Rented flat

[Crunchytheclown]

What alternative energy options (if any) do you have if you rent a flat/ room?

[diggernotdreamer]

If you mean off grid, I would think not many options, all flats and houses would be hooked up to services like gas and electricity, so you would have a meter and still pay the standing charges or you would be charged for the services in with the rent.

[Green Aura]

It depends what you want it for and where you're situated. We have a nifty solar panel - just powerful enough to recharge our mobile phones and you can get bigger ones that will recharge laptops.

So if you're southish facing something like that might be handy. Any bigger might be difficult.

[diggernotdreamer]

does the room have electricity or gas??

[Crunchytheclown]

I was thinking mostly to charge my mobile phone, kindle and tablet (maybe laptop but don't mind).

[Crunchytheclown]

It depends what you want it for and where you're situated. We have a nifty solar panel - just powerful enough to recharge our mobile phones and you can get bigger ones that will recharge laptops.

So if you're southish facing something like that might be handy. Any bigger might be difficult.

Yep that's pretty much what I was thinking. Know any good suppliers please?

[Green Aura]

I think we got all ours (we have one in the polytunnel too) from Ebay.

[John Headstrong]

Yep that's pretty much what I was thinking. Know any good suppliers please?

I have heard good reports from http://www.bimblesolar.com/ some boat dwellers and Bus dwellers I know have used them.
The 12v kits might be what you are after for a small system to learn on.