Never Again! Lets Close PG&E
Two major wildfires that raged in California for the past ten days are finally contained. But the debate and aftermath…
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Oz utility takes its customers off-grid
After a devastating bushfire, one remote WA farming community takes steps towards a solar solution — and it’s cheaper, safer,…
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As the uptake of electric vehicles (EV) has increased exponentially in the past few years, the concern of what to…
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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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PG&E’s cunning wildfire plan – shut down the Grid
Power company PG&E has long been known as a company that puts its shareholders interests ahead of its customers –…
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Human powered energy – your questions answered
By Ken Torino of K-Tor – Human-power expert My story began 15 years ago when I was looking to buy…
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Cannabis growers lead off-grid energy development
Its a little known fact that the Marijuana growers of Northern California were amongst the first to use solar panels…
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Australia Decentralises
When folks first hear about Tyalgum, in East Australia they picture Mad Max. Steampunk locals power this dieselpunk outpost with…
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The House with No Bills
An Australian housebuilder has launched a search for a family to live in its prototype Home with No Energy Bills.…
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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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Electro Magnetic Pulse weapon threat to USA
For years North Korea has sought to be a nuclear power. Now it is thought that the hermit nation has…
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