Digital detox weekend
We’re on our way to West Virginia for a low-tech weekend at promisingly-named Lost River State Park – just across…
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Coming soon – gigawatts of free batteries
As the uptake of electric vehicles (EV) has increased exponentially in the past few years, the concern of what to…
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You CAN use your phone as a walkie-talkie
Apple let it be known over the weekend that they have cancelled a planned feature on the new iPhone allowing…
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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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Island mansion for sale
Engels and Volkers are featuring this amazing off-grid home on a private island near Vancouver, British Columbia. If the US…
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River mobile battery
Backup batteries? Got ’em. Mobile charging stations? Check. But I need a mobile battery that will keep my beer cold…
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Never leave full batteries
I planned to install batteries to backup to the rooftop PV system and for years have had misleading advice from…
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Govt warned must transform UK national grid
A new report from think tank Green Alliance warns that the UK Government needs to help the country’s power system…
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Water from thin air
Scientists have created a device that can literally extract water from the air using solar power. Solar Water could revolutionise…
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Solar sheds for sale
UNITY, Maine – 11 April – For Joas Hochstetler, manager of the Amish-owned Backyard Buildings, the idea of manufacturing a…
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Battery Farms – Legal issues and opportunities
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