So you’ve purchased a Renogy panel or starter kit — Fantastic. You’re going to be positively rolling in clean, free energy, but first, you have to set your solar panel system up, which can be a daunting task for newbie solar students. At best, wiring up the constituent parts of your solar kit incorrectly will leave your …
Although Tesla’s AC beat out Edison’s DC in the race to power our homes, solar technology is undoubtedly DC’s wheelhouse, which poses a problem… How can we use our DC solar energy to power our overwhelmingly AC lives?Well, you can holster that calculator and return those books on electrical engineering, as this conundrum has already been …
Alongside hydro and wind power, the sun is no doubt the answer to our existential energy emergency, providing both individuals and businesses alike with free, clean energy, day after day. However, although we can rely on the sun to rise each morning, the level of sunshine is a lot less predictable.This poses quite the problem to …
The lithium ion battery blueprint has completely changed the residential solar energy game! Smaller, lighter, longer serving, and with a higher energy density than the lead-acid standards of old, they’re making solar a more viable option for a lot of enthusiasts and eco-warriors.With a quality lithium ion battery (or 6) in your green energy arsenal, …
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As the energy and climate crises worsens, now more than ever we’re looking to invest in residential green energy, with the most popular and practical option being solar, but there’s a small catch… Solar energy may be 100% renewable, but the batteries we use to hold the charge they generate are only reusable up to a …
One of the most common questions fielded about solar power is how many batteries you’ll need to power a whole house. It’s not surprising that living off-grid on purely green, renewable energy is the ultimate goal of investing in solar.Sure, some may go in with smaller eco-missions, perhaps just to power a single appliance or to …
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We all know how solar panels are supposed to work — the sun shines, the panels lap up all that light, convert it into electricity (much like when we metabolize the nutrients in our dinner), then pass that power on to a battery for safe keeping. We can then use that battery as and when we …
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Induction cooktops are a relatively new technology. Over the years, cooking techniques are becoming increasingly more sophisticated and efficient, allowing us to cook our food easier and quicker. In today’s society, induction cooking can be seen as superior in many ways to different methods of cooking, such as electric and gas. cooking with electricity or …
If you’re looking to truly make the most of a solar panel array, unless you’re planning on hooking it up directly to electronics for some real-time energy action, you’re going to need a rechargeable solar battery. Solar batteries are essentially your power hub; they provide a destination for your energy yield to hang out until …
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If you’re looking for maximum efficiency, a smaller footprint, low maintenance, and longer shelf life, you can go ahead and disregard the entire lead-acid solar battery market — What you need is a lithium (LiFePO4) solar battery! LiFePO4 batteries are generally considered the best of the best when it comes to solar energy storage, so …
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