Best portable power stations to buy in 2021
+20 Whether you are living off grid or just moving arond for business or leisure, keeping powered up is an…
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All 16 Quarterfinalists in $9 Million Solar Desalination Prize – listed
00 The lineup for a Solar Desalination Prize has been announced by the US Energy Dept. Our pick is the…
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Tesla plans its first off-grid community
+10 Tesla is planning to take a 1,400-acre community in Mexico completely off-grid. The first-of-its-kind energy solution at the Twin…
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00 Cummins gas generators were launched last year and already their installations power the equivalent of 52,000 homes. The HSK78G…
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Seven new technologies that can enhance your life
00 Knowing which bets to place when it comes to adopting emerging new technologies is impossible. But its still worth…
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Digital detox weekend
00 We’re on our way to West Virginia for a low-tech weekend at promisingly-named Lost River State Park – just…
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00 As the uptake of electric vehicles (EV) has increased exponentially in the past few years, the concern of what…
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You CAN use your phone as a walkie-talkie
+20 Apple let it be known over the weekend that they have cancelled a planned feature on the new iPhone…
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Boom in Electric Vehicle charging devices will help off-gridders
Now the new bi-directional chargers are coming on the market - off-grid car-owners can charge up in the city and…
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Gadget produces solar power and clean water
Multi-membrane solar panel uses waste heat to warm water and thereby purify it - Saudi researchers hope to ready it…
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00 Some of the first big server farms devoted to bitcoin were located in the frozen wastes of Finland. Why? …
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Island mansion for sale
+10 Engels and Volkers are featuring this amazing off-grid home on a private island near Vancouver, British Columbia. If the…
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