Solar power

Tiny homes are more than just a trend on cable television, they are an attractive option for young people looking into owning a home without adding to their debt, which …

Voltaic Systems makes a variety of portable solar gear, from solar laptop and cell phone charging units to systems that can attach to vehicles. Recently they have started working towards …

Renewable energy is essentially a given when you are living off grid. The logistics and expense of transporting heating oil, kerosene, diesel, etc, to run a generator isn’t practical for …

Something very important happened back in 2013 that is only being realized fully in the last year or so. What was it, you ask?  That is when renewable energy sources …

One of the drawbacks of traditional solar panels has always been that they are heavy, bulky, and often require reinforcement in order to install them on a roof or other …

Tesla, a leader in battery technology and innovation (among other things of course), will start seeing their Powerpack systems being put to the test in some big ways. They have …

How much land would it take to power the USA with solar energy? About this much. 2.8 acres per 1GWh. Solar would have to produce about 4 million GWh of electricity annually …

Solar power myths debunked. Most of these solar energy myths are started by people in the fossil fuel industry with an agenda to undermine the renewable energy market and continue …

Nevada raised taxes by 40% for off grid people using solar power. In addition, they cut the rates they pay people for their solar power sold back to the grid. …

Going off grid is no longer fringe. (we’ve been saying this for a long time now) We’re going mainstream, baby! As we become more knowledgeable about sustainable living, the term …