Kicking your utility to the curb sounds like a great deal, but it's more difficult than it sounds. Here's what it takes to go off the grid with solar panels. CNET contributor Eric Mack knows all too ...

Find the best solar options for your home and budget. Across the globe, commercial and residential areas have begun transitioning to greener energy solutions. If you’re thinking about making the ...

Battery backup will keep your off-grid or grid-tied home powered up when the grid goes down. Grid-tied vs. off-grid solar: decide whether a grid-tied solar system with battery backup or an off-grid ...

Off-grid living is an empowering lifestyle with energy independence and cost savings. For efficient working, it is of utmost importance that you pick up the best off grid inverter. The inverter takes ...

Real energy independence can be tricky to accomplish, but during the past few years, I've accumulated some insights that aren't so obvious. The main misconceptions about life off-grid are that it's a ...

As off-grid solar systems expand to serve remote and underserved communities worldwide, digitalization has become a crucial need for efficient project development, implementation, and long-term ...

LAINDEHA, Indonesia — As Tamar Ana Jawa wove a red sarong in the fading sunlight, her neighbor switched on a light bulb dangling from the sloping tin roof. It was just one bulb powered by a small ...

Lunar System — from Tesla’s former head of energy — is a solar energy backup system with modular battery units that can power your whole home. It might even make you some money... eventually. is a ...

Find the best solar options for your home and budget. Exciting advancements in solar energy are encouraging more and more folks to jump on the sustainability bandwagon and look into solar panels.

Joshua M. Pearce has received funding for research from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Mitacs, the U.S. Department of Energy and ...