Community Solar makes it really easy for you to become producer of renewable energy. You do not even need to have a roof to put solar panels on! Community solar systems provide power and/or financial benefits to multiple community members within a…
Edison (SCE) informed a couple living in Santa Barbara that their application for a grid connection of their solar system was denied because the batteries they used to store energy for emergency backup power were considered “power generators” and not…
Here is an interesting proposal from Steven Chu the former U.S. energy secretary about how utility companies could expand their business to provide power storage at the end customers houses: Ten years from now, the company can install a battery in the…
How do I get the most out of my solar panels? “Point them to the sun” would be the obvious answer. But that is not as simple as it sounds because the sun moves around. If you want to get…
This is a follow up on yesterdays post about the German solar installations. Here are the latest numbers of the solar installations in the U.S. which I found found here: Second-quarter U.S. solar results show a sector on the move, with strong…
The obvious answer would be yes but maybe it’s not so important? I am really surprised that a small country like Germany with that little sunshine and many rainy days is the world leader in producing energy from photovoltaic (PV).…
Below is a functional diagram of all components which usually fit in a small box – except of cause the solar panel. The “heart” is UNplug which is monitoring all connected devices: Battery Solar charger Inverter Solar panel Utility power (wall…
It all started during a stormy winter in 2011 when my power was out for 4 days. I was thinking: if I only had some independent power source available. Maybe I would not have lost all my food in the…