Living off-grid sounds freeing—no electric bills, no reliance on city systems, no worrying when the power goes out across ...

When the grid goes down, your options get real narrow, real fast. A flashlight or candle will only get you so far. If you ...

LAINDEHA, Indonesia (AP) — 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 ...

Brooklyn-based designer Danielle Trofe has found a more practical use for one of the more time-tested pieces of measuring equipment—the hourglass. Using the kinetic energy of the falling sand as a ...

Best solar investments for your home. Off-grid solar systems generate and store power wherever the sun shines, making them a great green update to your home. Today, lots of one-stop-shop companies ...

A project organized by the International Finance Corporation aims to help LED companies sell lighting systems to homes and businesses that lack electrical power and rely on fuel-based lighting. The ...

Total investment in the off-grid solar sector stood at $425 million in 2023, 43% less than the year prior, according to figures published by GOGLA. The association told pv magazine there was a ...

The off-grid solar market continues to be a key plank towards achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal Seven - Universal Access to Energy for all by 2030. In Kenya, a strategy to deliberately ...