered system automates watering while collecting real-time data on soil moisture, temperature, and sunlight. From sensor ...

How to Build an Arduino-Based Solar Power Prediction System Using Python & Machine Learning, Part 1 Learn how to build, collect, and analyze real-time data using a low-cost data acquisition device ...

SODAQ has created a matchbox sized Arduino solar powered micro-controller board called the Autonomo that is now available to back over on the Kickstarter website from just $25.

Since solar panels still have relatively low conversion efficiency, the overall system costs can be reduced using an efficient solar charge controller that can extract the maximum possible power from ...

Using solar energy to create steam isn’t exactly a new concept, and solar concentrators (systems which focus the sun’s energy on a specific point) are well established.