CleanTechnica » off grid solar http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Solar Powered Cars, Top Solar Stocks (+ Other Solar Stories) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/solar-powered-cars-solar-news-3/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/solar-powered-cars-solar-news-3/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:50:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76426 In case you just can’t get enough solar news, analysis, and commentary, here’s a big link drop of good solar stories we haven’t already covered on CleanTechnica. Solar powered cars, solar trees, top solar stocks, and much, much more. Enjoy! Fun Solar EV Charging Rocks, But Which Option To Choose? Solar Trees For Solar-Powered EVs Solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/20/grid-defection-makes-economic-sense/feed/ 9 More Than A Light Bulb: How Clean Energy Is Powering Health Clinics Beyond The Grid http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/26/light-bulb-clean-energy-powering-health-clinics-beyond-tthe-grid/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/26/light-bulb-clean-energy-powering-health-clinics-beyond-tthe-grid/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2014 09:57:47 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71053 It is hard to overstate the effect that access to reliable electricity can have on people’s lives in rural communities worldwide. That’s why we are so supportive of interventions like off-grid clean energy that not only put power directly in people’s hands, but do it in a time frame that matters: now, not decades from

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/26/light-bulb-clean-energy-powering-health-clinics-beyond-tthe-grid/feed/ 3 A Leading Supplier for Off Grid Solar & Hybrid Systems: OutBack Power http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/15/leading-supplier-off-grid-solar-hybrid-systems-outback-power/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/15/leading-supplier-off-grid-solar-hybrid-systems-outback-power/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2014 04:50:54 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69373 Originally Published on the ECOreport Contrary to what you may have heard, Seattle is not the rainiest city in the US – but it is clouded over around 225 days a year. So it may come as a surprise to learn that a local house utilizing solar-plus-battery was designed to obtain about 96% of its

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/25/tesla-help-customers-go-grid/feed/ 7 GRID Alternatives Expanding Into International Markets http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/07/grid-alternatives-expanding-international-markets/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/07/grid-alternatives-expanding-international-markets/#comments Fri, 07 Mar 2014 14:10:36 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63552 The country’s largest non-profit solar installation organization, GRID Alternatives, recently announced that it will be expanding into the international market, via the acquisition of another non-profit, Power to the People. The expansion will allow GRID Alternatives to bring its off-grid-solar-for-the-poor programs to Latin America, and perhaps beyond as well. The deal is currently pending regulatory

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/07/grid-alternatives-expanding-international-markets/feed/ 0 99% Of 2012 US Solar PV Installations Were Net Metered http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/19/99-of-2012-us-solar-pv-installations-were-net-metered/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/19/99-of-2012-us-solar-pv-installations-were-net-metered/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:30:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=50852 In the United States, 99% of solar photovoltaic installations were net metered, signifying that net metering in the United States is preferred by far over the alternatives, which are off-grid solar and on-grid but not net metered solar. I knew that net metering was popular, but I didn’t know it was that popular! The new

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/19/99-of-2012-us-solar-pv-installations-were-net-metered/feed/ 10 Training On Photovoltaic Systems (VIDEOS) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/01/training-on-photovoltaic-systems-videos/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/01/training-on-photovoltaic-systems-videos/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:10:29 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48317 Continuing on with our daily series on Leonardo ENERGY videos, here are 5 regarding solar PV systems. They tackle construction and start-up, plant operation, maintenance, economic analysis, off-grid installations, high-concentration photovoltaics, and solar energy assessment for community energy planning

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/01/training-on-photovoltaic-systems-videos/feed/ 1 Solar-Powered Floating Schools Allow Bangladeshi Kids To Learn During Monsoon Season http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/26/solar-powered-floating-schools-allow-bangladeshi-kids-to-learn-during-monsoon-season/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/26/solar-powered-floating-schools-allow-bangladeshi-kids-to-learn-during-monsoon-season/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:31:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=45457   During monsoon season in Bangladesh, the very severe onslaught of torrential (extremely heavy) rain is such a frequent problem that hundreds of schools have to shut down periodically because of it. Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha, a non-profit organization in the area, has started building solar-powered schools which float like boats (they technically are boats) to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/26/solar-powered-floating-schools-allow-bangladeshi-kids-to-learn-during-monsoon-season/feed/ 0 Sandy-Battered Neighborhood Gives Thanks For Solar (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/26/sandy-battered-neighborhood-gives-thanks-for-solar-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/26/sandy-battered-neighborhood-gives-thanks-for-solar-video/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:51:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=45451   In the Rockaways, Long Island, the Bell Harbour Yacht Club made it possible for a local relief effort to serve Thanksgiving dinner to the community that to solar power… they still didn’t have electricity from the grid due to Hurricane Sandy. This location became an important hub for supplies after Sandy, and the fact

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/26/sandy-battered-neighborhood-gives-thanks-for-solar-video/feed/ 1 Benefits of Using Solar Panels to Charge Small Devices http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/27/benefits-of-using-solar-panels-to-charge-small-devices/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/27/benefits-of-using-solar-panels-to-charge-small-devices/#comments Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:04:39 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=44487   Apart from major appliances that you need to wash clothes, preserve food, and heat water, you may want to stay connected to the internet and keep your phones/tablet PC charged during power outages. This article is primarily about long power outages caused by hurricanes that last days or even weeks (Hurricane Ivan left me

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/27/benefits-of-using-solar-panels-to-charge-small-devices/feed/ 0 Some Solar Power Considerations http://cleantechnica.com/2012/09/25/some-solar-power-considerations/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/09/25/some-solar-power-considerations/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:11:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=42978 Many homeowners are frustrated with the high cost of electricity and are considering adding solar panels to their homes. Not only is sun-powered electricity much cheaper than commercial electricity in many locations, it is also a way to help combat the serious problem of climate change. If you’re just getting into this subject, though, there are a

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/09/25/some-solar-power-considerations/feed/ 5 Let There Be Light: First SolarKiosk Opens in Ethiopia http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/23/solarkiosk-ethiopia-let-there-be-light/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/23/solarkiosk-ethiopia-let-there-be-light/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 04:03:20 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=40520   To my generation, Ethiopia will always be “that country.” The one where the people have nothing, so you’d better be grateful and eat your vegetables, you know? During the famine that the country experienced in the 1980s, images of its people’s migration were burned into our subconscious by PSAs and “Feed the Children” commercials

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/04/25/solarcity-tesla-motors-team-up-to-offer-off-grid-living/feed/ 6 Living Off The Grid With Solar Power Can Be Simple, Fun, & Challenging http://cleantechnica.com/2011/10/20/living-off-the-grid-with-solar-power-can-be-simple-fun-challenging/ http://cleantechnica.com/2011/10/20/living-off-the-grid-with-solar-power-can-be-simple-fun-challenging/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:50:26 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=31542 My wife were desperate to get out of the city. It was 2007, we were having an extremely stressful year with work. I owned a small construction company that was just about to give me a heart attack. She had a job she hated so much she would cry on the way to work sometimes. On top of all that, we lived in a duplex with noisy neighbors. And don’t even get me started on the constant, traffic, sirens, and aircraft noise of living in the city.

That’s when we decided: LETS GET OUT OF HERE – FOR GOOD! So we started looking for homes in the mountains. And, as luck would have it, we found our dream home after just one day of looking. Incredible views, astoundingly quiet, on a beautiful lake and surrounded by Aspen-draped mountains, we thought we had died and gone to heaven. There was just one thing: there was no grid power in this part of the world

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