— -- Our mobile gadgets have become such a societal requirement that we are rarely without them — and therefore often find them low on power. Between social networking, conference calls, and even ...

A solar-powered battery charger features patent-pending technology that provides an energy system to distribute electrical impulses generated by a solar panel. It uses a microprocessor to implement ...

Imagine charging your EV while on campus entirely by the sun? An engineering class project at Hope College resulted in fully functional solar-powered EV chargers for students. It will also have a ...

Companies in the agriculture sector are increasingly relying on distributed power generation to support their operations, particularly those wanting to use make their energy use cleaner and their ...

Solar charging of batteries has recently become very popular. A solar cell’s typical voltage is 0.7 V. Many panels have eight cells in series and are therefore capable of producing 5.6 V at most. This ...

Summer is here, and with it comes glorious sunshine. As well as keeping your vitamin D levels topped up, the sun can be a free source of off-grid power for your gadgets. If the thought of your ...

These are the best Black Friday deals on portable power stations, solar generators, power banks, and solar panels.

I rarely find myself in situations where I need to use a portable power charger for my iPhone, but I still carry one when traveling. I worry about my MacBook the most, and that's where I use the power ...

A small Vermont solar installer is seeing a spike in interest for its off-grid electric vehicle charging technology. Solaflect Energy, based in Norwich, has created chargers that are easy, quick and ...

Recent reports predict that more than 24 million electric vehicles (EVs) will be on U.S. roads by 2030. As more people purchase EVs, there will naturally be a strong demand for more charging stations ...

Out here in sunny California, people are always going out to the beach or the pool or the park. Not us though, we’re inside blogging, just the way we like it. But even indoors, we can take advantage ...