North Star Energy Services, Inc. - Portable Solar Generators

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Welcome!

Thanks for visiting North Star Energy Services! Headquartered in Apollo Beach, FL, USA, we manufacture portable solar electric energy systems as alternatives to standard petroleum powered generators. Our solar generators provide on-the-go power that is renewable, clean, quiet, and environmentally friendly. From 1,000 watts to 5,500 watts, and cart or trailer based, we have a system that can handle routine power needs, or we can customize a system for your specific requirements.

North Star Energy Announcement: SP Series Redesign

22 January 2007 We have completed the redesign our SP Professional Series trailer-mounted solar generators, and we have new photos ready in the products section (for the SP3600T currently)! We are excited about the redesign as it brings some new and intersting product features to the market. These include an adjustable tilt for the solar panels, piston-driven top for ease of opening, a rear panel that is removeable for ease of battery maintenance, and new optional features such as a storage shelf or a spare tire cover

We are also offering upgrades such as custom colors, aluminum diamond plate protection for the front panel of the trailer enclousure, and aluminum corner brackets for increased impact resistance.

Photos of SP3660T!

The first redesigned 3,600 watt trailer-based unit in the SP line is now operational and generating power!

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Featured Story

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Seven trends are introducing new efficacy into the practice of sustainable building.
Green building is rapidly gaining national traction. This article highlights seven distinct trends in the commercial green building sector. A new national standard to provide minimum guidelines for green building practices is expected to be finalized early in 2008.

What's New...

East Amwell, NJ: Inside the Solar Hydrogen House: No More Power Bills -- Ever. Mike Strizki has not paid an electric, oil or gas bill — nor has he spent a nickel to fill up his Mercury Sable — in nearly two years. Instead, the 51-year-old civil engineer makes all the fuel he needs using a system he built in the capacious garage of his home, which employs photovoltaic (PV) panels to turn sunlight into electricity that is harnessed in turn to extract hydrogen from tap water. (From Scientific America)

Report suggests renewables can meet half of global energy. Renewable energy and energy efficiency can meet half of the world's energy needs by 2050, but time is running out, warn the European Renewable Energy Council and Greenpeace. (From Refous.com)

Online Newsletters and Articles

The latest edition of Sunbeam (Apr '08), the eNewsletter of the American Solar Energy Society, is available.

The latest edition of REN21 News and Update (Nov '07/Jan '08), from the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century.

Read a recent edition of Refocus Weekly (21 May '08), from Renewable Energy Focus, the international renewable energy magazine.

Read the latest edition of Renewable Energy Weekly, from RenewableEnergyWorld.com.

Read the latest edition of Connecting to the Grid, published monthly by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC).

Interested in recent articles on renewable energy? Keep up to date by checking out Mother Earth News' alternative energy article index.

Other News...

Attention New York State Residents: As of 01 September 2005, New York State now exempts the purchase of solar systems from New York State sales tax! Now your purchase of a solar generator from North Star Energy Services can be tax exempt!

In 2005 the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) announced its policy statement "Common Sense." Published in Solar Today (Mar/Apr '05), ASES presents the first steps in transitioning to domestic, renewable energy.