Solar-Breeze - Robotic Solar Pool Skimmer

Entrepreneurs who have business concepts based on sustainability and other environmental ideals will compete for as much as $5,000 at the Great Green Business Search on May 10.

Solar Pool Technologies is one of 15 companies selected by The Green Chamber to pitch their big Green idea.

One of the prizes is a People's Choice Award.

The event will start at 9am and run until 3pm May 10, 2012 at ASU's SkySong Scottsdale Innovation Center.  This is at the corner of Scottsdale and McDowell Roads in south Scottsdale.

Come on down.  Listen to all 15 great ideas and vote for us! For a list of the contestants, visit the Green Chamber of Greater Phoenix.

A few years ago, the Riley family was gathered by the pool, talking science in general and physics in particular.  Braden and Kristin were 9 and 10 at the time when they asked, “Why do people heat a pool from the top when heat rises?”  Great question!

Sun warms the surface of the water but that heat is easily lost to the air.  Instead of recirculating the warm water from the top 12 inches of the pool, there had to be a way of taking that warm water down to the bottom.  They invented a simple device called the Heat Snorkel.

With this system, the warmed water is pulled through the filter and reintroduced towards the bottom of the pool.  As it rises, it circulates and warms the pool.

Why is it that January finds many families taking a serious look at their household budget?  Are there cheaper options for telephone?  Do you really need all those cable channels?  Should you change your time-of-day price plan with your electrical utility?  What priority does Prime Rib have on your grocery list?  For parents of college-bound students, there is that in-state/private college decision also.

Of course, we all want more money and there are two ways to have more money available for your lifestyle and/or your retirement.

1 – make more

2 – spend less

If you can’t increase your inflow, you can certainly decrease your outflow.  Start by sorting your expenses into four broad categories.

The year 2011 will go down in history as a very difficult one from the standpoint of the global economy, but it will also stand out for the incredible explosion of interest in Solar.  More homes and businesses than ever are using solar energy as a source for electrical power. We all see the need to use more renewable energy.  Solar fits the bill for most of the planet.

Solar gadgets and devices have proliferated.  Some are just for fun.  Others fill a real need.  The Solar-Breeze solar robotic pool skimmer fits into the "need" category.  Even if current Solar-Breeze owners only reduced their pool pump runtimes by half last year,  the carbon equivalent of many hundreds of SUV's have been taken off the road.  The staff at Solar Pool Technologies thanks everyone who made this possible.

As we ring in a New Year, we look forward to connecting with more pool owners around the world and helping them to save time, money and energy. 

Here we are in the holidays.  There are goodies on every desk and special offers in every other email.  Our diets are out the window and our wallets have come unlatched.  What are some ways we can live the 5 Rs and still celebrate the season? 

The first R stands for Reduce -- but who wants to!  Pour a glass of eggnog  and ponder how to make this season a green celebration.

We would love to ship you a new Solar-Breeze robotic pool skimmer in time to have it under the tree on Christmas morning.  It makes a terrific gift that will keep on giving year after year in the form of a cleaner pool and a lower electric bill.

Don't delay though.  The deadline for ground shipment within the continental US is December 13th 2011 if you place your order through our website.

For shipments outside of the lower 48 states or expedited shipping, please call our toll-free number 877-350-7665 or email CustomerService@Solar-Breeze.com.

A revolutionary approach to pool cleaning is now available which works on the premise that it is cheaper to clean the pool from the surface with free solar energy than from the bottom with expensive electricity.

Messy pools start with debris;  leaves, twigs, flowers, grass cuttings, dust, pollens, seeds, pet hair, and garbage being blown into the pool.  It mostly floats on the surface for a couple of hours before becoming water-logged and sinking to the bottom where it decomposes.  The bacteria  brought into the pool by the debris interacts with the organic material, sunlight and water to produce algae growth.

Removing the debris from the surface before it sinks makes all kinds of sense and cents.