A solution to California’s disasters – Microgrids
After years of deteriorating power lines owned by PG&E, California’s biggest utility, plus months of windy wildfires, warming California is…
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Battery storage will transform society
A remarkable series of predictions about the future of the grid is emerging from NREL – the National Renewable Energy…
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California’s original off-grid store relocates
Real Goods, the California-based original purveyor of off-grid living supplies, has relocated to Ukiah, California. The move follows the companys…
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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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