Solar powered fans are the latest solar product. They work best when they are needed most. When the sun starts to sizzle, these devices spring into action, providing a nice cooling breeze – for free!

Another great advantage of solar fans is that you can install them anywhere. You don’t have to worry about electrical outlets and power cords. It’s just the fan, man.

There are many different types of solar powered fans that you can buy. These are some of the most popular:

Solar Powered Attic Fans Your attic needs ventilation to reduce the enormous amount of heat that builds up when the sun hits the roof. Heat creates moisture, and moisture turns into rust, rot, bacteria, and mold. These are not things you want in your house.

In addition to creating a health hazard, the heat in your attic travels through your home, warming each room. Have you ever noticed that during an unusually cool summer day your house is still brutally hot? That’s because the stifling air in your attic has nowhere to go but down.

Solar powered attic fans cool the entire home by creating a draft that draws all the hot indoor air into the attic and exhausts it through the fan. Meanwhile, fresh air from outside is sucked in in the house through the windows. The result is a cool, healthy attic – and house!

Solar Powered Gable Fans Like attic fans, gable fans ventilate and cool your attic. But while attic fans are located on the roof, gable fans are installed on the gables, naturally. Although smaller than attic fans, gable fans can be powerful. A 10-watt solar-powered gable fan can ventilate 1,200 square feet. These fans are also perfect for garages, barns, lofts, workshops, or storage sheds—anywhere moisture can cause mold and mildew.

solar powered vents The vents are smaller than gabled fans. They are perfect for smaller spaces where moisture collects, like on your boat. I know someone who even installed a solar powered vent in their doghouse. Now that he’s one lucky dog! You can also put one in your motor home, RV, or van. These little solar powered fans will keep everything cool and clean, at no cost!

Solar energy is here to stay. One of the world’s foremost futurists, Ray Kurzweil, said The New York Times that solar energy would be as important an energy source as fossil fuels in about 5 years. And he firmly believes that in a couple of decades, all our energy will be derived from clean sources.

But you don’t have to wait. There are plenty of solar products out there that can help you save money—and the environment—right now. And there’s no better place to start than with solar powered fans.