Mars Engstrand Solar and Renewable Energy

The first thing that caught my attention with this stall was it’s proprietor. The owner, Mars has something of the mad scientist about him. The stall is a little underwhelming with a small sign professing ‘Solar, renewable energy, lakes and sea, and wind power’… catchy.
I wasn’t exactly sure what they were actually selling, after browsing briefly I soon found out. The owner is a really friendly and enthusiastic fellow. He tried to wrangle me one of his products while I was chatting to him at a reduced cost.
The thing is, renewable energy is something we all have to recognise as as an essential part of our future, but, a cheaply made and presented torch with a strip of solar panels on the side is not going to be future.
The problem I have is that everything did seem a bit cheap and bit plasticy. I can’t imagine there’s enough power to keep a torch consistently going or charging re-​chargeable batteries.
The guy was more than happy to chat endlessly about the things he sold and the alternative energy items on offer but they aren’t for me.