A portable system for mounting a solar panel includes a modular base defining a set of interconnecting components that assemble via a set of intra-assembly features into a portable base for a solar panel. The modular base includes lower and upper relief to provide passive ventilation to the interior of the modular base and recesses to accommodate a user's appendages during assembly, and ballast volumes to retain a non-rigid ballast to weight the module base holding it in place. The modular base includes adjustable panel retention structures to constrain solar panels of a range of dimensions and configured to carry moisture away from the solar panel. The modular base includes a set of latches and corresponding latch receivers to fix adjacent modular bases together at a fixed distance less than the width of a human hand to form an array.

A mobile-charging power system including a mobile transportation unit including a housing and an axle; a battery assembly positioned within the housing; a power electronics module electrically coupled to the battery assembly; and an electro-mechanical generator electrically coupled to the power electronics module. The electro-mechanical generator is driven by the axle. The system further includes a solar power generator coupled to the housing. The solar power generator is electrically coupled to the power electronics module. The system further includes a controller electrically coupled to the battery assembly and the power electronics module; and a control panel electrically coupled to the power electronics module and the controller. The control panel includes a first electrical plug and a second electrical plug.

An mobile solar powered EV charging station consists of an inflatable solar concentrator based hybrid solar thermal and photovoltaic subsystem with thermoelectric activated thermal storage to store thermal storage and regenerate electric power; a battery bank subsystem to store the cogenerated electric energy from the hybrid solar thermal and photovoltaic subsystem; an electric driving subsystem to make the entire system mobile; and a control subsystem to coordinate all of the subsystem to work. The mobile EV charging station is not only able to generate electric power locally to charge EVs, but also able to transport power from solar powered EV changing station network and power grid to the sites where EVs are located.

An mobile solar powered EV charging station consists of an inflatable solar concentrator based hybrid solar thermal and photovoltaic subsystem with thermoelectric activated thermal storage to store thermal storage and regenerate electric power; a battery bank subsystem to store the cogenerated electric energy from the hybrid solar thermal and photovoltaic subsystem; an electric driving subsystem to make the entire system mobile; and a control subsystem to coordinate all of the subsystem to work. The mobile EV charging station is not only able to generate electric power locally to charge EVs, but also able to transport power from solar powered EV changing station network and power grid to the sites where EVs are located.

A solar powered electric motorized scooter is provided for use with a battery, the solar powered electric motorized scooter comprising a base, a flexible foot pad which has a margin, the margin attached to the base, a plurality of flexible solar cells mounted on the base, an electric motor which is in electrical communication with the flexible solar cells, a front wheel, a back wheel, the wheels rotatably disposed on the base and in motive communication with the motor, a steering tube rotatably mounted to the base and attached to a bracket that retains the axle of the front wheel and a handlebar, which terminates the steering tube, wherein the flexible foot pad is configured to flatten under the pressure of a rider and to curve upward when not under pressure of the rider.

Features for a solar generation system. The system includes a solar generator that may be installed on a shipping container. The solar generator includes one or more deployable rotating solar arrays. The rotating solar arrays may be deployed and stowed using actuators. The rotating solar arrays may be stowed for transport of the system on ships or to remote locations. The solar panels of the array are unexposed when stowed. A base frame with corner castings may attach to standard connections on cargo containers. The solar generators may be stacked on top of each other when stowed for transport. An actuation system may include linear actuators with two arms connecting at a moving pivot point that attach to a base frame and to the panels for deployment. Another actuation system may include end-mounted linear actuation arms with panel backside-mounted deployment arms.

A turbine comprises a shaft (20), a mass (10) eccentrically mounted for rotation about shaft (20), having its center of gravity at a distance from the shaft (20) and a motion base (15). Motion base (15) rigidly supports the shaft (20), and is configured for moving the shaft (20) in any direction of at least two degrees of movement freedom, except for heave. A floating vessel-turbine (120), encloses entirely the eccentrically rotating mass (10) and the motion base (15). The turbine converts ocean wave energy into useful energy, very efficiently.

A turbine comprises a shaft (20), a mass (10) eccentrically mounted for rotation about shaft (20), having its center of gravity at a distance from the shaft (20) and a motion base (15). Motion base (15) rigidly supports the shaft (20), and is configured for moving the shaft (20) in any direction of at least two degrees of movement freedom, except for heave. A floating vessel-turbine (120), encloses entirely the eccentrically rotating mass (10) and the motion base (15). The turbine converts ocean wave energy into useful energy, very efficiently.

A device that can float in a liquid can be used to adjust the temperature of the liquid by monitoring the temperature of the liquid and comparing to a desired temperature and pumping liquid into contact with a thermal adjustment element in the device. The device comprises a thermal adjustment element, a temperature detector to measure the temperature of the liquid exterior to the device, a controller to turn the device on when temperature measured is outside a desired range, a pump to take a portion of the liquid from outside the device to thermal contact with the thermal adjustment element and return the portion of the liquid to outside the device, and a photovoltaic module mounted in a position to be exposed to light which photovoltaic module provides energy to operate the device.

A device that can float in a liquid can be used to adjust the temperature of the liquid by monitoring the temperature of the liquid and comparing to a desired temperature and pumping liquid into contact with a thermal adjustment element in the device. The device comprises a thermal adjustment element, a temperature detector to measure the temperature of the liquid exterior to the device, a controller to turn the device on when temperature measured is outside a desired range, a pump to take a portion of the liquid from outside the device to thermal contact with the thermal adjustment element and return the portion of the liquid to outside the device, and a photovoltaic module mounted in a position to be exposed to light which photovoltaic module provides energy to operate the device.