This Solar Powered Mushroom Shaped LED Light is a great way to add a touch of whimsical fantasy to your garden or outdoor areas. The solar powered light will cause the mushroom shaped cover to glow, creating an beautiful feature for your outdoor space.

The Solar Powered Mushroom Shaped LED Light allows you to create a fantastical feel for your outdoor area. The light is available in three colours, orange, yellow and green. The mushroom shaped glass light uses LEDs to produce its glow and is attached to a brass coloured iron pole, with a solar panel attached. The end of the pole features a 4 prong spike to allow it to be placed easily into the ground.

The whimsically shaped light is great for use hidden away within a boarder amongst plants, to be discovered by those who are in your garden, or even as a focus point in a lawn. The light is easy to install and requires no complicated wiring, simply place it into the ground and let its internal 600mA NI-Hi rechargeable battery charge from the sunlight. Some thought must be given when placing the light to ensure that it will receive enough sunlight to allow it to illuminate at night. When the battery is fully charged the light should run for 6-8 hours.

Solar Powered Mushroom Shaped LED Light can add a touch of fantasy to your garden, without causing any worries over long term running costs, or over wiring.

The Solar Powered Mushroom Shaped LED Light is around $76. Shipping is to anywhere in the world, and can be purchased in Euros or Pound Sterling too.

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The Nokero N200 is a solar-powered lamp designed to reduce the dependence on the petroleum product kerosene, by being a replacement for the kerosene lamps typically used in the developing nations. According to Nokero, 25% of the world’s population still burn fossil fuels for light, contributing around 190 million tonnes of carbon dioxide every year. To be affordable to individuals on low wages, the lamps need to be practical, robust and affordable. And they are!

The Original Nokero N100

Nokero were kind enough to send me a Nokero N200 to review. Having heard of the Nokero N100 a little while ago, I was very keen to get my hands on one to play with. The Nokero N200 is considerably more aesthetically pleasing compared to it’s predecessor, in addition the N200 lamp is 60% brighter compared to the N100.

The Nokero N200 lasts for 6 hours on normal light mode, which I found to be impressively bright anyway. The ‘turbo-task’ mode is a much brighter setting, where the internal battery lasts only 2.5 hours on a single charge. For the majority of uses, such as camping or socialising, the normal brightness is perfect. If you want to do any reading or sewing, you will find that you need the ‘turbo-task’ setting to be able to see in such detail.

Nokero 200 - LED Light Side

Nokero 200 - Solar Panel Side

The lamp is designed to be rain proof, which definitely appears to be the case with the rubber-sealed switch, and tight plastic fittings. The solar panel is encapsulated in some kind of plastic resin, which further helps with weather-proofing and making the lamp very tough.

The construction certainly does feel very robust. I ‘accidentally’ dropped the N200 a few times, and it made a distinctive ‘thud’ rather than shattering. It’s not a delicate lamp, so it is going to last for ages. The most useful feature of the lamp is that the ‘locking’ metal hinge allows the lamp to be pointed towards the light very easily. I had the light hanging in the window, and I just angled the solar panel outwards to charge it up.

My concern with solar-powered lights in general are two-fold. One is the cost, as good quality solar-powered lights are expensive. However, the intended retail price for these lamps (for the developing nations) is just $15. Most solar-powered lights that I’ve encountered, typically fail within 12 months. Many lights fail within weeks! The average life expectancy of a Nokero N200 is 5 years, and given the quality of the product, I believe them.

The other issue I have is that the batteries will degrade over time, so unless the lamp is serviceable, it’s not a particularly viable alternative to kerosene lamps if the batteries need to be replaced every year. Nokero have thought of that, and the N200 batteries last between 2 to 3 years, but cost only $1 to replace. So in the average lifetime of a Nokero N200, you might need to replace the battery just once to get the full expected life-span.

The only odd thing I found with the lamp is that Nokero make a big deal about the fact that it’s shaped like a light bulb. I can understand that having a design that’s metaphorically similar to a light makes sense, to a degree anyway. However, developing nations are used to using a different type of light source (namely the flame lamps), so there’s no obvious parallel. The Nokero N200 is well designed, but the fact it’s shaped like a light bulb doesn’t feel like a selling point to me.

So in conclusion, the Nokero N200 is a fantastic little gadget, that helps developing nations and is completely practical in every respect. If you wanted some high-quality solar-powered lights for the garden (such as for parties), you’d do very well to buy a dozen of these. If you’re interested in the great things that Nokero are doing, you can find out more about what Nokero are doing on the Nokero Facebook Page.

Oh, and here’s a nice little fact to end with. The name NoKero comes from ‘No Kerosene’. I like that.

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These Solar Powered Dragonfly LED Light Stakes help to create a magical environment and add a touch of fantasy to any garden. The dragonfly shaped lights change softly through 7 colours while being attached to stakes which can be placed anywhere in the ground.

The Solar Powered Dragonfly LED Light Stakes come in a pack of two. Each dragonfly light has its own stake and solar panel, allowing you to place them anywhere in the ground of your garden, either close together or far apart. Each acrylic dragonfly is illuminated by a single 7 colour LED light which slowly fades between the different colours automatically once dusk has fallen.

The solar panel that powers the LED is attached midway down the pole of the stake, this small but efficient panel charges the rechargeable AAA battery that is housed with in its unit during daylight hours. When fully charged the battery can provide up to 8 – 10 hours of illumination, allowing your dragonfly to glow all night long. Some thought must be given to ensure that the solar panel is placed in an area which receives adequate sunlight during the day, this can effect the positioning of the light.

The Solar Powered Dragonfly LED Light Stakes have been designed to allow you to easily install them into your garden by simply pushing the stake into soft ground, such as a lawn or border. Due to using solar power, the lights cause no hassles with complicated wiring or replacing of batteries. The dragonfly lights help to provide a magical feature in your garden without incurring any worrying long term running costs.

The Solar Powered Dragonfly LED Light Stakes are just £9.99 plus delivery.

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The MIA Flashlight Lamp is a solar powered light that can be used either as a traditional torch or opened out to create a lamp. This concept allows you to only need to take the one light with you to satisfy different lighting needs.

The MIA Flashlight Lamp is a concept that has been created by designer Jia Dai to provide a light that is able to be used to suit a range of lighting needs. The light is capable of charging itself through its solar panels even during use as a lamp. The lamp feature allows you to hang the light up to be a lamp for situations like when out camping or even in your house. To charge the light you need to ensure that the solar panels are left in a bright spot. By letting the light charge through the day you ensure it can provide illumination at night or whenever the torch is required.

The light makes use of the energy efficiency of LEDs, the LED allows the light to produce a bright focused beam for the torch and a spread illumination as a torch while using very little electricity. This concept light would provide a handy light, either as a torch or as a lamp that is powered through eco-friendly energy as long as you can remember to leave it to charge!

Source: Yanko Design

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This Solar Window Light has been created to provide solar lighting that is small and easily portable to provide illumination for a range of windowed areas. The light has been designed to be stuck onto the inside of a window to charge through the day and provide a powerful light at night.

The Solar Window Light is stuck onto the inside surface of a window by three suction pads. These pads securely fix the light onto the window to allow the solar panel to charge during the day to illuminate at night either on that window or to be taken off and placed elsewhere. The suction pads and the lights size allow you to be able to take the light with you for use when out in a caravan, in a boat, for use in a shed or in a cabin.

Each light has 6 LED bulbs within it. These allow the light to produce a powerful illumination while using little electricity due to the LEDs energy efficient qualities. The solar panel charges two rechargeable AA Ni-MH batteries within the light, these can be replaced or charged elsewhere if needed. The LEDs will produce light for over 12 hours when the batteries are fully charged. Some thought is required in positioning these lights when charging them to ensure they are receiving enough light to charge adequately.  Each light has two different light power settings and if you still require more illumination additional lights can be brought and positioned onto windows to create a lighting pattern.

The light measures 9.5 cm (3.74 in) in diameter, though taking into account the sucker pads the light then measures 12.5 cm (4.92 in) at its widest point.  The Solar Window Light is a convenient eco-friendly lighting solution for areas which receive a decent amount of sunlight during the day but lack adequate lighting at night. It can be used in a wide range of places to provide solar lighting and easily moved elsewhere when required. The light is also ideal as a nightlight for children, where you don’t need to worry about the energy costs associated with leaving a light on overnight.

The Solar Window Light is available for around £20.

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The 45 LED Solar Spotlight is a powerfully bright motion triggered light that is powered through eco-friendly solar energy. By using multiple LEDs to produce the illumination the spotlight is able to produce as strong light source from very little electricity.

The 45 LED Solar Spotlight is able to achieve a brightness of 210 lumens. This illumination is produced whenever movement is sensed after dusk, the spotlight can be adjusted to allow it to be able to sense movement in an area between 3.05 m – 18.29 m (10 ft – 60 ft). The light itself has a range of motion to allow you to set it to light the area you wish, it can be swiveled 180º and can be tilted up to 120º. The length of time the light remains on once movement has ceased can be set to suit your needs, from 5 seconds to 3 minutes.

All the brackets and screws required to set the spotlight and solar panel up are included. The solar panel comes with a 4.57 m (15 ft) cable. The cable allows you to place the actual spotlight in any spot, even a shady one as the solar panel can be placed a distance away in a sunny spot to take full advantage of any daylight.

The internal rechargeable lithium-polymer battery can provide illumination for up to 14 hours once it has been fully charged. The light unit measures  39.4 cm x 18.6 cm x 10.2 cm (15.5 in x 7.33 in x 4 in) and the solar panel unit measures  19.1 cm x 17.8 cm x 7.6cm (7.5 in x 7 in x 3 in). This solar powered spotlight provides a bright light with which to illuminate your garden or any other area you require a motion light for. Running totally from solar power there is no complicated wiring to set the spotlight up nor long term energy bill costs.

The 45 LED Solar Spotlight is yours for just $99.95.

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The Moonrays Solar Powered Light is a lamp that has been designed to allow easy attachment to a wooden post or similar item, to provide your garden with eco-friendly light after dusk.

The Moonrays Solar Powered Light includes all the parts that are required for you to be able to install it and have it working in minutes. The lamp light includes the screws that will be required to affix the light to the post you require it on, and is also supplied with a rechargeable AA NiCd battery. The solar panel on the top of the lamp charges the battery during the day when there is sufficient light to charge by. Once dusk falls the light automatically turns itself on to provide your garden with illumination.

The lamp light uses a white LED as a bulb, this allows it to provide a bright light that requires very little electricity to power it. The lamp light does require some forethought in placement. Due to the solar panel being incorporated into the lamp design the light needs to be placed in a location where the solar panel will receive sunlight during the day, and yet be in a position that requires illumination at night.

The Moonrays Solar Powered Light is constructed from plastic can can be supplied with either a black or a metallic brushed copper finish. The black lamp light measures 10.5 cm (4.13 in) in height, where as the metallic brushed copper model of lamp light measures 14 cm (5.5 in) and so is a little taller. The lamp light can bring solar powered lighting to your garden in an attractive fashion that is easy to install.

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This Elephant Shaped Night Light fills a room with a warm glow of light to help comfort and reassure a child during the night. By using solar power, it removes the need for having a light switched on all night, or wasting any batteries.

The Elephant Night Light is constructed in a friendly non-imposing shape specifically for children. The friendly blue elephant standing strong and proud with a sleek simplicity to its design and appearance. The solar panel used to power the night light has been built into the back of a friendly sun shaped piece that requires attaching to a window that is exposed to sunlight. The energy captured can then be used to power the LED tea light that glows behind the elephant once dusk has fallen.

The device measures 20.5 cm x 23.5 cm (8.1 in x 9.3 in) and is made of mainly recycled steel and it can be recycled itself. The steel used has been finished with a coloured powder coating. The Elephant Night Light comes with full instructions to set it up and includes the connecting cable for the sun solar panel to the LED tea light. Though the sun can be set away from the elephant and is meant for use stuck onto a window, the sun shaped piece could be positioned with its solar panel facing up on a sunny flat spot. By doing so some of the aesthetics of the sun piece would be lost. There is some restriction to where the light can be placed to ensure the cable can reach from one piece to the other while allowing the solar panel to take advantage of any daylight to charge.

The Elephant Night Light is available for just £25.99 plus delivery.

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This solar powered Garden Globe by Murano is an enchanting garden light globe. Combining modern technology with more traditional arts such as that of glass blowing the globe adds both light and art to a garden while operating from eco-friendly solar power.

The Garden Globe[wpjap] comes on a post that can be placed anywhere in your garden, though some thought should be given to placing it in a spot where it can charge its battery (a rechargeable AA battery) through its solar panel through the day. With all of the globe light’s pole being steel coated in black, at night the globe can look as if it is floating in the garden while being secure on its post.

The [wpjap code="murano-solar-powered-globe"]Murano Solar-Powered Globe costs just £19.95 plus shipping.

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A common issue with solar-powered lights is that they often output a very weedy light beam. What I like about the PowerBee Solar Ray 36 is that the light output is equivalent to a 30 Watt mains-powered light bulb! Which is much higher than most other solar lighting. The Solar Ray 36 has, you guessed it, 36 high-brightness white LEDs, all powered from 3x AAA 750mAh rechargeable batteries.

The solar powered lighting is triggered by a motion sensitive Passive Infrared (PIR) unit, which is built into the light itself. Since the PIR motion detector is mounted as a bubble on the underside of the light, you effectively get 360 degrees of motion detection around the light. This means you don’t need to mess about with pointing the motion detector in the right direction to maximise the chance of switching the light on.

The light can be used to illuminate pathways, sheds, garages, patios and more. The Solar Ray 36 comes with a 5 metre cable that allows the 0.6 watt multi-crystaline silicon solar panel to be positioned for optimal sunlight. Thankfully, the solar panel is powerful enough to charge the batteries even with the limited sunlight in the UK!

The Solar Ray kit is available from PowerBee for £21.95, or slightly cheaper from Amazon.co.uk for £21.11.

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