Product profile: Low cost e-bikes

Product profile: Low cost e-bikes

There are many e-bikes on the market, and usually, the higher the price, the better the bike, but that’s not always true. One brand, Leitner, has become known for good reviews (check them out at bit.ly/Leitner-reviews) without breaking the bank.

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Product profile: Eco-friendly high-vis wear

Product profile: Eco-friendly high-vis wear

When you are out cycling or even walking the dog, you need to say visible to road users, but common high-visibility gear is made for construction workers, not for leisure, and it’s made from synthetic materials that aren’t exactly eco-friendly.

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Product profile: Zero petrol

Product profile: Zero petrol

We’ve covered a few electric scooters over the last few years, and a recent entrant, Benzine Zero (Italian for zero petrol) has added some nice looking offerings to the market.

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Product profile: Install an energy monitor yourself…

Product profile: Install an energy monitor yourself…

Many energy monitoring products need you to access breaker box wiring to install current clamps and the like. This is work that should be done by a qualified electrician. The Powersensor Solar Monitor, however, can be installed by the homeowner without the cost of calling in a sparkie.

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Product profile: Go plastic free

Product profile: Go plastic free

With the world slowly waking up to the environmental disaster that is petroleum-based plastics, more non-plastic options for all kinds of common household items are becoming more readily available.

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Product profile: Flexible solar laminates

Product profile: Flexible solar laminates

The Flex series of flexible solar laminates from MiaSolé (owned by solar giant Hanergy) are designed to stick directly to suitable roofing profiles (such as standing seam roof sheets), eliminating mounting systems and roof penetrations from screws. The modules are based on CIGS (copper indium gallium selenide) cells and have efficiencies as high as many crystalline silicon panels.

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